Paradox
database version upgrader
version 1.31 (Editor:
1.41 , Core DLL: 1.31)
Updated April-26-2009
Presented package gives the 32 bit Delphi programmers a tool for changing Paradox database structure at run time. Instead of having to call different routines for different types of structure changes, all supported restructure actions can be achieved by invoking the single routine exported by the core DLL. This routine accepts zero terminated string argument - PXUPGR command - that is parsed internally by the core DLL. Thanks to this arrangement, the description of all necessary structure changes can be stored outside the main application in the form of script text files. This, in combination with LOG files that store the results of database structure updates, makes the maintenance of evolving database structure extremely easy.
The package also includes FREE script editor that simplifies PXUPGR script creation. Editor main features are the ability to create scripts based on the structure of selected database as well as differential scripts. When creating differential script, you select "source" and "destination" databases. Script editor then creates the sequence of PXUPGR commands that convert structure of the "source" database to the updated (target) version. You can also apply edited script to selected database.
The core DLL supports following restructure actions:
| adding/dropping fields | |
| changing field name/size/type | |
| moving field to desired position | |
| adding/dropping indexes | |
| adding/dropping validity checks | |
| adding/dropping referential integrity constraint | |
| changing table level, block size, fill factor, strict ref.integrity, name, language driver, master and auxiliary passwords | |
| creating new table/dropping existing table | |
| batchmoving data from one table to another | |
| executing SQL action queries |
The following lines show script sample that creates a table with structure identical to that of table BIOLIFE from DBDEMOS database:
| :============================================================================== : TABLE BIOLIFE :______________________________________________________________________________ : Fields: 8, Indexes: 1, Validity checks: 0, Referential integrity: 0 : Record size: Physical 179 b. Logical 163 b. : Records per block: 11, Wasted space per block: 73 b. ( 3,56 %) : Restructure version: 132 :============================================================================== :#1 Create table "BIOLIFE" with first field "Species No" TBL_CREATE("BIOLIFE","ascii",4,"Species No",FLDFLOAT,FLDSTDEFAULT,1,0) :#2 Adjust block size TBL_SETATTR("BIOLIFE",BLOCK_SIZE,2048) :#3 Adjust strict referential integrity TBL_SETATTR("BIOLIFE",STRICT_REFINT,FALSE) :#4 Add field "Category" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Category",FLDZSTRING,FLDSTDEFAULT,15,0) :#5 Add field "Common_Name" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Common_Name",FLDZSTRING,FLDSTDEFAULT,30,0) :#6 Add field "Species Name" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Species Name",FLDZSTRING,FLDSTDEFAULT,40,0) :#7 Add field "Length (cm)" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Length (cm)",FLDFLOAT,FLDSTDEFAULT,1,0) :#8 Add field "Length_In" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Length_In",FLDFLOAT,FLDSTDEFAULT,1,0) :#9 Add field "Notes" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Notes",FLDBLOB,FLDSTMEMO,50,0) :#10 Add field "Graphic" FLD_ADD("BIOLIFE","Graphic",FLDBLOB,FLDSTGRAPHIC,0,0) :#11 Add primary index IX_ADD("BIOLIFE","","Species No","",PRI or UNQ) |
Pricing and registration:
Licensing scheme for PXUPGR
differs from the most often used ones in that there is no
difference between registered and evaluation modules: The core
DLL (pxupgr.dll) starts running in evaluation mode. Evaluation
mode can be switched to Registered mode by providing license
password via one of the exported routines. Evaluation mode is
fully functional, except that "unregistered" message is
popped up if Delphi is not running on the machine by the time the
first upgrade command is applied to the selected database. Script
editor is free and has no limitations whatsoever.
Registration fee is EUR 90 (or equivalent). Upon registration,
you will recieve license password together with the unlimited
core DLL deployment license. Due to the copyright issues, source
is not available.
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This page was last updated 26-IV-2009