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Storages

The Opf3 Framework supports a large variety of storages. When downloading the base package, the framework includes storage classes for all databases supported directly by the .NET framework.

Supported out of the box

Ms SQL Server 2005

The MS SQL Server 2005 is supported by using the MsSqlStorage class (found in the Chili.Opf3.Storages.MsSql namespace).

Ms SQL Server

Older versions of the MS SQL Server (2000, etc.) are also supported by using the MsSqlStorage class (found in the Chili.Opf3.Storages.MsSql namespace).

Oracle

Oracle is supported by using the OracleStorage class (found in the Chili.Opf3.Storages.Oracle namespace).

Microsoft Office Access

Microsoft Office Access (12, 2003 and older) is supported by using the AccessStorage class (found in the Chili.Opf3.Storages.OleDb namespace).

Additional storage supported by the Opf3 Framework

The following storages need a .NET Adapter class. A adapter is a class that allows to access the database from .NET. It is provided directly by the vendor of the database solution and weights usually a few hundred kilobytes.

MySQL

MySQL 5.0+ is a powerful open source database system (server and client) supported by the Opf3 Framework.

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a powerful open source database supported by the Opf3 Framework.

VistaDB

VistaDB is the perfect database engine for building robust small to midsize .NET database applications. Built specifically for .NET to provide high-speed, embedded data management with minimal overhead, VistaDB is the #1 alternative database engine to Jet/Access, MSDE and Xbase.

Pervasive SQL

Pervasive SQL is a powerful database system supported by the Opf3 Framework.

Firebird

Firebird is a well known database system for all people, who have developed in Delphi. The database is open source and has a impressive community (a lot free tools, etc).