LPC Consulting Services announces ODBTalk support for the recent IBM VisualAge for Smalltalk 3.0 release. This version of ODBTalk runs unchanged under Win32s, Windows-NT and Windows 95. ODBTalk for VisualAge for OS/2 is also available now.
This product provides the VisualAge developer with full 16 and 32-bit ODBC SDK 2.01 support. All ODBC conformance levels (core, level 1 & 2) are supported. It includes a framework for mapping to relational models to Smalltalk applications based on brokers. Optionally Smalltalk classes can be generated based on an existing relational database.
ODBTalk provides support for all ODBC data types (including BLOBs), input, output and inout parameters and positioned statements (native or through the ODBC cursor library). It includes a framework for mapping Smalltalk classes to relational tables and vice-versa based on brokers. Optionally Smalltalk classes can be generated based on an existing relational database.
There are now available ODBC drivers for over 50 databases, from large platform databases like DB/2 and AS/400, to UNIX relational-SQL databases like Oracle and SQL-Server, down to PC databases like Access and dBase. With ODBTalk you can develop Smalltalk database access logic once for all of the major Intel-based PC environments for multiple RDBMS. ODBTalk for VisualWorks is source-code compatible on all Smalltalk development platforms - Windows 16-bit, Win32s, Windows-NT and OS/2, and for all major Smalltalk versions - Digitalk, IBM and ParcPlace.
The product includes online help, sample programs and examples. As well, an ODBC Workbench integrated within the VisualWorks development environment is provided. Executables may be distributed with no runtime fees. The product may be returned within 30 days for a full refund.
ODBTalk 2.5 for VisualAge requires a PC capable of running IBM's VisualAge for Smalltalk 3.0 in your operating environment, and ODBC-compliant drivers for the databases you wish to access.
ODBTalk 2.6 for VisualAge is priced at $399 US. Versions are available for the Windows operating environments, and for OS/2 .
For more information, contact Ken Findlay at: LPC Consulting Services Inc. tel: 416-787-5290 937 Briar Hill Avenue fax: 416-787-5290 Toronto, ON M6B 1M1 CompuServe: 73055,123 Canada Internet: kfindlay@ican.ca