MySQL Data Access Components description
Provides direct high performance access to MySQL and is alternative to standard way of accessing data using BDE, dbExpress

MySQL Data Access Components (MyDAC) library offers a set of nonvisual components for Borland Delphi, C++ Builder and Kylix.

They provide access to MySQL database and are an alternative to a standard way of accessing databases using Borland Database Engine (BDE) or dbExpress.

MySQL Data Access Components is able to work using MySQL client or native MySQL network protocol. In case of using MySQL protocol directly MyDAC doesn't require client library and requires only TCP/IP protocol.

This feature allows to build really thin database application. MyDAC can work in managed environment and supports .NET Framework.

Here are some key features of "MySQL Data Access Components":

· Direct access to MySQL data. No distributing, installing and configuring the BDE and ODBC;
· Doesn't require MySQL's software on client side with Direct option and works directly through TCP/IP;
· Supports the latest versions of MySQL server;
· All MySQL data types support;
· Supports MySQL specific features;
· High performance controlled fetch of large data blocks;
· Optimized string and binary data storing;
· Automatic data updating with TMyQuery and TMyTable components;
· Automatic record refreshing;
· MySQL Embedded server support;
· Separated run-time and GUI specific parts allow to create pure console applications such as CGI;
· Advanced design-time editors;
· MySQLBuilder Add-in extends design-time capabilities by set of tools to build and check queries;
· Extended SQL tracing capabilities provided by TMySQLMonitor component and DBMonitor application;
· Includes source code of TCRDBGrid enhanced data-aware grid control;
· Wide data-aware and reporting components support, including InfoPower, ReportBuilder, FastReport;
· Easy migration from BDE;
· Allows to use Professional Edition of Delphi, C++ Builder or Kylix to develop client/server applications.


MyDAC supports MySQL server version 5.0, 4.1, 4.0 and 3.23. Following development environments are supported by MyDAC:
· Borland Delphi 2005
· Borland Delphi 8
· Borland Delphi 7
· Borland Delphi 6
· Borland Delphi 5
· Borland C++ Builder 6
· Borland C++ Builder 5
· Borland C++ Kylix 3
· Borland C++ Kylix 2

Limitations:

· 60 day trial period