Overview

Delphi 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and C++ Builder 3.0 provide a BDE driver to access MS Access, but Titan provides the smallest, fastest, interface. There is no need to ship the whole BDE when all you want to do is connect to Access - Titan is the answer!

As today's applications get more complicated, the last thing you need is a complicated installation procedure that has to install the BDE, and all it's associated files. Titan eliminates the problem by requiring you to only install your EXE. What could be simpler?

Titan goes a lot farther than the BDE as it gives you the ability to call low-level DAO functions directly. You can have Access compact or repair your database, all under the control of your application.

Of course, all of the Delphi and C++ Builder data-aware controls are fully functional both at design and run-time so that you can see the Access data in your tables as you assemble your application.

VB If you are a Visual Basic developer considering Delphi, Titan Access lets you switch to Delphi painlessly. Do it today! KEY FEATURES Titan allows you to see your data live at design-time, just like the Borland Database Engine (BDE) does Titan is a drop-in replacement for the BDE, and as such it provides all the amazing capabilities the BDE does. These features include record filtering, cached updates, and record search and locate services. Titan shows data live at design-time, allowing the developer to see what their application will look like before compiling a single line of code. No Titan License Fees There are no license fees with Titan. All we ask is that you have one Titan license for each developer you have, we don't care how many products you build with it. This no nonsense approach keeps your investment low, and lets you distribute your applications without worrying about license fees to us.

Features

• Titan works with the data-aware controls found in Delphi and C++ Builder

Titan provides the developer with the ability to use any of the data-aware components and tools available today. Use charting packages, report writers, or any other data-aware component with Titan.

We directly support Infopower, Orpheus, and Tee Chart components, as well as the thousands of others available as 3rd party or freeware products.

• Titan allows you to see your data live at design-time, just like the Borland Database Engine (BDE) does

Titan is a drop-in replacement for the BDE, and as such it provides all the amazing capabilities the BDE does. These features include record filtering, cached updates, and record search and locate services.

Titan shows data live at design-time, allowing the developer to see what their application will look like before compiling a single line of code.

• No Titan License Fees

There are no license fees with Titan. All we ask is that you have one Titan license for each developer you have, we don't care how many products you build with it. This no nonsense approach keeps your investment low, and lets you distribute your applications without worrying about license fees to us.

• Source Code Now Included!

We're so confident in Titan that we now include the source code. See for yourself how Titan works it's magic. We have no ugly code to hide! Titan is built on a solid object oriented architecture which is easy to understand. Some Titan developers get the source to add their own enhancements, others buy it for safe-keeping. In either case, it's a great deal as there is over 5 man years of development in the code.

How Does Titan Work?

In Delphi 1.0, 2.0, and C++ Builder 1.0, Titan replaces the Borland Database Engine (BDE) interface such that the TQuery, TTable, and other database related components connect directly to Titan, rather than the BDE. This architecture is shown in the picture above. This allows Titan to be installed transparently, maintaining compatibility with all data-aware components like grids, edit boxes, report writers, etc. This seamless architecture is the real power of Titan.

In more recent versions of Delphi and C++ Builder, Borland changed the architecture slightly, allowing the use of "Virtual Datasets" as shown above. This makes it easier to install Titan into these development tools. With these Borland tools, Titan provides a complete set of database interface components identical to the Borland ones, except that they talk directly to the Access DAO Interface.

Delphi Support

Titan fully supports Delphi versions 2.0, 3.0 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0. Since Titan was the world's first BDE replacement, it provides the most extensive support of BDE functionality across Delphi and C++ Builder versions.

For all other Borland tools, Titan is implemented by delivering a complete set of database components just like the Borland ones. The Titan components can be used with the Delphi data-aware components, just like before.

Titan for Delphi 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and C++ Builder 3.0 introduce the following components:

• TtaTable
• TtaQuery
• TtaSession
• TtaDatabase
• Plus more!

Our new releases allow you to run multiple Titan products at the same time. Now you can use Titan Btrieve, Titan Access, and Titan SQLAnywhere in the same application.

C++ Builder Support

C++Builder provides a development environment almost exactly the same as Delphi, but it uses the C++ language.

The really great news about C++ Builder is that it uses the Visual Component Library (VCL) found in Delphi. With C++ Builder you can compile C++ and/or Pascal code in the same application. Better than that, Titan integrates into the C++ Builder environment just like in Delphi!

Now developers using both C++ and Delphi can benefit from Titan. Titan allows the C++ Builder developer to use the same tried and true code that has been used in Delphi for over three years.

Titan was written completely in Delphi Object Pascal code, and it compiles right into your application's EXE file. Forget about BDE configuration files and DLL's, Titan is lean and mean. Titan for C++ Builder includes sample data, and a powerful database browser project, complete with source code in C++.

Installing Titan into C++ Builder is simple. Once Titan is installed you then have access to your Access database at run-time and design time just like with the BDE. If you want to run the BDE at the same time as Titan, you can! Try that with other BDE replacements.

Specifications

Requires the Access Jet Engine (DAO)
Titan is not a database engine, it is really an interface. In order to use Titan, you'll need to have the Microsoft Access Jet Database Engine found in Access 95, Access 97, or any of the Access 2001's kits. When you ship your application, you'll need to make sure the machine you are installing onto has the DAO, which you can license from Microsoft if you need to.

Allows simultaneous use of the BDE
Titan never limits your options, and you can use the BDE in your applications if you need to. You still get high-performance from Titan, and the BDE works great too.

Does not support use in multi-threaded applications
Just like the BDE driver, Titan Access does not allow you to call the Access engine from a thread. This is a limitation built into Access itself, not Titan. You can work around this limitation by having your threads call a function in your main thread.