RE: TZF - On the subject of components

Marie:

I have been using Topaz with Delphi 7 for the past 18 months and it
works without any issues.  As I understand it, the changes in the
database approach is to allow code to be portable to a Linux
environment.  Borland changed their components so that they no longer
require the BDE.  Topaz now links into Borland's native components to
accomplish the same tasks.  The big plus in the change is that Topaz
databases are now more compatible with 3rd party reporting tools.  Topaz
did eliminate a couple of the screen based utilities (again to make the
code portable).  Old code was fairly easy to convert.

Brent

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie Vihonsky [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:39 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: TZF - On the subject of components

Hi All,

I also agree with Benno that it looks like Topaz is sorta 'dead' with no

recent updates and that is a shame since I totally use it for my 
database stuff in all my apps.  Also, it looks like the latest release 
for D7 does not include the database stuff.  Can anyone confirm this and

possibly explain why?  What's so different with the database stuff in 
D7? Having the source code for the Topaz stuff will probably not help me

when I try to upgrade to the next version of Delphi since NET is the big

thing and I don't have a clue about it.  I've also been hesitant to move

to D7.

I did purchase the Developer Express Grid components awhile back but 
have never been able to actually use it!  At this point in time, its 
still too complicated for me.  But I have used some of their other 
components that came with the package, expecially a very nice checkbox 
and background component for my splash screens :) I have thought about 
the Woll2Woll stuff but I've been hesitant because of the cost and the 
fact that I'm not able to use the Express Grid.

It seems to me that the more complicated a component is, the more it is 
necessary to have current support.  My biggest fear is not being able to

upgrade my apps when I upgrade Delphi, not to mention the need to 
upgrade stuff because of M$ changing the operating system.

Marie

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