SciBit MyComponents Suite Readme & Installation
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Last minutes information
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Just in case the installer did not successfully install your packages
and/or helpfiles we give you this readme file with complete
manual instructions to install either the shareware or registered versions.

IMPORTANT
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If you intend to use the client or embedded driver of this suite, you will need
the libmysql.dll/libmysqld.dll (windows) or libmysqlclient.so/libmysqld.so (linux)
libraries from MySQL AB.  You can either get these from their site http://www.mysql.com
or for convenience you may download pre compiled version 4.0.18 from http://www.scibit.com
for free.  These libraries do not form part of our products or distributions and are available
for free.  Source code for all these libraries can be obtained from http://www.mysql.com
and compiled by yourself or downloaded in binary form.

NOTE(Windows): As the libmysqld.dll was written for C++ you need to change a few compiler directives
to compile it for usage as a standard dll for delphi:
* Get VC++ 6.0 compiler with SP5 and the Pre-processor package and open the workspace mysql.dsw
* Set libmysqld as an active project
* Set your active configuration to "Win32 Release"
* Remove ..\lib_release\bdb.lib from Project Settings\Link\Object/library modules
* If you would like to compile without InnoDB support, then delete HAVE_INNOBASE_DB Project Settings\C/C++\
Preprocessor \Preprocessor definitions
* Add USE_TLS to Project Settings\C/C++\Preprocessor\Preprocessor definitions for dbug, heap, innobase, myisam, strings, mysys, myisammrg
* Build libmysqld

NOTE(Linux): The binary version of libmysqld.so is not always available in the linux distributions,
so compiling it yourself might be an only alternative to downloading a binary version.

Description:
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This is the SciBit's Delphi 5/6/7 or Kylix 1/2/3 single source components for
MySQL servers 3.21.x to 4.x

These components was tested with all stable MySQL servers from 3.21.x to 4.0.18

For support please contact SciBit at:
web: http://www.scibit.com
email: [email protected]

Components Installation:
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Only Delphi 5/6/7 and Kylix 1/2/3 (No Open Editions, as they have no datawareness) are supported.

       Shareware Installation:
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0. If installed, uninstall any previous versions of this componentset in
  Delphi/Kylix.

1. If you intend to use the clientlib driver to access your mysql server, make
  sure the .\libmysql.dll or libmysqld.dll (Windows) or ./libmysqlclient.so or
  libmysqld.so(Linux) file that came with the mysql installation is always
  available somewhere to the project you are compiling. On your PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH,
  win\system32 (Windows) or /usr/lib (Linux) directory or
  the project's directory would be good choices.
2. In Kylix or Delphi click the Component-Install Packages menu, then click
  Add
3. Depending on your Delphi or Kylix version goto the corresponding directory:
       ..\D5   Delphi 5
       ..\D6   Delphi 6
       ..\D7   Delphi 7
       ..\K1   Kylix 1
       ..\K2   Kylix 2
       ..\K3   Kylix 3
3. Pick the SBMySQL?0.bpl for Delphi or the bplsbmysqlk?0.so file for Kylix
  then click Open
4. Click Tools-Environment Options menu, then click Library,
  and add the same directory (/K1,/K2,K3,/D5,/D6,/D7) to the Library Path.

       Full Installation:
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0. If installed, uninstall any previous versions of this component set in
  Delphi/Kylix.
1. If you intend to use the clientlib driver to access your mysql server, make
  sure the .\libmysql.dll or libmysqld.dll (Windows) or ./libmysqlclient.so or
  libmysqld.so(Linux) file that came with the mysql installation is always
  available somewhere to the project you are compiling. On your PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH,
  win\system32 (Windows) or /usr/lib (Linux) directory or
  the project's directory would be good choices.
2. Click Open, then open the file:
       ./Source/SBMySQL50.dpk  Delphi 5
       ./Source/SBMySQL60.dpk  Delphi 6
       ./Source/SBMySQL70.dpk  Delphi 7
       ./Source/SBMySQLK10.dpk Kylix 1
       ./Source/SBMySQLK20.dpk Kylix 2
       ./Source/SBMySQLK30.dpk Kylix 3
4. Click Compile and then Install.
5. Click Tools-Environment Options menu, then click Library,
  and add the same directory (/K1,/K2,K3,/D5,/D6,/D7) to the Library Path.
6. You may also choose to add the source directory if you wish to rebuild
  the package.

Help File:
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To install the help file in Delphi's OpenHelp:
1. Click Help then Customize
2. Click Edit then Add Files
3. Add the MyComponents.hlp file on the first three tabs.
4. Click File-Save
5. Close OpenHelp

Alternative Help:
HTML Help is also available and can be found in the installation directory
with index file named: ./Help/HTML/

Examples:
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For examples see your corresponding directory:
\Demo\Console           - A console application
\Demo\Start             - Database&Table create, Master-Detail sample

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