aboutrsd.txt

delphi编程控件

Contents
1. Introduction
2. How can we help you?
3. Products list
4. Support
5. Contact

1. Introduction

Dear Delphi and C++Builder users:

 Our company  helps you create powerful Database applications with
Delphi and C++ Builder fast and easy.  Our products are  specially
designed  to suit  Rapid Application Development (RAD) technology.
We believe that RAD  significantly decreases the time and  efforts
you  spend  on  application development, increasing productivity.

 Our experience suggests  that even in Delphi environment at least
40% of program  code has to be written manually in order to create
an acceptable user interface and to make a successful application.
This part of the code has nothing to do with the basic application
logic. In other words, you always spend at least 40%  of your time
writing  the code  that  you do not  need to write. And  who would
write this code  for you?  Nobody - but by  using  our specialized
sets of components you can decrease  the portion of such code down
to 10%.

 Look  at  our demo  programs that  basically contain  no manually
written code. You can make  your own  applications  with  the same
functionality without writing a single line of code.

2. How can we help you?

 Usually a  database  form that lists the data must have some view
modificators   which  perform   filter changing  and data  sorting
functions. Users want to have a "quick find" option in data lists. 
You can fulfill these tasks with the  visual components from  Auto
Components Library. Auto  Form  Expert  will guide you through the
process of creating your form.

 Sometimes you might want to expand the  display  capabilities  of
DBGrid. This  is a rather simple task but it takes time.  AutoGrid
from Auto Components Library can display Graphic and  Memo  fields
in several  styles and control the visual attributes of each cell.
Also you can easily change the sort  order  by  clicking  the  row
header.

 In a  real  database  application  you always have several lookup
tables. The ordinary DBLookupCombo is quite usable  but  when  you
want to   extend   its  capabilities   you  must  do  extra  work.
TDBReference components from Auto Components Library  can  control
various aspects of lookup tables usage. The user can view a lookup
table in a grid,  search for a record incrementally,  edit on  the
fly and type the KeyValue in the Edit Box.

 Sometimes you have to store a hierarchy of objects in your table.
This can be done by using a self-referenced table (which  has  the
ID and  ParentID fields).  Of course you would want to display the
data in TreeView control,  but you would find that it  requires  a
LOT of  code!  Now  you  can  use  the  DBTreeView  component that
controls your table.  The component handles all you  could  expect
of TreeView, for example navigation, editing and drag & drop.  You
can  even directly manipulate  TreeView's nodes - all  the changes
will be reflected in the data table. 

 The user always wants to see  familiar  interface objects  in the
application.  The closer it  is  to  Windows  Explorer,  the  more
usable it is.  So,  why do not use the standard ListView component
to display the data from a database?  In many  cases  ListView  is
very  usable  and  it  looks  good.  DBListView  is  a  data-aware
ListView. And even more, it can retrieve the  item  images from  a
database. You can  also implement check boxes, custom draw, column 
drag and drop and so on.

 Users  like simple  interfaces  and  hate complex  ones.  Several
kinds of database applications  allow  the  user  to  access  many
DataSets.  Of  course you can create an application with 50 forms,
or let the user  select the  appropriate  dataset from a list or a
menu.  But  there  is  a  common  approach  which  is used by such
applications as  Borland  Database  Explorer,  MS  SQL  Enterprise
Manager, Oracle Enterprise Manager. All of these applications deal
with a complex hierarchy of different  objects  grouped  together.
Instead  of  using  dozens  of forms they use just one TreeView to
show the entire hierarchy. The DBExplorer component allows  you to
organize all your DataSets into one simple manageable component.

 Often your  DB  application  does not require complex input forms
(for example,  dictionaries).  You might want to use one  form  to
edit all  of them just by changing the linked DataSource.  You can
do it easily with DBGrid. But what if the  user wants  to edit the
data  in  the  form style  (that  is,  the form  containing Label,
DBEdit, DBLookUp, DBMemo etc. controls) ?  In this  case  the FREE
DBPanelEdit component does all the work for you.  It automatically
presents the data from the linked DataSource  in  the  form  style
using DisplayLabels  and  LookupFields  in  the same way as DBGrid
uses them.  In addition DBPanelEdit completely supports  Memo  and
Graphic fields.

 You have  to  improve an existing database application to make it
more usable.  Why not to add the "Quick Search" capability to your
grids? The FREE DBGridSearch component can do this.  Since it does
not require writing a single line of code, you would not bring new
errors into the application.  Just drop it on the form and link to
DBGrid.


 Do you want that your application looks great? Do you want to add
some comfort  to your product?  Check out FREE  package  with nine 
components - AutoOutLookBar&AutoPropertiesStore package. The  most
exiting  components are - AutoOutLookBar  and AutoPropertiesStore.
AutoOutLookBar the perfect VCL variant of the Microsoft OutLookBar.
You can create its groups and items in some minutes at design time
by using its property and components editors. As a result you will
have the  control with  the  same features as Microsoft OutLookBar
has  Drag & Drop, Customizing  and   so  on.   AutoPropertiesStore
component - let you save ANY  properties, including  bitmaps, Grid
columns, TreeView items and so on.

 MS Office 97  is  most popular  product in the word. It  is  also
impress  by its  interface. RSD ABar VCL library allows to  create
toolbars, menu and popup menu in  MS Office 97 style. All features,
that MS Office 97 toolbars have, are available: combo box and edit,
full customising, menu (popup menu) animation and  so on. As  soon
as the behaviour of the RSD ABar control in the design-time of the
Delphi IDE  is similar to  MS toolbar  customising it  is easy  to 
create your own toolbars (menu) system with minimum coding in some 
minutes.


 Some kinds of database applications require quick data  entering.
In this  case  you  might want to give the user the possibility to
move to the next input field on pressing ENTER or on the  previous
field completion.  You might also want to react on Ctrl-Insert and
Ctrl-Del pressing by adding or deleting  records.  The  QuickTyper
components handle these features.

 Do you have problems or questions regarding "inside Delphi"? Look
up RSD Tips & Tricks.  This collection of  Delphi  Tips  &  Tricks
answers questions on database and components programming.  Some of
the tips include free working components.

 If your problem not can be solved with RSD Tips &  Tricks  or  if
you have  to  rewrite  some  part of the code in your applications
again and again,  let us know - we will try help you and maybe  we
will create a component just for you.

3. Products list

Auto Components Library 1.15 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
25 Components
Cost:
* Client/Server Version: US$ 120.00 (Full SQL Support)
* Desktop Version: US$ 49.00 (Tables support)

Includes Sources, Demos, and FAQ.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/auto32.htm
The Trial Versions are available at
Client/Server Version:
For Delphi 2.0     : http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32_2.exe
For Delphi 3.0     : http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32_3.exe
For C++ Builder 1.0: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32_C.exe
Desktop Version:
For Delphi 2.0     : http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32d2.exe
For Delphi 3.0     : http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32d3.exe
For C++ Builder 1.0: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/auto32dC.exe
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ABar 0.9 (Beta) (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
2 components
Cost:  will cost $69.00
Includes Source, Demos.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/abar.htm
The Trial Version is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/abar.exe
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DBTreeView 2.69 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
8 Components
Cost: US$ 49.00
Includes Sources, Demos, and FAQ.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/dbtree.htm
The Trial Version is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/dbtree.exe

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DBListView 1.65 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
5 Components
Cost: US$ 49.00
Includes Sources, Demos, and FAQ.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/dblistv.htm
The Trial Version is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/dblistv.exe

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DBPanelEdit 1.0 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
Cost: FREE of charge
Includes Sources, Demos.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/dbpanel.htm
The product is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/dbpanel.zip

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DBExplorer 1.04 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
Cost: $69.00
Includes Sources, Demos, and FAQ.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/dbexp.htm
The Trial Version  is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/dbexp.exe

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DBGridSearch 2.0 (Delphi 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
Cost:  FREE of charge
Includes Sources, Demos.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/dbgridsrch.htm
The product is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/gridsrch.zip

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AutoOutLookBar&AutoPropertiesStore 1.21 (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
9 components
Cost:  FREE of charge
Includes Demos.
Notes:
Without source
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/aob_ps.htm
The product is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/aob_ps.exe
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AutoOutLookBar&AutoPropertiesStore 1.21 with source (Delphi 2.0, 3.0, C++ Builder)
9 components
Cost:  $49.00
Includes Sources, Demos.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/aob_ps.htm
The product is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/aob_psws.exe
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QuickTyper 2.0 (Delphi 2.0, Delphi 3.0, and C++ Builder)
Cost: US$ 15
Includes Sources, Demos.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/products/qtyper.htm
The Trial Version is available at
    http://www.rsdsoftware.com/downloads/qtyper.exe

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RSD Tips&Tricks
Cost: FREE of charge
Includes examples, free components with sources.
Home page: http://www.rsdsoftware.com/TipsTricks/

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4. Support.
If you have a question, visit RSD support web site:
http://www.rsdsoftware.com/support/ 
In addition all registered users of RSD products receive a free full-time
support via E-mail.
We will answer your questions about the products usage  and  give
you advice on building better applications with our products.
We react to any bug report and  prepare  bug  fixes  as  soon  as
possible.
You receive any minor (and some major) updates for free.


5. Contact
RSD Software:
Internet: http://www.rsdsoftware.com
E-mail: [e-mail]