Maybe you should cut the middle men out (Borland NZ) and buy it through the states. You'd probably have to pay the GST on import but even then it's cheaper.
Compare $3000US for D8.net architect versus $5625NZ Add GST and convert to NZ and it's a little over $5000NZ. Although one thing to note is that the NZ Borland online shop lists D8pro at $1873 not $2079 and D8enterprise at $4687 not $5203 as you mention. Possibly you're adding GST a second time. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > <annoyance+rant+whine> > > Thats a bit rude then. > > Last night I remembered that when Delphi 7 was released > people complained big time about the pricing as it went up > quite a bit. Borland justified this by pointing at the > kiwi dollar - which sucked heaps at the time. This kinda > made sense since they are an importer of the product. > This time around our dollar is doing fab and the pro > version has had it's feature set down graded and look at > the prices - $2079.00 for a full copy of the pro version > from https://shop.borland.com.au/NewZealandShop and D7 pro > apps that use ADO Express can't be ported unless you buy > the enterprise version ($5203.00). > > :o( > > </annoyance+rant+whine> > > Nahum. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Sugrue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 2 February 2004 10:56 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'NZ Borland Developers Group > - Delphi List' Subject: RE: [DUG] .net practice > > > Yeah the Pro version of D7 does get ADO Components. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ -- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nahum.Wild > Sent: Monday, 2 February 2004 10:29 a.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG] .net practice > > > > I've not used the Pro version of Delphi 7. Does it give > access to ADO thru ADO Express like my Enterprise install > does? I bought an upgrade to Delphi 8 pro for evaluation > as it was cheap and was gutted to discover that there was > no ADO access from VCL Forms. The features matrix on > > further inspection confirms that the pro version doesn't > get this feature. So I was just wondering if the D7 pro > edition did? Delphi 8 pro to me *feels* slightly cutdown > compared to earlier pro editions. > > > > > > Nahum. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James > Sugrue > Sent: Monday, 2 February 2004 07:54 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'NZ Borland Developers > Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG] .net practice > > Definitely not in Pro. I don't have access to Ent or > Architect so can't comment if its in there. I think you > can still use it if you create everything via code in a > VCL Form, but I have just been playing so far, and haven't > tried. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nahum.Wild > Sent: Friday, 30 January 2004 6:15 p.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG] .net practice > > > > When you say which ADO.NET is not avaible for a > VCL.NET application which edition of D8 are you refering > to this being with? Professional? > > > > > > Cheers, > > Nahum. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James > Sugrue > Sent: Friday, 30 January 2004 14:28 p.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG] .net practice > > I found this too. I couldn't for the life of me get > it to go to webform2.aspx. > > > > I found that if I used the aspx controls I had more > success, i.e responding to onclick events etc. I'm not > sure if this is they way you are supposed to do it in > asp.net but its quite confusing coming from asp/html. > > > > I found the documentation to be next to useless and > there don't seem to be many websites with examples etc > yet. > > > > I have had more success with normal .Net apps using > VCL .NET, but it would be nice if ADO.NET could be used > with it rather than just WinForms... > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey > Maule > Sent: Friday, 30 January 2004 1:07 p.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: [DUG] .net practice > > > > Hi > > > > how is everyone getting on with delphi 8? > > Im lost and confused very early on in the game. > > > > I have created a "hello world" web app, which has a > label, an input type=text, and a submit button. > > > > What i am finding confusing is that when i added > another aspx page, set page1.form.action=page2 > > > > I look at the generated code for page1.form, it > shows this: > > <form name=bob action=webform2.aspx method=post > runat="server"> > > > > However, when i run the app, page1 is displayed, but > viewing source shows: > > <form name="_ctl0" method="post" > action="WebForm1.aspx" id="_ctl0"> > > > > I have built, compiled, saved, closed, reopened, > rebuilt, checked only one page1, recompiled, searched all > project files for string "_ctl0" (not found), screamed at > the "documentation", cried. > > > > such a simple thing and it has me by the... wait.. > im a girl > > > > > > > > Tracey > Software Developer / Web Master > Logis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (027) 213-1065 > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
