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Local Data Access I: JET API and Application Data

In the last chapter we learned to use IndexedDB as one of the local storage options. Continuing in this chapter, we learn few more local storage options, namely JET API and application storage by creating a Windows 8 Password Manager app using XAML/C#.

What Is ESENT/Jet API?

ESENT/JET API is an Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) data storage technology from Microsoft. ESENT runtime has been a part of Windows since Windows 2000 and has been used in products like Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Windows Update, and Desktop Search. This application stores and retrieves data from ...

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