C++ Builder 6 Developer's Guide

C++Builder 6 Developer's Guide is a comprehensive guide to developing applications using the latest version of C++Builder. This version makes it easy to develop applications with any level of complexity and includes support for the latest technologies such as XML, SOAP, and CORBA/DataSnap for multi-tier application development. Readers will also learn about the WebBroker and WebSnap architectures; the Visual Component Library and the Component Library for Cross-platform development; the dbExpress and CORBA frameworks; and implementing SOAP-based web services with the BizSnap architecture.

"[This book] is a critical undertaking that describes the latest features of C++Builder 6 ... in a no-nonsense, easy-to-read fashion. Each chapter presents a conceptual overview of what each technology was designed to do, how it's used in a real-world application, and how you can easily incorporate the functionality into new or existing projects via C++Builder's rapid application development framework. Whether you've just started programming with C++Builder, or you're a veteran BCB developer, this book will provide you with the key concepts and technical know-how required to solve today's data-driven and web-based problems."
Damon Chandler
Contributing author of C++Builder 5 Developer's Guide
Contributor to C++Builder Developer's Journal

"This book will certainly be helpful to C++ users, both new and well-versed, in taking up C++Builder. It will serve as a handy road map of how to use C++Builder to its best advantage in application development. I really wish there were more books like this available."
Thomas J. Theobald
Marketing Manager, Xapware Technologies
Former Technical Marketing Manager, Borland Software Corporation

On the CD:

• C++Builder 6 Enterprise 60-Day Trial
• Sample projects created, compiled, and tested using C++Builder 6 Enterprise Edition

Contents

Windows and Database Development

• Introduction to C++Builder 6
• C++ Advanced Concepts
• The VCL Explored
• Advanced VCL Features
• Simple Database Development
• Advanced Database Development

Advanced and Distributed Application Development

• Building WebBroker Applications
• Building WebSnap Applications
• Developing DataSnap Applications
• Developing Distributed Applications (CORBA and TCP/IP)
• Building BizSnap Applications (XML and Web Services)
• Miscellaneous and Advanced Topics