Hello, today the new version of SMImport for Delphi/C++Builder 2.27 released. Short list of changes: - direct DBISAM parser (alternative to Elevate Software) - text/csv parser: UTF-16 little endian/big endian support added - QuattroPro WKQ file format added - syntax description pane in Expression Builder dialog for end-users - visual changes in wizard (highlight for mapped columns, automapping button etc) - extended xml-file processing - new functions in parser - extended field types for dBase files (graphic, time, autoinc, currency etc) - increased speed for MS Excel parser - fixed bugs in MS Excel parser (unicode for Chinese workbooks, unicode sheetnames, shared formula etc) - fixed bug for MEMO-field in FoxPro table - plain text extractor for Formatted MEMO in Paradox tables - and more 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 (CSV) 3. text fixed width file 4. XML file (directly without XML DOM interfaces, compartible with TClientDataset, SMExport formats) 5. HTML file 6. MS Access database (using DAO/MS Jet) 7. MS Word document 8. Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet 9. QuattroPro spreadsheet 10. Paradox table 11. DBase table 12. any ADO connection 13. Advantage database 14. DBISAM table 15. some dataset component Also SMImport suite contains the TSMIWizardDlg compound component with visual dialog for import parameters setting (like wizard in MS Office). With this component you can control a process of data importing in the one place and add a powerful feature for your end-users. You may specify any end-user restrictions in the wizard dialog. Import is available for any dataset that is inherited from TDataset class (ADO, IBX, BDE, dbExpress, DAO, DOA, IBObjects, DBISAM, Flash Filer, Advantage, Halcyon etc). Available the multilanguage resource files for the next languages: - english - french - german - dutch - italian - swedish - danish - norwegian - spanish - portuguese - brazilian portuguese - greek - russian - ukrainian - romanian - polish - slovenian - czech - turkish - traditional chinese (BIG5) - simplified chinese (GB). Now you can download from site a trial package for delphi 3/4/5/6/7/2005 and/or C++Builder 3/4/5/6. 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 purshase a license. Online you can order a product at: USA: < http://www.**--****.com/ ; Europe: <https://secure.element5.com/register.html?productid=137994> PS: all reg.customers will recieve the notification and instructions for downloading (updated archive) by personal email.