PgDAC Features

In this topic you will find the complete PgDAC feature list sorted by categories.

Supported target platforms

• Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit
• macOS 64-bit
• Mac ARM
• iOS 64-bit
• iOS Simulator ARM 64-bit
• Android 32-bit and 64-bit
• Linux 32-bit (only in Lazarus and Free Pascal) and 64-bit

General usability:

• Direct access to server data. Does not require installation of other data provider layers (such as BDE and ODBC)
• Interface compatible with standard data access methods, such as BDE and ADO
• VCL, LCL and FMX versions of library available
• Separated run-time and GUI specific parts allow you to create pure console applications such as CGI
• Unicode and national charset support

Network and connectivity:

• Does not require PostgreSQL client software and works directly through TCP/IP
• Disconnected Model with automatic connection control for working with data offline
• Local Failover for detecting connection loss and implicitly reexecuting certain operations
• Connection timeout and command timeout management
• Secure connections with SSL, SSH, and HTTP/HTTPS tunneling (using SecureBridge)
• Ability to search for installed PostgreSQL Server databases in a local network

Compatibility:

• Full support of the latest versions of PostgreSQL
• Support for all PostgreSQL data types
• Compatible with all IDE versions starting with Delphi 6, C++Builder 6, Free Pascal
• Includes provider for UniDAC Express Edition
• Wide reporting component support, including support for InfoPower, ReportBuilder, FastReport
• Support of all standard and third-party visual data-aware controls
• Allows you to use Professional Edition of Delphi and C++Builder to develop client/server applications

PostgreSQL Server technology support:

• Support for fast record insertion with the TPgLoader component
• Support for PostgreSQL Asynchronous Notification with the TPgAlerter component
• PostgreSQL sequences support
• Supports the possibility of retrieving last inserted OID value
• Advanced errors support
• Support for the PostgreSQL notices

PostgreSQL DataTypes:

• Support for PostgreSQL Protocol 2 and Protocol 3
• PostgreSQL Composite types support
• PostgreSQL domain types support
• Full support for the DATE , TIME , TIMESTAMP , and INTERVAL data types
• Advanced LARGE OBJECT support
• Advanced support of the REFCURSOR type
• Wrapper classes for geometic types support

Performance:

• High overall performance
• Fast controlled fetch of large data blocks
• Optimized string data storing
• Advanced connection pooling
• High performance of applying cached updates with batches
• Caching of calculated and lookup fields
• Fast Locate in a sorted DataSet
• Preparing of user-defined update statements

Local data storage operations:

• Database-independent data storage with TVirtualTable component
• CachedUpdates operation mode
• Local sorting and filtering, including by calculated and lookup fields
• Local master/detail relationship
• Master/detail relationship in CachedUpdates mode

Data access and data management automation:

• Automatic data updating with TPgQuery , TPgTable , and TPgStoredProc components
• Automatic record refreshing and locking
• Automatic query preparing
• Automatic checking for row modifications by another user
• Support for ftWideMemo field type in Delphi 2006 and higher

Extended data access functionality:

• Separate component for executing SQL statements
• Simplified access to table data with TPgTable component
• Ability to retrieve metadata information with TPgMetaData component
• BLOB compression support
• Support for using macros in SQL
• FmtBCD fields support
• Ability to customize update commands by attaching external components to TPgUpdateSQL objects
• Retrieval of output parameters from stored procedures and functions
• Automatic retrieval of default field values
• Deferred detail DataSet refresh in master/detail relationships
• MIDAS technology support

Data exchange:

• Transferring data between all types of TDataSet descendants with TCRBatchMove component
• Data export and import to/from XML (ADO format)
• Ability to synchronize positions in different DataSets
• Extended data management with TPgDump component

Script execution:

• Advanced script execution features with the TPgScript component
• Support for executing individual statements in scripts
• Support for executing huge scripts stored in files with dynamic loading
• Ability to break long-running query execution

SQL execution monitoring:

• Extended SQL tracing capabilities provided by TPgSQLMonitor component and DBMonitor
• Borland SQL Monitor support
• Ability to send messages to DBMonitor from any point in your program
• Ability to retrieve information about the last query execution

Visual extensions:

• Includes source code of enhanced TCRDBGrid data-aware grid control
• Customizable connection dialog
• Cursor changes during non-blocking execution

Design-time enhancements:

• DataSet Manager tool to control DataSet instances in the project
• Advanced design-time component and property editors
• Automatic design-time component linking
• More convenient data source setup with the TPgDataSource component
• Syntax highlighting in design-time editors

Resources:

• Code documentation and guides in the CHM, PDF, and HXS formats
• Many helpful demo projects

Licensing and support:

• Included annual PgDAC Subscription with Priority Support
• Licensed royalty-free per developer, per team, or per site