MySQL++ 1.7.9 for Borland C++ Builder 6.0

1. Introduction

1. Package contains latest version (1.7.9) of MySQL++ library for Borland C++ Builder 6.0. This is a beta release.

2. Installation

1. Once you have downloaded the file named mysql++-1.7.9-win32-bcb6-2.zip. Extract archive to wherever you would like.
2. You must have the Borland C++ Builder 6.0 installed. Older versions of the C++ Builder do not work with the given package.
3. After unpacking you will find the following structure:

+-include
| +-mysql ... mysql C API header files. Directory contains Borland specific interpretations
|             of the interface to mysql
+-lib
| +-deb ... Debug version of the libmysql.dll with import library for Borland compilers
| +-rel ... Release version of the libmysql.dll with import library for Borland compilers
|
+-src
    +-sqlplus ...... source code and project files of the mysql++ library. This directory
    | |            need to be included in all your mysql++ projects.
    | |
    | +-debug ..... compiled debug version of mysql++ library. (Used for debugging ++ apps)
    | +-release ... compiled release version of mysql++ library.
    |
    +-examples ... some simple examples for Borland C++ Builder 6.0
       |
       +not_compiled ... just as it states, examples that cant be compiled by Borland.

4. Copy lib\deb\libmysql.dll to the Windows directory. Please make sure that other versions of that file does not exist in the Your system.
5. Next you may want to build the examples for your machine. To do this, the author of the library has provided a project group file src\examples\examples.bpg. Alternatively, it is possible to open the particular project using appropriate bpr file. Examples contain command-line applications as well as GUI (VCL) programms.
6. Next, you may want to rebuild the MySQL++ library. To do this, the author of the library has provided a project file src\sqlplus\mysqlplus.bpr.

3.Notes

1. You should always include <windows.h> in your cpp files.
2. Source of the original MySQL++ is modified. In case if new version of MySQL++ will be released, it will not be possible automatically to recompile the library.
3. The library is not tested very much. It is very possible that bugs still exist.
4. If your program crashes, please pay attention to the compiler options. For this purpose please open the .bpr file of your project in plain text editor and make sure that section <LINKER> look something like this:

<LINKER>

       <ALLOBJ
value="c0x32.obj $(PACKAGES) $(OBJFILES)"/>

       <ALLRES
value="$(RESFILES)"/>

       <ALLLIB
value="$(LIBFILES) $(LIBRARIES) import32.lib cw32i.lib"/>

       <OTHERFILES
value=""/>

      </LINKER>

5. If your programs still crash, author recommends recompiling the MySQL++ library using src\sqlplus\mysqlplus.bpr project file.

GOOD LUCK!!!

July 15, 2003

Arturs Aboltins
freeart@latnet.lv