About the Author... ix Introduction... x Acknowledgments and Thanks... xi. Terminology... xii

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1 About the Author... ix Introduction... x Acknowledgments and Thanks... xi Terminology... xii Part I: Getting Started... 1 Chapter 1: Setup and Parts of the Environment... 3 Starting dbase Plus... 3 Look and Feel... 3 TabBar... 4 Application Theme... 4 dquery No Longer the Startup Program... 4 Some Basic Setup... 5 The Command Window... 6 The Designers... 7 SQL and Data Module Designers... 7 The Source Code Editor... 7 dcomplete... 8 dlocator... 8 dbable... 9 dblocks... 9 Other New Features dextract Online Help dpreview Compiler File Locations Reports Windows XP? Summary Part II: Data Chapter 2: SQL Server Databases SQL Databases The Basic Architecture of SQL Databases Firebird A Free SQL Database Server Installing the Firebird Server Installing ODBC Drivers for Firebird ODBC Setup Create a Firebird Database Setup Connection Aliases in dbase Users User Permissions Database Security Turning the Server On/Off iii

2 Summary Chapter 3: ADO Database Classes Why Use ADO? Basic ADO Concepts The ADO Connection Alias The ADODatabase Class The ADOQuery Class The ADOTable Class The ADORowset Class The ADOFieldArray Class The ADOField Class The ADOError Class The ADOErrorArray Class The ADOException Class The ADOStream Class Other ADO Database Classes Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 4: Using ADO Database Classes in an Application, Part 1 57 Data on the Server vs. Local Data Two Connections? Using SQL Creating Tables in Your Database The Sample Data Creating an Application with SQL Server Data Application Concepts The Data Layer Create a Data Module Add the ADOQuery Objects Adding Code The Business Layer Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 5: Using ADO Database Classes in an Application, Part 2 83 The User Interface Layer Application Assumptions Create a Custom Form Create Custom Controls Back to the Custom Form The Customer Form Navigating the Table Editing the Data Finding a Record The Inventory Form Other Forms Sample Code for This Chapter Summary iv

3 v Table of Contents Chapter 6: Using ADO Database Classes in an Application, Part Multi-Table Forms The Line Items Form The Invoices Form Duplicate Records? Back to the Business Layer Making a Full Application Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Part III: New Features and Functionality Chapter 7: New Graphics Engine and New Images The Graphics Engine File Formats Large Icon Format Editing Images New Images by glyfx Other Images Textures DoubleBufferred Miscellaneous Pushbutton scalebitmaps Property Image transparent Property Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 8: The Grid Controls Grid Enhancements The New GridEx Control GridEx and Components The GridEx Control columnlens Control GridExColumn Control Building a Grid Example 1 The Fish Table Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 9: The ListView Control What Is It? The ListView Object The ListView Columns Objects ListView Examples A Small List of Movies A File List Work With a Table Other Examples Sample Code for This Chapter Summary

4 Chapter 10: The SQL Builder A Simple SQL Query More Complex Multiple Tables Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 11: The Data Module Designer The Data Module Designer A Simple Data Module Using a Data Module A More Complex Data Module Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 12: ActiveX Controls The djv Controls (JEDI) djvclockx Control djvdirectorylistboxx Control djvdrivecombox Control djvfilelistboxx Control djvricheditx Control The Catalyst Controls SocketTools File Transfer Protocol Control 8.0: SocketTools Hypertext Transfer Protocol Control 8.0: SocketTools Post Office Control 8.0: SocketTools Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Control 8.0: SocketWrench Windows Sockets Control Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 13: Callbacks Callback Elements GETCALLADDRESS CALLBACK RELEASE CALLBACK Sample Code Sample Code for This Chapter Summary Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Updates High Precision Math New Number Object SET HIGHPRECISION Storing High Precision Numbers Debugger Another Debugging Tool Compiler, Symbol Space Sample Code for This Chapter Summary vi

5 Chapter 15: Building Your Application and Deploying It New Application Properties TabBar Themes Building Your Executable File Location Concerns Embed Runtime in Executable Deployment Issue Build With No BDE Deploying the Application Deploying ActiveX Controls Using the Project Manager Inno Setup File Locations Deploying Resource Files Using the Project Explorer Using Inno Setup Deploying an ADO Application Using the Project Explorer Using Inno Setup (Only) Project Explorer Updates Other Changes/Concerns Windows XP Support Gone Include Object Code in Project? Sample Code for This Chapter Summary The Appendices Appendix 1: Resources Available dbase, LLC Newsgroups dbase PLUS Tutorials dbase Knowledgebase dbase Users Function Library Project (duflp) dbulletin dbase Related Websites Other dbase Books Appendix 2: A Brief History of dbase Appendix 3: Source Code Editor Abbreviations Appendix 4: Using MySQL with dbase Installing the MySQL Server Installing MySQL Connector ODBC Setup More Control Over Your MySQL Databases Setup Connection in dbase Creating Tables in Your Database vii

6 Migrating DBF Data to MySQL Special Notes MySQL Index viii