IDAPI
Encyclopedia
IDAPI stands for Integrated Database Application Program Interface or Independent Database Application Program Interface. It was originally a component of the Paradox
relational database management system
. It is now the application program interface of the BDE or Borland Database Engine
.
Paradox (database)
Paradox is a relational database management system currently published by Corel Corporation. It was originally released for DOS by Ansa Software, and then by Borland after it bought the company...
relational database management system
Relational database management system
A relational database management system is a database management system that is based on the relational model as introduced by E. F. Codd. Most popular databases currently in use are based on the relational database model....
. It is now the application program interface of the BDE or Borland Database Engine
Borland Database Engine
Borland Database Engine is the Windows-based core database engine and connectivity software behind Borland Delphi, C++Builder, IntraBuilder, Paradox for Windows, and Visual dBASE for Windows.-History:...
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