Connecting to a DataBase

[801119]

Hey all!!

Could someone guide me into connecting to a database?
Is there to connect by code only(without database forms)?
I know this can be done, with a few lines of code, in Visual Basic but is there a simple way in C++?

Thanks!

Martin G Broman
mgb_svea@hotmail.com

DWS - Alpha Whitin Dead Wolf Society

 

[bsisko]

I've used databases in several of my programs. I'm not sure if my solution is the one you're talking about. But you simply need the TTable and TDataSource components to set up the database.
In the Object Inspector, set the properties for TTable to these values

property value

DatabaseName "name of database" a diskfile
TableName "name of table" use in your code
Active False True when finished

set the properties for TDataSource to these values

property value

AutoEdit False
DataSet "table1"

If needed you use TEdit to enter values in your database. However, the VCL on the data access tab has many components for databases that you can use, as well as components for SQL data access.