Using Delphi and SQL

Another important database tool on the Windows software platform is Delphi. The splash that comes up as the program is loading has a picture of the Oracle at Delphi, surrounded by the letters SQL. In the C++ example you rewrote one line of code. Using Delphi, you will join two tables without writing a single line of code!

Double-click Delphi's icon to get it started. At rest, the program looks like Figure BD6.27.

Figure BD6.27. The Delphi programming environment.

Delphi requires you to register any ODBC connections you are going to use in your programming. Select BDE (Borland Database Environment) from the Tools menu and then ...

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