List & Label works database-independently when being programmed via the API, meaning List & Label does not access the database itself and does not have its own database drivers. This offers you an enormous number of advantages.
The advantages:
• No unnecessary overheads due to duplicate database drivers, resulting in less memory consumption so that your application can run faster.
• Less risk of problems with additional database drivers.
• More flexible, as this allows data control in one place only.
• Can be used without any database.
• Allows access to exotic databases.
• You can mix database data and "virtual" data created by your program.
• The data can be manipulated before printing.
The disadvantage:
• You really have to write some code. List & Label needs to be fed with data. This is very simple and needs little coding in standard cases.