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Introduction to Visual C++ MFC Database Programming with BFC
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 Turbo-charge Visual C++ and MFC to
rapidly build enterprise applications, support database-driven web sites, and create low
cost
distributed computing
systems
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The Base/1 Foundation Component Library (BFC) is an object-oriented
framework for building Windows applications, especially Internet-enabled database applications.
BFC is based on the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC), an
extensive Visual C++ framework for doing general-purpose software
development under Windows.
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BFC consists of multiple components, designed to be reused,
which can be employed separately or as an integrated whole. With about 100
classes and 2000 functions, almost
all BFC classes are derived from MFC classes and add significant
extensions to MFC. BFC includes:
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Applications built with BFC's core Database classes gain the benefit of
portability between widely varying database types, currently including
Microsoft SQL Server and Access,
Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase, SQL Anywhere, and MySQL. What's more, when you use the BFC Database classes in
combination with Base One's Internet Server (BIS), your Windows application will
be able to access databases from remote locations across the Internet as
easily as flipping a switch. In conjunction with Batch Job
Servers, you can rapidly develop efficient, fault tolerant, distributed
applications. In
addition, COM and .NET interfaces let
programmers make full use of Base One's
database and distributed computing
components in their VB, VB.NET, C#, ASP, and ASP.NET applications.
Documentation includes a User Guide with screen
snapshots, instructions on using the various Visual Studio wizards, and a
sample showing how to add database support to an AppWizard-generated MFC
application.
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developer trying to create a complicated business system and began to
search for a tool to simplify the process.
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We needed a tool that would allow us to
quickly and simply create a system with dozens of screens and
maintenance routines. We found BFC and have been thrilled with the
results."
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John Lapenta, Director of Development, Entel Systems
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Visual Studio Integration
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