It's a blong, blong, blong road...: 10 Tips For Delphi Users
Working on some Delphi projects with some clients over recent weeks has thrown up a number of tips that have been well-received so I thought I’d write them up for a more global audience.1) Running apps...
View ArticleAndy's Blog and Tools: IDE Fix Pack 5.31 for XE3 Update
The new IDE Fix Pack for XE3 had a bug that caused the Delphi Win64 compiler to crash. This is fixed with version 5.31 which only exists for RAD Studio XE3 as this bug only affected XE3.NameIDE...
View ArticleThe Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
I was involved in a big project migrating a complex stack from Windows XP to Windows 7 x86, and got scared this !@#$ out of me.The stack communicated to WebSphere MQ on AS/400 from Windows, and on the...
View ArticleLazarus Team Anouncements: Lazarus 1.0.10 release available for download
The Lazarus team is glad to announce the release of Lazarus 1.0.10.This is a bug fix release, built with the fpc 2.6.2. The previous release 1.0.8 was built with 2.6.2 too, while release 1.0.6 was...
View ArticleŽarko Gajić: Full Text Search Functionality in Delphi Applications...
Ah … real world problems require some proof-of-concept almost-finished implementation solutions. This time I’m into figuring out what would be the best way to introduce full text search in one of my...
View ArticleDelphiTools.info: Fixed TIOBE index
For some unfathomable reason, the TIOBE index distinguishes between “Pascal” and “Object Pascal”, and the “Pascal” category is seeing growth: So it can’t be the old classic procedural Pascal, can it?...
View ArticleFirebird News: Django Firebird current status
Maximiliano Robaina announced django firebird driver status related to django 1.6 : I’m pleased to announce that django-firebird with django 1.6 support is underway. Django 1.6 is still in alpha state,...
View ArticleThe Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Slightly more than a month ago, Thomas Müller release the experimental GExperts + code formatter for Delphi XE4.Since there is no official GExperts for Delphi XE4 build yet, his installation...
View ArticleThe Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
Over the last couple of days, I was asking myself“wow, the docwiki has been updated for the Delphi XE4 update 1 version of the Mac edition of the Platform Assistant, how long until the official update...
View ArticleDelphiTools.info: TIOBE isn’t the only index that needs fixing
Worst thing in popularity is not being considered, or found. Looks like TIOBE is not alone in differentiating Delphi and Pascal, other popularity indexes share the same issue: http://www.langpop.com/...
View ArticleDr.Bob's Delphi Notes: Friday, June 14th, 2013, SDN Event in Ede/Wageningen (NL)
Friday, June 14th, 2013, is the date for the next SDN Event in Ede/Wageningen (NL).
View ArticleFirebird News: GlassFish and Firebird JDBC driver Jaybird
This page describes how to configure GlassFish for use with Jaybird. These instructions are based on GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 3.1.2.2 and Jaybird 2.2.3.
View ArticleLazarus Team Anouncements: Lazarus 1.0.10 release available for download
The Lazarus team is glad to announce the release of Lazarus 1.0.10.This is a bug fix release, built with the fpc 2.6.2. The previous release 1.0.8 was built with 2.6.2 too, while release 1.0.6 was...
View ArticleFirebird News: Firebird as backend in LibreOffice status
Here is the wiki page with the status also the Firebird-devel thread where you can read about the plan
View ArticleDelphiTools.info: String unification
This article deals with reference-counted String theory, it doesn’t relate to String Theory, unification of gravity with other quantum forces or canadian fashion. Instead it deals with leveraging...
View ArticleBehind the connection: Drag And Drop from Windows Explorer
This article presents the required code to handle drag& drop of images from Windows Explorer to your Delphi application. The demo code shows how to drop images on a TListView and to drag & drop...
View ArticleThe Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff: jpluimers
When at clients, I often see Delphi XE2 only updated until Delphi XE2 Update 4 (sometimes not even Update 3 is installed, which means you can run into Strange Format result in Delphi XE2 when using...
View ArticleTe Waka o Pascal: Delphi for iOS Kick Start – Sorry, It Isn’t Here
I am preparing a post inspired by my recent travels to Ukraine and the United Kingdom, but in the meantime I couldn’t help but smile (ok, “smirk”) when following a link to an Embarcadero page entitled...
View Articlewhile true do;: Datasnap Filters Compendium updated to XE4
Very quick info. Not tremendous useful today as when developed (Delphi 2010 time frame) but, if someone is still using my DSFC, now can find the XE4 version on google code. Currently works all the...
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