2996:Delphi 2.0 for Windows 95 & Windows NT Factsheet
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Delphi 2.0
for Windows 95 and Windows NT
Factsheet
Delphi 2.0 is the only Rapid Application Development tool that
combines the performance of the world's fastest optimizing 32-bit
native-code compiler, the productivity of visual component-based
design, and the flexibility of scalable database architecture in
a robust object-oriented environment.
"The most exciting new programming tool. Delphi combines the
intuitive ease of a visual programming tool with the power of a
true compiler." -PC Magazine, January 1996
The fastest way to the fastest 32-bit applications
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Now, whether you are a beginning programmer, professional
developer, or client/server developer, there is a version of
Delphi that is right for you. Introducing Delphi Desktop 2.0,
Delphi Developer 2.0, and Delphi Client/Server Suite 2.0. Delphi
2.0 for Windows 95 and Windows NT combines the most intuitive
visual design environment and scalable database tools
with the world's fastest optimizing 32-bit native-code compiler.
The NEW! high-performance, optimizing 32-bit native-code compiler
creates standalone executables that are up to 300 to 400% faster
than 16-bit Delphi applications, and up to 15 to 50 times faster
than applications built with p-code interpreters. Create fast,
standalone, royalty-free EXEs with no runtime interpreter DLLs
required.
Only Delphi 2.0 brings the power of true 32-bit development to a
visual environment. The 32-bit architecture eliminates all 16-bit
memory restrictions, enabling you to build strings and data
structures up to two gigabytes.
Delphi 2.0 includes FREE! Delphi 1.0 for 16-bit Windows 3.1
application development, making it a complete solution no matter
where your Windows-based applications reside today. A simple
recompile allows rapid migration of 16-bit applications to 32
bits, preserving your existing investment in code.
Reuse: The key to productivity
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The NEW! 32-bit Visual Component Library (VCL) includes more than
90 customizable, reusable components and a dozen NEW! Windows 95
components, so you can drag-and-drop your way to your first
32-bit application in no time. Everything from tree views and
list boxes, to notebook tabs, grids, and multimedia controls, is
right at your fingertips. You can easily modify and reuse Delphi
components and OCX controls, saving time and boosting
productivity.
FREE! Quick Reports components allow you to easily create,
preview, and print simple embedded reports.
NEW! Visual Form Inheritance maximizes reuse, simplifies the
implementation of standards, and makes code maintenance easier.
Visual Form Inheritance lets you visually create new forms that
inherit all properties from another form.
Create reusable DLLs easily
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Build DLLs in Delphi and use them with C++, Paradox,(R) Visual
Basic, and other tools. And gain tighter integration between all
of your Borland(R) C++ and Delphi applications with NEW! support
for OBJ files and COM objects.
Raising the bar in Rapid Application Development
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The object-oriented architecture and Two-Way-Tools(TM) in Delphi
maximize productivity. Everything you do visually is
automatically reflected in code.
The NEW! centralized Object Repository stores forms, Data Module
Objects, and business rules for reuse. Any new application can
inherit, use, or copy an existing structure so you can pick the
architecture that best fits your development needs.
NEW! Data Module Objects act as your application's information
core, allowing you to define data sources, store relationships,
and apply business rules to your database. You can separate your
business rules from application code for easier maintenance.
A comprehensive suite of visual design and debugging tools
accelerate development so you move seamlessly from prototype to
production. The NEW! multi-error compile with hints and warnings
helps you resolve errors faster. Programmers can jump to and fix
multiple problems in a single compile. For quick and easy
debugging of even your largest applications, the new compiler
even catches logic errors like empty loops, uninitialized
pointers, and unused variables.
Unleash the power of Windows 95 and Windows NT
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Delphi 2.0 provides complete access to Windows 95 and NT APIs
including multi-threading, MAPI, and Unicode, so you can leverage
the power of the 32-bit operating system.
NEW! OCX support lets you drag-and-drop OCX controls directly
into your applications from the Delphi Component Palette. Delphi
also lets you subclass OCXs for easy customization. You can also
integrate OLE-enabled applications like Visual Basic, Excel,
Borland C++, and Paradox, with NEW! OLE Automation controller and
server support.
Drag-and-drop database development
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Create high-performance, scalable database applications with
integrated database support. NEW! data-aware controls let you
manipulate live data at design time. Simply select the fields,
and Delphi instantly builds the connections.
Let Delphi 2.0 do the database work for you with NEW! Fast
Filters and Smart Lookups. Fast Filters make viewing a specific
subset of your data as fast and easy as changing a property.
Smart Lookups automatically provide a dropdown box to seamlessly
display data from multiple tables.
The NEW! Database Explorer allows you to visually browse and
manage tables and aliases without leaving the Delphi IDE.
NEW! 32-bit Borland(R) Database Engine (BDE) includes a new query
engine and takes advantage of 32-bit flat address space for
increased performance. It provides direct access to Visual
dBASE(R) and Paradox tables, and forms a solid foundation for all
your database applications.
Delphi Developer: The choice for professional programmers
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If you are building sophisticated, multiuser LAN or corporate
database applications, you need Delphi Developer 2.0. It provides
all the power of Delphi Desktop 2.0, plus a comprehensive set of
professional programming tools.
Powerful programming tools
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The VCL Source Code lets you easily modify native Delphi
components, and build your own custom components. Also included
are sample OCXs for graphing, charting, spreadsheet, and
spell-checking.
Easily add your favorite custom development tools directly to the
Delphi environment with the NEW! Open Tools API. Interact with
CASE tools or link to your favorite editor--whatever you need to
be your most productive.
Build sophisticated, professional reports using live data at
design time with the NEW! 32-bit ReportSmith.(R)
When you're ready to distribute your applications, the integrated
install utility, InstallShield(R) Express, instantly builds a
professional installation program for even your most complex
database applications.
Advanced database power
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Quickly establish and maintain data integrity with the NEW!
scalable Data Dictionary. It stores customized information about
the data in your tables, extended field attributes like min, max,
default values, display preferences, and edit masks.
Easily build detailed views of your data with the NEW!
Multi-Object Grid. It provides codeless support for quick
searching and automatic lookups, and lets you decide whether data
appears in rows or individual panels. Panel views support
multiple dropdowns, check boxes, and edit fields.
Leverage the power of the NEW! 32-bit BDE with complete access to
the BDE API and help files. You also get complete ODBC
connectivity.
Complete scalability
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The scalable NEW! 32-bit Local InterBase(R) Server is included
for economical off-line development and testing, and for building
standalone ANSI SQL-92 compliant applications.
Delphi Client/Server Suite: Gain the competitive advantage
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Delphi Client/Server Suite 2.0 gives you a complete suite of
tools to build scalable, high-performance client and server
applications for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows 3.1.
Deploy royalty-free applications across corporate database
servers using the NEW! 32-bit SQL Links high-performance native
drivers for InterBase, Oracle, Sybase, and MS SQL Server.
Visually browse and modify server-specific meta data including
stored procedures, triggers, event alerters, and domains with the
NEW! SQL Database Explorer. Gain optimum performance by testing,
debugging, and tuning your SQL applications with the NEW! SQL
Monitor. Build and test sophisticated multiuser client/server
applications with NEW! InterBase NT database server (2-user
license). Use the NEW! Visual Query Builder to visually create
complex database queries and automatically generate bug-free ANSI
SQL-92 commands.
NEW! Cached Updates increase server responsiveness by reducing
the amount of network traffic between client and server. Scale
networked applications and move data between formats and host
platforms with the NEW! Data Pump Expert. Manage complex team
projects with sophisticated source code check-in, check-out, and
version control using the NEW! integrated PVCS Version Manager.
Delphi Client/Server Suite 2.0 shortens every stage of the
development cycle, allowing you to respond to changing business
needs, and gain the competitive advantage.
Delphi 2.0 Specifications and system requirements
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Optimizing Native-Code Compiler
* Compiles at more than 350,000 lines per minute
* Create fast standalone EXEs with no runtime interpreter
Dynamic Link Library (DLL)
* Applications run up to 15 to 50 times faster than
interpreted p-code
* Create DLLs that work with C++, Visual dBASE, Paradox,
Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, and others
* Full access to Windows 95 and NT APIs
* Optimized case statements, sets, 32-bit math operations,
string and file routines, and more
* Smart Linker removes unused objects and code
* Automatic form linking defines uses clauses
* Advanced math library for extended statistical and financial
analysis
Visual Component Library (VCL)
* More than 90 reusable components
* Support for the latest Microsoft systems technologies
including OCX, OLE Automation controller and server, MAPI,
and ODBC
* Standard components for menus, buttons, masked edit fields,
panels, graphics, notebook tabs, grids, outlines, list
boxes, and more
* "Live" design-time data access
* VCL Source Code available separately
Object Pascal Language
* Structured, object-oriented language
* Supports inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation
* Control over privacy with Public, Private, Protected, and
Published reserved words
* Create components with properties and events
* Use inheritance to customize any object
* Runtime type information and object persistence
* Automatic, extensible exception handling
* Support for open arrays, user-defined types, objects, and
pointers
* Support for delegation and class references
Borland Database Engine
* High-performance engine with native drivers for Visual
dBASE, Paradox, and Local InterBase Server
* Fully scalable support for migrating applications from
desktop to client/server
* Royalty-free deployment of database engine
* ODBC support for Access, Btrieve, Excel, DB2, AS/400,
Ingres, HP ALBASE/SQL, and gateways like IBM DDCS/2, Micro
Decisionware, and Sybase Net-gateway (available separately)
* Local InterBase is a high-performance ANSI SQL-92 conformant
SQL database server
Documentation and Help
* More than 5Mb of online help
* Manuals: Getting Started, Object Pascal Language Guide,
Delphi User's Guide, Component Writer's Guide, and Database
Application Developer's Guide
Minimum System Requirements
* Intel 486-based PC or higher
* Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT
* 8Mb of extended memory or higher
* 50Mb hard disk space
* CD-ROM drive (3.5" disks available separately)
Networks Supported
* Any Microsoft Windows 95 or NT-compatible networks
The fastest way to the
fastest Windows 95/NT Delphi Delphi Delphi
applications Desktop Developer C/S Suite
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Optimizing 32-bit native code X X X
compiler
32-bit Borland Database Engine (BDE) X X X
Create reusable DLLs and X X X
royalty-free, standalone EXEs
that are up to 15 to 50 times
faster than p-code interpreters
Full Windows 95/NT support for OLE X X X
Automation controllers, servers,
and OLE Controls (OCXs)
Complete access to Windows 95/NT X X X
APIs for multi-threading, Unicode,
long filenames, MAPI, and more
Complete suite of Windows 95 X X X
common controls
Integrated Development Environment X X X
Object-oriented, fully extensible X X X
component architecture
Object Repository for storing and X X X
reusing forms, Data Modules, and
DLLs
Visual Form Inheritance to reduce X X X
coding and simplify maintenance
Visual Component Library (VCL) X X X
with more than 90 reusable
components
Data-aware components for drag- X X X
and-drop database applications
Data Module Objects to separate X X X
business rules from application
code
Database Explorer to visually X X X
browse and modify tables,
aliases, and indexes
FREE! Quick Reports to easily X X X
create, preview, and print
embedded reports
FREE! 16-bit Delphi 1.0 for X X X
Windows 3.1 Deployment
Complete documentation including X X X
Object Pascal Language Guide
VCL Source Code and manual to X X
develop or customize components
Scalable Data Dictionary to X X
implement and maintain data
integrity
Complete ODBC connectivity X X
Additional components like the X X
Multi-Object Grid
32-bit Local InterBase Server for X X
off-line scalable SQL development
32-bit ReportSmith for sophisticated X X
reporting
InstallShield Express for building X X
professional installs
WinSight(TM) 32 for monitoring Windows X X
messaging
BDE low-level API support and Help X X
files
Expanded Open Tools API to integrate X X
your favorite tools
Team development interface (requires X X
InterSolv PVCS)
Versatile sample OCXs for charting, X X
graphics, spreadsheet, and
spell-checking
32-bit SQL Links native drivers, with X
unlimited deployment license for
Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL
Server, and InterBase
InterBase NT (2-user license) for X
scalable multiuser SQL development
SQL Database Explorer to visually X
manage server-specific meta data
SQL Monitor to test, debug, and tune X
SQL applications
Integrated InterSolv PVCS Version X
Manager for team development
Visual Query Builder to generate X
bug-free SQL code
Cached Updates to speed up server X
response time
Data Pump Expert for rapid upsizing X
and application scaling
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