tiOPF version 2 has already been converted to Free Pascal. I convinced my client to sponsor the work for their next project, and did it during Desember. Get the latest tiOPF framework from the TechInsite SVN repository.
Regarding the persistence layers. I only needed Firebird support, so started with that, but persistence layers are quick to write. Anyway, I started by using the SqlDB components that came with FPC. I got it working, until I needed to execute a few sql statements under one transaction (and the sql statements had parameters). It was a weird problem, I will attend to later. I also needed Server Services, which SqlDB doesn't support and found another free firebird component set called FBLib (Firebird Library). I created another persistence layer using these components and they work 100%. I am currenty using these in my latest comercial application. I would still like to get the SqlDB components working 100%, as it will be easy to add more database vendor support to the framework. SqlDB is similar to Delphi's dbExpress. Peter Hinrichsen metioned the other day, that he will be using the Free Pascal compiler with the tiOPF framework for his first Linux project. He normally uses Oracle and XML, so will most probably complete those persistence layers under FPC/Lazarus. Regarding the visual components. I opted to do the same as I have done with Kylix and the tiOPF. I rather use the Model-Gui-Mediator (MGM) pattern, to hook the tiOPF objects to standard GUI components instead of converting the tiOPF GUI components. Again, converting the components are not difficult, it is just much easier to get cross platform abilities when using standard components. You can also swap out other components it the need arises without issues. Look in the tiOPF SVN repository under Demos for my generic mediating views I created. On the reporting side. I haven't decided what to use in my latest project yet. I was going to give LazReport a go. Under Kylix I used Report Manager. There are talks about getting Report Manager to compile under Lazarus as well. Visit the news.techinsite.com.au News Server if you want more support on tiOPF under Free Pascal and Lazarus. Regards, - Graeme - On 2/25/06, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Bisma Jayadi wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > Is there possible to convert Delphi code of FreeReport and tiOPF to > > FPC/Lazarus? > > Or are there any attempts done? Any hints will be appreciated. TIA. > > I have looked at tiOPF, because I would like to use it in Lazarus myself. > > The core should compile quite easily. It's programmed quite clean, does not > seem to have Windows dependencies. > > The persistence layers are a different thing: IBX will compile (maybe not > easily), > Indy 9 should, I think Marco got it running. The ADO layer not, because we > don't > have ADO. Oracle: No idea. > > I think the best option would be to try and go for writing a new persistence > layer, > based on SQLDB or so. > > I haven't looked at the visual components, though. > > Michael. > > > _______________________________________________ > fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org > http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal > _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
