Introduction to Technologies

• Client/Server architecture overview
• TClientDataSet and TDataSetProvider components
• dbExpress™ technology overview

Developing the Database Structure

• The challenge: develop a rent-a-car business manager application
• Modeling and data typing: performance and best practices
• Data validation and constraints
• Applying the DDL to create the database

Developing the Client Side Application

• Implementing Data Modules and best practices
• Applying data access technologies: dbExpress™, SQLConnection, DataSetProvider and ClientDataSet
• Implementing client-side data validation
• Centralized error handling and code re-use
• Creating CRUD Win32 Forms: query and interface techniques based on visual inheritance
• Creating CRUD Win32 Forms for Master/Detail Relationship (nested DataSets)
• Creating Master/Detail Reports
• Overview on using version control and deploying client side applications

Appendix

• Using the DataPump to migrate data from the BDE and DBGo (ADO)