SDK Use Cases
Find out how to put OpenAccess SDK to work for you—from accessing proprietary data from desktop tools, to bridging current applications with web services, to exposing data from ERP systems, and much more.
With the Progress DataDirect OpenAccess SDK, you can quickly implement custom ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET and OLE DB drivers for specialized data stores with the highest level of standards compliance. Data and applications previously restricted access due to proprietary APIs now become accessible to hundreds of third-party reporting, analytical, and development tools.
Select one of the use case categories below to start putting OpenAccess to work for you:
Universal Data Access Use Cases
With DataDirect OpenAccess SDK, you can quickly build an ODBC, JDBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET driver to make proprietary data SQL accessible from widely used reporting and analysis tools such as Crystal Reports and Microsoft Excel, and from development tools such as Visual Studio and Java.
Extend Reach of Application to Non-SQL Data Source
The quickest way to access non-SQL data is to make it look and behave like a SQL data source by using OpenAccess SDK.
Add Functionality to Driver
OpenAccess Client components replace the database specific drivers and interact with the OpenAccess Server component, which is used to implement the business logic.
