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Product: Adonis Component Suite
Vendor: Cybermagic Productions
Version: 4.0 Data Aware Controls: TDataSet (D3+)
Web Site: http://www.cybermagic.co.nz/adonis/ Support Delphi Vers: 3 4 5 6
Email: winsoft@napri.sk Supports C++B Vers: 3 4 5 6
Source Available: Yes Supports Kylix Vers: -

Description: Components for displaying and manipulating data through data-aware controls using ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) and RDS (Remote Data Service) for data access.
Deployment: ADODS compiles in to your EXE. You must also have Microsoft's ADO, which is several megabytes, but is already present on many Windows computers.
Modes of
Operation:

Check indicates
primary intended
use(s).
Local: Yes, Depending on OLEDB or ODBC Driver
Multiuser File Server: Yes, Depending on OLEDB or ODBC Driver
Multiuser Client/Server: Yes, Adonis is intended primarily for Client/Server database development.
Web Server: Adonis, based on ADO, is very well suited to web application; a core design strength of ADO is it light overhead and support for many simultaneous threads.

Package(s) Available: Price:
Single Developer $160
Company-wide developer license, with source $290

Database/File Format Supported Native? Via Notes
SQL Server No ADO/ODBC Expect this to work well, since MS can been concentrating on Access and SQL Server in ADO. The next version of SQL Server will support ADO/OLEDB as its native interface.
Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere No ADO/ODBC Works fine with Client-based cursors. Problems with Server-based cursors because of problems with the SQL Anywhere ODBC driver's bookmark implementation.
Access (MDB) No ADO/ODBC Expect this to work well, since MS can been concentrating on Access and SQL Server in ADO.
ODBC No ADO
ADO Yes

Third Party Tool Compatibility: Compatible?
(Delphi) Database Explorer Unknown
Ace Reporter Yes
InfoPower Yes
Orpheus (TurboPower) Unknown
QuickReports Yes
RAVE Reports Unknown
ReportBuilder Pro Unknown

Vendor's Description (from Readme files, web site, etc.):

With Adonis and Delphi you can..

  • Access almost any form of data through a rapidly increasing range of OLEDB data providers.
  • Access relational databases like Oracle, MS SQL Server through fast, native drivers.
  • Access data from ODBC datasources.
  • Display and edit data using any Delphi data-aware control.
  • Connect transparently to datasources across Internet or your local network..
  • Build local single-tier applications that scale seamlessly to multi-tier distributed applications.
  • Build thin-client Delphi ActiveX database applications that embed inside a browser.

Adonis 3.1 is now available. Improvements and new features include:

  • Support for the ADO 2.0 Event Model
  • Improved Query Parameter support.
  • Partial support for ADO 2.1. (Currently available as part of SP5 for SQL Server 6.5)


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