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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 1/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- This Technical Information document will help step thru
- concepts regarding the creation and use of ALIASES within
- your Delphi Applications.
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- Typically, you use the BDE Configuration Utility BDECFG.EXE to
- create and configure aliases outside of Delphi. However, with
- the use of the TDatabase component, you have the ability to
- create and use this ALIAS within your application-- not
- pre-defined in the IDAPI.CFG.
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- The ability to create Aliases that are only available within
- your application is important. Aliases specify the location
- of database tables and connection parameters for database servers.
- Ultimately, you can gain the advantages of using ALIASES within
- your applications-- without having to worry about the existance
- of a configuration entry in the IDAPI.CFG when you deploy your
- application.
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- Summary of Examples:
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- Example #1:
- Example #1 creates and configures an Alias to use
- STANDARD (.DB, .DBF) databases. The Alias is
- then used by a TTable component.
- Example #2:
- Example #2 creates and configures an Alias to use
- an INTERBASE database (.gdb). The Alias is then
- used by a TQuery component to join two tables of
- the database.
- Example #3:
- Example #3 creates and configures an Alias to use
- STANDARD (.DB, .DBF) databases. This example
- demonstrates how user input can be used to
- configure the Alias during run-time.
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- Example #1: Use of a .DB or .DBF database (STANDARD)
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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 2/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- 1. Create a New Project.
- 2. Place the following components on the form:
- - TDatabase, TTable, TDataSource, TDBGrid, and TButton
- 3. Double-click on the TDatabase component or choose Database
- Editor from the TDatabase SpeedMenu to launch the Database
- Property editor.
- 4. Set the Database Name to 'MyNewAlias'. This name will
- serve as your ALIAS name used in the DatabaseName Property for
- dataset components such as TTable, TQuery, TStoredProc.
- 5. Select STANDARD as the Driver Name.
- 6. Click on the Defaults Button. This will automatically add
- a PATH= in the Parameter Overrides section.
- 7. Set the PATH= to C:\DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA
- (PATH=C:\DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA)
- 8. Click the OK button to close the Database Dialog.
- 9. Set the TTable DatabaseName Property to 'MyNewAlias'.
- 10. Set the TDataSource's DataSet Property to 'Table1'.
- 11. Set the DBGrid's DataSource Property to 'DataSource1'.
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- 12. Place the following code inside of the TButton's
- OnClick event.
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- procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
- begin
- Table1.Tablename:= 'CUSTOMER';
- Table1.Active:= True;
- end;
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- 13. Run the application.
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- *** If you want an alternative way to steps 3 - 11, place the
- following code inside of the TButton's OnClick event.
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- procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
- begin
- Database1.DatabaseName:= 'MyNewAlias';
- Database1.DriverName:= 'STANDARD';
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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 3/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- Database1.Params.Clear;
- Database1.Params.Add('PATH=C:\DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA');
- Table1.DatabaseName:= 'MyNewAlias';
- Table1.TableName:= 'CUSTOMER';
- Table1.Active:= True;
- DataSource1.DataSet:= Table1;
- DBGrid1.DataSource:= DataSource1;
- end;
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- Example #2: Use of a INTERBASE database
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- 1. Create a New Project.
- 2. Place the following components on the form:
- - TDatabase, TQuery, TDataSource, TDBGrid, and TButton
- 3. Double-click on the TDatabase component or choose Database
- Editor from the TDatabase SpeedMenu to launch the Database
- Property editor.
- 4. Set the Database Name to 'MyNewAlias'. This name will
- serve as your ALIAS name used in the DatabaseName Property for
- dataset components such as TTable, TQuery, TStoredProc.
- 5. Select INTRBASE as the Driver Name.
- 6. Click on the Defaults Button. This will automatically add
- the following entries in the Parameter Overrides section.
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- SERVER NAME=IB_SERVER:/PATH/DATABASE.GDB
- USER NAME=MYNAME
- OPEN MODE=READ/WRITE
- SCHEMA CACHE SIZE=8
- LANGDRIVER=
- SQLQRYMODE=
- SQLPASSTHRU MODE=NOT SHARED
- SCHEMA CACHE TIME=-1
- PASSWORD=
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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 4/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- SERVER NAME=C:\IBLOCAL\EXAMPLES\EMPLOYEE.GDB
- USER NAME=SYSDBA
- OPEN MODE=READ/WRITE
- SCHEMA CACHE SIZE=8
- LANGDRIVER=
- SQLQRYMODE=
- SQLPASSTHRU MODE=NOT SHARED
- SCHEMA CACHE TIME=-1
- PASSWORD=masterkey
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- 8. Set the TDatabase LoginPrompt Property to 'False'. If you
- supply the PASSWORD in the Parameter Overrides section and set
- the LoginPrompt to 'False', you will not be prompted for the
- password when connecting to the database. WARNING: If an
- incorrect password in entered in the Parameter Overrides
- section and LoginPrompt is set to 'False', you are not prompted
- by the Password dialog to re-enter a valid password.
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- 9. Click the OK button to close the Database Dialog.
- 10. Set the TQuery DatabaseName Property to 'MyNewAlias'.
- 11. Set the TDataSource's DataSet Property to 'Query1'.
- 12. Set the DBGrid's DataSource Property to 'DataSource1'.
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- 13. Place the following code inside of the TButton's
- OnClick event.
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- procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
- begin
- Query1.SQL.Clear;
- Query1.SQL.ADD(
- 'SELECT DISTINCT * FROM CUSTOMER C, SALES S
- WHERE (S.CUST_NO = C.CUST_NO)
- ORDER BY C.CUST_NO, C.CUSTOMER');
- Query1.Active:= True;
- end;
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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 5/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- Example #3: User-defined Alias Configuration
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- This example brings up a input dialog and prompts the
- user to enter the directory to which the ALIAS is to
- be configured to.
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- The directory, servername, path, database name, and other
- neccessary Alias parameters can be read into the
- application from use of an input dialog or .INI file.
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- 1. Follow the steps (1-11) in Example #1.
- 2. Place the following code inside of the TButton's
- OnClick event.
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- procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
- var
- NewString: string;
- ClickedOK: Boolean;
- begin
- NewString := 'C:\';
- ClickedOK := InputQuery('Database Path',
- 'Path: --> C:\DELPHI\DEMOS\DATA', NewString);
- if ClickedOK then
- begin
- Database1.DatabaseName:= 'MyNewAlias';
- Database1.DriverName:= 'STANDARD';
- Database1.Params.Clear;
- Database1.Params.Add('Path=' + NewString);
- Table1.DatabaseName:= 'MyNewAlias';
- Table1.TableName:= 'CUSTOMER';
- Table1.Active:= True;
- DataSource1.DataSet:= Table1;
- DBGrid1.DataSource:= DataSource1;
- end;
- end;
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- 3. Run the Application.
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- PRODUCT : Delphi NUMBER : 2783
- VERSION : All
- OS : Windows
- DATE : May 8, 1995 PAGE : 6/6
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- TITLE : Creating Database Aliases in Code
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- See Also:
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- Delphi On-line help -->
- Database Properties Editor
- TDatabase
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- DISCLAIMER: You have the right to use this technical information
- subject to the terms of the No-Nonsense License Statement that
- you received with the Borland product to which this information
- pertains.
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