Re: Delphi 8 for .NET

From: Lauchlan M (LMackinnon_at_NOSPAMHotmail.com)
Date: 11/03/03 

Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 02:05:10 +1000

> Is it a mistake that VCL controls are not available in the Pro SKU
> (http://www.borland.com/delphi_net/pdf/delphi_net8_techview.pdf, page 2)?
Or
> is it correct?

That is an interesting ommission <g>. Must be a mistake. See the first
question in the 'technical' section in the FAQ, where it afterwards suggests
that .NET applications 'may run on non-Windows platforms' (but does not say
which ones).

Does anyone at the BorCon have any info on what the DB Web Controls are?

<<
ASP.NET Web Forms. Delphi enables you to develop powerful
e-business solutions faster with the high-productivity LiveTools visual
development environment and dynamic integrated HTML editor built
exclusively for ASP.NET. Borland ® DB Web Controls for ASP.NET
streamlines and simplifies ASP.NET and ADO.NET development by
handling ADO.NET binding and session management in Web Forms
automatically. Borland DB Web Controls for ASP.NET saves both time
and maintenance, producing higher quality Web applications, faster.
>>

Interested in any info. Binding is one of the weak areas of ASP.NET in
VS.NET IMO, so it would be interesting to see what Borland have done here.

Also, the database support in the pro version seems pretty weak (see end of
FAQ - only MSDE, Access and Interbase support in pro). Is this only
apparently (ie is there some technology you can actually access a wider
range of DBs through) or actually? Is ADO.NET in Delphi.NET as general as
ADO in Delphi 7? Or do you have to use the DBExpress.NET or BDE.NET?

Lauchlan M

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