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TurboPower FlashFiler 2
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Package names
3. Installation
4. FlashFiler Explorer functionality
5. String resources
6. Version history
6.1 Release 2.13
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1. Introduction
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This is a source-only release of TurboPower FlashFiler 2. It includes
designtime and runtime packages for Delphi 3 through 7 and C++Builder
3 through 6.
For help files and a PDF manual, please see the tpflashfiler_docs
package on SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler).
For precompiled binaries of FlashFiler Server and the other FlashFiler
utilities, please see the tpflashfiler_bin package on SourceForge (
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler).
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2. Package names
TurboPower FlashFiler 2 package names have the following form:
FF2MKVV.*
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||+------ VV VCL version (30=Delphi 3, 35=C++Builder 3, 70=Delphi 7)
|+------- K Kind of package (R=runtime, D=designtime)
+-------- M Product-specific modifier, typically an underscore
For example, the FlashFiler 2 runtime package files for Delphi 7 have
the filename FF2_R70.*.
The runtime package contains the core functionality of the product and
is not installed into the IDE. The designtime package references the
runtime package, registers the components, and contains property
editors used in the IDE.
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3. Installation
To install TurboPower FlashFiler 2 into your IDE, take the following
steps:
1. Unzip the release files into a directory (e.g., d:\ff2).
2. Start Delphi or C++Builder.
3. Add the source subdirectory (e.g., d:\ff2\source) to the IDE's
library path.
4. Open & compile the runtime package specific to the IDE being
used.
5. Open & install the designtime package specific to the IDE being
used. The IDE should notify you the components have been
installed.
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4. FlashFiler Explorer functionality
The CSV Import functionality was copyrighted by another party and
permission was given to TurboPower to use the functionality only in
the commercial version of FlashFiler 2.. That functionality has been
removed from the open source distribution of FlashFiler Explorer.
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5. String resources
Most of FlashFiler's error messages are stored in string resource
files having the extension STR. If you change these files, you must
recompile them using the TurboPower String Resource Manager located at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpsrmgr
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6. Version history
6.1 Release 2.13
Please note that the following issue #s are from Bugzilla. These
bugs were not exported to SourceForge.
Enhancements
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4043 - Allow FFCheckValToString to return ref number for BLOB fields
4112 - Restructure: Support conversion of strings to integers
Bugs fixed
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3403 - Unable to change string field to blob memo field in restructure
3870 - BDE2FF, invisible target database
3915 - INSERT: Value of string field truncated to 255 chars
4003 - Params do not support BLOB field type
4025 - AutoInc field in SQL result set should be returned as type fftAutoInc
4028 - Incorrect count() value with LEFT OUTER JOIN
4029 - Field alias not resolved in WHERE clause
4030 - When not waiting for a reply, Legacy transport no longer raises lost
connection event in 2.12
4031 - Result set does not contain values for subselect
4032 - If TffDatabase closed before child TffQuery then AV may occur in
SQL engine
4037 - Index count not updated if use Table.AddIndex
4038 - '<>' operator does not take NULL values into consideration
4039 - Query returns empty result set
4042 - Server should not prompt for password during auto-start-up
4046 - Table modified by INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE may be closed prior to
transaction commit
4048 - StartTransactionWith error handling may return incorrect result
4061 - TffClient does not use registry server name for explicit transport
components
4070 - "select field, count(*)" returns zero for count
4077 - Service should use recovery engine that does not require user interface
4084 - Restored connection re-opens query before preparing the query
4095 - INSERT should validate column types & number of source columns
4107 - TffServerCommandHandler.nmDatabaseAddAlias has incorrect format string
4126 - Cursors pending close may not be freed at end of transaction
4140 - Pack incorrectly increments NextFlushPoint
4143 - SQL engine raises 'Not found' error on nested join
4144 - Server UI Avs if reset counters or right click on transport when server
is down
4160 - Calling BLOBWrite followed by BLOBTruncate can eventually lead to
corupted BLOB
4167 - Initial sorting for DISTINCT should be case-sensitive
4168 - SQL: SUM(x)/(2) does not give same result as SUM(x)/2

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TurboPower FlashFiler2 Lazarus port --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Used original version:tpflashfiler_2_13 from SourceForge About
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a Lazarus port of the TurboPower FlashFiler Database.
I used the version tpflashfiler_2_13 from SourceForge
(https://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler/).
Detailed help and documentation files are located there.
More port infos are in sourcelaz\LazConvertReadMe.txt
Port infos are in sourcelaz\LazConvertReadMe.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preparation
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Download the server binaries from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler/files/tpflashfiler/2.13/tpflashfiler_bin.zip/download
and store them in the folder server_files.
Lazaruspackage is in folder packages: lazff2.lpk
Look the image for folderstructre. I zipped only changed files. Other files are located on sourceforge. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In finalversion will be inclued all and published on github/sourceforge/.. Installation
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Use package file lazff2.lpk from folder packages.
***
NO MORE BORLAND CODE, It uses now TExprParser from fssql.
sourcelaz\lazdbcommon.pas ->since 2016.05.04: (lazcommon.pas and lazconsts.pas)
sourcelaz\LazDbComSqlTimSt.pas <--- used in lazdbcommon.pas
To disable Delphi units define in ffdefine.inc: (compiles without delphi units)
{$DEFINE DONTUSEDELPHIUNIT} //Disables in ffdb.pas the function TffDataSet.dsCreateLookupFilter
//if it called then it raises exception!
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FOR EXAMPLES configure server (flashfiler\bin\ffserver.exe) and --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
make 2 aliases in [ffserver-Menu > Config > Aliases ... ] Usage
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1.) Start server_files\ffserver.exe
2.) Make 2 db-aliases in ffserver [ffserver-Menu > Config > Aliases ...]
Alias: Path: Alias: Path:
mythicdb yourfolder\flashfiler\examples\mythicdb mythicdb yourfolder\flashfiler\examples\mythicdb
Tutorial yourfolder\flashfiler\examples Tutorial yourfolder\flashfiler\examples
3.) Open FlashFiler Server General Configuration Dialog
[ffserver-Menu > Config > General ...]
4.) In configuration dialog Enter for Server name:
local
then Click Ok.
5.) Now the server "local" appears in Servers listview. Click on it and start it.
6.) Now open any example from examples-folder and compile, run and enjoy it.
Attention: EmbeddedServer-Examples don't work!
THERE IS TEXPRPARSER in:
-JVCL JvExprParser.pas
-TXQuery QExprYacc.pas with MozillaPublicLicense
Have fun!
Soner A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changes
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State of the Lazarus port:
10.12.2016: Client components are Working. Server components has error so you need server binaries compiled with delphi.
ToDo:
Solve server components error. The error is located in fflldict.pas-file in procedure TffDataDictionary.ReadFromStream(S : TStream);
It is stream reading error with caused by functions ReadString and ReadInteger.
I could not solve it, maybe someone with better skills can do it.
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License
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Same as TurboPower FlashFiler (MPL 1.1.)
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Author
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Turbo Power
Lazarus Port Soner a.
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Version
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tpflashfiler_2_13-20161210

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Put the server binaries in this folder.
The files can be downloaded from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tpflashfiler/files/tpflashfiler/2.13/tpflashfiler_bin.zip/download