Database access is available with the JDBC toolkit and classes. Also included is a server-side JDBC component for connecting to Sybase's Adaptive Server. PowerJ is supplied with a visual query building tool for creating SQL queries. Interface PowerJ's development environment really sparkles. It is easy to use, and a 30-minute tutorial will get you up and running smoothly.
Properties are available by right-clicking the component.
Features PowerJ is full of features. Among the nice features of PowerJ is the inclusion of the excellent Sybase SQL Server Anywhere database server. With this you can create your own local database for testing connectivity. You also get a complete reference for all the components supplied, and it's heavy on the details. Thankfully this is supplied electronically since the print version would bend your bookshelves.