What is NativeDB? NativeDB is a set of Borland VCL and Microsoft ActiveX database interface components to be installed into your favorite development environment. These components connects directly to the database engine and are based on the database interface provided by the database manufacturer. By interfacing to the lowest layer, we are able to offer high-speed database access as well as supporting many advanced features not supported by the standard database interfaces.

Our current version supports both Windows and Linux operating systems. A well defined class library makes up the foundation of NativeDB. This class library is designed to meet the requirements of the Borland VCL (Visual Component Library), the new CLX Library (Cross-platform Library) and the Microsoft ActiveX standard. In addition, a bonus Borland dbExpress driver is available with both our VCL and CLX editions featuring direct database access. So far, we have been concentrating our effort to support SQL Anywhere ®, the most easy to use and deployable database engine available in the market today. (Click here to view a Sybase white-paper on how SQL Anywhere and Borland Delphi work together). Still, and based on its modular design, NativeDB is well-prepared to handle other databases in the future.

What is NativeDB Alerts? NativeDB Alerts is a set of server-side external procedures that allow you to incorporate intersession/interclient communication into your database and client applications. NativeDB Alerts is typically used to send notification messages from database triggers, stored procedures or client-side applications to allow other connected clients to react on them. NativeDB Alerts was developed based on our customer’s request. We wanted to create a simple yet powerful messaging system to allow an application or database to broadcast messages to connected clients signaling important changes or events in the database or client-software. A fully documented trial version is available from the downloads section.

NativeDB Key-features
No need to install or configure the Borland Database Engine (BDE).
No need to configure ODBC or maintain ODBC aliases.
No need to worry about ADO, MDAC or any MDAC version conflict issues.
No need to maintain any system-wide Windows registry keys.
No required system PATH settings.
No additional Windows SYSTEM DLLs needed when deploying your end-user application.
Much smaller setup executable size when deploying your application without BDE or MDAC.
High-speed database access.
Supports advanced database features not supported by BDE, ODBC or ADO based interfaces.
Supports database callbacks, translated into VCL or ActiveX events.
Intersession/interclient communication.
Accurate query record-counters.
Accurate scrollbar positioning when viewing data in VCL grids.
Immediate access to auto-incremental or other default values when inserting rows.
Full BLOB support.
Supports live server-side cursors.
Works in combination with many popular 3rd party data-access components.

Supported Development tools
Borland Delphi 3.02
Borland Delphi 4.03
Borland Delphi 5.01
Borland Delphi 6.02
Borland Delphi 7.00
Borland Delphi 2005 (Win32)
Borland Delphi 2006 (Win32)
Borland Turbo Delphi 10.0 (Win32)
CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32
CodeGear Delphi 2009
Embarcadero Delphi 2010
Embarcadero Delphi XE
Embarcadero Delphi XE2
Embarcadero Delphi XE3
Embarcadero Delphi XE4
Embarcadero Delphi XE5
Embarcadero Delphi XE6
Embarcadero Delphi XE7
Embarcadero Delphi XE8
Embarcadero Delphi 10 Seattle
Embarcadero Delphi 10.1 Berlin
Embarcadero Delphi 10.2 Tokyo
Embarcadero Delphi 10.3 Rio
Embarcadero Delphi 10.4 Sydney
Embarcadero Delphi 11.2 Alexandria
Borland C++Builder 4.02
Borland C++Builder 5.01
Borland C++Builder 6.00
Borland C++Builder 7.00
Borland C++Builder 2006 (Win32)
CodeGear C++Builder 2007 for Win32
CodeGear C++Builder 2009
Embarcadero C++Builder 2010
Embarcadero C++Builder XE
Embarcadero C++Builder XE2
Embarcadero C++Builder XE3
Embarcadero C++Builder XE4
Embarcadero C++Builder XE5
Embarcadero C++Builder XE6
Embarcadero C++Builder XE7
Embarcadero C++Builder XE8
Embarcadero C++Builder 10 Seattle
Embarcadero C++Builder 10.1 Berlin
Embarcadero C++Builder 10.2 Tokyo
Embarcadero C++Builder 10.3 Rio
Embarcadero C++Builder 10.4 Sydney
Embarcadero C++Builder 11.2 Alexandria

Supported database editions
Watcom SQL 3.2
Watcom SQL 4
SQL Anywhere 5
Adaptive Server Anywhere 6
Adaptive Server Anywhere 7
Adaptive Server Anywhere 8
Adaptive Server Anywhere 9
SQL Anywhere 10
SQL Anywhere 11
SQL Anywhere 12
SQL Anywhere 16
SQL Anywhere 17