Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Java Open Clients

Using SmartDataObjects from Java Clients

Any Java application can access a remote Progress SmartDataObject using an interface based on the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 2 ResultSet. The supported interface includes many of the standard ResultSet methods and adds a number of extensions. This chapter describes how to access and use this interface.

The following sections provide information on:

What is a SmartDataObject?
Accessing remote SmartDataObjects from Java
Connecting to an AppServer using an SDOAppObject
Creating an SDOResultSet object
Working with SDOResultSet objects
Multi-threading
Errors and exceptions
Choosing JDBC ResultSets or SDOResultSets to access Progress data
Accessing the sample application