R2002 Technical Documentation
The technical guides available in this section document
the data model and its extensible platform. The open and
accessible nature of the data model enables specialist users
to develop addins (Microsoft COM objects written in Visual
Basic, Delphi, C++ etc.) for Recorder to provide additional
functionality alongside the main Recorder application.
NBN Data Model Part 1
Part one of the documentation on the data model provides an
overview and conceptual design of the model itself with specific
chapters on the following modules: Survey, Locations, Contacts,
Thesaurus, Collections Module and other implementations of the NBN
data model such as Marine Recorder.
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NBN Data Model Part 2
Part two of the documentation covers the physical
implementation of the data model. This comprises a detailed account
of application specific attributes, record identification, each
table in Recorder 2002 and the Collections Module for Recorder 6.
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Technical System Design
The technical system design documents the technical
specification for Recorder and is updated by Dorset Software
periodically after each major version release. The contents
comprise the following main sections: technical framework, system
components, data details and technical solutions.
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COM Addin Interface Specification for Recorder
This document details the full range of
requirements for application extensibility in Recorder 2000 using
the Component Object Model (COM). COM uses interfaces
which define properties, methods and events to achieve the required
functionality. These interfaces are defined in a type library
and this type library can be accessed by both Recorder 2000 and
add-in modules alike to provide a method of communication between
them. The document also includes a section on how to create COM
objects in Delphi 4.
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