So, what is wrong with this method?

	It adds complexity to your task by adding extra steps between your Fortran application and the final stage of the data
	It is prone to errors: Does your ASCII extraction have the most current version of the data? Does your application import utility detect calculation errors and missing data correctly?
	It lacks flexibility. Most import/export utilities cannot handle complex data-sets
	It is slow and just plain inconvenient

f90SQL offers the only solution in the market to all these problems.

With f90SQL you can create Fortran programs that read or write data directly from or into any format that has a Windows Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver. These applications include the whole suit of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Access, Word, etc.), almost all Database Management Systems (Microsoft SQL-Server, Oracle, Informix, Paradox, FoxPro, etc.) and hundreds of other programs.

Because you access the data directly, you are sure your program is always using the latest data edition. f90SQL also gives you the flexibility you need to handle complex task, directly from your Fortran application. Best of all, f90SQL is FAST!.

There is a version of f90SQL to fit your needs:

• f90SQL-lite
• f90SQL-pro

Quick-links to overviews

	f90SQL-lite
	f90SQL-pro
	f90SQL Wizard

How does f90SQL do it?

f90SQL is a Fortran-90 interface to the ODBC-API implemented in all versions of Microsoft Windows. The ODBC-API is at the heart of the interoperability of most Windows programs.

Windows' APIs are designed to be called from C, not from Fortran. They use pointers, C data types, etc. But, with f90SQL you do not have to worry about these problems. All functions in f90SQL are called using normal Fortran notation, you do not need to create interface blocks, translate Fortran types into C types, or even deal with pointers. Having taken care of these details, programming the ODBC API is extremely simple, and with the f90SQL User Manual, you will be writing Fortran programs to access your databases or spreadsheets in no time.

f90SQL is easy to use

Overview of the steps of a typical f90SQL program

f90SQL Y2K Statement