Absolute Database for Delphi / C++ Builder: README

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Please read this file carefully (especially the INSTALLATION chapter)
before installing the program to your computer.
Contents
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Program information
Company information
Description
Specification
Features and Benefits
Installation
Purchasing / Registration
Copyright and licenses
Warranty and guarantee
Technical support
Important note
Program information
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Program Name:
Absolute Database
License Types:
Personal (for personal use, without source code)
For Single Developer, No Source Code
For Single Developer with Source Code
For 4 Developers with Source Code
For 8 Developers with Source Code
Single-Building Site License with Source Code
Enterprise License with Source Code
Program Version:
7.00
Program Release Date:
03/28/2012
Program Purpose:
High-speed embedded database system for Delphi and C++ Builder.
Target Environment:
Delphi 4, 5, 6, 7, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, XE, XE2 and C++ Builder 4, 5,
6, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, XE, XE2.
Company information
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Company Name:
ComponentAce
Contact E-mail Address:
support@componentace.com
Contact WWW URL:
http://www.componentace.com
Description
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With AbsoluteDatabase you can forget the Borland Database Engine (BDE) .
Absolute Database is the compact, high-speed, robust and easy-to-use database en
gine.
With Absolute Database you will not need special installation and configuration,

it compiles right into your EXE.
Make your application faster and smaller with Absolute Database!
Key Features:
No BDE; no DLLs
SQL'92 (DDL & DML) support
Single database file
Unmatched ease-of-use
100% compatibility with standard DB-aware controls
Strong encryption
BLOB compression
Full source code available
Royalty-free
Features
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Ease of Deployment
No BDE, no DLLs
No special installation or configuration required
Database engine compiles right into EXE
Single-file database format
High-speed
Advanced cache management and buffering architecture
Sophisticated SQL query and filter optimizer
Special optimized database engine for temporary results of SQL queries
Fast B*-Tree indexes with high-speed on thousands and on billions of records
Buffered transactions for batch inserts, updates and deletes
Optmization for read-only databases, such as databases on CD
SQL support
SELECT with DISTINCT, INNER LEFT, RIGTH, FULL and OUTER JOIN, GROUP BY and ORDER
BY clauses
CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE, ALTER TABLE statements
CREATE INDEX, DROP INDEX statements
INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements
BETWEEN, IN, LIKE, IS NULL operators
Aggregate functions COUNT,SUM,MIN,MAX,AVG
Most of all SQL'92 arithmetic, logical, date-time and string functions and opera
tors
Data types conversion by function CAST
SQL scripts (multiple commands separated by ';')
Parameters in queries
Compactness
Small size of code added into the application by the database engine units
Small database file size achieved by customizable page size, compression of tabl
e metadata and other special means
Fast BLOB data compression
Short indexes for string fields
Low memory consumption
Compatibility
Support of most of TTable field data types, including BLOB fields
Full compatibility with standard DB-aware visual controls such as QuickReport, D
BGrid, DBNavigator, DBImage, DBMemo, DBRichEdit and others
Calculated and lookup fields
Most of TTable functions including Key and Range methods

Functionality
Unicode support in String and Memo fields
Multiple-fields indexes with descending, ascending, case-sensitive and insensiti
ve options
Shareable in-memory tables
Default values support.
Min, max and not null constraints on field values
Security
Strong encryption of database file
Variety of supported encryption algotithms: Rijndael, the Advanced Encryption St
andard (AES) winner 128 bit key, Rijndael 256 bit key, Blowfish 448 bit key, Two
fish 128 bit key, Twofish 256 bit key, Square, Single DES and Triple DES

Reliability
Repair database in case of hardware failure or operating system error caused by
another application
Auto-detect of database corruption and automatic repair of database file
Convenience
Table restructuring being performed in the easiest way keeping all the existing
data
Data importing from and exporting to any data source
Internationalization / localization support by use of current system locale
Displaying progress during potentially slow operations with the tables and datab
ases

Utilities
DBImportExport utility to transfer your existing tables from database systems wi
th BDE driver, such as Paradox, Interbase, Access, Oracle, SQL Server to Absolut
e Database format and vice versa.
Absolute Database Manager to manage a database easily and to perform all support
ed operations with tables and database file
Absolute Database Manager also provides you an easy way of executing SQL queries
All utilities come with full source code and can be used as an advanced examples
Ease of Development
Full compatibilty with TTable, TQuery, TDatabase and TSession components
Extensive documentation: Developer's Guide and Reference covering every developm
ent issue.
Large number of demos illustrating wide range of use cases
Prompt and responsive technical support
Cost-Effectiveness
100% royaty-free, i.e. there is no additional licensing fees no matter how many
times you deploy the application
Flexible licensing: source code and no source code versions, multi-developers li
censes
Installation
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1) Make sure that all copies of Delphi (or C++ Builder) are currently
closed and not running on the target system. Also, if you are
replacing an existing version of Absolute Database, please remove all files a
nd
the package of the prior version before running the new setup program.
2) Unpack zip archive containing Absolute Database into any directory.
3) Run the INSTALL.EXE from this directory.
4) Follow on-screen instructions of step-by-step setup wizard to install
Absolute Database.
5) If after the installation Absolute Database components
don't appear in Components Palette of the IDE, please follow the next
instructions:
* From the IDE, select 'Component | Install Packages...'.
* Click the 'Add' button.
* In the ..\AbsoluteDatabase\Lib\Delphi# (or ..\AbsDb\Lib\C++ Builder#) direct
ory,
select the dclAbsDbD#.BPL (or dclAbsDbB#.BPL) file.
* Click the 'OK' button to close the dialog.
* Finally, select 'Tools | Environment Options' from the main menu. From this
dialog,
select the 'Library' tab and insure that the
..\AbsDb\Lib\Delphi# (or ..\AbsDb\Lib\C++ Builder#) directory is
included in the 'Library Path' line.
Purchasing / Registration
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Visit our site http://www.componentace.com to purchase or register the product.
Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.
Warranty and guarantee
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See "license.txt" file.
Technical support
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Before you contact us, please do the following:
- Make sure you have performed all the required steps correctly.
- Look at the Help files and Demos: it may already contain an answer to
your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how do I:",
though the complete information is there.
- Visit our Internet site at http://www.componentace.com. It's a good chance
that you'll find the newer version of our product there.
If the problem persists, please, inform us about the following:
- Absolute Database version
- Compiler information: Delphi or C++ Builder, Version, Edition, Service
Pack
- Environmental information: your OS and Service Pack
- Description of your problem (as much information as possible to
retrieve the problem).
- Attach a test project where the problem could be reproduced (it helps
us to solve your issue as soon as possible)
Typically ComponentAce Support Team answer messages in 24 hours, but
depending on singularity and difficulty of your question it may take a bit
longer.
Should you have any ideas on improving the existing functions of this
product after you have downloaded and used it, be easy to e-mail us.
All registered users who buy this product may also send their offers
to add new possibilities and/or to change the product's functions.
We consider any ideas and we may take them into account while creating
new versions of our products.
Important note
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This product, the software itself and accompanying documentation, is developed
and delivered in accordance with international treaties.
Some countries restrict the exporting of software that uses strong encryption. I
f you will be
exporting software that uses this product by ComponentAce, we strongly advise yo
u to find
out what your country's laws allow or restrict.