Paradigma Releases Visual SQL Query Builder for Valentina 2.4.2 BROAD VALENTINA TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW VISUAL SQL QUERY BUILDER
Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc announces the immediate availability of Valentina Technology Release 2.4.2 for all developer and business products, and Valentina Studio 2.4.2, now with visual SQL Query Builder. Valentina 2's next generation, object-relational database model builds on the traditional relational database model much like C++ builds on top of the C language. All that you know from working with traditional database systems from IBM, Oracle and Microsoft also apply to Valentina-based development. This robust technology excels at ultra fast management of millions of records. Valentina business products include Valentina Office Server for Windows and MacOS X (PPC and Intel) and Valentina Studio, a fast and easy to use visual tool for creating, browsing, querying and administering both local and server-side Valentina databases. Valentina developer products are the Valentina 2 Application Developer Kits that allow for royalty free incorporation into desktop applications. Valentina Developer Network allows royalty free distribution of Valentina Embedded Server. Developer solutions are available for every major development system on MacOS X and Windows: REALbasic, Apple xCode (C++, Cocoa), MS Visual Studio (.net and COM), Revolution, Delphi and more. Valentina technology includes support for Valentina XML import/export, Valentina SQL (SQL 92 + extensions), native Unicode UTF-16 support, simultaneous data exchange, transparent file formats, and more. Highly optimized and unique technology allows Valentina database solutions to operate hundreds to thousands of times faster than competing database technologies. Valentina 2.4.2 introduces the following improvements: General Performance Improvements. 23 performance improvements to the Valentina 2.4.2 database kernel. The benefits of these improvements are available in all versions of Valentina, including Valentina for REALbasic. Speed improvements in SQL: UPDATE.WHERE. This SQL call has been optimized so that it is between 20-30% faster. New Example: FromToFile. Shows how to save an existing disk file into BLOB field of database and later read it back from database to a new disk file. Available for all ADKs and Valentina Developer Network. Visual SQL Query Builder Plugin. Valentina Studio now has a new plugin module. This module allows both experts and users new to database development to visually create and execute complex SQL queries: * Diagram Pane. Specify tables and links to be used in the new query. * Contextual Menus. All objects have contextual menus and mouse-based operations. * Drag Relationships. Drag from one field of a table to another to establish links between the tables. * Unique Valentina Objects. Use also Valentina unique features such as ObjectPtr Links and Binary Links. * Visual SQL: Joins. Specify conditions for JOINs. * Visual Filtering: Specify filter conditions for fields to be used in the WHERE and HAVING clauses. * Build queries with DISTINCT, GROUP BY and HAVING clauses. * Specify fields and sort order for ORDER BY clause. Visual SQL Query Builder transforms the visual input into SQL and allows one button execution of the result. Valentina Studio is available in a MacOS X Universal Binary version and Windows version for $49. Valentina 2.4.2 is a free upgrade for current users of Valentina 2.x products. All new features have been documented on the company wiki. Valentina 2.4.2 ADKs start at $199. Valentina Developer Network, which allows royalty free distribution of Valentina Embedded Server, starts at $499. For more information, visit the Paradigma Software website at http://www.paradigmasoft.com. About Paradigma Software, Inc Founded in 1998, Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc is the leading provider of incredibly fast and robust database solutions for business and development. Valentina 2 technology powers solutions as diverse as graphics applications from major Japanese electronics companies to solutions supporting US public schools. Paradigma Software solutions are available for every major development environment on the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Contact Paradigma Software Ph. (503) 574-2776 http://www.paradigmasoft.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
