Delphi Database Application Developer’s Guide

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Building forms. The material in this section focuses on database issues. To learn about general. application building with Delphi, see the User’s Guide. …

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I n t r o d u c t i o n 1
Delphi for Windows
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
Delphi enables you to create robust database applications quickly and easily. Delphi
database applications can work directly with desktop databases like Paradox, dBASE,
the Local InterBase Server, and ODBC data sources. The Delphi Client/Server edition
also works with remote database servers such as Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server,
Informix, InterBase, and ODBC data sources. Delphi client applications can be scaled
easily between mission critical network-based client/server databases, and local
databases on a single machine.
This chapter introduces Delphi’s database tools, including the Data Access and Data
Controls component pages, the Fields Editor, the Database Desktop, and the Database
Forms Expert.
What you should know first
Building a database application is similar to building any other Delphi application. This
book assumes you understand the basic application development techniques covered in
the Delphi User’s Guide, including:
?Creating and managing projects
?Creating forms and managing units
?Working with components, properties, and events
?Writing simple Object Pascal source code…