About native database interfaces
The native database interfaces provide native connections to many
databases and DBMSs. This chapter describes how the native database
interfaces access these databases.
For a complete list of the supported native database interfaces, see
the section called “Database preferences and supported database interfaces” in Connection Reference.
A native database interface is a direct connection to your data in
PowerBuilder.
Each native database interface uses its own interface DLL to
communicate with a specified database through a vendor-specific database
API. For example, the MSOLEDBSQL SQL Server interface for Microsoft SQL
Server uses a DLL named PBMSOLEDBSQL.dll to access the database, whereas
the Oracle 11g database interface accesses the database through
PBORA.dll.
In contrast, a standard database interface uses a standard API to
communicate with the database. For example, PowerBuilder can use a
single-interface DLL (PBODB.dll) to communicate with the ODBC Driver
Manager and corresponding driver to access any ODBC data source.