Absolute Database for Delphi / C++ Builder: README==================================================Please read this file carefully (especially the INSTALLATION chapter) before installing the program to your computer.Contents-------- Program information Company information Description Specification Features and Benefits Installation Purchasing / Registration Copyright and licenses Warranty and guarantee Technical support Important noteProgram information-------------------Program Name: Absolute DatabaseLicense 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 CodeProgram Version: 7.00Program Release Date: 03/28/2012Program 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-------------------Company Name: ComponentAceContact E-mail Address: support@componentace.comContact WWW URL: http://www.componentace.comDescription-----------With AbsoluteDatabase you can forget the Borland Database Engine (BDE) . Absolute Database is the compact, high-speed, robust and easy-to-use database engine. 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-freeFeatures--------Ease of Deployment No BDE, no DLLs No special installation or configuration required Database engine compiles right into EXE Single-file database formatHigh-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 CDSQL 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 operators 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 table metadata and other special means Fast BLOB data compression Short indexes for string fields Low memory consumptionCompatibility Support of most of TTable field data types, including BLOB fields Full compatibility with standard DB-aware visual controls such as QuickReport, DBGrid, 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 insensitive 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 Standard (AES) winner 128 bit key, Rijndael 256 bit key, Blowfish 448 bit key, Twofish 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 fileConvenience 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 databases Utilities DBImportExport utility to transfer your existing tables from database systems with BDE driver, such as Paradox, Interbase, Access, Oracle, SQL Server to Absolute Database format and vice versa. Absolute Database Manager to manage a database easily and to perform all supported 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 examplesEase of Development Full compatibilty with TTable, TQuery, TDatabase and TSession components Extensive documentation: Developer's Guide and Reference covering every development issue. Large number of demos illustrating wide range of use cases Prompt and responsive technical supportCost-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 licensesInstallation------------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 and 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#) directory, 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-------------------------Visit our site http://www.componentace.com to purchase or register the product.Copyright and license---------------------See "license.txt" file.Warranty and guarantee----------------------See "license.txt" file.Technical support-----------------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--------------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. If you will beexporting software that uses this product by ComponentAce, we strongly advise you to findout what your country's laws allow or restrict.