
Before touching code or components, we must understand the problem MIDA solves. Legacy MultiValue (MV) databases store data differently than SQL. A single record might contain attributes (multi-valued fields) and sub-values (sub-multi-valued fields). Standard ODBC drivers flatten these structures clumsily.
Let us walk through a real scenario: Converting a PICK-style CUSTOMER file with multi-valued PHONES and ORDERS into a normalized InterBase 2017 database (shipped with RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo).
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