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Active Query Builder VCL Edition by Active Database Software

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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 Active Query Builder VCL v1.17

Behavior changes

The Select checkbox is checked automatically now on adding a new expression.

Grouping is set automatically now on specifying the aggregate for a column now.

The numbers entered into condition for string fields are treated as literals.

The "=TRUE" condition is set automatically on adding a logical expression now. Useful on adding the EXISTS expressions.

Automatic alias assignment is made when user adds two or more columns with same name to the query. The warning message is shown when muptiple columns with same name appear in sub-queries in result of user actions as this may lead to inconsistence in the calling sub-query.

The new UserMessage event is added. It is fired when the Query Builder is about to show the warning message to the user. You may override this behavior by handling this event.

SQL Syntax changes

SQLite: The component can load foreign keys now.

SQLite: The list of aggregates and built-in functions is filled now.

MS SQL Server: Fetching metadata object descriptions from database is made.

MySQL Query Properties form is redesigned.

MySQL: The SELECT [DISTICT|ALL] options are added to the query properties dialog.

VCL Edition specific changes:

Nexus DB 3: Metadata fetching is made.

Language files are converted to UTF8. The component allows to read language files in both ANSI and UTF8 encoding now.

OLE drag-and-drop of text items to design area and criteria grid is made.

What's new in the Active Query Builder version 1.15?

General improvements:

New feature: Virtual database objects and fields. It allows to hide complex expressions and sub-queries behind ordinary fields and save derived tables as ordinary database objects. See the Virtual Objects And Fields source code sample for demonstration and details. See below to find the corresponding API improvements for VCL and ActiveX Edition.

Now it's possible to add Common Table Expressions visually using the context menu item of the query building area.

Wheel scrolling in field lists is made.

Spanish and russian translations are updated.

SQL Syntax fixes and improvements:

MS SQL Server, Sybase: Support of the old-style TransactSQL outer join operators ("*=" and "*=") is made.

Firebird: Predefined context variables are supported now: CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.

Firebird: "IS DISTINCT FROM" operator is supported now.

Firebird: Parameter names can use the '#' symbols now.

MySQL: Better support of CONVERT function is made.

PostgreSQL, DB2: Metadata filtration is fixed.

PostgreSQL: The list of unifying operators is fixed.

Sybase ASE: Metadata relations loading is fixed now.

MS Access: Bug with unsupported FULL OUTER JOIN is fixed.

VCL Edition API improvements:

New properties are added to support virtual database objects and fields:

TacMetadataField.Expression and TacMetadataObject.Expression (WideString).

TacMetadataField.Expression can contain any correct SQL expression; TacMetadataObject.Expression can contain any correct "datasource": an SQL expression which can be used in the FROM clause, i.e. object name, subquery (derived table), etc.

TacSQLBuilder object will replace all mentions of such fields and objects in result SQL with this expression. Programmer can control such expansion using the TacSQLBuilder.ExpandVirtualFields boolean property.

The new property TacQueryBuilder.LoadJoinsFromWhereClause: boolean is added. Using this property you can instruct Query Builder to not treat WHERE expressions like "tbl1.FieldName = tbl2.FieldName" as joins. They will be loaded as usual WHERE criteria instead.

The new property is made to accept tabs in the columns pane.

TacQueryBuilder.SelectListOptions.AcceptTabs: boolean; default true;

The new properties are added to the TacQueryBase class to set up the Union operator programmatically:

UnionOperator: gets/sets the unifying operator ('Union', 'Except', 'Intersect' etc.);

UnionAllFlag: gets/sets the 'All' keyword for the operator;

UnionOperatorFull: gets/sets the full operator string (e.g. 'Union All').

ParenthesizeSingleCriterion property is applied now to join conditions.

VCL Edition other fixes and improvements:

The new demo is added to demonstrate Virtual Objects And Fields feature.

The new demo is added to learn about Drag'n'Drop functionality.

Internal parser objects caching is turned off as it's not necessary for modern Delphi versions.

AnyDAC 2 metadata provider is made.

What's new in the Active Query Builder version 1.14?

General fixes and improvements:

SQLite: The query properties form is implemented, Ability to fetch metadata from "attached" databases is added.

Oracle: Retrieval of descriptions for objects and fields from the database is implemented.

The LIKE criteria parsing is improved. Manually entered criteria like "LIKE John Doe" will be distinguished as "LIKE 'John Doe'".

Basic support for custom aggregate functions is implemented.

MS SQL Server: Custom aggregate functions retrieval is made.

MS SQL Server: Parsing of DatePart, DateName, DateDiff, DateAdd functions is fixed.

MS SQL Server: Fixed parsing of fields with names matching datatype names, like "DateTime".

Oracle: Parsing of the SEED keyword is fixed.

Oracle: Parsing of "CONNECT BY" and "START WITH" clauses sequence is fixed.

Oracle and PostgreSQL: interval literals support is added.

Firebird, InterBase: List of reserved words is imported into the grammar.

The INNER keyword can be omitted now in join specifications for Firebird, Interbase and MS SQL Server via the InnerKeywordInLinks property.

SQL dialects without databases support (like Oracle) didn't skip default schema from object names. Fixed now.

Unambiguous reading metadata from XML generated by other AQB Editions (.Net, Java) is made.

CROSS JOIN processing bug is fixed.

VCL Edition fixes and improvements:

The new TacFieldsListDescriptionColumnOptions.ShowLongDescription property is added to control which description will be shown in the Description column of the fields list:

  when it's False (default), the TacMetadataField.ShortDescription is shown;

  when it's True, the TacMetadataField.LongDescription is shown.

The new property is added to create aliases automatically based on alternate names: TacQueryBuilder.SelectListOptions.CreateColumnAliasesFromAltNames.

The new properties are made to control case sensitivity of metadata filter items: TacMetadataFilterItem.SchemaMaskCaseSensitive and TacMetadataFilterItem.ObjectMaskCaseSensitive.

The new properties are made to force the query builder to show or omit the AS keyword in alias definition. Use the TacQueryBuilder and TacBaseSQLBuilder AsKeywordInExpressionAlias and AsKeywordInObjectAlias properties for this purpose.

The new methods are added to get database schemes list:

TacBaseSyntaxProvider.GetSchemaNames - for specific database servers;

TacBaseMetadataProvider.GetSchemaNames - for generic ADO connections.

The new TacMSAccessSyntaxProvider.LoadLinkedTables property is made to control loading of linked database objects into metadata container.

The new events are added to control unchecking of a field from the datasource field list: OnDatasourceFieldRemoving and OnDatasourceFieldRemoved.

API changes: TacMetadataFieldNamesList class is renamed to TacMetadataQualifiedNameList.

What's New in Active Query Builder VCL V1.13

Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 is supported now.

Support of QuantumTreeList 5 is added, QuantumTreeList 4 is dropped (for DevExpress v.45 and higher)

The new property InnerKeywordInLinks is added to TacSQLBuilder and TacQueryBuilder components to suppress the "INNER" keyword in joins.

The new TacQueryBuilder.SelectListOptions.ShowNullOrderingInSortTypeColumn property is added to allow visual setting of NULLS FIRST/NULLS LAST options.

RemObjects DataAbstract integration is updated.

Support of ElevateDB 2 is fixed.

What's New in Active Query Builder VCL V1.12

Possibility to change join type via context popup menu

Manual editing of Join expressions via the Link Properties dialog

PostgreSQL syntax: Support of INTO clause

DB2 syntax: Addition of the Query Properties dialog

MS SQL Server: Support of ranking functions

More optimal grid filling when loading criteria and select list items

Other SQL syntax, usability and API improvements

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.11.5

The new look of Expression column dropdown list is made.

Set of properties is added to take control over the links creation process.

Set of events is added to control over the query building process.

Permanent generation of correct SQL queries with grouping is made.

Numeric condition values for string fields are quoted automatically now.

New context menu items are added to check/uncheck all fields for a datasource.

Other SQL syntax, usability and API improvements.

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.10.5

Support of Embarcadero Delphi 2009 IDE is added.

Ability to compile the component with DevExpress controls is added.

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.10

Customization of datasource's field lists at the query building area has been made

The FieldsListOptions property allows you to customize drawing of the datasource's field lists. You may show/hide/customize the following columns:

Status picture: is used now to mark Primary key fields only (FieldsListOptions.MarkColumnOptions)

Field Name (FieldsListOptions.NameColumnOptions)

Field Type (FieldsListOptions.TypeColumnOptions)

Field Description: (FieldsListOptions.DescriptionColumnOptions)

Field lists are retrieved now through database server specific queries. This allows to display field types for specific database servers correctly, also this may speed up retrieval of the field lists

Basic support of Mimer SQL dialect is added

MySQL and Firebird parameters parsing is improved

Other minor improvements and bug fixes are made

What's new in Active Query Builder V1.9.1

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

Unicode support is implemented in the Columns pane and in all of the Properties windows. (The rest of the visual controls were already Unicode compatible before)

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

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?

Ability to convert queries between dialects is implemented

Spanish localization is added

The component has became digitally signed, so now there will be no problems with automatic installation from Internet and displaying on client machines using Windows XP SP2 and/or Internet Explorer 7

Build complex SQL queries via an intuitive visual interface.

Pricing: Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 1 Developer License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 4 Developer Team License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 8 Developer Team License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 with Source Code 1 Developer License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 with Source Code 4 Developer Team License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 with Source Code 8 Developer Team License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition 1.17 Upgrade 1 Developer Upgrade to Standard Subscription with Source Code, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition - Priority Support 1 Developer 1 Year Priority Support License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition - Priority Support 4 Developer 1 Year Priority Support License, Active Query Builder Standard VCL Edition - Priority Support 8 Developer 1 Year Priority Support License

Evals & Downloads: Read the Active Query Builder User Guide, Read the Active Query Builder Quick Start Guide (includes sample Source), Read the Active Query Builder DataSheet, Read the Active Query Builder License Agreement, Download the Active Query Builder Demo, Download the Active Query Builder VCL Evaluation on to your computer - Limited Functionality

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, 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 2009, Delphi 2005 (9.0), Delphi 7.0, Delphi 6.0, Delphi 5.0, Oracle Database 9i, Oracle Database 10g

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