Working with Apollo Database

rbuser

I am trying to use apollo with Report Builder.

I have no problems writing reports -- works great but none of the tables
show up in the Data Wizard.

I don't see Apollo as a type of Database -- Is there something I need to
install

nardmoseley

The visual query tools in ReportBuilder have an open plug-in
architecture for supporting specific data connectivity components. See
the friends | data | DADE plug-ins section of our web site for a list of
available plug-ins.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com

There are a large number of DADE plug-ins available, unfortunately there
is not one for Apollo. The creation and maintenance of the plug-ins is a
joint effort between the database vendors, our customers, and Digital
Metaphors. Digital Metaphors does not have the resources to create
plug-ins for every available solution. An Apollo solution is going to
need to come from either a customer or the makers of Apollo. Digital
Metaphors can answer specific questions about the DADE plug-in
architecture either in the DADE newsgroup or at
support@digital-metaphors.com.

Most of the SQL based TDataSet descendants in Delphi have a similar
architecture which makes creating a DADE plug-in very simple. You simply
copy one of the existing plug-ins that has a similar architecture,
change the class names, and then make additional modifications required
to support the differences. Basically what is needed is the concept of a
connection/session object, a SQL based TDataSet descendant, and a way
for the query tools to get a list of available tables, etc.

Hope this helps....

For articles on the RB data access architecture (i.e. DADE), check the
Tech Tips newsgroup hosted at news.digital-metaphors.com.

rbuser

I did not see a DADE Plug In for Apollo, Did I miss Something?

rbuser

> I did not see a DADE Plug In for Apollo, Did I miss Something?

Sorta, re-read Nard's e-mail, and I quote:


There are a large number of DADE plug-ins available, unfortunately there
is not one for Apollo. The creation and maintenance of the plug-ins is a
joint effort between the database vendors, our customers, and Digital
Metaphors. Digital Metaphors does not have the resources to create
plug-ins for every available solution. An Apollo solution is going to
need to come from either a customer or the makers of Apollo. Digital
Metaphors can answer specific questions about the DADE plug-in
architecture either in the DADE newsgroup or at
support@digital-metaphors.com.


Ed Dressel
Team DM