Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO with Cdr [With CDROM]

by Alex Federov, Natalia Elmanova, Alex Fedorov

This book will give you a solid foundation for using ADO and ADOExpress. The authors have done a commendable job of introducing the basics, and following that up by providing examples to cement that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556227582
• ISBN13: 9781556227585
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Wordware Publishing
• Length: 643 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK ON THE SUBJECT.

iF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADO THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Advanced Delphi Developer's Guide to ADO WELL WRITTEN GUIDE ON THE ADVANCED FEATURES OF ADO. YOU WON'T FIND THIS INFORMATION ANY WHERE ELSE.

Ignore the bad reviews, this book is worth buying

Well, to begin with I'm don't understand why the book got so many bad reviews. While it may not an advanced text, it does cover the Delphi side of ADO very well. I have an almost complete Delphi reference library (haven't added the D6 stuff yet). I can absolutely say that this book covers more ADO than the other books I've bought (D6 Developer's Guide devotes 6 pages to the topic, D4 Unleashed devotes NO pages, and Mastering D5 devotes less than 10 pages). I don't think the bad reviewers did read the book at all. This book covers Delphi ADO use and not ADO technology basics. If you are looking for an "Inside ADO Nuts-And-Bolts" type of book, buy another book, like the Microsoft Press series since ADO is a Microsoft technology. But if you want to learn how to use the ADO Express component suite for Delphi, then this is the book for you. I've been doing Delphi for 6 years now and I am no novice, and I certainly found the book helpful. On a side note, I would add that while the grammar in the book may not be perfect (it definitely needed better proofing before press time), the Authors unquestionably know the material. It's worth an A+ in my opinion, and I am thankful to have gotten ahold of solid material for a change. I do find that using Newgroups isn't helpful since the people tend to rant and rave about things completed unrelated to the posted topics. This book delivers focused material, and it has practical examples that you can apply and test right away. A companion CD is included, which I find to be a nice touch. Great book, great topic, and useful information. The bottom line is try it for yourself. I did.

Starting with ADO?

The reviews on this book are really mixed(up). Some rate the book high and others low. If you are just getting started with ADO, I would recommend this book. If you are looking for an advanced ADO reference book, this isn't it.I found this book to be very logical and presented the topics very well. Since the authors are from Russia I thought the English would be lacking. However, the book is well written and I found myself not wanting to put the book down. I was learning.The book does not take you to the expert level. You will need other resources for that.I highly recommend it to those new to ADO.

Great Book ! covers all the basics and much more

When I was looking for an ADO book, I almost did not buy this book because of the negative comments that some people had posted (Did they actually read the book?? ). Anyway, I really like it and I think it is a must have in any Delphi developer library.

An Excellent Introduction to Using ADO in Delphi

In this wonderful work, Alex Fedorov and Natalia Elmanova beginby providing an excellent introduction to Delphi database programmingin general and then go on to expose the specifics of using the variousMicrosoft database technologies, especially ADO. The book is verywell organized and easy to read. In it they have accomplished thedifficult task of presenting an advanced topic in a way that mostDelphi developers can quickly grasp...If you plan to work with ADO inDelphi, this book is essential to your success!