Developer's Guide
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This guide covers the "how-to" information on developing InterBase database applications using Embarcadero development tools, JDBC, and ODBC. Topics include:
- Connecting to databases
- Understanding datasets
- Working with tables, queries, stored procedures, cached updated and events
- Working with UDF and Blob filters
- Importing and exporting data
- Working with InterBase Services
- Writing install wizards
Chapters
Chapter | Product | Topics |
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Using the InterBase Developer’s Guide | Intended audience and coverage | |
Client/Server Concepts | Architecture of client/server systems using InterBase, including the definition of client and server, and options for application development. | |
Programming Applications with Delphi or C++ Builder | Describes how to attach to and detach from databases, and how to request information about attachments. | |
Programming with JDBC | Building InterBase applications using InterClient, InterServer, and JBuilder. |
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Programming Applications with ODBC | Programming InterBase applications with ODBC and OLE DB; programming with the ODBC driver, and configuring and using ODBC data sources. | |
Working with UDFs and Blob Filters | Working with UDFs: UDF libraries, declaring the functions to the database, calling the functions; working with Blob filters. | |
Designing Database Applications | Designing a database application, including the decisions involved in designing a user interface, how to use databases and database architecture. | |
Building Multi-tiered Applications | Understanding the elements of a database application, including datasets and transactions. | |
Introduction to IBX | Using InterBase Express (IBX) data access components. | Getting Started with InterBase Express |
Connecting to Databases | Database components and how to manipulate database connections. | |
Importing and Exporting Data | Using IBX components to migrate data to and from a database. | |
Working with InterBase Services | Building InterBase services into your applications. | |
Programming with Database Events | Using an IBX TIBEvents component to manage InterBase server events. | |
Working with Cached Updates | Working with cached updates and using the TIBUpdateSQL component to update datasets. | |
Understanding Datasets | Working with datasets and TDataSet | |
Working with Queries | Working with datasets and TDataSet. |
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Working with Tables | Working with tables and TIBTable. |
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Working with Stored Procedures | Using InterBase stored procedures in your database applications. | |
Debugging with SQL Monitor | Using TIBSQLMonitor to monitor the dynamic SQL passing through the InterBase server. |
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Writing Installation Wizards | Using TIBSetup, TIBInstall, and TIBUninstall to build an InterBase installation program |