DataFlex is not limited to using only tables in the embedded (DataFlex) proprietary database format. DataFlex can use tables in any format for which you have a driver for the DataFlex runtime. These are supplied separately from the DataFlex runtime and development systems (please inquire with your DataFlex dealer). The term "use" here refers to any and all database functions of which DataFlex is capable, including creation, deletion, and editing of records. The DataFlex driver, and some other drivers, also support creation, deletion, and modification of the structures (columns, indexes) of database files from running DataFlex programs.
Everything in this section, then, is specific to the Embedded (DataFlex) Database driver. Equivalent functionality of other database drivers are described in the documentation supplied with those other database drivers.