C++Builder 5 Developers Guide
- COVER
- TOC
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Introduction
- Who Should Read This Book?
- How This Book Is Organized
- The Companion CD-ROM
- CBuilder System Requirements
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Part I: CBuilder Essentials
- Chapter 1. Introduction to CBuilder
- C Language
- The VCL, Forms, and Components
- Creating Your First Real Program
- Commonly Asked Questions
- What s New in CBuilder 6?
- Linux, Kylix, CLX, EJB, and CBuilder
- The C Standard Library
- Summary
- Chapter 2. CBuilder Projects and More on the IDE
- CBuilder IDE Features
- Understanding CBuilder Projects
- Understanding and Using Packages
- Using the CBuilder Interactive Debugger
- Advanced Debugging
- Speeding Up Compile Times
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Programming in CBuilder
- Better Programming Practices in CBuilder
- VCL Overview
- Review of the Component Palette
- Creating User Interfaces
- Nonvisual Components and Programming
- Creating Multithreaded Applications
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Creating Custom Components
- Creating, Compiling, and Installing Packages
- Creating Custom Components
- The Streaming Mechanism
- Distributing Components
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Creating Property and Component Editors
- Creating Custom Property Editors
- Properties and Exceptions
- Registering Custom Property Editors
- Using Images in Property Editors
- Creating Custom Component Editors
- Registering Component Editors
- Summary
- Part II: Database Programming
- Chapter 6. Borland Database Component Architecture
- Borland Database Component Types Overview
- The Borland Database Engine
- BDE Single-Tier and dbGo
- BDESQL Links, IBExpress, dbExpress, and dbGo (Two-Tier)
- DataSnap Distributed Databases (Multitier)
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Database Programming
- What Are Data Modules?
- Why Use a Data Module?
- How to Use a Data Module in Applications, DLLs, and Distributed Objects
- What Goes in a Data Module?
- How to Add Properties to a Data Module?
- How to Use the Data Module Designer
- The Data Diagram Editor
- Advanced Concepts in Data Module Usage
- Summary
- Chapter 8. The Borland Database Engine
- Introduction to the Borland Database Engine (BDE)
- Component Overview
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Client Datasets and Client Dataset Enhancements
- Introduction to Client Dataset Concepts
- Using Basic Client Datasets in the ClientServer Environment
- Improving Performance with Client Datasets
- Using Client Datasets in a Multitier Environment
- Specialized Types of Client Datasets
- Summary
- Chapter 10. Interbase Express
- Introduction to IBExpress Components
- Setting Up a Schema
- Database Rules
- Generators, Triggers, and Stored Procedures
- Debugging an InterBase Application
- Database Creation and Connection
- Using Transactions
- Accessing Interbase
- Setting Up Bug Tracker
- Bug Tracker Wrap Up
- Summary
- Chapter 11. ADO Express Components for CBuilder
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- Summary
- Chapter 12. Data Access with dbExpress
- dbExpress
- dbExpress Components
- Migrating from Borland Database Engine (BDE)
- Summary
- Chapter 13. XML Document Programming and XML Mapper
- XML Document Programming
- XML Data Binding
- XML Mapping Tool
- Summary
- Part III: Windows Programming
- Chapter 14. Win32 API Functional Areas
- Win32 API Background
- Windows Management
- System Services
- Graphical Device Interface
- Multimedia Services
- Common Controls and Dialogs
- Shell Features
- International Features
- Network Services
- Summary
- Chapter 15. Graphics and Multimedia Techniques
- The Graphical Device Interface (GDI)
- Working with Images
- Working with Multimedia
- Summary
- Chapter 16. DLLs
- Creating a DLL Using CBuilder
- Loading a DLL
- Exporting and Using DLL Classes
- Packages Versus DLLs
- Using Forms in a DLL
- Shared Memory Support in a DLL
- Using Microsoft Visual C DLLs with CBuilder
- Using CBuilder DLLs with Microsoft Visual C
- Summary
- Chapter 17. COM Programming
- COM Fundamentals
- Creating and Using COM Interfaces
- Adding Automation
- Adding Event Sinks
- Writing the COM Server
- ActiveX Controls
- Recommended Resources
- Summary
- Part IV: Distributed Computing
- Chapter 18. DCOM: Going Distributed
- What Is DCOM?
- The DCOMCnfg Utility Tool
- Field Testing DCOM
- Programming Security
- Summary
- Chapter 19. SOAP and Web Services with BizSnap
- Building Web Services
- Consuming Web Services
- Using Other Web Services
- Summary
- Chapter 20. Distributed Applications with DataSnap
- Introduction to DataSnap
- DataSnap Clients and Servers
- Stateless DataSnap
- Deployment
- Summary
- Chapter 21. DataSnap Multitier Connections
- Accessing the Server Remotely Using DCOM
- HTTP WebConnection
- TCPIP SocketConnection
- New DataSnap Connections
- TSOAPConnection
- Summary
- Chapter 22. Web Server Programming with WebSnap
- WebAppDebugger
- WebSnap Demo
- WebSnap Architecture
- WebSnap Login
- WebSnap Sessions
- WebSnap Master-Detail Example
- Summary
- Part V: Open Tools API
- Chapter 23. The Tools API: Extending the Borland IDE
- Tools API Fundamentals
- Creating a Wizard
- Creating and Using Services
- Creating and Using Notifiers
- Creating and Using Creators
- Using Editors
- Debugging Your IDE Extensions
- Building and Deploying DLLs
- Recommended Readings
- Summary
- Part VI: Appendixes
- Appendix A. CBuilder Example Applications
- Overview of CBuilder Example Applications
- Summary
- Appendix B. C Mobile Application Development
- C Mobile Edition Overview
- Creating a Mobile Application
- Mobile Project Composition
- Deploying a Mobile Application
- Symbian OS
- Future Borland C Mobile Products
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Appendix C. Information Resources
- Borland-Sponsored Web Sites
- Useful Developer Web Sites
- Newsgroups
- Books and Magazines
- The Borland Developers Conference (BorCon)
- Summary
- Appendix D. Enabling TXMLDocument for CBuilder Professional
- TXMLDocument VCL Registration Support
- TXMLDocument VCL Package Assembly
- Using TXMLDocument
- Summary
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