Using BDE
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To use BDE
- Choose File > New > Other. The New Items dialog box opens.
- In the New Items dialog, select Delphi Projects and double-click VCL Forms Application. The Windows Designer displays.
- From the BDE category of the Tool Palette, drag a TTable component to the form. This will encapsulate the full structure of data in an underlying database table.
- From the BDE category of the Tool Palette, drag a TQuery component to the form. This will encapsulate an SQL statement and enables applications to access the resulting records.
- From the BDE category of the Tool Palette, drag a TStoredProc component to the form. This will execute a stored procedure that is defined on a database server.
- From the BDE category of the Tool Palette, drag a TBatchMove component to the form. This will copy a table structure or its data.
- From the BDE category of the Tool Palette, drag a TUpdateSQL component to the form. This will provide a way to update the underlying datasets.