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The Pervasive.SQL Software Development Kit (SDK) enables developers to create applications in a variety of ways: using either the Btrieve transactional application interface or SQL relational data access system, using Pervasive's Java interface, using JDBC, or with ActiveX or ADO visual programming.

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Information contained in this book	Manual Organization
Programming with ADO and OLE DB
Using the Distributed Tuning Interface	See Pervasive.SQL API Programmer's Reference - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=API
API reference documentation	See Pervasive.SQL API Programmer's Reference - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=API
Reference for ActiveX controls, OLE DB and ADO, Distributed Tuning Objects, and Pervasive Direct Access Components for Delphi and C++ Builder	See Pervasive.SQL Visual Programmer's Reference - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=VIS
Installing and running Pervasive.SQL	See Getting Started With Pervasive.SQL - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=SDK
Programming with Java
Performing administrative tasks with Pervasive.SQL	See Pervasive.SQL User's Guide manual - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=USR
Pervasive.SQL error codes	See Status Codes manual - view online at http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=SCM
Other information	Use the Index to find information on a particular subject.

Btrieve is designed for high-performance data handling and improved programming productivity. With ODBC, you can obtain relational access through ODBC to Pervasive Software's SQL Relational Database Engine (SRDE) and to Btrieve-compatible data files.

Pervasive's Java interface brings Btrieve into the object-oriented world. This new interface abstracts Btrieve's low-level implementation details such as position blocks, data buffers, currency, and so on, providing an easier access method. However, the Java interface does expose these low-level access methods if you want to program in the style of the original Btrieve API.

This manual contains information about how to develop applications that use Pervasive's interfaces. For reference documentation, see either the Pervasive.SQL Visual Programmer's Reference or the Pervasive.SQL API Programmer's Reference.