BDE replacement
Alan Jeffery
It looks like I'm going to have to cut the umbilical cord and replace the
BDE. It's just too much of a problem in XP and Vista.
Anybody with ssome ideas about good replacements. I'm looking for something
that allows me to stay with the dbase files I'm using, I also need the same
functionality that the Database Desktop already has.
I thought the Advantage server looked like a good idea, but it's now owned
by Sybase. And I can't find anywhere that says it can use existing dbase
files still. Am I wrong?
Alan Jeffery
Uffe Kousgaard
news:485b...@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> I thought the Advantage server looked like a good idea, but it's now owned
> by Sybase. And I can't find anywhere that says it can use existing dbase
> files still.
It can. We have just started a new project using Advantage local server.
The alternative is http://tdbf.sourceforge.net/
Free, but no SQL support. I'm not sure if it supports multi-user mode.
Joachim Duerr
> I thought the Advantage server looked like a good idea, but it's now
> owned by Sybase. And I can't find anywhere that says it can use
> existing dbase files still. Am I wrong?
http://devzone.advantagedatabase.com
We still support DBF files, now with the enhancements of Visual FoxPro
9 (new data types, additional collations, ...).
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Bill Todd [TeamB]
> I thought the Advantage server looked like a good idea, but it's now
> owned by Sybase. And I can't find anywhere that says it can use
> existing dbase files still. Am I wrong?
It can. If you have other questions Advantage has excellent newsgroups.
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Alan Jeffery
"Joachim Duerr" <jojo....@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Joachim
What do I need to install to have the complete match (in functionality) to
the BDE and Database Desktop?
Thanks
Alan Jeffery
Wayne Niddery (TeamB)
>
> What do I need to install to have the complete match (in functionality) to
> the BDE and Database Desktop?
For a peer-to-peer network you need Advantage Local Server and you need Data
Architect. Both are free and downloadable.
http://www.sybase.com/products/databasemanagement/advantagedatabaseserver/local-server
http://www.sybase.com/products/databasemanagement/advantagedatabaseserver/data-architect-utility
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Uffe Kousgaard
> the BDE and Database Desktop?
Many DBF editors are available for all purpose DBF file manipulation:
http://www.google.com/search?q=dbf+editor
Joachim Duerr
> What do I need to install to have the complete match (in
> functionality) to the BDE
Depending on your Delphi version either Advantage TDataset Descendant
(Delphi 3-7) or Advantage Delphi Components (Delphi 8-2007)
> and Database Desktop?
Advantage Data Architect
remark: some Delphi versions are unsupported in the meantime, but still
provided as courtesy.
Alan Jeffery
> Alan Jeffery wrote:
>
>> What do I need to install to have the complete match (in
>> functionality) to the BDE
>
> Depending on your Delphi version either Advantage TDataset Descendant
> (Delphi 3-7) or Advantage Delphi Components (Delphi 8-2007)
>
Thanks for your reply.
I have installed the TDataset. I have a problem. Whenever I place one on a
form I get an "access violation", even if I remove it from the project, when
I close Delphi down.
I'm running Delphi 6. And ADS V9 - server (evaluation at the moment). The
server is running fine. And I can access the local files no problem.
What could the problem be?
Thanks
Alan Jeffery
Joachim Duerr
> I have installed the TDataset. I have a problem. Whenever I place
> one on a form I get an "access violation", even if I remove it from
> the project, when I close Delphi down.
>
> I'm running Delphi 6. And ADS V9 - server (evaluation at the moment).
> The server is running fine. And I can access the local files no
> problem.
>
> What could the problem be?
I've absolutely no idea what's going on there. Did you install to the
default location with administrator account? What operating system?
I'd check for the search paths if htey contain weird data/invalid
folders.
Alan Jeffery
Joachim
I'm running XP Pro. The ADS.ini file is pointing to the correct data paths
for the data files. All the other directory paths are as before I installed
ADS. The only change is the inclusion of the ADS TDataSet.
Alan Jeffery
Keith Latham
Absolute Database works well, but it doesn't directly read dbase or
Paradox files; you have to load them into the ABS database structure.
Fortunately they have a simple utility to do this quickly and accurately
including all indexes and everything else.
http://www.componentace.com/bde_replacement_database_delphi_absolute_database.htm
Next step up in complexity is NexusDB.
Joachim Duerr
> I'm running XP Pro. The ADS.ini file is pointing to the correct data
> paths for the data files. All the other directory paths are as
> before I installed ADS. The only change is the inclusion of the ADS
> TDataSet.
Alan,
I suggest porting it to the advantage newsgroups. Maybe one of my
fellows has an idea.
You can find the ADS newsgroups on devzone.advantagedatabase.com
(proper NG is advantage.delphi).