INF: SQL Server Net-Library (Open Architecture) Information

 Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
Article ID: Q65962

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programmer's Toolkit, version 4.2

SUMMARY

This article describes the Network Library (Net-Library) architecture of SQL Server.

MORE INFORMATION

The purpose of Net-Library (formerly referred to as OpenNet) is to allow a DB-Library (DB-Lib) client application to access host SQL Servers, regardless of the protocol they are written for. On each major computing platform (UNIX, OS/2, and VMS), the server itself is architected directly for the network API that is native to the platform (that is, TCP/IP, named pipes, and DECNet LAT, respectively).

By virtualizing the network communications in the client, it is possible to load support for the desired protocol at run time, meaning that applications do not have to be compiled for a particular version of DB-Lib. The purpose of this in the current product family is to allow for connectivity from MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2 clients to UNIX and VMS servers.

Additional query words: dblib
Keywords : kbprg SSrvDB_Lib SSrvNet_Lib
Version : 4.2
Platform : OS/2

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Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
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