6.4 The Mapi Library

The easiest way to extend the functionality of MonetDB is to construct an independent application, which communicates with a running server using a database driver with a simple API and a textual protocol. The effectiveness of such an approach has been demonstrated by the wide use of database API implementations, such as Perl DBI, PHP, ODBC,...

• An Example: a C/C++ code example to get going.
• Command Summary: the list of API functions.
• Library Synopsis: an short explanation of how MAPI works.
• Mapi Function Reference: per API function its parameters and expected results.