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- From: jalten@cs.vu.nl (Alten JP)
- Subject: Re: BC 5.0? 32-bit BDE?
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- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 13:15:14 GMT
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- Pete (grantp@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
- : On Feb 02, 1996 22:24:15 in article <Re: BC 5.0? 32-bit BDE?>,
- : 'jalten@cs.vu.nl (Alten JP)' wrote:
- :
- : >BDE stands for Borland Database Engine, which gives you full access
- : >to Paradox and DBase databases, and more, using the core
- : >of all the Borland database programs, called IDAPI.
- : >As for now, it only exists in a 16 bit Windows version, with a
- : >C interface. It would be nice if a new C++ interface will be
- : >added and support for 32 bit Windows. I'm using a
- : >C++ wrapper for the BDE myself, which makes it usable for me.
- : >BDE is very powerful.
- : >
- : This is getting a bit off topic, but I'm sure I'm not the only one
- : interested.
- :
- : How is it powerful? "Very powerful" implies that it's more so
- : than its competitors' products. Seems like just the opposite
- : is true if you must write your own wrapper classes.
-
- Well, powerful in the sence of it being the core of Paradox
- for examples, which mean you can do anything you can do in
- Paradox, and control more from "inside", since it is the engine,
- not an application like Paradox.
- The problem is, since it is THE database engine for most
- Borland database products, you really have to know what's
- going on and won't get a lot of protection. Here is where the
- wrapper helped me, adding the protection C++ can offer,
- still giving me enough enties to the database engine like
- the C interface does.
- We might want to move thread to, eh, a paradox newsgroup,
- since I don't know where else to go.
- :w
-
- I'll do that, so don't reply here, ok?
-
- (or is the C++ wrapper more interesting than the engine?)
-
- Jelle Paul
-
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