Product Description

Still the Best Delphi Resource––Now Fully Updated and Expanded
Whether you′re new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can′t do without. Practical, tutorial–based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client–server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cantù give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what′s new to Delphi 7––particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes:
∗ Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb
∗ Writing sockets–based applications with Indy
∗ Creating data–aware controls and custom dataset components
∗ Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
∗ Building client–server applications using InterBase
∗ Interfacing with Microsoft′s ADO
∗ Programming for a multi–tiered application architecture
∗ Taking advantage of Delphi′s support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
∗ Taking advantage of Delphi′s XML and SOAP support
∗ Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app
∗ Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker
∗ Visually preparing reports using RAVE
∗ Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96527 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 992 pages

From the Back Cover

Still the Best Delphi Resource—Now Fully Updated and Expanded

Whether you’re new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can’t do without. Practical, tutorial–based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client–server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cantù give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what’s new to Delphi 7—particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes:

• Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb
• Writing sockets–based applications with Indy
• Creating data–aware controls and custom dataset components
• Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
• Building client–server applications using InterBase
• Interfacing with Microsoft′s ADO
• Programming for a multi–tiered application architecture
• Taking advantage of Delphi’s support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
• Taking advantage of Delphi’s XML and SOAP support
• Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app
• Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker
• Visually preparing reports using RAVE
• Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

About the Author
Marco Cantu is the award–winning author of six previous editions of the best–selling Mastering Delphi, as well as the critically acclaimed Delphi Developer′s Handbook. Cantu′s books on Delphi are known worldwide as thedefinitive Delphi tutorials and references. He lives in Italy and is an international Delphi authority, consultant, teacher of Windows programming courses, and frequent seminar lecturer.

Customer Reviews

Borland should bundle this book
This book is an excellent reference to the new stuff in Delphi 7, and still gives a worthwhile overview of the system capabilities.

It isn't a tyros book, and doesn't claim to be. That said, the text is clearly written. If you are proficient in any other modern language, this book will prove useful.

I would have preferred more detail on cross-platform development, and a cleaner separation of abstract database topics from the various implementations thereof. For example, if you're using dbExpress, it is worth ploughing thru the IBX and ADO sections also.

Nonetheless, highly recommended.

This book has good points and bad points
I bought this book after getting delphi enterprise edition without having any knowledge of delphi or pascal beforehand and i thought this book would make me a master in the language unfortunately im still clueless.

i come from a programming background in php, python and c++ but delphi was always something i wanted to get into due to the fact of it being associated with excellent database support, and it does! Thats what makes this book good, if your experienced in delphi this explains a lot about programming around databases.

although i still dont know delphi this book is good if your a current delphi developer, it provides a good reference for coding but the two disadvantages are, no great introduction to either pascal or delphi also the book is written in quite technical language.

not for begginers
i bought this book to help me with my A level computing coursework, upon recomondation from a friend. unfortunatly it did not live up to his praises. There was the occasional time where i did find it useful for the odd reference, but on the whole i learnt delphi by myself and using the help file. So for anyone who is looking for a beginner book, spend your money elsewere. if you are already experienced in delphi or pascal then this may well be well up your street!