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Product: SQL Server Data Access Components (SDAC)
Vendor: Core Lab
Version: 2.40 Data Aware Controls: TDataSet (D4+ C4+)
Web Site: http://www.crlab.com/sdac Support Delphi Vers: 4 5 6 7
Email: sdac@crlab.com Supports C++B Vers: 4 5 6
Source Available: Yes Supports Kylix Vers:

Description: SDAC provides access to Microsoft SQL Server from Borland Delphi and C++ Builder skipping BDE.
Deployment: MDAC is required for old Windows versions
Modes of
Operation:

Check indicates
primary intended
use(s).
Local:
Multiuser File Server:
Multiuser Client/Server: Yes
Web Server: Yes

Package(s) Available: Price:
Per Developer $99
(with source code) $345

Database/File Format Supported Native? Via Notes
MS SQL Server Yes OLE-DB/ADO is native for SQL Server

Third Party Tool Compatibility: Compatible?
(Delphi) Database Explorer Unknown
Ace Reporter Unknown
InfoPower Yes
Orpheus (TurboPower) Unknown
QuickReports Yes
RAVE Reports Unknown
ReportBuilder Pro Yes

Vendor's Description (from Readme files, web site, etc.):

SQL Server Data Access Components provides high performance access to Microsoft SQL Server. SDAC is a set of VCL native components for Delphi and C++ Builder.

Using SQL Server Data Access Components gives you the following advantages:

  • No distribution, installation and configuration is required for BDE and ODBC;
  • You can use any Delphi Professional Edition to develop client/server applications;
  • Supports MS SQL Server specific features: windows authentication, metadata, unicode fields, manual refresh for record in a dataset, automatic getting Identity value and results of triggers work and a lot of more;
  • Simplifies data updating;
  • Speeds up fetch record from database;
  • Provides automatic refresh for records;
  • Server cursors and UniDirectional support;
  • Advanced design-time editors;
  • Interface (methods, properties) of SDAC components similar to standard BDE data access components (TDatabase, TQuery ..);
  • Support all data-aware components;
  • DB Monitor support;
  • and many other features.


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