Migrating Your Applications to Pervasive.SQL?

The Pervasive Migration Center is a resource hot spot that offers you assistance in migrating your applications to Pervasive.SQL. The center provides you with documentation, tools, and other additional resources such as a Pre-migration Worksheet. The Pre-migration Worksheet enables you to receive a free migration consultation on your migration requirements from a Pervasive technical professional.

For your added convenience, all available migration information has been divided into different micro sites. For example, on the Acucorp Vision micro site you will find all resources available to assist you in migrating from Acucorp's Vision file management system to Pervasive.SQL.

We encourage you to take full advantage of the Pervasive Migration Center!

To receive more information about Pervasive Migration Center and/or speak with a Pervasive representative, visit our ‘Contact Us’ page by clicking here. Alternatively, you can email us directly at: info@pervasive.com

PSQL Radio: SDK Components – info & updates

This month, PSQL Product Manager Chris Kauffman, will guide us through some of the changes to the PSQL SDK for v9 as well as the future plans for PSQL in supporting the next generation of 64 platforms. Have a listen…

Click on the player button above to listen to PSQL Radio. This audio requires the Flash plug-in, which you can download for free here.

To download the Install Tool Kit click here, or visit the Pervasive Developer Center to download any of the PSQL Access Method components.

You've heard from us, now let's hear from you! If you would like to leave feedback or suggest a PSQL topic you would like us address in a future Radio PSQL, email us your suggestions.

To learn more about PSQL SDK components, contact us directly at: info@pervasive.com. Click here for a complete list of contact details.

Five Questions to the User

Take a moment to first visit the Developer Center and then provide us with your feedback below.

Results and winners will be published in the next newsletter.

Please rate the following items related to the Developer Center.

Tech Tip: Using Linux and Samba to...

Using Linux and Samba to Host PSQL Databases for
Workgroup Engines

In a PSQL Workgroup installation, it is common to store PSQL databases and Btrieve files on NetWare and Windows servers. This makes it easy to share data between two or more PCs running the PSQL Workgroup Engine. You may not know that this is also easy using a Linux server and the Samba package. If you are unfamiliar with Samba, click here to learn more about it. Samba provides file and print services to Windows PCs. With Samba you can connect your Windows PC to a Linux server using a mapped drive, just like you would with NetWare or Windows Server.

Most Linux distributions install Samba by default. If it's not installed on your server, simply use your distribution's package manager to add it. Once you have it installed, adding a network share is a simple change to the Samba configuration file smb.conf.

Here's an example:

[PSQLFILES]
comment = PSQL Files on Linux for Workgroup Engines
path = /data/psqlfiles
public = yes
writeable = yes
printable = no

This setup information will make the share PSQLFILES available for connection through a mapped drive from any Windows PC. Once mapped to the PC, you can copy database files and/or create new files on your Linux server.

Interested in more tips? The Pervasive DevTalk interactive forum exists to give users and Pervasive people a place to come together online to share knowledge and feedback on Pervasive products. You can access DevTalk by clicking here.

For more information on PSQL, contact us directly at info@pervasive.com. For a complete list of our contact details, click here.

Users Poll: Results Are In!

Users Poll Results are in! Listed below are the questions we asked of you and the top three answers to each question. Click here to review the overall results.

Question One: What development language do you use?

Top three answers:
• Visual Basic (6.0 and earlier)
• Delphi
• C/C++

Question Two: What IDE do you use?

Top three answers:
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
• Other
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003

Question Three: What access method to you use?

Top three answers:
• Btrieve
• ODBC
• OLE DB - ADO

Thanks again to all of you that participated in the Users Poll.
Why not continue to share your voice with us? Take this month’s Users Poll about the Pervasive Developer Center. Simply click here to take the poll.

Five randomly picked participants will receive a Pervasive t-shirt, take the poll and get your chance to win!

To Add Pervasive Software to Your Safe Senders List

Due to spam filters differing, and that at times they filter legitimate email, it is highly recommended that you add Pervasive Software domain to your Safe Senders list in your email client. This will ensure that our email correspondence will get to you successfully.

For Outlook 2000 and higher

In your email from Pervasive Software:

1. Open the email from Pervasive Software



2. Click on the Actions menu on the top of your email window.
3. Choose Junk Email (see illustration below).
4. Select Add Senders Domain .... to Safe Senders List to add Pervasive Software to your safe sender list.