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··  ABC for Delphi Version 5 (c) Objective Software Technology Pty Limited  ··

Supplier   · TEAM FCN           │ Release Date     · 1999-11-28
Cracker    · TEAM FCN           │ Protection       · none
Packager   · TEAM FCN           │ App Type         · delphi stuff
#/Disks    · 06 x 2.88          │ Operating System · 95/98/NT

Overview

ABC is your complete user interface toolkit, making it easy to create a
distinctive user interface for your application.

This graphically rich suite of over 200 components enhances all aspects
of user interface design, data presentation and application support.

Components include toolbars and custom menus; DB tree views; advanced DB
navigation, exception handling, help and hint editing; rich text
editing; button bars; animation and transition effects; and much more.

ABC includes a unique open dataset adapter framework for plug and play
integration of data access components and data controls with third party
datasets.

ABC's Advanced Business Components make it easy to develop professional
looking applications that provide advanced functionality for your
customers, time after time.

ABC 5 Features

ABC is a large library of over 200 components arranged in 14 palette
pages.  Each palette page links with a designtime package to allow
separate registration.

1.       ABC Toolbars & Menus: components for complete floating/dockable
toolbar construction; and toolbar and MDI custom animated menus.  These
components also integrate with the NavToolbar and data navigation
buttons.

2.      ABC DB Nav: free form database navigator components including
fast navigation, filter, index selection, bookmark and find/replace
dialog buttons that can be placed on a navigator toolbar or panel.

3.       ABC Data Controls: data controls for selecting, presenting and
editing database information.  BDE-specific data controls are also found
on the ABC BDE palette page.

4.      ABC Data Access: components for generic dataset or file access,
including standard exception handling, help and hint database support,
and dataset adapter registration for BDE, ADO, MIDAS and Interbase
dataset access. BDE-specific data access components are also found on
the ABC BDE palette page.

5.      ABC Containers: Windowed controls that contain other controls or
forms, including, button bars and button lists, animation frames, form
panels, splitter windows, panels and notebooks.

6.       ABC Controls: controls for data editing and graphical
presentation in Windows applications, and controls for modifying form
appearance.

7.       ABC Dialogs: popup forms and dialogs for commonly used
operations such as splash, welcome tips, busy/progress, directory
selection/file operations, and page setup.

8.       ABC Multimedia: components to store and display images, image
transition effects, sounds and other multimedia information.

9.       ABC Buttons: general purpose picture buttons and special
purpose buttons.

10.   ABC Labels:  general and special purpose labels for displaying
text information.

11.   ABC Utils: other utility components and dialogs, which donÆt fit
into the other palette classifications.

12.  ABC Attached Label:  range of standard Delphi controls with
attached labels that move, cut, copy, paste along with the original
control.

13.   ABC DB Attached Label: standard Delphi data controls with attached
labels that move, cut, copy, paste along with the original control.  The
component design also allows for automatic setting of the label caption
from the data field of the component.

14.   ABC BDE: data controls and data access components with
BDE-specific properties such as direct TTable or TQuery content.
Exception handling, message display and exception logging capability for
BDE applications. Local data access components for use with local
Paradox and DBase data sources, and the DBIdleTime component for
flushing cached data updates to disk.

What's New in ABC Version 5

- New dataset adapter framework for open dataset interfaces and BDE
separation.
- Redesigned designtime and runtime packages to partition database
functionality.
- New IDE features for complete Delphi 5 integration - Frames support,
new property and component editors, ABC property category.
- New IDE component hint browser.
- 8 new components - see release notes for details.
- 15 enhanced components - see release notes for details.
- Enhanced image transition effects extended to Animation Frame and Form
Panel controls.
- Menu toolbar and popup menu improvements.

unzip
(play a little with your mouse)
unrar
(watch the stars come out at night)
and use setup.exe to install.

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