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Enterprise Objects Framework is a set of tools and resources that help you create applications that work with the most popular relational databases-or with your own custom data store. These tools don't help you build a complete database system from the ground up-the tasks of data storage and retrieval are left to a database server supplied by a third party. Rather, Enterprise Objects Framework lets you design object-oriented database applications that are easy to build and maintain and that draw upon standard user interface features.
This chapter describes how Enterprise Objects Framework is different from other database access products, the features it offers, and how you can use it. The chapter is divided into the following sections:
The Enterprise Objects Framework Difference
From Database to Objects
From Objects to Interface
From Objects to Database
Ingredients of an Enterprise Objects Framework Application
Enterprise Objects Framework Layers
Enterprise Objects
First Section