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Summary

Active Query Builder VCL Edition by Active Database Software

Build complex SQL queries via an intuitive visual interface. Active Query Builder is a query builder component suite for Borland Delphi and C++Builder which gives your end-users the ability to create complex SQL queries containing unions and sub-queries via an intuitive visual interface. Active Query Builder has complete support of Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Informix and more SQL dialects and can be integrated with your application by setting a few properties or adding a few lines of code.

Overview

Active Query Builder inclides an SQL parser that correctly handles SQL queries containing multiple nested joins and other detailed points of SQL syntax. Another feature is the graphical engine that allows you to build queries involving unions, nested joins and sub-queries.

The interface of Active Query Builder for Delphi is similar to either MS-Access or SQL Server visual query construction interface.

Active Query Builder supports Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Firebird, SQLite, and ANSI-92 SQL dialects. The sophisticated Active SQL parser can translate any valid SQL statement into it's visual representation. You can use full range of database connectivity components as well as generic event-driven metadata provider to get metadata information from any data source.

The component may be integrated into a Delphi or C++ Builder application with just a few lines of code. Active Query Builder does not force the programmer to use the embedded data grid, SQL editor or anything else. Instead, it allows you to integrate any accompanying tools into your application as quickly and easily as possible. The product is shipped with a detailed help system and a demo application to help you quickly master the product.

Note: Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition with Source Code is also included in ActiveX Edition with Source Code.

What's new in the Active Query Builder version 1.9.1

Common changes for ActiveX and VCL

Sleep mode is implemented - This mode allows you to suppress error messages while printing unsupported statements in SQL text editor, connected with Active Query Builder. Active Query Builder now switches to Sleep mode when non-SELECT statement is passed to the SQL property. This allows your end-users to write any other statements, such as INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE ..., ALTER ..., etc., without any additional processing

New properties are added to parenthesize conditions in WHERE clause

The new boolean QueryBuilder.TreeOptionsMetadata.HideSingleDatabaseNode property is added to hide the database node from metadata objects tree when there is only one database is loaded to the metadata container

The new demo is added to illustrate ability to replace real object and field names with user-friendly alternate names (Demos/AlternateNames)

PostgreSQL query properties form is added

Numerous fixes in MySQL, DB2, Sybase and other SQL dialects

Chinese, Italian, German and Portuguese (Brazil) localizations files are updated. Spanish, Czech, Turkish and Japanese localization require updating.

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.9.0.8

The new Universal Syntax Provider is added to the Free version - It is based on the ANSI SQL/92 syntax but allows to determine most of popular database servers, thus it successfully retrieves metadata and applies specific settings for them, to let the user build simple queries for these servers

Firebird syntax: common table expressions are supported now

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.8.5

Appliance of the ObjectPrefixSkipping property to the drop-down list of database objects in the Columns Pane is made

Added possibility to compile the component on the base of TNT Unicode visual library. (This option is available for the Standard version with Source Code only as it requires re-compilation with the third party source code)

AnyDAC and NativeDB connectivity packages are added

The new OnAfterCreateControl and OnBeforeDestroyControl events were added to the TacQueryBuilder class to configure internal properties of the query builder controls

The new OnLoadTableMetadata, OnLoadViewMetadata, OnLoadProcedureMetadata, OnLoadSynonymMetadata events are added to the TacEventMetadataProvider class. Use them to load the fields list for appropriate objects using the TacMetadataObject reference

Firebird syntax: common table expressions are supported now (Standard Edition only)

DB2 Syntax: Fixed problems with metadata retrieval for specific server versions (Standard Edition only)

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.7.9

Chinese, Czech and Italian localizations are added

Support of Synonyms and Analytic Functions in Oracle, Join Object Hints, Ranking and Aggregate Window Functions in MS SQL Server, more precise erroneous token reporting, other SQL parsing improvements

Many other bugfixes and improvements

What's new in Active Query Builder 1.7.7?

Added support for C++ Builder 5 IDE and BDS 2006 C++ Builder personality

Ability to convert queries between dialects is implemented

Spanish localization is added

PartNumbers: PC-516519-156658 516519-156658 PC-516519-156659 516519-156659 PC-516519-156660 516519-156660 PC-516519-156661 516519-156661 PC-516519-156662 516519-156662 PC-516519-156663 516519-156663

Publisher PartNumbers: 1651482 1655420 1655421 1655422 1732496 1732500

PurchaseOptions: Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 1 Developer License , Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 4 Developer Team License , Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 8 Developer Team License , Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 with Source Code 1 Developer License , Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 with Source Code 4 Developer Team License , Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition V1.9.1 with Source Code 8 Developer Team License

Resources: Read the Active Query Builder Quick Start Guide (includes sample Source), Read the Active Query Builder Help, Read the Active Query Builder License Agreement, Download the Active Query Builder Demo, Download the Active Query Builder VCL Free Edition on to your computer - Limited Functionality

Operating System for Deployment: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: VCL

Compatible Containers: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, C++Builder 6, Delphi 2005 (9.0), Delphi 7.0, Delphi 6.0, Delphi 5.0, Oracle Database 9i, Oracle Database 10g

Keywords: SQL query language Author sql query builder visual delphi