[lazarus] updated/mostly working LCL DB test app

[Andrew Higgs]

Hi Andrew

I tried to compile in win32 and got the following:


Compiling dsnavigator.pas
dsnavigator.pas(265,14) Error: Cannot access a private field of an 
object here
dsnavigator.pas(734) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping

Have not tried it in linux yet (can only do that at home tonight). Do I 
have an older/different (fpc-1.0.10) version of fpc than you. 
(downloaded lazarus snapshot this morning).

Kind regards
Andrew Higgs

Andrew Johnson wrote:
> OK rather then sending this to the list and bog down stuff, I tried to
> upload it to my site. 
> 
> http://www.ajgenius.us/random/LCLDBTest.tar.gz
> 
> I have hacked around a few issues with DataSet in my text table, fixed a
> cancel error; got DataLink working around fcl bug; broke out stuff, and
> implemented a basic TDBEdit. The test app auto adds info to the table on
> load(another hack since field loading is broken in the fcl), and this
> time I managed to get a semi-working dsnavigator in there(nothing
> changed actual design so still not compatible with delphi's thus the
> different name). 
> 
> Navigating mostly works, delete edit post cancel and insert mostly
> work(note the workarounds for delete and post). do not delete if there
> is only one record. stuff dies. refresh is silly nothing which may or
> may not do anything worthwhile have no clue if the bookmarks work.
> 
> The DB aware components do seem to be properly updating barring the one
> issue with edit and post(which I have the specific temp workaround for),
> so I see no reason people couldn't start fleshing out these two controls
> and implementing the other basic ones I mentioned in my earlier post. 
> 
> Since this Text table is very basic, additions to it would of course
> also be welcome but I figure it serves the needed purpose of a
> distributable test system without extra deps like MySQl, Interbase et
> al. Adding extra fields should also work, but again we need the silly
> hack to add info first then close and reopen to make sure the TField's
> get created. so follow my initial lead on that.
> 
> For those who want to help out with the FCL implementation stuff. Well
> its hard to say but, for example look at my workarounds, and open db.pas
> and dateset.inc in the FCL and just look for Not implemented. you won't
> find a shortage of work. also converting fields to a collection etc as
> was mentioned earlier would be a great help.
> 
> A note for those graphics artist who want a shot, we need those
> wonderfull arrow edit cancel post etc glyphs so we can get past the all
> text on the navigator.
> 
> hope others out there can help, the more who can the faster this can be
> truly useable for people, and maybe even builtin into an lcl db package
> and in lazarus by default. :)
> 
> Andrew
> 
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