> Actually, the opposite happened. CodeGear has essentially dropped the
> .NET compiler in favor of (what used to be) Oxygene from RemObjects and is
> now called Prism.  It works in the VS IDE directly.  The Delphi compiler
> is now pretty much concentrated on delivering 100% native code apps.  I
> think that this is the best situation for all involved.   There is simply
> going to always be a segment of the developer population that needs/wants
> native applications.

Interesting stuff. Having been out of the Delphi scene for a while I wasn't
aware of this. I remember trying the first Delphi for .NET version (8?)
which was pretty dire, and then I went back to D7 and never really looked
again. I might well see if I can get hold of the latest version of the RAD
studio to see what it's like.

Thanks for the info!

Hedley,

<< Interesting stuff. Having been out of the Delphi scene for a while I
wasn't aware of this. I remember trying the first Delphi for .NET version
(8?) which was pretty dire, and then I went back to D7 and never really
looked again. I might well see if I can get hold of the latest version of
the RAD studio to see what it's like. >>

Just so you don't get the wrong thing - it's now a separate product called
Prism, so it doesn't ship with RAD Studio anymore (at least as far as I
know).

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Excellent! I'm looking forward to 2.02b8 (soon?!

I just want to add what a fantastic job you're doing Tim. I've been using
your database products since DBISAM 2 and every release has been a superb
product. In all these years, not one of my customers has ever lost data due
to data corruption caused by the database engine (unlike my prior
experiences with Paradox and MS Access!).

Now that I've just started working with ElevateDB, it's already clear that
it will continue the superb trend set by DBISAM. Thank you for all your hard
work and excellent support - it really is much appreciated.

Regards,

Hedley