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Delphi 4 SKU Feature Matrix Delphi
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Rapid Application Development-easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, high-performance apps
32-bit, optimizing, native-code compiler YES YES YES
Easily create reusable DLLs and royalty-free, standalone EXEs YES YES YES
Complete access to the Win32 API, ActiveX, Multi-threading, OLE, OLEDB, DCOM, ISAPI, NSAPI, MAPI, DirectX YES YES YES
Professional IDE with a fully integrated editor and debugger, tracing, easy-to-understand error messages, and color syntax highlighting YES YES YES
16- and 32-bit application development YES YES YES
Rapid Application Development productivity
Over-standard components for rapid application development 85 100 175
Visual Creation of Components (ACT) YES YES YES CodeInsight: Code Find and Code Templates YES YES YES Visual Form Inheritance and Form linking YES YES YES
Advanced state-of-the-art AppBrowser IDE
New: Fully customizable IDE with Task window docking, floating toolbars YES YES YES
New: Advanced Multi-target Project Manager YES YES YES
New: App Browser code editor with symbol hyperlinks and navigation history   YES YES
New: Code Explorer for a source code map into your code   YES YES
New: OpenHelp for easily customizing the contents of help   YES YES
New: Windows NT Service Applications     YES
Compiler
New: Method Overloading YES YES YES
New: Dynamic Arrays YES YES YES
New: 64-bit Integer support YES YES YES
CodeInsight-speed up coding and reduce syntax errors
Code Templates Wizard for simplified code creation YES YES YES
Code Completion Wizard to help ensure proper syntax YES YES YES
Code Parameter Wizard for displaying procedure, method, and event parameter lists YES YES YES
ToolTip Expression Evaluation for easier debugging YES YES YES
DLL Debugging saves time in creating and debugging DLLs YES YES YES
New: Class Navigation short cuts YES YES YES
New: Class Completion Wizard   YES YES
New: ToolTip Symbol Insight   YES YES
Advanced debugging
Full-featured Debugger with color syntax highlighting YES YES YES
WinSight(tm) 32 for monitoring windows messaging   YES YES
New: Multi-process debugging YES YES YES
New: Remote-process debugging     YES
Exclusive: Debug Inspector for monitoring component properties   YES YES
New: Event Log for showing process control messages   YES YES
Advanced Debugger enhancements:
 New: Module View YES YES YES
 New: CPU View for low level debugging YES YES YES
 New: DataWatch BreakPoints   YES YES
 New: Local Variables Watch Wizard   YES YES
Visual Component Library and Object-Oriented Architecture for maximum reusability
Object-oriented, fully extensible component and application architecture YES YES YES
Visual Component Library of drag-and-drop reusable components YES YES YES
Complete suite of Windows 95/ Windows98 common controls YES YES YES
Visual Form Inheritance and Form Linking to reduce coding and simplify maintenance YES YES YES
Object Repository for storing and reusing forms, Data Modules, and experts YES YES YES
Visual Component Library source code   YES YES
Math unit for financial, statistical, and trigonometric calculations   YES YES
VCL
Package Collection Editor   YES YES
Package Manager YES YES YES
New: Docking support for VCL controls YES YES YES
New: IntelliMouse support YES YES YES
New: Minimum and maximum component sizing constraints YES YES YES
New: Window resizing component anchors YES YES YES
New: Action list YES YES YES
New: Windows98 Multi-monitor support YES YES YES
New: Windows98 MonthCalendar component   YES YES
New: Windows98 PageScroller component   YES YES
New: Windows98 Flat Scrollbars YES YES YES
New: ControlBar   YES YES
BusinessInsight-turn corporate data into information for better decision making
QuickReports to easily create, preview, and print embedded reports YES YES YES
TeeCharts to visually turn data into information   YES YES
Decision Cube CrossTab for multi-dimensional analysis of data     YES
ActiveInsight-an Enterprise Component Foundry for maximum reusability
Active document support YES YES YES
COM/interfaces for language interoperability YES YES YES
Full Win95/Win98/WinNT support for OLE Automation Controllers and Servers YES YES YES
Packages for efficient application executables YES YES YES
Visual Component Creation for instantly creating component templates YES YES YES
Easily create ActiveForms to deliver applications over the Web   YES YES
Easily create industry-standard ActiveX components for maximum reusability   YES YES
ActiveX
New: Support for automation object event handling   YES YES
New: COM Object Wizard   YES YES
New: TypeLib 2 Format   YES YES
WebBroker-deliver the fastest Web database applications
WebServer Applications for high-speed, high-throughput Web-delivered data applications     YES
WebBridge for an open solution that supports both Netscape NSAPI and Microsoft ISAPI     YES
WebModules for centralized information publishing with live Internet applications     YES
WebDispatch for seamless responses to Web client requests     YES
WebDeploy for deploying thin-client, zero-configuration applications using the Web     YES
New: Web Application Wizard (Business Wizard)     YES
Seamless Internet/intranet wizards and components
New: JPEG Support   YES YES
New: Internet Explorer + Netscape Navigator browser   YES YES
New: Internet socket components   YES YES
New: NetMasters native Internet client components   YES YES
Web deployment   YES YES
Exclusive: ActiveForms for building Web applications   YES YES
New: BDE CAB File for easy distribution of database apps over the Web   YES YES
WebExtra: Fractal Image Support   YES YES
Open Database Architecture-connect to all your corporate data
Multiple Database Engine Support for easy access to any database system YES YES YES
Access, FoxPro, Paradox,(r) and dBASE(r) drivers for high-speed access to desktop and LAN database systems YES YES YES
New: MS Access 97 driver YES YES YES
New: Complete ODBC connectivity   YES YES
SQL Links native drivers, with unlimited deployment license, for Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL Server, InterBase,(r) and DB2     YES
New: Informix v9 support     YES
BDE API for direct open access to the BDE   YES YES
Integrated database development tools-simplify client/server development
Data-aware components to build powerful database applications YES YES YES
DB Control Grid   YES YES
Cached updates for increased server responsiveness YES YES YES
Database desktop YES YES YES
Database Explorer to visually browse and manage tables, aliases, and indices YES YES YES
Scalable Data Dictionary to maintain data integrity   YES YES
SQL Database Explorer to visually manage server-specific meta-data, including stored procedures and triggers     YES
SQL Monitor to test, debug, and tune SQL applications for best performance     YES
New: SQL Builder to automatically create bug-free SQL     YES
InterBase event alerter component   YES YES
Local InterBase (1-user license) for off-line scalable SQL development   YES YES
InterBase NT (5-user license) to develop and test multi-user SQL Applications     YES
Advanced Oracle 8 Support
New: Nested fields (ADT)     YES
New: Array fields     YES
New: Reference fields     YES
New: DBGrid support for Nested Tables, ADTs, Array, and Reference fields     YES
Scalable, Multi-Tier Database Architecture-simplify maintenance and increase reuse
Remote DataBroker to easily partition applications     YES
Automatic Constraint Propagation for data integrity     YES
TransactionResolver for transaction conflict resolution     YES
OLEnterprise for distributed multi-tier computing     YES
ObjectBroker for fail-over safety in business-critical 7x24 environments     YES
MIDAS Enhancements
New: ClientDataSet Maintained Aggregates     YES
New: ClientDataSet Parameter support     YES
New: Provider Optional Parameters     YES
New: Provider Calculated Fields     YES
New: Provider Field properties     YES
New: Provider Field properties     YES
New: DataSetProvider     YES
Exclusive: Advanced Master/Detail Provider and Resolver support     YES
New: Connection Pooling example     YES
New: On-demand Blobs     YES
New: End-user login support     YES
Automatic Fail-over     YES
Load Balancing     YES
MTS
New: BDE Resource Dispenser     YES
New: MTS Component Deployment Wizard     YES
CORBA
New: Visual TypeLibrary Editor - CORBA IDL Emitter     YES
New: Visigenic ORB     YES
New: Midas CORBAConnection component     YES
New: Support for simultaneous COM and CORBA objects     YES
Life Cycle Development for bringing products to market quickly
InstallShield(r) Express for building professional installs   YES YES
Help compiler YES YES YES
Open Tools API to integrate your favorite tools   YES YES
Team Development Interface (Requires Intersolv PVCS)   YES YES
Integrated Intersolv PVCS Version Manager for team development     YES
Data Migration Wizard for rapid upsizing and application scaling     YES
Simplifying international development
Multi-byte enabled development environment YES YES YES
Multi-byte enabled VCL YES YES YES
Dynamic Language switching at runtime YES YES YES
New: Comprehensive support for bi-directional text (left to right, right to left) YES YES YES
New: Resource Project DLL Wizard   YES YES
New: RC Resource String table editor   YES YES
New: Delphi Form (DFM) editing without source code   YES YES

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