Introduction

Apollo API is a high-performance xBase database engine. Apollo provides high-speed, multi-user local access to the data and index files used by CA-Clipper (.DBF/.DBT/.NTX), FoxPro (.DBF/.FPT/.IDX/.CDX), as well as the HiPer-SIx .NSX/.SMT index and memo file formats. Apollo is a self-contained engine and therefore does not require any additional drivers such as the BDE, ODBC, Access or JET.

This API documentation explains how to use Apollo’s underlying data engine, called the SDE (or sometimes refered to as the Apollo Engine), directly from Visual Basic and C. The Apollo API and corresponding Apollo engine DLLs are used by all Apollo products, which provide a highly integrated support for popular development tools and technologies.