# New in Adabas **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Basics-on-Linux-Unix-Windows, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux\ **Created:** [July 6, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907 "2012-07-06T18:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/1 "2012-07-06T18:24:28Z")
Hi, i am from Brazil and i new to use Adabas. I download and install Adabas Community 6.3.0 for Windows 7. In DBA Workbench i create a new database. But i don´t create new table/file with fields. The Adabas Community don´t do this? Only use the database created in instalation? Sorry my questions and my english, i need help to start. I already read books and PDF, but i still need help. Cláudio. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/2 "2012-07-06T19:17:34Z")
There are two scripts to load the demo database in %ADADIR%/%ADAVERS%/bin/demodb ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/3 "2012-07-06T19:48:01Z")
Thanks. Can i see what’s inside EMPLOYEES for example? does not describe the EMPLOYEES I want to see the data base lines. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/4 "2012-07-06T21:48:31Z")
If you do not have Natural, Adabas SOA Gateway, Adabas SQL Gateway or any means like this to access Adabas then there are sample C and VB programs to access the demo files in %ADADIR%%ADAVERS%\Examples\Client ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/5 "2012-07-06T22:02:01Z")
Thanks. I have Windows 7 and adabas community last version. So Adabas Community do not have any software like MySQL Workbench (MYSQL) or Query EnterAnalyzer/Enterprise Manager (MS SQL SERVER) ? I need download NaturalONE or Natural for Windows ? to do this read data from Adabas. (What do you suggests ?) I don´t know none yet. I know COBOL. The softwares Adabas SOA Gateway and Adabas SQL Gateway do not free, i don´t do download. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/6 "2012-07-06T22:17:11Z")
The Adabas DBA Workbench is an administration tool, but it won’t give you any means of issuing queries. For a starter I’d suggest Natural for Windows. As a COBOL programmer I think you should be able to get into the language fairly quickly. There is no free / community version of the SQL Gateway, afaik, but there is one of the SOA Gateway. ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/7 "2012-07-07T17:47:19Z")
Thanks for all. I will download Natural for Windows to access data from Adabas. I already knew that natural is like cobol. Natural for Windows is “Natural Community Edition” in web site, right? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/8 "2012-07-08T22:21:47Z")
I’d assume so as there is a “Natural Community Edition” and a “NaturalONE” in the evaluation download section. A while ago the “Natural Community Edition” download actually redirected to NaturalONE, but that doesn’t appear to be the case now. ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/9 "2012-08-10T15:26:01Z")
Adabas can be accessed by PHP? Cobol? Always by ODBC? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/10 "2012-08-10T15:43:26Z")
Adabas can be accessed from COBOL, but for ODBC access the Adabas SQL Gateway is required, for access from PHP either the Adabas SQL Gateway or the Adabas SOA Gateway. ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/11 "2012-08-10T15:46:15Z")
what kind of access the cobol uses if not for odbc? I am Cobol programmer (Windows/Linux/HPUX). but i dont use with adabas yet. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/12 "2012-08-10T15:51:41Z")
Any ODBC access requires the Adabas SQL Gateway. To call Adabas from 3GL languages there’s the “[direct call interface](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada63os/commands/over.htm)” ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/13 "2012-08-16T21:45:09Z")
in mainframe there is a ADABAS WORKBENCH or the like to work with the manipulation of databases and files ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/14 "2012-08-16T21:50:28Z")
[Adabas Online System](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/aos825/overview.htm) [Adabas Manager](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada823mfr/addons/manager/ama/overview.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/15 "2012-08-17T03:23:58Z")
Hello, I read the documentation and there are the commands N1 and N2 to add record to files Adabas. But I did not understand if I can use. You have said that to add record to files only by Natural. They are used N1/N2 on other operating systems only? (I use Windows 7). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/16 "2012-08-17T03:46:51Z")
This is what I mentioned as the direct call interface above, which is usable on any platform. ---
**Author:** ![Marbod\_Mueller1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/marbod_mueller1/32/97_2.png) [@Marbod\_Mueller1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Marbod_Mueller1)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/17 "2012-08-17T11:01:34Z")
> [@Claudio Muller](#): > > what kind of access the cobol uses if not for odbc? > > I am Cobol programmer (Windows/Linux/HPUX). > but i dont use with adabas yet. In the Adabas documentation there are some examples of Adabas direct calls in Cobol: [http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada825mfr/adamf/comref/acb\_ex.htm#acb\_cob](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada825mfr/adamf/comref/acb_ex.htm#acb_cob) You may find some more example code in the “Adabas Code Samples” section of this forum: [http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/techjforum/forums/show/171.page](http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/techjforum/forums/show/171.page) ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/18 "2012-08-17T12:51:49Z")
“This is what I mentioned as the direct call interface above, which is usable on any platform.” I did not understand. Can I use the N1/N2 adabas windows? ---
**Author:** ![Claudio\_Muller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/claudio_muller/32/518_2.png) [@Claudio\_Muller](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Claudio_Muller)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/19 "2012-08-17T12:53:42Z")
Hi Marbod i know COBOL. But now i see Natural/Adabas without COBOL. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907/20 "2012-08-17T13:01:44Z")
> [@Claudio Muller](#): > > I did not understand. Can I use the N1/N2 adabas windows? Y E S [Next page](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/new-in-adabas/100907.md?page=2)