For a couple of days Delphi starter was available for free from the Embarcadero Store at https://www.embarcadero.com/app-development-tools-store/delphi. A lot of developers from the Community asked me if the Advantage Database Server Components can be used with Delphi starter. In the
Entwicklerkonferenz feiert Jubiläum
Vom 7.-9. November 2016 findet im Hotel Melia in Düsseldorf die 20. Entwicklerkonferenz statt. Ich freue mich, dass ich dieses Event als Sprecher mit einem Vortrag über oData bereichern darf. Weitere Informationen findet ihr auf der EKON Homepage
Advantage Delphi OData Client
As described here, the Advantage Web Platform enables all kind of applications to access ADS data without the need of using the Advantage Client Engine. In Delphi, you can simply use an HTTPRequest to interact with ADS. But – as
Joachim Dürr – new Embarcadero MVP
It’s already a couple of weeks when I was nominated as Embarcadero MVP (most valued partner). By the beginning of may, I finally signed the MVP NDA, giving me great insights to Delphi development and access to latest RAD Studio
Erste deutsche Coderage
Am Mittwoch, den 13. Juli 2016 findet die erste deutsche Coderage statt. Dabei handelt es sich um eine Online-Konferenz rund um die Softwareentwicklung mit Schwerpunkt Delphi und C++Builder. Joachim Dürr softwareengineering ist mit einer Session dabei. Details zur Konferenz sowie
Using ADS with Delphi 10.1 Berlin
As of today, Delphi’s latest edition 10.1 Berlin is not supported by SAP’s Advantage Database Server Delphi Client (V12). But there are a lot of ADS developers out there who want to use the latest version. As in the past,
EKON19
After two years absence, last week I’ve been visiting EKON19, the 19th reinkarnation of a Delphi focused conference (Entwickler Konferenz). This was the first time for me as a participant – a very new experience. Not being speaker or exhibitant,
Load CSV files into Advantage
Recently there has been a posting in the Advantage newsgroups (http://devzone.advantagedatabase.com/forum/questions/2339/any-similar-command-with-mysql-load-command-in-ads) that inspired me to write this blog post. A user asked on how he could load from a text file.
Get Advantage Versions in Delphi
Inspired by a question in the Advantage Database Forum I’ve extracted some functions from the Advantage Delphi Client Kit to get the version numbers.
Connecting a TAdsConnection Component using a connection string
The Advantage client Engine 10.1 introduced new API calls. One of them, AdsConnect101, can connect to a database using a connection string rather than setting the connection options one by one. TAdsConnection is able to hook into such a connection,