Use the QtSql module to build Qt applications that work with various relational database management systems

Nowadays, it's difficult to imagine many applications being able to function without relational databases to back them up. For this reason, Qt provides a range of classes in the QtSql module that work with various relational database management systems. In this chapter download from The Book of Qt 4: The Art of Building Qt Applications, learn how to use the QtSql module to build Qt applications that work with different relational database management systems. Chapter coverage includes:

• Structure of the QtSql module
• Selecting the appropriate driver
• Making a connection
• Making queries
• Transactions
• Embedded databases
• Using SQL model classes with Interview
• Displaying query results

Title: The Book of Qt 4: The Art of Building Qt Applications
Author: Daniel Molkentin
Publisher: No Starch Press
Chapter 9: The QtSql Module
ISBN: 1-59327-147-6; Copyright © 2007, No Starch Press. All rights reserved.
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