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Advantage Database Client Engine and Server compatibility

Generally the version of the Advantage Database Client must be the same or older than the Advantage Database Server. When using older Client DLLs new features introduced with the Version of the ADS Server higher than the Client are not available. However the following table gives an overview of possible deployment scenarios.

ADS Server Client V 2.1 V 2.7 V 6.0 V6.11 V 6.2 V 7.0 V 7.1 V X.Y
V 5.1 OK fails fails fails fails fails fails fails
V 5.7 OK OK fails fails fails fails fails fails
V 6.0 OK OK OK fails fails fails fails fails
V 6.11 OK OK OK OK fails fails fails fails
V 6.2 OK OK OK OK OK fails fails fails
V 7.0 OK OK OK OK OK OK fails fails
V 7.1 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK fails
V X.Y ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Alaska Software recommends to always install the Client DLLs matching the Version of the Advantage Database Server. Also updating the Client DLL at all Xbase++ application deployment sites is strongly recommend when updating the Advantage Database Server to a higher Version.

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