What type of database does SheerPower use and support?
A. SheerPower comes bundled with our own proprietary database engine called ARS (Advanced Record System). In addition, SheerPower 4GL supports all ODBC compatible database engines such as Microsoft ACCESS and Oracle. ODBC stands for “Open Database Connectivity”. ODBC is a universal database interface used to access a wide range of databases. For more on SheerPower and ODBC, please review our online documentation. Q. Is there a tool that would allow a re-creation of source code having only the pre- or post-deployed compiled files? For example, if a developer experiences a loss of source code but does have a backup of the compiled code (.SPRUN), can he decompile the .SPRUN file to recover the source code? A. The primary reason to DEPLOY code is to hide the source code from end users. So, no such tool exists and none is planned because in the WRONG HANDS this would allow people to illegally reverse-engineer deployed applications. You have the option to provide end-users with the source co
