[...]... Automation Objects The TOleContainer Component Summary 461 461 461 464 464 468 468 471 472 475 4 76 477 477 477 478 480 482 484 4 86 487 487 492 493 497 Index 499 xii Introduction Introduction My desire to write a book about C++Builder... 350 354 357 359 361 368 x 275 2 76 282 285 290 290 290 292 303 Applying Updates and Reconciling Errors Web Client to a DataSnap Server TXMLBroker Component TInetXPageProducer Component A Word on the XML-based Provider Summary 369 372 372 374 378 382 Chapter... Using Web Services in C++Builder 6 Building SOAP Server Applications Building SOAP Client Applications SOAP-based Multi-tier Distributed Applications 429 429 430 431 432 435 4 36 4 36 440 442 442 443 451 454 xi Contents Building the Server Module 455 Summary 460 Chapter 12 Miscellaneous and... WebSnap Application Connecting to a DataSource Summary 305 305 3 06 3 06 307 309 309 309 312 314 314 315 319 321 3 26 327 327 328 328 332 338 339 3 46 Chapter 9 Developing DataSnap Applications Introduction DataSnap Applications Connecting to the... which are beyond the scope of this book 15 Part 1 Introduction to C++Builder 6 16 Chapter 1 Components form the major part of the C++Builder 6 development environment Components are reusable objects (classes with specific features that enable them to be accessed through the Component Palette) With each edition of C++Builder 6, Borland provides a set of components You may also buy components built and... Chapters 6 and 9, while its SOAP extension is discussed in Chapter 11 New Database Support C++Builder 6 includes support for dbExpress, the new data access technology introduced by Borland The concept of unidirectional datasets is implemented in this technology, improving the data access speeds with the use of unidirectional cursors Use of this technology requires new database drivers C++Builder 6 comes... vendors and Borland itself Chapter 6 discusses features of this technology in detail with sample applications STLPort Standard Template Library The new STLPort standard template library has become popular due to its enhanced compliance with ANSI C++ and multi-platform support C++Builder 6 includes this library as part of the product 11 Part 1 Introduction to C++Builder 6 12 Chapter 1 New Components and... C++Builder 6, which enables porting your Windows-based applications to Linux without pain It includes BaseCLX, which is common mostly across VCL and CLX frameworks I also present custom component development concepts and OLE objects and OLE containers xvi Part I Windows and Database Development Chapter 1 Introduction to C++Builder 6 Introduction As I mentioned in the introduction to this book, C++Builder 6. .. aligned automatically New Features C++Builder 6 provides many new features and enhancements to the existing features of the product In this section, we will go through some of these new features by different categories It is not possible to discuss all the new features here Technology Additions WebSnap and Enhancements to Internet Development With C++Builder 6, you can continue to use the WebBroker architecture... familiarize you with the contents of the book Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to programming in C++Builder 6 and an introduction to Windows programming with this tool You will find topics on familiarizing yourself (and navigating) with the tool, new features added to the current release (C++Builder 6) compared to the previous release, creating projects, types of applications that can be created with the . index. ISBN 1-5 562 2- 960 -7 (paperback) 1. Computer software—Development. 2. Delphi (Computer file). 3. Telecommunication systems. I. Title. QA 76. 76. D47 M 665 2002 005.1. Class 65 Basic VCL Component—TComponent Class 65 Non-Visual Components 66 Visual Components—TControl and TWinControl Classes and Their Descendants 66 The