I glad to announce that today I released the new version of SMImport for Delphi and C++Builder.

SMImport for Delphi&C++Builder is a native VCL component suite for data importing into dataset from external files of different formats.

The current version supports the import from:
1. MS Excel spreadsheet (directly without OLE/DDE)
2. text delimited file
3. text fixed width file
4. XML file (directly without XML DOM interfaces, compartible with
TClientDataset and SMExport formats)
5. HTML file
6. MS Access database (using DAO/MS Jet)
7. Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet
8. QuattroPro spreadsheet
9. Paradox table
10. DBase table
11. some dataset component

All import formats implemented directly and doesn't require any external libraries like OLE/DDE/etc (except Paradox/DBase which requires a BDE installed).

Also SMImport suite contains the TSMIWizardDlg compound component with visual dialog for import parameters setting (like wizard in MS Access). With this component you can control a data import process in one place and give a flexible application to your end-users. For this component you can define the restrictions for end-user access.

Import is available for any dataset which inherits from TDataset type (ADO, IBX, BDE, dbExpress, DAO, DOA, Flash Filer, Advantage, Halcyon etc).

Available the multilanguage resource files for the next languages:
- english
- french
- german
- dutch
- swedish
- danish
- spanish
- brazilian portuguese
- russian
- ukrainian

Short list of new features in current release:
- support of Excel workbooks with multisheet contents
- new TSMImportFromAccess component (MS Access is not required)
- automapping feature
- support of TLargeInt fields
- new extended events and properties
- MS Windows XP support
- and more

Now you can download from site a trial package for Delphi 3/4/5/6 and/or
C++Builder 3/4/5. The demo application and help file is available too.

You may use the trial version for 30 days with IDE running only. If after 30 days you would like to continue using it, then you should purchase a license.