NATIVE PROGRESS CONNECTOR (FROM VERSION 7.3 C)
WINDEV is linked to PROGRESS by ODBC, by OLEDB, but also and above all via «Native Connectors» which is fast, powerful and highly efficient.
All the functions of the environment are available.
Installation is extremely simple.
You need one license per server.
An unlimited number of stations can access a server.
Here is a list of the main features of the Native Progress Connector:
| Use SQL commands | Yes |
| Use HRead* commands for programming without knowledge of SQL | Yes |
| Compatibility with HFSQL programming (file, query) | Yes |
| WINDEV syntax "Table.column", "Query.column" can be used in programming | Yes |
| Automatic assignment of screen buffers to a table: FileToScreen, ScreenToFile | Yes |
| RAD | Full |
| Automatic browse tables | Yes |
| Automatic input tables (Add/Modify/Delete) | Yes |
| Tables: automatic search | Yes |
| Tables: automatic integrity management | Yes |
| Table completion using partial fetch (no wait) | Yes |
| Integration with the environment (assisted input, structure import, etc.) | Yes |
| WDMAP file viewer | Yes |
| WDETAT | Yes |
| Query editor | Yes |
| Installation | Automatic |
| MDAC layer | Not required |
| Speed | Very high |
| Automatic management of modification conflicts | Yes |
| Automatic management of duplicates | Yes |
| Automatic management of required items | Yes |
| Technical Support via Direct Assistance | Yes |
| Table locking | Yes |
| Transaction | Yes |
| Management of automatic identifiers | Yes |
| Filter/Search on queries | Yes |
| Add/Delete/Modify in queries | Yes |