Delphi is a new Windows software development environment from Borland.
Released in 1995, it has quickly built up an excellent reputation as one
of the best Windows software development tools.
John Cowell shows how to program in Delphi using various tools. He
provides lots of examples and illustrations and describes various
database specific tools included with the Delphi package. The book shows
how to use the Borland database engine along with other database formats
(including Microsoft's Access). There are a number of chapters which
cover the object-oriented aspects of Pascal, and advanced programming
techniques such as drag-and-drop, DDE, OLE, and the creation of on-line
help systems are also looked at. New users, as well as current Visual
Basic users wanting to get up to speed on Delphi, will find this clear
and informative book provides all the information they need to develop
Windows applications quickly, competently, and easily.