Andy Sjostrom
07-19-2004, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=127567' target='_blank'>http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...roductId=127567</a><br /><br /></div>Vieka, a well known maker of mobile device software, recently released eSQL 2.8. eSQL is a small and portable relational SQL database for Windows Mobile devices. It's free and it's feature rich. A combination that attract most people. Worth looking into, especially if cross platform is important in your project.<br /><br />Features include:<br /><li> A complete database is stored in a single cross-platform file. <br /><li> No setup or administration needed. <br /><li> Implements most of SQL92 standard, such as multiple tables, multiple indexes, transactions with atomic commit/ rollback, <li> subqueries, compound queries, views, triggers. <br /><li> Support for in-memory database. <br /><li> Support database size up to 2 terabytes. <br /><li> Very small memory footprint and faster than most popular database. <br /><li> Compression for compacting database. <br /><li> AES 256-bit encryption for securing data. <br /><li> Native C/C++ or standard ODBC API is simple and easy to use. <br /><li> A cross-platform graphical database manager can be used to administer an eSQL database. <br /><li> An interactive SQL command line tool is provided as an example of how to use eSQL in your application.