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DataDirect OpenAccess SDK

DataDirect OpenAccess SDK is the industry's leading custom driver development kit, enabling custom drivers for any data source to be developed within weeks. Whether your data source is a proprietary file format or a proprietary API, OpenAccess SDK can be used to make it SQL accessible from ODBC, JDBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET compliant applications. If your data source is already SQL compliant then OpenAccess SDK can be used to implement standards based interfaces for it.

Out of the box, OpenAccess SDK provides up to 99% of what is needed—you add the additional 1% to glue your data source into the OpenAccess SDK platform. The "glue" can be implemented in C, C++, Java, or a .NET language. Once your data source is glued into OpenAccess SDK it is accessible through JDBC, ODBC, OLE DB, or ADO.NET APIs using SQL as the query language.

OpenAccess SDK built drivers are reliable, scalable, and portable. Over 100 independent software vendors (ISVs) and corporations have used the OpenAccess SDK to create custom drivers for their applications. Opening up your application's data through open standards dramatically improves the accessibility to it from widely used reporting, analysis, and development tools.

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Product Information

Help in Evaluating OpenAccess SDK

Download Evaluation Software
DataDirect OpenAccess SDK (for ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, OLE DB) is available for a free 15-day evaluation. The evaluation period begins at the time you install the product. The evaluation product is fully operational.

Product Overview
Learn more about the key features included in OpenAccess SDK such as the SQL Engine, supported APIs, platforms, and languages, SQL support, ease of use features and the technical support and expertise you can expect as an OpenAccess SDK customer.

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.

Platform Support
Find out which components support which languages and platforms.

How Are DataDirect Products Tested?
Learn more about DataDirect’s testing framework, which ensures that OpenAccess SDK is rigorously tested for quality, reliability, and performance and for compliance with the latest API specifications.

Webcast - Extend Standards-Based Data Access to Specialized Data Sources
View this webcast to learn how you can rapidly integrate specialized data sources into your application.

Developer Resources

What’s New in Release 6.0?
The latest release of OpenAccess SDK leverages DataDirect’s existing investment in its industry-standard line of DataDirect Connect products, adding new technology for 100% Pure Java JDBC, 100% Managed Code ADO.NET, a higher level of compliance to the API standards, enterprise security features, and more.

Release History

Documentation

Developer Center / Code Samples
We have posted many samples that show the use of various SDK features to implement custom drivers. The samples are posted in C, C++, Java, and .NET.

Technical Support
If you have a DataDirect SupportLink contract, you can take advantage of toll-free, unlimited phone support, e-mail and web self-service case reporting, as well as free product updates and version upgrades.

Knowledgebase
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