In message , John
Rumm writes
If you have used C++ Builder, then you will be familiar with the
standard DB aware grid and list controls that are available in the VCL.
They sound like a pretty good match for the requirements, and are also
very quick and easy to use. Just slap a DB interface component on your
form and point that at the db/server. Then link your controls to the
interface component.

(also check out Lazerus - a open source implementation of Borland
Delphi - somewhat updated, but a close match for the old VCL)

Thanks, John.

My problem with C++Builder, which I used a lot up to about 12 years ago,
is that after it stopped being Borland, the machine it was on died.

Although I had backups, for some reason it became un-registerable on
other machines, and the only way it would run was in an image of the
dead machine in a VM.

We closed that business at about that time, and I basically gave up
programming. I had been just writing small helper files and some audio
diagnostics and on-the-fly realtime audio conversion and transmission
systems. So I don't think I ever looked at database programming.

In the fullness of time, I'll try to resurrect Builder on one of the
current VM's here, and I'll have a look at Lazerus.

Thanks again, sorry I'm coming across as sounding a bit negative.
--
Bill

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