Introduction.

Part I: Foundations.

Chapter 1: Delphi 7 and Its IDE.

Chapter 2: The Delphi Programming Language.

Chapter 3: The Run-Time Library.

Chapter 4: Core Library Classes.

Chapter 5: Visual Controls.

Chapter 6: Building the User Interface.

Chapter 7: Working with Forms.

Part II: Delphi Object-Oriented Architectures.

Chapter 8: The Architecture of Delphi Applications.

Chapter 9: Writing Delphi Components.

Chapter 10: Libraries and Packages.

Chapter 11: Modeling and OOP Programming (with ModelMaker).

Chapter 12: From COM to COM+.

Part III: Delphi Database-Oriented Architectures.

Chapter 13: Delphi?s Database Architecture.

Chapter 14: Client/Server with dbExpress.

Chapter 15: Working with ADO.

Chapter 16: Multitier DataSnap Applications.

Chapter 17: Writing Database Components.

Chapter 18: Reporting with Rave.

Part IV: Delphi, the Internet, and a .NET Preview.

Chapter 19: Internet Programming: Sockets and Indy.

Chapter 20: Web Programming with WebBroker and WebSnap.

Chapter 21: Web Programming with IntraWeb.

Chapter 22: Using XML Technologies.

Chapter 23: Web Services and SOAP.

Chapter 24: The Microsoft .NET Architecture from the Delphi Perspective.

Chapter 25: Delphi for .NET Preview: The Language and the RTL.

Appendix A: Extra Delphi Tools by the Author.

Appendix B: Extra Delphi Tools from Other Sources.

Appendix C: Free Companion Books on Delphi.

Index