RDBMS Support

Acu4GL supports the following RDBMSs:

DB2
Informix
Microsoft SQL Server
ODBC
Oracle
Sybase

As a result of our testing and according to general information received from the makers of the RDBMSs regarding upward compatibility of their product, we believe the following to be accurate.

RDBMS	Tested with RDBMS version	Probable compatibility, based on vendor information (Client/Server may be used for connecting to other versions)
DB2	8.1, 8.2, and 9	No others
Informix
Microsoft SQL Server	2000, and 2005	Versions greater than 6.5
ODBC	3.0	Versions greater than 3.0
Oracle	9i for UNIX® (32- and 64-bit) and Windows, 10g for UNIX (32- and 64-bit) and Windows	Versions greater than 9i
Sybase	11.x, 12.5	Versions greater than 11.x

The essence of Acu4GL is that standard COBOL I/O statements are used to access databases. Acu4GL handles the translation between standard COBOL and the language that the RDBMS understands.

There are special instructions and status messages that apply to each individual RDBMS. These are included in the appendices of this manual: each RDBMS has an appendix dedicated to its own specific information.