[lazarus] TDataset ready and tested !!

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Shane Miller wrote:

> I am assuming that a TDatabase component is already there?

Yes, but not really functional. It just closes all datasets connected to
it. The rest of the code must still be implemented, but this is all closely
connected with the TQuery and TTable implementations.

> What units are these coded in?  I'd like to look at the implementation when I test them.......

The db unit. see fcl/db the implementation is split into several
include files, because otherwise it becomes unreadable.

Michael.

> 
> Shane
> 
> 
> >>> Michael Van Canneyt <michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be> 12/02/99 02:05AM >>>
> 
> 
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Michael A. Hess wrote:
> 
> > michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be wrote:
> > > 
> > > With Data do
> > >   begin
> > >   Append;
> > >   FieldByName('Name').AsString:='Michael A. Hess';
> > >   FieldByName('Age').AsInteger:=3;
> > >   FieldByName('Height').AsFloat:=5.8;
> > >   Post;
> > >   end;
> > 
> > Well the height is almost correct but the age is WAY off.  ;-)
> 
> I was wondering if you would notice.
> As an eye catcher it seems to have worked :-)
> 
> > 
> > > 0) Please test and give lots of feedback !!
> > 
> > Nothing much constructive from me yet other than....impressive. :-)
> > 
> > > 4) If KCL or Lazarus or MOS is ready: produce a set of Data-aware
> > >    controls.
> > 
> > This would be a major thing to have in Lazarus. Given the fact that alot
> > of Delphi programs use databases and the TDataset this would make FPC
> > and Lazarus VERY popular on Linux.
> 
> I really hope so. I read somewhere that a survey by Inprise (not the one
> on linux) showed that 95% of programming is connected with Databases in
> some way, and so support for it is very important IMHO.
> 
> I also think that CGI programming will be very easy with this; till now
> it was cumbersome to use the C interface to mysql, but with this,
> programming complex forms in CGI which do data access should be a breeze. 
> 
> Michael.
> 
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