What is the Borland Local InterBase Server
The Borland Local InterBase Server is a single-user Windows-based version of Borland's InterBase Workgroup Server, an SQL-compliant relational database management system (RDBMS). The Local InterBase Server includes Windows ISQL and the Server Manager, a Windows tool that can be used with Local InterBase Server or a remote InterBase server. Using the Local Interbase Server, you can access local databases through Windows ISQL or through a SQL application program.
Figure 1-1 shows the relationships between the Local InterBase Server and the associated connections for data access.
The Local InterBase Server can be used in three ways:
- As an intermediate step in upsizing, between the desktop and server, providing a local SQL engine for development of SQL-specific features.
- As a local database engine for stand-alone desktop SQL applications.
- As a local environment for developing a client/server application.
Delphi applications can access a Local InterBase Server database through the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and the InterBase SQL Link. For more information on creating Delphi applications for SQL servers, see the Delphi Database Application Developer's Guide.
Note To access remote databases, make sure that the InterBase Client for Windows and the proper communications protocols are installed. See the InterBase Client for Windows User's Guide.
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