General
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What version of Mathematica is required? |
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Mathematica 5.1 is required to use DatabaseLink.
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What platforms support DatabaseLink? |
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DatabaseLink is supported on all platforms
that J/Link supports.
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Who should use DatabaseLink? |
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DatabaseLink is for all Mathematica users and database users.
Mathematica users unfamiliar with databases will find the
easy-to-use Mathematica functions, the included database
engine, and the Database Explorer's graphical user interface for
executing queries particularly useful. Experienced database users will
appreciate features such as the SQL command interface, transactions,
and rich datatype support.
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What is Database Explorer? |
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Database Explorer is a graphical user interface for querying a
database with DatabaseLink. It is implemented using GUIKit.
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Whom should I contact if I have a question or a comment? |
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If you have a question or a comment, you should send email to databaselink@wolfram.com.
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Technology
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What is J/Link? |
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J/Link is a
built-in Mathematica toolkit that integrates with Java. It
lets you call Java from Mathematica in a completely transparent
way.
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How does DatabaseLink use J/Link? |
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DatabaseLink uses J/Link to make JDBC calls to a database.
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Is knowledge of Java required to use DatabaseLink? |
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No, knowledge of Java is not required. The DatabaseLink
interface is completely Java independent. The user may see
Java-related messages that are generally system errors rather than
user errors.
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What is JDBC? |
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Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an API that provides connectivity
to a wide range of SQL databases and access to other tabular data
sources, such as spreadsheets or flat files.
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How does DatabaseLink use JDBC? |
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DatabaseLink uses JDBC to connect and communicate with database systems.
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What databases are supported by DatabaseLink? |
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DatabaseLink connects to databases using JDBC. Therefore,
available JDBC drivers determine which databases are supported.
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Where can I find a list of database JDBC drivers? |
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A list of drivers can be found here.
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What is SQL? |
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SQL is an industry-standard language for creating, updating, and querying
relational database management systems.
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