iSeries Access for Windows database APIs

The iSeries™ Access for Windows® proprietary C/C++ Database APIs provide support for iSeries database and catalog functions, in addition to SQL access to iSeries database files. Choose this link for important information regarding these APIs.

Important: Enhancements to the C/C++ APIs (Optimized SQL APIs) were discontinued, starting with V5R3. It is strongly recommended that you use one of the other technologies for database access. See the iSeries Access for Windows database programming topic collection for details on the other technologies, which include:
  • NET Framework Classes
  • ADO/OLE DB
  • ODBC
  • JDBC
  • Database Transfer
  • ActiveX automation objects
Parent topic: iSeries Access for Windows: Database programming
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