18 replies to this topic

[Melari]

Hi, I was wondering if there is a dll or something that I would be able to use to read and write to microsoft access files, (specifically the forms and the values in them).

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[celebraces]

If anyone knows of a way to interface with COM objects, you could use the Microsoft JET Database service. You could do it with PHP4GM, but it'd be a really roundabout way of doing it.

Edited by celebraces, 10 May 2008 - 01:38 AM.

[Melari]

I thought they wer dot NET objects not COM

[celebraces]

Oh, I don't know. All I know is I utilize Access databases through PHP's COM interface. There's a .NET -> GM DLL floating around somewhere.

[tuntis]

You could also use SQLite: there's a DLL for it AFAIK.

[uuf6429]

.NET is a list of collected technologies, which in fact work on core technologies.
In fact you could do whatyou want by installing the required COM object in delphi as a delphi control and then putting the correct delphi vs GM wrapper code. You'de be using the COM interface as directly as possible.
I suggest you leave .NET out of the question. .NET is slow enough, using GM to interface it would make it disasterous to use.

[celebraces]

Well if it's the only way to utilize Access databases, then you'd have to use .NET. I think the link for SQLite DLL is down.

[uuf6429]

@celebraces - Did you even look at my last post?!

[celebraces]

Yes... .NET / COM. What's the difference? The GM .NET DLL does practically the same thing as your Delphi method.

[uuf6429]

Oh nothing, it's just that .NET is 90% slowwer, and uses COM indirectly.
Look, many things use COM like activex, in process modules, BHOs... Now tell me why from the 50 of them on my PC is not a single .NET / managed code.
It's because .NET is rarely practical especially running it through an interpreter!

Edited by uuf6429, 23 May 2008 - 01:25 PM.

[cdm319]

uuf
if you look at things that way, then why is GM practical at all?

[Arial]

uuf
if you look at things that way, then why is GM practical at all?

I agree.

[Melari]

Yah, anyway I decided just to use VB. Much easier.

[uuf6429]

@ cdm319 - To me, it's not.
But the OP asked how to use access files from GM didn't s/he?
I could have told him/her just to use delphi for his entire project, which I would.

Edit: Next time learn to read and leave forecasts to witches.

Edited by uuf6429, 25 May 2008 - 03:54 PM.

[TheMagicNumber]

Are you sure this is allowed with Game Maker? What exactly is it writing? So changing values inside of a form?

Strange...

[celebraces]

Why not? It's basically using an Access database for in-game stuff, right? So what's the harm?

[TheMagicNumber]

You can edit existing files...you can change the way the computer works.

[Chirantha]

You can edit existing files...you can change the way the computer works.

So can the file commands.

[celebraces]

I don't think Windows uses Access... I think you have Access databases and the registry confused.