Database Developers Guide with Delphi 2: With CDROM

by Ken Henderson

Focusing on advanced database development, this work details the intricacies involved in developing robust database applications with Delphi. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672308622
• ISBN13: 9780672308628
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 1000 Pages
• Weight: 3.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The best Delphi book I have found

I have all the Delphi books out there - Cantu, Calvert, etc. - and none of them compare to this one. It's written better than 99% of the technical books you will find. It is also jam-packed with useful technical info. No other Delphi book compares. The best things about this one are:* Detailed instructions on connecting to and working with the leading DBMSs. Just the other day this saved my behind with an Oracle problem I was having.* The components chapter. I couldn't believe how easy it was to make data bound components.* The tutorial. I worked through this and learned oodles of things that I didn't know about Delphi (I've been using Delphi since version 2).It's just a great book that belongs in your library if you're serious about Delphi.

A classic that I turn to again and again

I got on here to see if maybe this book had been updated and was saddened to learn that it has not been. Oh well, no matter - I'll just keep using the one I have.I have to admit, my copy is getting pretty worn. The back cover was lost long ago and the front probably won't make it through the year. Why? The book is a masterpiece. You don't see readable prose and precise detail like this anymore. You don't find breadth and depth in the same computer book these days. I take it with me everywhere I go.What I like most about the book is that it's laden with experience. Obviously, the author has been around the world a time or two as a developer. He knows his stuff because he has been there, a fact you can't miss if you read the book through.All in all, if you want to learn database development in Delphi from a master, look no further - this is the book for you. Nevermind that it was written for D2 - it's just as applicable today as it was when D2 first came out.Penned by a veteran software engineer who writes prose as well as writes code, this is the one book to have if you want to know Delphi database development inside out.

A Delphi Classic

I found this book at a local bookstore and had heard good things about Henderson's work, so I bought it. I wasn't disappointed. I've now worked through the entire book and have learned ALOT about Delphi -- including many things I didn't even know were there. Even though Delphi itself has changed quite a bit since D2 (and hence the screen shots don't always match up with the text), this book is truly timeless. I ran into a few minor problems relating to version differences (e.g., Database Desktop is no longer a menu item in Delphi like it was in D2), but nothing major. 90% of what you learn from this book applies to every version of Delphi. Highly recommended. If you can find one, get a copy and read through it cover-to-cover.

A homerun as far as I'm concerned

I picked this up at a bookstore recently and felt compelled to get on here and write about what I'd found. I've been developing in Delphi since v1, but for some reason, I'd never come across this book. I was building a new app in D5 for the Internet and wanted to find a good foundational reference for databases from the perspective of Delphi. I happened upon this book, and, boy, was I blown away! Given that it was targeted at D2, I couldn't believe that it would still apply to D5, but it does indeed. The tutorial section, where the author leads you by the hand from app concept to app deployment is the best I've seen. The performance & tuning section teaches a few tricks even an old dog like me hadn't seen before. The author has obviously been in the trenches a time or two. All in all, this is a great book that I wish I'd bought when it first came out. I shudder to think how much time it could have saved me.

Excellent book for learning database programming in DELPHI

I can say that I am very happy I bought this book, because this was my entry point to the world of DELPHI. This book explain (very detail), all steps necessary for completing a database application. The first step: database design, then creating database objects (tables and queries etc.) and finally building a DELPHI application based on the database. What I dislike about this book is, that the author uses PARADOX database that is not very popular in the database world. He could use ACCESS database for example, or client-server oriented database server. I wonder why the author dedicated to client-server database application a small part of this book, according to large part dedicated to single-user database application. Anyway, this is an excellent book for those who want to learn how to build a database application starting from scratch.