BCS Delphi XE8 Source Code Generator via MySQL

The new and improved BCS Delphi XE8 Source Code generator has just arrived.  The newest version employs MySQL table blobs in lieu of static flat files.

• Primary Options
  Generators

  The generators will all display the following dialog as input is required from the end user.
  
  When the user taps the OK control the following prompt is issued.

  

  When the user taps the Ok button again the following dialog appears.
  
  Now when the OK button ton the message dialog is clicked the following dialog appears.
  
  As soon as the target directory is selected the populated dialog appears as indicated below.
  
  Remember this sequence is repeated for each code generation request.
  The user will receive a primary form and application that can execute stand alone, a component wrapper and a component tester. Of course the component wrapper installs the component while the component tester will test or execute installed components.

  • VCL 01 No Data No Styles
    The following depicts the output of the code that was generated.
    
  • VCL 02 One Table No Styles
    
    The Show Unique Alias dialog appears first. This dialog speeds up the data table selection process and the number of data tables increase.  The user is not required to scroll from the top or the list down to the desired location.  By positioning with the unique alias the scrolling is not required.
    The next dialog positions the user at the top of the table list based on the unique alias selected.
    
  • VCL 03 Master Detail No Styles
    The Show Unique Alias dialog appears first. This dialog speeds up the data table selection process and the number of data tables increase.
    
    The next dialog positions the user at the top of the table list based on the unique alias selected.
    
    Notice the alias list on the left and right. The left side depicts the master data set while the right list of alias’s depict the details data set.
    
  • VCL 04 No Data w Styles
    This is the output from invoking option “VCL 04 No Data w Styles”.
    
  • VCL 05 One Table w Styles

  The user is prompted for the data in the same manner as described in “VCL 02 One Table No Styles”.
  This is the output from invoking option “VCL 04 One Table w Styles”.
  

  • VCL 06 Master Detail w Styles

  The user is prompted for the data in the same manner as described in “VCL 03 Master Detail No Styles”.  This is the output from invoking option “VCL 05 Master Detail w Styles”.
  

  • Load DB
    This option

  • Reports
    
    • Details Report
      
    • All Information
    • Single Category

   
  The popup menu for the Skeletons Project tab are as follows.
  

  • Position Master Database
  • Export Project
  • Import Existing Project
  • Import New Project

  The popup menu for the Skeleton Workbench is as follows.
  

  • Position Details Database
  • Import File
  • Export File

  The popup menu to print items in the Skeleton Contents tab is a follows.
  
  When the user clicks on the Print This One option the following report listing is generated.
  
  A 32 bit executable program may be downloaded by clicking here.
  A 64 bit executable program may be downloaded by clicking here.
  The component documentation can be found by clicking here.
  The source code may be found by clicking here.
  Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this article.