Universal Data Access Components (UniDAC) is a powerful library of nonvisual cross-database data access components for Delphi, Delphi for .NET, and C++Builder. We combined experience of long-term successful development into one great product, which provides unified access to popular databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, InserBase, and Firebird.
UniDAC offers unified approach to the process of development of database-related applications. That means that you can switch easily between different databases in your projects without going deep into their specifics.
Using UniDAC with its server-independent interface is the best way to create cross-database applications. Thanks to UniDAC your prokects will be flexible and independent.
UniDAC supports the following IDEs: CodeGear RAD Studio 2007, C++Builder 2007, 2007 for Win32, Turbo Delphi Professional, Turbo Delphi for .NET Professional, Turbo C++ Professional, Borland Developer Studio 2006 including support of Delphi for Win32, Delphi for .NET and C++Builder personalities, Borland Delphi 5/6/7/8 and 25, Borland C++Builder 5/6.

· General usability
· Direct access to server data. Does not require installation of other data provider layers (such as BDE and ODBC)
· Access without using client library
· Interface compatible with standard data access methods, such as BDE and ADO
· VCL and VCL for .NET versions of library available
· Separated run-time and GUI specific parts allow you to create pure console applications
· Unicode support
· National charset support
· Network and connectivity
· Disconnected Model with automatic connection control for working with data offline
· Local Failover for detecting connection loss and implicitly reexecuting certain operations
· Ability to search for installed servers in a local network [ SQL Server, MySQL ]
· Connection timeout management [ Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL ]
· Compatibility
· Full support of the latest server versions
· Support for embedded server versions
· Compatible with all IDE versions starting with Delphi 6 and C++Builder 6 except Delphi 8
· Wide reporting component support, including support for InfoPower, ReportBuilder, FastReport
· Support for 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
· Server-specific features
· Oracle
· Multiple Oracle Homes support
· Oracle sequence support
· Direct LOB access support
· Temporary LOB management routines
· Temporary LOBs for updating LOB fields
· OCI Connection Pooling and Statement Caching
· Oracle optimizer control
· CLIENT_IDENTIFIER support
· SQL Server
· Possibility to change application name for a connection
· Possibility to change workstation identifier for a connection
· Configuration of OEM/ANSI character translation
· Enhanced support for SQL Server Compact Edition
· MySQL
· HANDLER syntax support
· Possibility to retrieve last auto-incremented value
· InterBase/Firebird
· Advanced BLOB support
· Streaming (non-caching) BLOB access support
· Advanced generator support
· Advanced support for the character set OCTETS
· Support for the Firebird 2 EXECUTE BLOCK syntax
· Support for the Firebird 2 RETURNING clause
· Advanced locking for Firebird 2
· Automatic updates by DB_KEY unique field for Firebird 2
· Multiple transactions support with the TUniTransaction component
· 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 TUniQuery, TUniTable, and TUniStoredProc components
· Automatic record refreshing and locking
· Automatic query preparing
· 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 TUniTable component
· Ability to retrieve metadata information with TUniMetaData component
· BLOB compression support
· Support for using macros in SQL
· FmtBCD fields support
· Ability to customize update commands by attaching external components to TUniUpdateSQL objects
· Deferred detail DataSet refresh in master/detail relationships
· MIDAS technology support
· UniDataAdapter component for WinForms and ASP.NET applications
· Distributed transactions support with the TUniTransaction component
· Default value support for stored procedures
· RefreshQuick method
· 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
· Script execution
· Advanced script execution features with the TUniScript component
· Support for executing individual statements in scripts
· Support for executing huge scripts stored in files with dynamic loading
· Ability to use standard clients tool syntax in scripts
· SQL Execution monitoring
· Extended SQL tracing capabilities provided by the TUniSQLMonitor component and DBMonitor
· Borland SQL Monitor support
· Ability to send messages to DBMonitor from any point in your program
· Visual extensions
· Includes the source code of enhanced TCRDBGrid data-aware grid control
· Customizable connection dialog
· 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
· Easy migration from BDE and ADO with Migration Wizard
· More convenient data source setup with the TUniDataSource component
· Syntax highlighting in the design-time editors
· Product clarity
· Complete documentation sets
· Printable documentation in PDF format
· A large amount of helpful demo projects

Requirements:
· CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 IDE installed

Limitations:
· 60 days trial

What's New in This Release:
· Lazarus 0.9.30 and FPC 2.4.2 is supported
· New DBF provider is added
· Bug in bookmark validity check is fixed
Oracle data provider:
· Oracle 9, Oracle 10, and Oracle 11 authentication in the Direct mode is supported
· Case sensitive login and password in the Direct mode is supported
· Unicode login and password in the Direct mode is supported
· Client Identifier in the Direct mode is supported
· Support of BLOB, CLOB, and NCLOB data types in TUniLoader is improved
PostgreSQL data provider:
· Application Name connection option is supported
· Payload parameter for PostgreSQL notification is supported
SQL Server data provider:
· Support for SQL Server Compact Edition 4.0 is added
SQLite data provider:
· User-defined function for SQLite provider is supported
· Default UniNoCase collation for SQLite provider is added (the DefaultCollations specific option)
· Interface user-defined collation registration for SQLite provider is improved
· SQLite source version is fixed (missin...