Rubicon for Delphi is a powerful database search engine designed to execute searches as quickly and flexibly as possible with the minimum use of system resources. Returns most search results in under one tenth of a second - thousands of times faster than a conventional search strategy.

• Windows 3.1 or later
• IBM-PC 486 or better
• 1.5 MB disk space
• 1 minute setup time

• 119 page manual, on-line help, 6 example programs, 4 utility applications, full demo program, and source code
• TMakeDictionary compiles a dictionary of all the words used in the selected fields and their locations in the search table
• Execute database searches at better than keyed index speeds regardless of where the word is in the field or memo
• Iteratively narrow or widen the scope of the search
• Search with or without specifying a field(s)
• Perform AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, and LIKE searches
• Wildcards supported in all operations
• Search for phrases
• Enter searches as a series of words or as logical expression, e.g. 'rubicon and (delphi or paradox)'
• Return matching records in a separate table or use FindFirst, FindNext, FindPrior, and FindLast to navigate the search table
• Matching records may be ranked
• Caching and compression minimize disk and/or network activity
• Well suited for highly normalized tables
• TMakeDictionary / TProMakeDictionary compiles a dictionary of all the words used in the selected fields and their locations in the search table
• TSearchDictionary / TProSearchDictionary uses the dictionary compiled by TMakeDictionary / TProMakeDictionary to perform searches in single or multi-user environments
• TUpdateDictionary / TProUpdateDictionary is a single user component that may be used to keep the dictionary synchronized with the search table
• TPeerUpdateDictionary and TNetUpdateDictionary / TProNetUpdateDictionary are multi-user components that perform the same function as the single user TUpdateDictionary / TProUpdateDictionary.
• Supports all BDE table types
• All components, demos, utilities, and examples are 16 and 32 bit compatible
• Applications using Rubicon for Delphi may be distributed royalty-free
• Technical support via CompuServe and the Internet

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Works in 16- and 32-bit environments.