This guide is for application developers who want to embed Progress® DataDirect® for JDBC™ drivers into an application data access layer as closed, password-protected components ready for distribution.

Distributing the drivers with your application is a three-part process that consists of branding the drivers, installing them with your application's installer program, and enabling your application to unlock the drivers.

This guide provides information on distributing the Progress DataDirect for JDBC drivers and the Progress DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC drivers: