About this Manual

This document is written for the Java programmer developing a custom driver to a data source to allow SQL access from PCs and other platforms using Microsoft OLE DB, ODBC and  .NET compliant interfaces and Sun Microsystems JDBC compliant interface.

This document provides detailed description of Application Programming Interface (API) exposed to the IP developer for using the facilities of the Database Access Manager (DAM) and the methods the interface provider implements.  This is a companion document to the OpenAccess SDK Programmer’s Guide.  It includes details specific to developing an Interface Providers in Java.

Specifically, this document covers the following topics:

·          Architecture

·          Setting up to develop an IP in Java

·          Methods the IP must implement

·          Methods of the Database Access Manager (DAM)

This document is divided into 3 chapters.  Chapter 1 is an overview of devloping a local or a client/server driver in Java.  Chapter 2 lists the methods the IP exposes to the DAM.  Chapter 3 lists methods that an IP uses when interacting with the DAM. 

Please refer to the OpenAccess SDK Programmer’s Guide for details on the operations of OpenAccess and how to write and IP.  Refer to the OpenAccess Documentation Roadmap for a list of other documents that apply to the Java configuration.

Notation Convention

The courier font is used for system-dependent keywords and commands to be typed by the user.  The pipe character ‘|’ is used as a shortcut notation and separator between menus, sub-menus, and items.  As an example:  ‘File | Open’ means the Open option from the File menu.

Getting Technical Support

Technical support is available by telephone and Email.  Please provide the OpenAccess product version and the platform you are running on when calling/writing for technical support.