SDAC facilitates direct access between Borland Delphi and C++ Builder and Microsoft SQL Server, bypassing the need for BDE.
One of the key advantages of using SQL Server Data Access is that there is no need for time-consuming distribution, installation, and configuration of BDE and ODBC. What's more, users can opt to develop client/server applications using any Delphi Professional Edition.
The software also supports advanced SQL Server-specific features such as windows authentication, metadata, unicode fields, manual record refresh in a dataset, automatic retrieval of Identity value, results of triggers work, and much more. This simplifies data updating, speeds up record fetching, and provides automatic refresh capabilities.
The software also boasts advanced design-time editors, while the interface (methods, properties) of SDAC components is quite similar to that of standard BDE data access components like TDatabase and TQuery. This facilitates usage and reduces the learning curve.
Furthermore, SQL Server Data Access supports all data-aware components, alongside several other features that make it an indispensable tool for database developers seeking to maximize performance, efficiency, and ease-of-use.
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