MS SQL Server Database Support in Delphi Professional

From: Kevin Davidson (kevin_at_qsinc.com)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 18:04:56 -0400

I never quite figured out the logic behind the decision not to release
the MS SQL Server driver for dbExpress in Delphi 7 Pro.

Here's what Borland says on the Delphi 7 Professional product page:

"Expand your market opportunities: use one code base to leverage the
power of cross-platform development for Linux®". The page goes on to say
"Get your e-business and Web Services applications ready...". So how do
you write cross-platform applications without dbExpress, and how do you
write e-business and Web Services applications without being able to
support Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or DB2?

It looks to me like there's a disconnect between what the product is
intended to be used for, and what comes in the box.

Kevin

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