Hello!

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Hello!

So, I did it! i bought XE8 Pro with Mobile (no FireDac for now).

My main issue is how to install the mobile part properly.
When I tried XE5, it was trying to install its own SDK version.

Question? Would you advise that? Would it be, instead, better to install the normal one?

Experiences?

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  1. Eli MMay 12, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    You can use FireDAC just for SQLite and the embedded Interbase though.

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  2. Andrea RaimondiMay 12, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Not for the kind of stuff I have in mind at the moment. While it is true that I will be in learning mode, I have a couple of ideas to do that do not strictly depend on the presence of FireDAC. There's one project in particular that I want to explore and that I think might be lucrative which will require very little DB interaction. Quite frankly, I think DB on mobile is over-rated.

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  3. Ilya SMay 12, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    Andrea Raimondi of course it is better to install newest official Android SDK and then update it as it goes. Just make *:\Java folder and unpack there
    adt-bundle-windows-x86-*.zip or sdk only
    android-ndk-r9d-windows-x86.zip
    jdk*
    For instance, you will have:
    android-ndk-r9d
    eclipse
    jdk1.7.0_55
    sdk
    SDK Manager.exe
    Set ANDROID_STUDIO_JDK, JAVA_HOME and (add to) PATH *:\Java\jdk1.7.0_55
    Configure sdk/ndk in Delphi IDE.

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  4. Graeme GeldenhuysMay 12, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    Andrea Raimondi Just thought I would mention that you could most likely (or with very little effort) use the Free Pascal's DB components sqldb. It talks to anything, is well designed and has good performance. So if you need local or client/server db access, that is a possible option (for FREE).

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  5. Andrea RaimondiMay 12, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    As I said, for this project i don't see a mobile DB very useful. And, thinking of it, I do think DB on mobile is over-rated. I used to be of a different opinion, but I've thought about it and really -  I do not see a good reason in the vast majority of cases.

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  6. Brian HamiltonMay 12, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    In XE7 I was able to get Iblite and IBtogo licensed and working on mobile...but in XE8 I cant seem to see how to license it (without purchasing) for mobile...any clues anyone?

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