Hello...

I have been working hard this summer testing DBISAM ODBC with PHP.
Now that Embarcadero has released Delphi4PHP and RADPHP, I have been trying
to make a web application which connects to a DBISAM database and shows its
data.

I have been able to make a simple virtual shop using 100% PHP code written
by myself and DBISAM ODBC Driver Trial.

Here is a simple test application 100% PHP which connects to a ODBC DBISAM
C/S database:
http://www.simplydata.es/shop

However, it is a little more difficult to make it work with Delphi4PHP
because there isn't DBISAM component (VCL) por that IDE.
Using general ODBC driver it works 'fine', but with some problems.

And here is one simple web app I made with Delphi4PHP using general odbc
driver:
http://www.simplydata.es/phpodbc

Ok, the question is...
Is anybody interested in creating a DBISAM driver/vcl for Delphi4PHP/RADPHP?

RADPHP includes a lot of database drivers. I think it is easy to convert on
of them, like Interbase did.

Sorry about my English

Thanks!

Luis,

<< Is anybody interested in creating a DBISAM driver/vcl for
Delphi4PHP/RADPHP? >>

Can RADPHP use native PHP extensions, or does it require a special type of
driver, ala DBExpress ?

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Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Hi, Tim...

AFAIK, RadPHP includes support for about 20 different databases, including default php odbc support, and I think they are native extensions.

On Embarcadero newsgroups and forums they say that you can easily create another driver just editing a .PHP file, but I'm not familiarized with this and I don't know if it is necessary or not.

Also, RadPHP includes DBExpress support too, but I don't know how it works.

In my sample project, I have used the default PHP ODBC driver. I can show, add, delete records, etc... but I don't know if DBISAM requires any specific function.

I suggest you to download the trial RadPHP demo because my knowledge in drivers, odbc, etc... is very poor


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Luis C.

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" wrote:

Luis,

<< Is anybody interested in creating a DBISAM driver/vcl for
Delphi4PHP/RADPHP? >>

Can RADPHP use native PHP extensions, or does it require a special type of
driver, ala DBExpress ?

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Luis,

<< AFAIK, RadPHP includes support for about 20 different databases,
including default php odbc support, and I think they are native extensions.
>>

I'll take a look and see what I can find out.  The reason that I asked is
that I'm almost done with a native PHP extension for ElevateDB, so I'm going
to see what is involved with using it with RadPHP and possibly doing a
DBISAM extension.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com