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ComponentOne Query 8.0 is an end-user-oriented run-time query builder. It is an ActiveX control allowing developers to easily build applications with end-user ad hoc query functionality.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 has the following advantages over existing query tools, which make it a unique, revolutionary tool for enabling ad hoc query functionality in applications:
ComponentOne Query 8.0 collects end user input and generates an SQL query or an ADO Filter condition at run time. This enables developers to add ad hoc query functionality to their applications, making it directly available to end users, instead of preparing all imaginable queries beforehand, in design time environment.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 shields end users from the complexities of database structure. Queries are constructed using convenient names and business concepts known to end users, and the user interface is fully customizable by the developer. No special skills are required in order to use C1Query 8.0 in an application. Users don’t even have to be aware of the fact that C1Query was used to create the application.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 has a powerful query generation engine, supporting queries spanning multiple tables. It allows developers to create schemas exposing database fields to users in a customized form, specifying relationships between tables.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 has a built-in user interface, making implementing ad hoc functionality as easy as dropping two controls on a form. The user interface can be easily customized in a virtually unrestricted variety of ways using a special template mechanism and other customization provisions. This is one of the most important advantages over existing query solutions: you are not forced to use a specific user interface, it can be modified to satisfy any application needs.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 is a component, an ActiveX control. As a component, it integrates into your application, makes adding ad hoc query functionality just another task in building the application. Your user does not need to learn a special query tool or even to know that the C1Query 8.0 component is used in your application.
ComponentOne Query 8.0 run-time use is royalty-free. You pay for it once, only for using it designing your applications. Your users have it free of charge, as a part of your application.