See Also: FileMan Components for Delphi

Congratulations! You have now created a sample application that performs entry lookup, and retrieves fields from any record selected by the end-user. You are now ready to create your own Delphi applications using the RPC Broker.

If your application needs to perform database tasks with VA FileMan on a server, you should consider using the FileMan Components for Delphi. These components automate the major tasks of working with database records through Delphi. Among the functions they provide are:

• Automated entry retrieval into a set of controls
  
  
• Automated online help for database fields
  
  
• Automated validation of user data entry
  
  
• Automated filing of changed data
  
  
• Ien tracking in all controls
  
  
• Automated DBS error tracking on the Delphi client
  
  
• Generic lookup dialog
  
  
• Record locking
  
  
• Record deletion

If you need to do more than the most simple database tasks in your Delphi applications, the FileMan Components for Delphi encapsulate most of the coding needed to retrieve, validate, and file VA FileMan data.