Using Table Type Datasets

To use a table type dataset

Place the appropriate dataset component in a data module or on a form, and set its Name property to a unique value appropriate to your application.
Identify the database server that contains the table you want to use. Each table type dataset does this differently, but typically you specify a database connection component:
- For TTable, specify a TDatabase component or a BDE alias using the DatabaseName property.
- For TADOTable, specify a TADOConnection component using the Connection property.
- For TSQLTable, specify a TSQLConnection component using the SQLConnection property.
- For TIBTable, specify a TIBConnection component using the Database property. For information about using database connection components, see Connecting to databases
Set the TableName property to the name of the table in the database. You can select tables from a drop-down list if you have already identified a database connection component.
Place a data source component in the data module or on the form, and set its DataSet property to the name of the dataset. The data source component is used to pass a result set from the dataset to data-aware components for display.

The main advantage of using table type datasets is the availability of indexes. Indexes enable your application to

In addition, the one-to-one relationship between table type datasets and database tables enables many of them to be used for