MacSQL Framework!

Add SQL access to your application with ease...

Overview

Just as Cocoa brings rapid development and high productivity to Mac OS X application development, the MacSQL Framework brings these same benefits to developers looking to add SQL database support to their Cocoa and AppleScript Studio applications. MacSQL Framework includes a full-featured set of classes that gives application developers easy access to SQL databases without having to tie yourself to a specific database vendor.

Features of MacSQL Framework:

• Simple, yet powerful set of classes for working with SQL databases without any vendor-specific C APIs or using JDBC via the Java Bridge.
• Build forms visually with NO programming.
• Seamless integration with Xcode and Interface Builder, including an Interface Builder palette and inspectors for graphical configuration.
• True AppleScript support - All features accessible to AppleScript Studio users without having to learn Objective-C
• Support for FrontBase, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OpenBase, PostgreSQL, and Sybase.
• Comprehensive documentation and sample projects & databases.

New With Version 1.1:

• A Universal releaseÑnow works natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
  (Note: OpenBase, Oracle, and Sybase support only works on Intel-based Macs when run under Rosetta. Native Intel support will be released shortly after the respective vendors release Universal versions of their drivers.)
• New plugin added with support for PostgreSQL 8.
• RTQueryDataSource and RTResultListSource have been updated to support Cocoa bindings (examples are included).
• MySQL 4.1+ plugin supports specifying a path to a Unix socket in place of a hostname.

Demonstration

If you are interested in seeing the framework in action, we have a demo movie available which shows the process of wiring a NSTableView to a database query. The query results can even be seen in Interface Builder in the Test Interface mode!

A second movie is also available showing how to create a form to browse table rows with no programming. This movie is 932x726 pixels and 5.8 MB in size. We recommend right-clicking on the previous link and saving the movie to watch in Quicktime Player instead of watching it in your web browser.

Documentation

The Objective-C API documentation is available for online browsing and is also included on the disk image.

The Developer's Guide is available as a PDF document and is included in the disk image.

Requirements

The MacSQL Framework requires a computer running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater with Xcode 1.2 or later installed.
Drivers are included for MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.
Native drivers are required for FrontBase, OpenBase, Oracle, or Sybase support.

Availability and Pricing

The MacSQL Framework is $699 per developer with unlimited distribution rights when embedded in your application bundle.

A Hobbyist License for personal use that does not include distribution rights is also available for $149.

The framework is available for purchase at our online store.

A fully functional 60-day evaluation copy is available from our downloads page.

For more information, email sales@rtlabs.com.