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Install FireDAC in Borland Delphi 6

I searched on Google and know that: FireDAC component is not available on Borland Delphi 6 (but available on RAD Studio).

I try to install FireDAC through Component, but I did not find unit/package of FireDac.

Is there any other way, or that is impossible?

Solution

  • The current FireDAC source code depends on generics, which were only introduced into Delphi in Delphi 2009, iirc. See http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Tokyo/en/Overview_of_Generics

    Another problem is that in Delphi 6 string handling is "pre-Unicode" whereas in modern versions of Delphi, strings are by default Unicode.

    So, I cannnot see any prospect of you being able to compile FireDAC in D6 even if you have a FireDAC licence, unless you have a copy of the older FireDAC 8 mentioned by @Victoria.