Mastering Delphi 7 [Paperback]

Marco Cantù (Author), Marco Cantù (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078214201X | ISBN-13: 978-0782142013 | Publication Date: February 20, 2003 | Edition: 1

Still the Best Delphi Resource--Now Fully Updated and Expanded
Whether you're new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can't do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client-server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cant? give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what's new to Delphi 7--particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes:
* Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb
* Writing sockets-based applications with Indy
* Creating data-aware controls and custom dataset components
* Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
* Building client-server applications using InterBase
* Interfacing with Microsoft's ADO
* Programming for a multi-tiered application architecture
* Taking advantage of Delphi's support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
* Taking advantage of Delphi's XML and SOAP support
* Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app
* Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker
* Visually preparing reports using RAVE
* Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

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From the Back Cover

Still the Best Delphi Resource—Now Fully Updated andExpanded

Whether you’re new to Delphi or just making the movefrom an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource youcan’t do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you masteressential techniques in database, client-server, and Internet programming. Andthe insights of renowned authority Marco Cant? give you the necessary knowledgeto take advantage of what’s new to Delphi 7—particularly its supportfor .NET. Coverage includes:

• Creating visual webapplications with IntraWeb
• Writing sockets-based applications withIndy
• Creating data-aware controls and custom dataset components
• Creatingdatabase applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
• Buildingclient-server applications using InterBase
• Interfacing with Microsoft'sADO
• Programming for a multi-tiered application architecture
• Takingadvantage of Delphi’s support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
• Takingadvantage of Delphi’s XML and SOAP support
• Implementing Internetprotocols in your Delphi app
• Creating UML class diagrams usingModelMaker
• Visually preparing reports using RAVE
• Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

About the Author

Marco Cantu is the award-winning author of six previous editions of the best-selling Mastering Delphi, as well as the critically acclaimed Delphi Developer's Handbook. Cantu's books on Delphi are known worldwide as thedefinitive Delphi tutorials and references. He lives in Italy and is an international Delphi authority, consultant, teacher of Windows programming courses, and frequent seminar lecturer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (February 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078214201X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142013
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Borland Delphi

More About the Author

Marco Cantu' is the author of the best-selling series Mastering Delphi, plus other books on Delphi and C++. He recently authored self-published books on Delphi 2007, 2009 and 2010.
His areas of expertise include OOP, Delphi, Object-Oriented Architectures, and a number of XML lingos (particularly XSLT). Marco gives frequent training classes and has spoken at dozen of conferences in the US and Europe.
Marco lives in Italy with Lella and their two kids, Benedetta and Jacopo.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's still the best Delphi book, June 1, 2003

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JinTao Zheng (Fremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Delphi 7 (Paperback)

It's right that it's not for a complete new comer, it's somewhat based on its previous versions. Because there's not a lot of Delphi books(not like C#... so many of them) for Delphi developers, it's still a very good book you can get for Delphi, it gives readers basic introductions to the new features of Delphi7... very concise introductions, as well as some "old" features but author wanted to highlight.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too much snippets but kinda good overall, March 22, 2005

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Angelo Alfajardo "Angelo Alfajardo" (Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Delphi 7 (Paperback)

This book is probably the most exhaustive material on delphi programming...it contains at least 300 examples scattered throughout 25 chapters..apparently though this book is full of code snippets that had me printing code on paper just to get through one chapter(and a chapter contains an average of 15 examples chapter 2 had 19 examples and Chapter 7 had 33 examples)that by the time you finish a chapter youll be exhausted...me on my part it got me on spending at least 20 minutes printing codes on paper due to all the snippets of the examples on this book..the chapter on Client/Server Programming with dbexpress is kinda cloggy....since it presented a convoluted approach to dbexpress..and in order to be able to atleast understand the examples specifically on triggers and stored procedures you should have at least read the TEACH YOURSELF INTERBASE documentation kit that came along with interbase...this chapter focuses more on Interbase Express rather than DBExpress so it kinda makes the substance of the chapter incoherrent...For People wishing to dig deep into DBExpress i suggest ya read another book...DELPHI/KYLIX DATABASE DEVELOPMENT by ERIC HARMON
The examples specifically on creating triggers is erroneous:

Create trigger set_cust_no for customers
before insert position 0 as
begin
new.cust_no = gen_id(cust_no_gen, 1);
end

cantu forgot about the termination statement issue on trigger statements on SQL Servers he should have written

set term ^;
Create trigger set_cust_no for customers
before insert position 0 as
begin
new.cust_no = gen_id(cust_no_gen, 1);
end^
set term ;^

if ya wanna go up to speed in the book i suggest reading(Chapter 2,3,5,6,7,8,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22)
Chapter 2 focuses more on the object oriented programming on delphi on the class level

chapter 8 focuses on oop on the form design level

Chapters 13 - 19 focuses on database programming

Chapter 20 - 22 focuses on Simple object access protocol, XML and internet and server-side programming using sockets and TCP/IP

overall the book has not one complete code...everything is a snippet which would ultimately eat away a lotta time..youve gotta download the code on www.marcocantu.com and use a printer. In conclusion youll end up spending more money printing the codes than buying this book...But still its the best book around on delphi..but youve gotta be extremely patient and determined if ya wanna learn delphi programming because a chapter of this book will get you very very exhausted

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best overall Delphi Book Available, June 13, 2003

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M. Andrews "Mark" (Southeastern US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Delphi 7 (Paperback)

This is the best general purpose Delphi Book on the Market. Mr. Cantu again shows that he knows Delphi as he continues this series of books.

Ignore what adiv says; every review he writes is negative.

If you are serious about Delphi programming you need this book!