Still the Best Delphi Resource--Now Fully Updated and Expanded Whether you're new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can't do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client-server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cantù give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what's new to Delphi 7--particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes: * Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb * Writing sockets-based applications with Indy * Creating data-aware controls and custom dataset components * Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress * Building client-server applications using InterBase * Interfacing with Microsoft's ADO * Programming for a multi-tiered application architecture * Taking advantage of Delphi's support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+ * Taking advantage of Delphi's XML and SOAP support * Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app * Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker * Visually preparing reports using RAVE * Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

Introduction. Part I: Foundations. Chapter 1: Delphi 7 and Its IDE. Chapter 2: The Delphi Programming Language. Chapter 3: The Run-Time Library. Chapter 4: Core Library Classes. Chapter 5: Visual Controls. Chapter 6: Building the User Interface. Chapter 7: Working with Forms. Part II: Delphi Object-Oriented Architectures. Chapter 8: The Architecture of Delphi Applications. Chapter 9: Writing Delphi Components. Chapter 10: Libraries and Packages. Chapter 11: Modeling and OOP Programming (with ModelMaker). Chapter 12: From COM to COM+. Part III: Delphi Database-Oriented Architectures. Chapter 13: Delphi?s Database Architecture. Chapter 14: Client/Server with dbExpress. Chapter 15: Working with ADO. Chapter 16: Multitier DataSnap Applications. Chapter 17: Writing Database Components. Chapter 18: Reporting with Rave. Part IV: Delphi, the Internet, and a .NET Preview. Chapter 19: Internet Programming: Sockets and Indy. Chapter 20: Web Programming with WebBroker and WebSnap. Chapter 21: Web Programming with IntraWeb. Chapter 22: Using XML Technologies. Chapter 23: Web Services and SOAP. Chapter 24: The Microsoft .NET Architecture from the Delphi Perspective. Chapter 25: Delphi for .NET Preview: The Language and the RTL. Appendix A: Extra Delphi Tools by the Author. Appendix B: Extra Delphi Tools from Other Sources. Appendix C: Free Companion Books on Delphi. Index