| Alias |
String |
The connection name links to the connection name for each defined
dataset, aditionally the name can be used to obtain data from configuration
files like path to database, user name, password...
It depends on the selected driver:
| Driver |
Meaning |
| MyBase |
The alias will allow reading of path for specified files, the database
property of the dbxconnectoins file will contain this path |
| BDE |
The alias must coincide with an existent Borland Database Engine
Alias, only the password property is read from the dbxconnections
file |
| DBExpress |
The configuration is read from dbxconnections file, using Borland
conventions |
| IBX |
The configuration is read from dbxconneciions file, then internally
translated to IBX valid parameters, database, user, password and character
set are read, you must configure the dbx connection as a Interbase
DBExpress connection, but the engine will use IBX |
| IBO |
Same as IBX but for Interbase Objects by Jason Wharton |
| ADO |
Nothing is read from dbxconnections, you must place all the information
to connect inside Connection string |
| ZeosLib |
The configuration is read from the DBExpress driver, a compatible
configuration set is provided in dbxdrivers.ini file, so you can add
ZeosLib connections, the connection parameters are read from dbxconnections,
but used with natively with Zeos library (only the client database
vendor libraries needed) |
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| Driver |
TRpDatabaseDriver |
| Driver |
Meaning |
| MyBase |
This database driver is natively implemented it allows reading from
xml or binary Borland TClientDataset compatible files or also plain
files, to read plain files you must provide a file defining the field
sizes and types, you have a wizard in Report Manager Designer to generate
the field definition file |
| BDE |
The Borland Database Engine must be installed in the client machine
(not necessary in the server machine). The BDE allow connecting to
DBase, FoxPro and Paradox files and any ODBC datasource, if the BDE
also have SQL Links available it can connect to SQL Server, Oracle,
DB2, Interbase, Firebird, Sybase and Informix. |
| DBExpress |
The dbexpress drivers are small but efficient database drivers,
a few database drivers are provided with Report Manager, there are
other commercial dbexpress drivers available |
| IBX |
Interbase Express is a Borland library, designed especially for
Interbase database, but is also works for Firebird database, it's
efficient and does not need additional libraries. |
| IBO |
IBO is similar in concept to IBX but differs on implementation (only
works for Windows) and it's a commercial product from Jason Wharton,
it's not compiled usually with Report Manager engine so if you want
to compile IBO with the engine you must modify rpconf.inc file. |
| ADO |
ADO is a native Borland interface to Microsoft Database Objects,
efficient for working with Microsoft provided drivers and databases,
or also to connect using ODBC |
| ZeosLib |
Zeos library is a component
set to access some database engines, it's compiled inside all Report
Manager binaries, so you can use it normally, but if you use Report
Manager components and want to add the support in compilation (Kylix/Builder/Delphi)
modify the rpconf.inc file to enable the Zeos Library compiling and
linking. |
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