Note: This version is for customers who have been directed to download this product for testing purposes. The 3.0 version is a chargable upgrade and requires a serial number. Please contact your dealer for more information as it is available.
Flex/ODBC 3.0 Updater for 95/NT (1.0mb)
Flex/ODBC 2.5 32 bit for 95/NT (7.0mb)
(via e-mail)
Flex/ODBC 2.5 16 bit for Win3 (2.4mb)
(via e-mail)
Flex/ODBC 2.5 Updater (from any 2.0 version) (0.4mb)
(via e-mail)
Distributors/Pricing
Flex/ODBC Frequently Asked Questions/Solutions
View Flex/ODBC 2.5 Manual On-Line
OEM Version Setup Files
Visual Basic ODBC Demo Program Source Code (63k)
Visual Basic ODBC Demo Program 32 bit Source Code (35k)
C++ ODBC Demo Program Source Code (32k)
This full evaluation version of Flex/ODBC is the full multi-user product limited to 50 records per query until registered. It is a self extracting executable file. Run it in a temporary directory to extract the install files, then run SETUP.EXE from Windows to install it.
This driver is a fully functional ODBC driver that can read and write DataFlex version 2.3, 3.x and 4.x format files. It requires an ODBC compliant front-end application such as Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, Delphi, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel. Once installed, it will allow these applications to read and write DataFlex files in the same fashion as other SQL data.
Note: Creation of new files and indexes not currently supported.
Today's end users are extremely sophisticated, requiring up-to-the-minute data to make a significant number of business decisions. Business people cannot afford to wait for IS to service a request for data. The data must be available on the desktop instantly. ODBC is the solution for all Windows applications, and Flex/ODBC is the solution for DataFlex developers needing a standard way to provide data to their end users.
DataFlex is a 4th Generation Object Oriented application development system used for the creation of complex database applications. It is used world-wide in large companies as well as specialized vertical market applications. The DataFlex name is not as well known as other DBMS products by virtue of it's focus on the professional programmer market.
ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) is a specification designed by Microsoft to allow Windows applications to access multiple data sources through a single method with no regard for various file formats. SQL (Structured Query Language) is used as the method for accessing data through ODBC. Vendors of ODBC drivers (like this one) follow the specifications for ODBC so that any ODBC compliant application can access the data available through the driver. ODBC compliant applications include: Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Powerbuilder, Borland Delphi, Crystal Pro Report Writer, Visual Basic and hundreds of others.
FLEX/ODBC is an ODBC driver (DLL) for DataFlex format files. DataFlex stores it's data in it's own proprietary indexed DBMS file format. This driver allows users of any ODBC compliant front end application to read and write data contained in DataFlex format files similarly to any other ODBC enabled database.
Flex/ODBC works by accepting SQL commands through the ODBC interface, then converting those calls to navigational commands to the DataFlex DBMS and returning record sets that qualify for the query results. This driver is not a Client/Server product, and navigates the data files directly.
FLEX/ODBC opens up the DataFlex files created by thousands of custom programs to the new world of database connectivity. In the same way that Windows has created an environment where all applications have a similar look and feel, ODBC drivers make all database formats look the same.
Best of all, this driver is transparent and works in exactly the same
fashion of ODBC drivers from other vendors. DataFlex developers now can
offer this driver to their customers to allow them direct access to their
important data.
