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- Welcome to Delphi
- -----------------
-
- This README file contains important, last minute information
- about Delphi and Delphi Client/Server.
-
- Before you install Delphi, carefully read INSTALL.TXT.
-
- In addition, there are separate README.TXT files in the
- RPTSMITH, IBLOCAL, IDAPI and DBD directories. Errata for the
- documentation can also be found in \DELPHI\DOC\MANUAL.TXT.
-
- NOTE: All printed and online documentation assume that you
- have installed Delphi using the default directory structure.
-
- In addition to the noted README files, there are several text
- files in the \DELPHI\DOC directory that you should peruse. For
- a complete list of all files distributed with this package, see
- FILELIST.DOC located on the Delphi CD in the \INSTALL\DISK1
- directory, or on the DISK1 Delphi floppy disk.
-
- IMPORTANT: For license information on deploying Delphi and Delphi
- Client/Server applications and for a list of redistributable
- files, refer to DEPLOY.TXT in the \DELPHI directory.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
- 1. Minimum system requirements
- 2. How to get help
- 3. Installation
- 4. Product overview
- 5. Delphi Supplemental Documentation Set
- 6. Demonstration programs
- 7. Release notes
- 8. Problems fixed in this release
-
- 1. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ------------------------------
- Delphi requires Windows 3.1 or a 100% compatible operating
- system, an 80386 or newer processor (486 recommended), and 6Mb of
- system memory (Delphi Client/Server requires 8Mb, 12Mb or more is
- recommended for Client/Server development). A minimum
- installation requires approximately 30Mb of disk space (a full
- installation of Delphi Client/Server requires approximately
- 80Mb).
-
- DCC.EXE, the DOS command-line compiler, requires at least 1Mb of
- extended memory.
-
- Delphi has been tested under Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups
- 3.11, Windows NT 3.5, OS/2 Warp, and Windows 95.
-
-
- 2. HOW TO GET HELP
- ------------------
- If you have any problems with this product, please read this
- file, the online documentation files in \DELPHI\DOC, the online
- help files, and the Delphi manuals first. You will also find
- Tech Info Sheets and answers to frequently-asked questions under
- the \DELPHI\TECHINFO directory.
-
- If you still have a question and need assistance, help is
- available from the following sources:
-
- 1. You can use your modem or Internet connection to easily obtain
- assistance online. Borland maintains support forums on
- CompuServe. These forums put you in contact with thousands of
- other programmers using Borland products. You'll be able get
- your questions answered and share information and ideas with
- others.
-
- You can also download the latest technical information, sample
- code, utilities, patches, etc., from these online services as
- well as from Borland's Download Bulletin Board Service
- (DLBBS).
-
- Access Borland's online services in the following manner:
-
- CompuServe
- GO DELPHI
-
- World Wide Web
- The Delphi page (http://www.borland.com/TechInfo/Delphi)
- contains tips and techniques, the latest Delphi book list,
- links to other Delphi pages, newsgroups, and other
- references.
-
- Borland DLBBS
- You can reach the Borland DLBBS by dialing (408) 431-5096
- (up to 14,400 Baud, 8 data bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit). No
- special setup is required.
-
- 2. TechFax is a toll-free, 24-hour automated service that sends
- free technical information to your fax machine. More than
- 1,000 documents discussing Borland software are available
- through TechFax. These documents provide valuable technical
- reference information.
-
- You can obtain TechFax bulletins or documents by calling
- 1-800-822-4269 from any touch tone telephone.
-
- 3. For information about installation, system configuration, and
- compatibility, call the Installation Hot Lines at (408)
- 461-9195 from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
-
- 4. If you need assistance beyond product installation, Borland
- offers the Advisor Lines service where you can get advice on
- program design, debugging, and performance tuning. Advisor
- Lines operate from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time at
- 1-900-555-1015. Each call is $2.00/minute, with the first
- minute free (available in U.S. only). If you wish to pay for
- this service using a credit card, call 1-800-330-3372.
-
- When calling Borland's Technical Support, please keep your
- manuals handy and have the program in question running. To
- simplify trouble-shooting, be prepared to provide the following
- information:
-
- o The specific steps necessary to reproduce the problem you
- are experiencing.
-
- o Computer name and model and the name and model of any
- additional hardware (video adapters, modems, etc.).
-
- o Operating system and DOS version number (to obtain the DOS
- version number, type VER at the command-line prompt). In
- Microsoft Windows, you can find the version number by
- selecting Help|About from Program Manager.
-
- o The contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
- (located in the root directory your computer's boot
- drive).
-
- o The contents of your WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files (located in
- your \Windows directory).
-
-
- 3. INSTALLATION
- ---------------
- Please refer to the file INSTALL.TXT on your CD in the
- \INSTALL\DISK1 directory or on DISK1 of your floppy disk set
- for complete installation instructions.
-
- To start the installation, run the SETUP.EXE program on your CD
- in the \INSTALL\DISK1 directory or on the floppy disk labeled
- DISK1.
-
-
- 4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- -------------------
- Delphi's visual design environment lets you create sophisticated
- Windows applications faster than any other development tool.
- Because Delphi is built around an optimizing native-code
- compiler, Delphi applications are up to 10-20 times faster than
- interpreted code.
-
- Delphi integrates the Borland Database Engine, so you have
- instant support for dBase, Paradox, and ODBC local databases.
-
- Delphi includes the Local InterBase Server so you can create
- standalone client/server applications with a high-performance
- ANSI SQL-92 compatible database server.
-
- Delphi includes Borland's award-winning ReportSmith report
- writing tool, which allows programmers to prepare innovative
- reports using live data in all popular database formats.
-
- Delphi Client/Server includes all of Delphi plus high performance
- native drivers for Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix
- and InterBase remote servers with unlimited application
- deployment. You also get team development support, ReportSmith
- SQL, a Visual Query Builder, source code to the Visual Component
- Library (VCL), and the Local InterBase Server Deployment Kit.
-
- Delphi includes an Open Tools API capability that allows
- you to extend the Delphi environment to include your own tools,
- experts, and so on. By using this API, you can seamlessly
- integrate these extensions into the Delphi environment. For
- details, refer to the file TOOLINTF.PAS located in the
- \DELPHI\DOC for Delphi or in the \DELPHI\SOURCE\VCL directory for
- Delphi Client/Server. Source code for an example expert is also
- located in \DELPHI\DEMOS\EXPERTS directory.
-
-
- 5. DELPHI SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION SET
- ----------------------------------------
- Online versions of the documents contained in the Delphi
- Supplemental Documentation Set have also been included with
- this release. These manuals are provided in the Adobe Acrobat
- file format, and they are located in the \MANUALS directory. The
- Supplemental Documentation Set includes the following:
-
- o Object Pascal Language Reference Guide
- (objlang.pdf is 1.3M.)
-
- o Delphi Visual Component Library
- Reference (vclref.pdf is 5.1M.)
-
- In the United States, you can purchase hard copy versions of the
- Delphi Supplemental Documentation Set by calling the Borland
- order desk at 1-800-331-0877.
-
- Internationally, you can purchase hard copy versions of the
- Delphi Supplemental Documentation Set by contacting the nearest
- Borland office.
-
- NOTE: NT Users of Acrobat
- -------------------------
- Windows NT does not presently support Acrobat and ATM (Adobe Type
- Manager) which is needed to run Acrobat. Adobe is working on an
- NT version of ATM and Acrobat. You can check Adobe's Web Site for
- the latest information on Acrobat.
-
- A workaround to this problem is to add the line:
-
- ATMOption=1
-
- to the [Abode Viewer] section of ACROREAD.INI. Then copy it to
- ACROEXCH.INI (both files should be in your \winnt35 directory).
- If you do not have ACROEXCH.INI, then copy acroread.ini and name
- it acroexch.ini. Fonts may still show up incorrectly or poorly,
- but you will still be able to run Acrobat.
-
-
- 6. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
- -------------------------
-
- Here's an overview of the example programs, libraries and
- components located in the \DELPHI\DEMOS directory:
-
- \DELPHI\DEMOS
- \DB - Contains all database sample projects. Data used by these
- examples is in the \DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA directory. The
- SETUP program creates a BDE alias called DBDEMOS which
- can be used to access this data. Refer to INSTALL.TXT for
- additional information. (DBG=Database Application
- Developer's Guide)
-
- \ANIMALS - Uses TBlobField type to access dBASE data.
- \BDEDLL - DLL that uses database components and a
- companion application.
- \CALCFLDS - Simple use of calculated fields with linked
- master/detail tables.
- \DATALIST - Dynamically retrieves lists of aliases, tables,
- fields and indexes.
- \DBAWARE1 - Simple use of TDBEdit, TDBListBox, TDBComboBox
- and TDBGrid.
- \DBAWARE2 - Simple use of TDBLookupCombo and TDBLookupList.
- \FISHFACT - Uses TBlobField and TMemoField to access
- Paradox data.
- \FORMAT - Simple use of FormatDateTime and FormatFloat.
- \INSQUERY - Simple use TQuery to perform SQL insert.
- \LINKQRY - Master/detail form using TQuery components.
- \MASTAPP - Extensive example featured in Chapter 2, 4, and
- Appendix D of the Database Application
- Developer's Guide. Consists of 12 forms and comes
- with sample data for Paradox and Local InterBase
- Server. Uses ReportSmith to print invoice,
- inventory and customer data; includes online help
- that explains how the application is implemented;
- contains a sophisticated invoice form, and is
- fully scalable between desktop and Client/Server
- data. Refer to the comments at the beginning of
- MAIN.PAS for more complete information.
- \QJOIN - Simple SQL join.
- \RANGE - Simple use of TTable range support.
- \SEARCH - Simple use of TTable.SetKey.
- \STOCKS - Stock portfolio example that uses complex SQL
- joins, ReportSmith reports and the TChartFX
- sample VBX control.
- \TOOLS - Two applications: an MDI database browser and a
- SQL Activity Monitor.
- \TWOFORMS - Simple example that shows how multiple forms
- can share a single dataset (DBG, Ch. 3).
-
- \DOC - Contains examples from the printed documentation
- (UG=User's Guide, CWG=Component Writer's Guide).
-
- \ABOUTBOX - AboutBox dialog (UG Ch. 2).
- \CALENDAR - TSampleCalendar component (CWG Ch. 11).
- \CBROWSE - Uses TSampleCalendar (CWG Ch. 11).
- \DATAEDIT - Read/write data aware TCalendar (CWG Ch. 12).
- \DBCAL - Read-only data aware TCalendar (CWG Ch. 12).
- \FILMANEX - File manager (UG, Ch. 13).
- \FORMCOMP - Encapsulates a form as a component (CWG, Ch. 13).
- \FORMDLL - Encapsulates a form as a DLL (CWG, Ch. 13).
- \GRAPHEX - Simple paint program (UG, Ch. 12).
- \OLE2 - MDI OLE2 container (UG, Ch. 15).
- \SHAPE - TSampleShape component (CWG, Ch. 10).
- \TEXTEDIT - Simple MDI text editor (UG, Ch. 10).
- \WRAPMEMO - TWrapMemo component (CWG, Ch. 9).
-
- \CALLDLL - A simple password form in a DLL and a test
- program that calls it.
- \DATA - Contains all data used by sample programs. Note
- that the MASTAPP example defines referential
- integrity rules on the CUSTOMER, ORDERS, ITEMS
- and PARTS tables. These rules, which require that
- the master record be posted before a detail
- record may be posted, are defined in both the
- Paradox tables (.DB) the Local InterBase Server
- database (MASTSQL.GDB) versions of this data. If
- you write database applications that insert data
- into these tables and your insertions violate the
- referential integrity rules that are defined, a
- "Master Record Missing" exception will be raised.
- \DDEDEMO - Uses DDE to create a group in Program Manager.
- \DRAGDROP - Two projects that demonstrate drag and drop.
- \DYNAINST - Dynamically creates components at run-time.
- \EXPERTS - Source for the application and dialog experts
- (access via the Project and Form expert gallery
- pages).
- \FILECTRL - Uses the file and directory controls.
- \GENERIC - Object Pascal version of the "generic" SDK app.
- \IMAGVIEW - Views and browses images (BMPs, WMFs, etc.).
- \OLE2 - Links and embeds OLE2 objects.
- \OWNERLST - Uses an owner-draw listbox.
- \PAGECTRL - Integrates the TNotebook and TTabSet components.
- \PROPEDIT - Component with accompanying property editor.
- \SCRIBBLE - A simple drawing program in only 3 lines of code.
- \TEXTDEMO - Uses TFindDialog and TReplaceDialog components.
- \USERHELP - Shows how to implement and register online help
- for a custom component.
-
-
- 7. RELEASE NOTES
- ----------------
- Make sure you read \DELPHI\MANUALS.TXT for late-breaking
- information and documentation errata. INSTALL.TXT contains
- information about installation problems. Refer to INSTALL.TXT if
- you're having problems connecting to an SQL database, printing a
- ReportSmith report from a Delphi application, and so on.
-
- ChartFX - This 3rd party sample component can be found with the
- other VBX control examples on the Component Palette's VBX page.
- Refer to the ChartFX interface file (\DELPHI\DOC\CHARTFX.INT) to
- augment the online documentation. (Delphi Client/Server edition:
- refer to \DELPHI\SOURCE\LIB\CHARTFX.PAS.) You can also find a
- sample project that uses this component in the
- \DELPHI\DEMOS\DB\STOCKS directory.
-
- Interactive Tutors - We recommend that you run the tutors using
- Delphi's default configuration. For more information, please see
- the "Configuring Delphi for Interactive Tutors" topic in Delphi
- Help. If you experience problems running the Interactive Tutors,
- try closing other Windows applications to free up system memory.
- Note that the Interactive Tutors are not available under Windows
- NT 3.5.
-
- COMPLIB.DCL - Whenever you rebuild the Delphi component library,
- Delphi always copies the previous .DCL to a backup file named
- COMPLIB.~DC. If a newly installed Delphi component causes an
- error during initialization or you experience other difficulties
- with COMPLIB.DCL when loading Delphi, you can restore the
- previous version by exiting Windows and copying COMPLIB.~DC to
- COMPLIB.DCL.
-
- DATABASE NOTES
- --------------
- Closing ReportSmith Run-time from a Delphi application - When
- ReportSmith run-time is loaded by a TReport component,
- TReport.AutoUnload is False and your application is terminating,
- you'll need to call TReport.CloseReport explicitly to unload
- ReportSmith:
-
- procedure TForm1.FormClose(Sender: TObject;
- var Action: TCloseAction);
- begin
- Report1.CloseReport(False);
- end;
-
- TTable.CreateTable - The TTable.CreateTable function does not
- support the Paradox formatted memo field type.
-
- Queries with BCD Parameters - (Paradox tables only) Substitution
- parameters that are of type BCD should be bound using floating
- point data types (not BCD).
-
- Using Database components in a DLL - Certain restrictions apply
- when a DLL uses database components. In particular, such a DLL
- can only be used by one client at a time. It is the
- responsibility of the DLL to prevent simultaneous access by
- multiple applications. In addition, a DLL that uses database
- components should provide startup and cleanup routines to ensure
- safe initialization and shutdown. Refer to the
- \DELPHI\DEMOS\DB\BDEDLL directory for an example of a DLL that
- uses database components and a companion application.
-
- SQL Database floating point precision - Servers that support a
- single-precision floating point type typically offer only seven
- significant digits. If no TField.DisplayFormat is specified and
- the precision of the underlying field is less than 15 digits, you
- should set the TField.Precision property accordingly.
-
- Additional information about updateable SQL queries:
- o The online help on Syntax Requirements for a Live Result Set
- should state that ORDER BY clauses are allowed in updateable
- queries.
- o The online help on Syntax Requirements for a Live Result Set
- incorrectly states that a unique index must exist on Sybase
- servers. Only the original column values implied by the
- setting of TQuery.UpdateMode must be unique.
- o All Oracle column names are case sensitive (as if they were
- quoted explicitly). Oracle table names are never quoted (and
- thus must be uppercase).
- o Quoted columns must be prefixed with a table alias.
- o Tables owned by another user must be qualified by owner name.
- Use quotes around the entire qualified name, for example
- "OWNER.TABLE".
-
- Dataset synchronization on SQL Databases - Whenever supported by
- the server, Delphi supports inserts against updateable queries,
- views, non-indexed Sybase and InterBase tables. However, a newly
- inserted record is not present in the current cache (dataset)
- when it is no longer the current record. The table must be
- reopened or the query executed again to refresh the cache and
- retrieve the inserted record.
-
- Informix SQL Link - Due to Informix 4.x restrictions, only one
- application instance can be connected to one server at a time. To
- help circumvent this problem, we recommend that you set the
- TDatabase.KeepConnections property to False when accessing
- Informix databases. Close all active connections at design time
- before running the application. Informix 5.X does not have this
- limitation.
-
- The Borland Database Engine (BDE) looks for the IDAPI.CFG
- configuration file which contains driver and alias information
- used by all BDE client applications. The SETUP program creates
- and places a copy of IDAPI.CFG in the \IDAPI directory. We
- recommending backing up your IDAPI.CFG file periodically. You can
- also create a new one by copying from the IDAPI.CNF file in the
- \RUNIMAGE\IDAPI directory on your CD-ROM (or, if you're
- installing from floppy disks, from the indicated .PAK file listed
- in FILELIST.DOC ), for example:
-
- copy D:\RUNIMAGE\IDAPI\IDAPI.CNF C:\IDAPI\IDAPI.CFG
-
- Note that other .CNF files are provided as well and may be merged
- using the BDECFG.EXE utility's merge facility. Once you've
- created a new IDAPI.CFG file, you can use BDECFG.EXE to create
- aliases and drivers. For example, assuming you've installed
- Delphi on your C: drive, here's how to create the DBDEMOS alias
- that is normally created by the SETUP program:
-
- 1. Click on the Database Engine Configuration icon in the
- Delphi Program Manager group.
- 2. Select the Alias page and click the New Alias button.
- 3. Enter DBDEMOS and press the OK button.
- 4. Click on the path in the Parameters entry box and specify
- C:\DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA
- 5. Select File|Save
-
- Now this alias is available to Delphi's data access components
- (TTable, TQuery, etc.).
-
- Systems Notes
- -------------
- Video Drivers - Some older versions of the Dell/Tseng ET4000
- video driver, when operated in high-color modes, fail to properly
- paint the multiselect rectangle while dragging. In addition, some
- older ATI video drivers contain spurious INT 3 breakpoint
- instructions which interfere with Windows debugging. If you
- experience either of these problems, contact your vendor for an
- updated driver.
-
- Embedding or linking an Excel object - When embedding Excel in a
- TOleContainer component, a known problem in Excel reduces its
- scaling factor each time the object is activated.
-
- DPMI utilities and other operating systems - DCC.EXE, the DOS
- command-line compiler, and DLIB.EXE, the library utility for
- DELPHI.DSL, both use DPMI services provided by RTM.EXE. RTM.EXE
- requires at least 1Mb of extended memory. When running under
- Windows NT 3.5, add the following line to your
- \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT file:
-
- ntcmdprompt
-
- When running DCC or DLIB in an OS/2 DOS session, set DPMI_DOS_API
- to Enabled.
-
- Cannot Optimize EXE errors - When the Optimize EXE for size and
- speed option is enabled on the Options|Project|Linker page, you
- may encounter a "disk full" error during compilation. If this
- error occurs and you have sufficient disk space, disable the
- Linker page option and use the command-line utility instead:
-
- \delphi\bin\w8loss project1.exe
-
- Program Reset - Windows support for debugging does not always
- make it possible for Delphi to shutdown a running application and
- recover all system resources that were allocated. When possible,
- terminate your running application normally instead of using
- Debug | Program Reset. This is especially important when an
- exception has occurred in your application. If you do use Program
- Reset, you may be bypassing some of your application's shutdown
- code. You may need to periodically exit and then restart Windows
- to recover resources which were allocated but not released.
-
- CANNOT CREATE PROCESS Error - There are two possible causes for
- this error.
-
- o Your application requires a DLL which cannot be located
-
- o Insufficient low DOS memory - Windows requires a minimum
- amount of conventional DOS memory in order to launch an
- application. If available conventional memory is insufficient
- when you try to run or debug an application, a CANNOT CREATE
- PROCESS error message will appear.
-
- Here's how you can increase the available DOS memory:
-
- o Exit all BDE client applications (e.g. Delphi), run the
- BDE Configuration utility (BDECFG.EXE), select the SYSTEM
- page and reduce or zero the "LOW MEMORY USAGE LIMIT"
- setting.
-
- o Modify your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to
- eliminate DOS TSRs or load them into "high memory".
-
- o Many Windows applications inadvertently use low memory.
- Closing other Windows applications will often free up a
- significant amount of low memory.
-
- o Some Windows video drivers use low memory. Make sure you
- have the latest drivers for best performance.
-
- IMPORTANT: This error should occur on very few systems and is
- generally due to problems with system configuration or other
- Windows software.
-
-
- BP 7.0 Compatibility Notes
- --------------------------
- o Passing Borland Pascal 7.0 style object variables as arguments
- in an open array constructor is not supported.
-
- o Don't use the Borland Pascal 7.0 Fail procedure with Delphi
- classes.
-
- o Though we do not recommend using ObjectWindows and VCL units
- in the same application, by following these instructions, you
- can easily work on your Borland Pascal 7.0 Windows projects in
- the Delphi development environment:
-
- 1. Open your program or library file as a project. Make sure
- there's a correct module header declaration (i.e. program,
- library or unit) at the beginning of the .PAS file.
-
- 2. Change the Search Path on the Options|Project|Directories
- page to include \DELPHI\SOURCE\RTL70.
-
- 3. Update the uses clause of each unit as follows:
-
- o For each unit that uses WinTypes, replace "WinTypes" with
- "Messages, WinTypes"
- o Remove all references to the Win31 unit
-
-
- 8. PROBLEMS FIXED IN THIS RELEASE
- ---------------------------------
-
- The purpose of this section is to provide a general list of
- problems that are fixed in this Delphi release.
-
- ReportSmith
- -----------
- o Please refer to the ReportSmith READRS.TXT file for a list of
- fixed problems.
-
- Delphi
- ------
- o Fixed problems in the Delphi online help system.
-
- o Improved compatibility with Windows 95 for MDI (e.g., new
- child) and OLE2 (e.g., insert object).
-
- o IDE debugger compatibility fix for Windows NT.
-
- o Fixed MDI design-mode problem when minimizing MDI Child window.
-
- o Major changes to OLE2 API unit (see \DELPHI\DOC\OLE2.INT).
-
- o Fixed unit version problem in DLIB.EXE.
-
- o Fixed problem in Browser when you double-click a reference to
- a .PAS file that is not already open in the editor.
-
- o Fixed Options|Rebuild Library problem when the current project
- has an active Dataset.
-
- o Fixed Alt+Tab problem in Grid control.
-
- o Fixed DBGrid to allow cancel of SetKey mode.
-
- o TForm.DefineProperty now calls its inherited method.
-
- o Support for owner draw in TOutline.
-
- o DBImage.CutToClipboard now correctly updates the clipboard.
-
- o In TDataSource.OnDataChange, fixed invalid pointer in the
- Field Parameter.
-
- o Fixed various demo problems.
-
- Local InterBase
- ---------------
- o Improved performance of index creation and SQL request
- involving sort operations on data that exceeds the database
- cache as defined during database create.
-
- o Improved I/O diagnostic and error messages from the server.
-
- o Enhanced the Local InterBase engine to handle complex requests
- that reference more than 500 columns causing internal buffers
- to exceed 64k.
-
- o Improved performance of Local InterBase requests that reference
- more than 500 columns.
-
- o Removed the Local InterBase internal requirement that databases
- have a page size of 1024. It is now possible to create and use
- a Database specifying any allowable InterBase page size.
-
- o Numeric overflow errors are now trapped by Local InterBase and
- reported correctly to the client application.
-
- o Fixed the incompatibility when using DashBoard, from Starfish
- Inc., and viewing users in the InterBase security database
- (Task|User Security) with the InterBase Server Manager tool.
-
- o Fixed cleanup problems encountered when exiting the Windows
- Interactive SQL tool while executing a database validate
- (Task|Database Validate) in the InterBase Server Manager.
-
- BDE
- ---
-
- This version of the Borland Database Engine is the same version
- that is used with the new Visual dBase 5.5.
-
- o Fixed TQuery and TTable so that they support Oracle synonyms.
- Synonyms can now be viewed by typing its name in the name
- table property.
-
- o Editing now supported of an opened Paradox table simultaneously
- in Delphi with referential integrity constraints.
-
- o Fixed the ability to support Stored Procedures that have string
- parameters.
-
- o Fixed problems relating to accessing tables on Lantastic 6.0
- network.
-
- o Removed the nine parameter limitation for SQL queries.
-
- o Fixed problems relating to opening Access 2.0 files through
- ODBC.
-
- o Fixed DBD so that it is now able to open Watcom 4.0 tables.
-
- o Fixed 32K memory leak associated with live-query results sets
- and also for local queries involving joins.
-
- o Fixed problem moving batch from ASCII fixed-length files.
-
- o Now supports the Sybase forcedindex feature.
-
- o Added support for Informix 5.X.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
-