Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO [Paperback]

Alex Fedorov (Author), Natalia Elmanova (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2000

This book will give you a solid foundation for using ADO and ADOExpress. The authors have done a commendable job of introducing the basics, and following that up by providing examples to cement that knowledge. Dan Miser, Co-founder, DistribuCon.

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With this book:

Understand the role that OLE DB providers play in Universal Data Access.

Learn about the Delphi ADO components and their properties, methods, and events.

Find out how SQL can be used with Delphi ADO components to retrieve data and update the database.

Build Delphi database applications using ADO data sources.

Use the charting component to add various charting capabilities and business graphics to your applications.

Implement OLAP on both the client side and server side using Decision Cube components and ADO MD.

Discover how to use RDS, MIDAS, and MTS to implement Delphi ADO distributed applications.

About the Author

Alex Fedorov is an executive editor for ComputerPress magazine, a monthly software and hardware magazine published in Moscow. He has written more than 200 articles on various programming topics, including Delphi programming, Internet programming, COM/OLE, and other technologies. Natalia Elmanova, Ph.D., is an associate professor of the Sechenov’s Moscow Medical Academy, and a freelance Delphi/C++ Builder programmer, trainer, and consultant. She has written more than 50 articles on various programming topics, including Delphi/C++ Builder programming, CASE tools, distributed computing, COM/OLE, and other technologies for ComputerPress magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc. (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556227582
• ISBN-13: 978-1556227585
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction to Using ADO in Delphi, September 26, 2000

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Alan C. Moore (Frankfort, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO (Paperback)

In this wonderful work, Alex Fedorov and Natalia Elmanova beginby providing an excellent introduction to Delphi database programmingin general and then go on to expose the specifics of using the variousMicrosoft database technologies, especially ADO. The book is verywell organized and easy to read. In it they have accomplished thedifficult task of presenting an advanced topic in a way that mostDelphi developers can quickly grasp...If you plan to work with ADO inDelphi, this book is essential to your success!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the bad reviews, this book is worth buying, April 5, 2002

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Paul M Culpepper (Reno, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO (Paperback)

Well, to begin with I'm don't understand why the book got so many bad reviews. While it may not an advanced text, it does cover the Delphi side of ADO very well. I have an almost complete Delphi reference library (haven't added the D6 stuff yet). I can absolutely say that this book covers more ADO than the other books I've bought (D6 Developer's Guide devotes 6 pages to the topic, D4 Unleashed devotes NO pages, and Mastering D5 devotes less than 10 pages).

I don't think the bad reviewers did read the book at all. This book covers Delphi ADO use and not ADO technology basics. If you are looking for an "Inside ADO Nuts-And-Bolts" type of book, buy another book, like the Microsoft Press series since ADO is a Microsoft technology. But if you want to learn how to use the ADO Express component suite for Delphi, then this is the book for you. I've been doing Delphi for 6 years now and I am no novice, and I certainly found the book helpful.

On a side note, I would add that while the grammar in the book may not be perfect (it definitely needed better proofing before press time), the Authors unquestionably know the material. It's worth an A+ in my opinion, and I am thankful to have gotten ahold of solid material for a change. I do find that using Newgroups isn't helpful since the people tend to rant and rave about things completed unrelated to the posted topics. This book delivers focused material, and it has practical examples that you can apply and test right away. A companion CD is included, which I find to be a nice touch.

Great book, great topic, and useful information. The bottom line is try it for yourself. I did.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starting with ADO?, January 16, 2002

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J. Aulick (Buffalo, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO (Paperback)

The reviews on this book are really mixed(up). Some rate the book high and others low. If you are just getting started with ADO, I would recommend this book. If you are looking for an advanced ADO reference book, this isn't it.

I found this book to be very logical and presented the topics very well. Since the authors are from Russia I thought the English would be lacking. However, the book is well written and I found myself not wanting to put the book down. I was learning.

The book does not take you to the expert level. You will need other resources for that.

I highly recommend it to those new to ADO.