XDBC Gateway Overview

The XDBC Gateway provides a single interface for connecting InterSystems IRIS® to an external database with JDBC or ODBC. It acts as the modern, streamlined successor to the SQL Gateway.

The XDBC Gateway acts like a JDBC or ODBC driver and lets you perform any of the following operations:

• Access data stored in third-party relational databases within InterSystems IRIS applications.

• Store persistent InterSystems IRIS objects in external relational databases.

• Create class methods that perform the same actions as corresponding external stored procedures.

See the following topics for more information:

• Connecting with the XDBC Gateway describes how to establish a connection between InterSystems IRIS and an external database with XDBC.

• Using the XDBC Gateway describes how to execute statements, create stored procedures, parameterize queries, and view query results.