GDS 2000 PRO (English)
GDS 2000 PRO (French)

Data access:
GDS 2000 PRO uses the InterBase 6 "Open Source" version database to store its data. InterBase 6 is a relational database that can be installed on Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms.

Using InterBase 6 "Open Source" version with GDS 2000 PRO gives users a great reliability and stability (relational database), a low licensing cost (InterBase 6 "Open Source" version is free, only GDS 2000 PRO licenses must be bought) without forgetting that InterBase 6 can be installed on the platform of your choice (Windows, Linux, Solaris).

Many application software or programming languages can access InterBase 6 databases natively while other must use other way such as an ODBC driver.

GDS 2000 PRO access the InterBase 6 database natively. No ODBC driver is necessary to GDS 2000 PRO to access the database. On the other hand if you want to access GDS 2000 PRO database from other software or reports generators (By example: Ms Access, Excel, Crystal reports, etc.) and these one don't support InterBase 6 access natively, the best way is to use an ODBC driver for InterBase 6.

To access GDS 2000 PRO database from your own custom software, the programming language you currently use can perhaps also access InterBase 6 databases natively. If not, you can access the database by using an ODBC driver for InterBase 6.

If you want to access GDS 2000 PRO database from other applications, an ODBC driver for InterBase 6 must be used (unless you can access database from a software or a programming language which can access InterBase 6 databases natively).

No ODBC driver is included with GDS 2000 PRO since this one does not need it. On the other hand several manufacturers developed some that are available free or at a low cost.

Here some Web sites of manufacturers of ODBC drivers for InterBase 6 (Note that this list is not exhaustive and is available only on a purely informative basis. OroLogic Inc is not associated to any of the manufacturers enumerated below):

Gemini InterBase ODBC Driver => http://www.geocities.com/ibdatabase
Easysoft ODBC-InterBase Driver => http://www.easysoft.com
XTG InterBase 6 ODBC Driver => http://www.xtgsystems.com


Some hints on the choice and the configuration of an ODBC driver:

- Be sure that the ODBC driver is compatible with InterBase 6.

- When you configure a connection using your ODBC driver, ensure that you set the following values for the following parameters:

Default Character Set: ISO8859_1
SQL Dialect: 3

Information

Please note that OroLogic Inc does not provide any support on ODBC drivers or programming languages used to access GDS 2000 PRO database. Consult the documentation of your ODBC driver, your programming language or InterBase 6 to know how to configure those to access GDS 2000 PRO database. Also note that accessing GDS 2000 PRO database from a programming language, other software, ODBC drivers or any other ways is at your own risks.