Can the Pervasive engine be used without a client-server configuration?
Yes. Pervasive.SQL 10 (or now v11) is available in a workgroup or workstation configuration (separate license/purchase required). If running Vista or Windows 7 on any client and using Pervasive, Pervasive v10 (and no less than v9.x) is required. Btrieve 6.15 continues to work on Vista as well. The same version of Btrieve/Pervasive however must be used on all PC’s. Note that as with prior O/S versions, if you do not use the Pervasive engine, then you will have to grant your users “power” rights or greater on the clients.