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[[choosing the right database driver.htm|Choosing the Right Database Driver]]

[[common database driver features.htm|Common Database Driver Features]]

[[driver strings.htm|Driver Strings]]

[[ascii database driver.htm|ASCII Database Driver]]

[[basic database driver.htm|Basic Database Driver]]

[[btrieve database driver.htm|Btrieve Database Driver]]

[[clarion database driver.htm|Clarion Database Driver]]

[[clipper database driver.htm|Clipper Database Driver]]

[[dbaseiii database driver.htm|dBaseIII Database Driver]]

[[dbaseiv database driver.htm|dBaseIV Database Driver]]

[[dos database driver.htm|DOS Database Driver]]

[[foxpro   foxbase database driver.htm|FoxPro / FoxBase Database Driver]]

[[topspeed database driver.htm|TopSpeed Database Driver]]

__**SQL Accelerator drivers:**__

[[sql accelerator drivers.htm|SQL Accelerator Drivers]]

[[odbc accelerator driver.htm|ODBC Accelerator Driver]]

[[scalable sql accelerator driver.htm|Pervasive (formerly Scalable) SQL Accelerator Driver]]

[[mssql accelerator.htm|MSSQL Accelerator]]

[[sqlanywhere accelerator.htm|SQLAnywhere Accelerator]]

[[sqlite driver.htm|SQLite]]

__**Drivers available Separately:**__

[[oracle accelerator.htm|Oracle Accelerator]]

**Data Independence**

Clarion achieves database independence with its built-in driver technology, which lets you access data from virtually any file system using the same set of Clarion language commands. Many file drivers are available and more are being added.

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**Before you can use a database driver, it must be registered. The database drivers in this package are pre-registered. See the ****//User's Guide--Configuring the Environment//**** for more information on registering add-on database drivers.**

The Clarion language commands for accessing data are the same regardless of the file system you use; simply choose the appropriate file driver from the drop-down list in your Data Dictionary, then don't worry about it. The file driver translates the Clarion commands to the chosen file system's native format. The drivers read and write in the file system's native format without temporary files or import/export routines.