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[url]http://www.hacknot.info/hacknot/action/showEntry?eid=76[/url] has an excellent rant about the problems of visual editors (aka GUI builders). While he talks specifically about Java, the same holds true for all of them. And yes, that means Visual BASIC and Delphi as well, languages which traditionally are seen as almost purely visual. I've done several …

Hi there, I need help :o ... I have to solve the following task, a person buys goods and everytime the person receives change. The aim is that the person has as few as possible coins in its wallet. The person has an unlimited value of one dollar coins. And …

I have been using Turbo Pascal alot since I was in my puberty and have now started off with Delphi 7. It seems like if you want to do graphical programs, you have to make it as windows applications. Is that right? Are there any ways to use graphics as …

Hi I am currently embarking on a project to build a sentry unit of some kind. Basically, I have a webcam and need to access the feed from it in delphi, whilst being able to analyse the image and assess changes in it. If anyone could help me with this …

I can trun off the 'Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the ALt key' feature using the WAPI like this (Delphi) [B] ul := true; systemparametersinfo(SPI_SETKEYBOARDCUES,0,@ul,SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE + SPIF_SENDCHANGE);[/B] But I can't reverse the effect by using [B] ul := false; systemparametersinfo(SPI_SETKEYBOARDCUES,0,@ul,SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE + SPIF_SENDCHANGE);[/B] Can anyone tell me …

I've been creating a small program, thats work fine under windows xp, but fails on windows 2000 pro/server, and also windows 98. I need the software to work on also windows versions, etc 95 and ME. I can't install it as it is a check to ensure that various software …

Hi I'm working on a computing project using delphi, and for the main user screen, I need to get a menu, like that of the popup menu to appear when I move the mouse over a button, or other object. This menu needs to appear to the side of the …

Hi everyone, I have recently started learning Delphi, and use Delphi 2005, I am following a tutorial on making a client server application, however it says this is the code i need to use in the on connect event on my TCP/IP Client Object, however i get an undeclared identifier …

Hi, I've a project that makes use of TChart. In my previous machine, it compiles properly. But when I tried compiling it on a new machine with a clean install of Delphi 5, the following error occurred: [Fatal Error] File not found: TeeConst.pas This happens even if you just create …

Hi I am currently writing a program where it gets to a point where it has to ask a question. I have created a group box which pops up, asking the question and giving a yes/no choice. the onclick event of the "yes" button sets a bool to true and …

I have recently made a program that stores peoples names, address, etc in a text file. On one of the forms, I want there to be a search option, so the user can search by name and then the persons address is displayed. Like a search engine in a database. …

This question is not specific, i have recently registered to the forum (just because theres the delphi section) and i dont see many threads nor answers.. Just anxious if this forum is alive, Thnx, and sorry to bug you. ;)

Greetings, We have recently released our new component for Delphi and C++ Builder that allows end-users to build SQL queries visually. Of course, we understand that we are not the first guys who make such a component, but our component differs from other query building solutions in the ability to …

Hi, I have been programming in Delphi for years now and I'm currently without a project worthy of my attention. If anyone has a need of my help or is also looking for a project to join please email me [email]gj_williams2000@yahoo.co.uk[/email] and let me know. Anything considered. I am also …

Because of some suggestions, I'm going to try to gather some good programming resources in this thread. If you know any good websites, either post them here, or PM me and I'll add them to this post. [b] Tutorials, Books, Utils, Misc[/b] [list] [*] [url]http://www.techbooksforfree.com/[/url] (Free Books) [*] [url]http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/books.html[/url] (Tutorials) …

Greets from Portugal (Nope, It's NOT Spain (Yet) or Africa (Guess we're closer to Africa then Spain, but ... it's like ... details :eek: ) I'm graduating in Computers & Programming, have some skills in the electronics and automation field, networking, programming (mostly in VB(.Net) C(#), Java, Pascal(Delphi)) SQL(my & …

I tried VB and delphi, i don t really wanna go back to vb, wot do ya think about Delphi ?

Hello everyone. My name is Huw Collingbourne. If you live in the UK and read magazines such as PC Plus or PC Pro, maybe you already know me...? :) I've written the Delphi programming column for PC Plus for the last ten years; the C# column for the last 3 …

I have been a Delphi user for 8 years and now migrated to C++ and have found the changeover quite taxing indeed. I am using Visual Studio .NET and have before that used MSVC 3 and MSVC 6 and always had the same problem: I code my classes and methods …

this is just a quick message to say hi to everyone on these forums. even though I am more involved with hardware and diagnostics, i've been dabbling a bit with delphi and written a few applications for the company i work for, but due to how it works i'm now …

Just got a quick question I know how to assign arrays using the DIM command, but I want to give the array a set of constant figures that will never change Under Delphi I would use the following when declaring the array at startup var myarray :array[0..8] of integer = …

Hi all, Im looking for a DbLookupEDIT combobox for delphi 2005 vlc.net or some thing like it. Iam Looking it for days now! Dous anyone have or now a freeware component that does lookup with edit and autocomplete. I no the LMD-Tools v7 has one, but its not in there …

When I copied my program from Dev-Pascal to the new window in Delphi I got this error: Project ParkingCharges.exe encountered unhandled exception class Borland.Delphi.EInvalidInput with mesage 'Invalid Numeric Input'. These are the options in the error box: ignore this excetion type inspect exception Object Show CPU View These are the …

I am trying to complete an assignment and i am stuck with the same error 3 times. [Error] Project1.dpr(38): E2015 Operator not applicable to this operand type This is my segment of code: FUNCTION convert (hours:real; minutes:real) : real; BEGIN IF minutes MOD 60.0 <> 0.0 THEN hours := (minutes …

This was orginally posted by ShadowBoxer: Because of some suggestions, I'm going to try to gather some good programming resources in this thread. If you know any good websites, either post them here, or PM me and I'll add them to this post. [b] Tutorials, Books, Utils, Misc[/b] [list] [*] …

Hi, I need someone to help me create a program which will simulate the rolling of a die, counting how many of each die faces appear on the screen. This program should also explore the use of arrays. Would appreitiate help greatly. thank you, Test

I am currently working on a program using the Delphi language and one of the requirements is to simulate what happens when you return from a sleep or blank screen. In other words, the interrupt you get from a key press on the keyobard or a movement of the mouse, …

Hi. My brother recently got cable internet for his old computer. It is an Inteva with Windows 98 Standard Edition. I believe this computer is 8 years old or so. It is a Pentium 2 , 300mhz, 196 MB of RAM computer. I call this ancient. I had to install …

I am wondering if someone could tell me what tools I will need to compile and build and executable of Dev-C++ for Fedora Core 3 to install it and run it. I have never worked with Delphi source code and I would appreciate any help with the process and what …

[B]Symptom:[/B] Error "database unavailable" when trying to connect to a Firebird database even if fbserver is running fine (and Java applications connect, isql works great, remote clients can connect great, etc.). [B]Scenario:[/B] You have just installed Firebird on a machine that previously had Interbase installed and are trying to run …

I have been writing Delphi 1 programs for almost 10 years, and periodically get the above run time message. I have eliminated it on my machines, but other people still get it. I have no idea where it comes from, or what I am doing wrong. Obvously, I do not …

Hello to all Programmer i have a problem in ADO, every time i going to load the 200,000 record in Visual Basic it so very slow, its consuming a time for 1 Minute and 30 second, what are the solution for that? in Delphi 5 its only 3 Second and …

I’m trying to find out if either VB6 or Delphi could be used to make a simple dialer for Windows XP. A dialer my friend made in VB5 works on NT, but not on XP. By a simple dialer, I mean one that I can use to read a single …

Hi there. Im new to C++ programming, but I know my way around Delphi. I'm doing a project that must be made in Borland C++ Builder. My problem is right aligning items in TListBox and TComboBox. Any help would be appreciated. kv.TSverrir

I visit a particular delphi forum. I get emails on outlook of people who have posted to me, when I open the link it directs me to the site, as soon as I scroll down on the web page it locks up and I cant do anything unless i re-start …

I prefer delphi for real programming... and I like this forum plenty... it covers so much... but it doesn't have a Delphi section:sad:

[font=Arial][size=3][color=black][b]This is something I picked up somewhere ...[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Microsoft .NET FAQ [/color][/size][size=2]When Microsoft formally introduced its .NET strategy in mid-2000, analysts were confused about how the company would pull off such a massive platform shift. Two years later, they're still wondering. But .NET isn't vaporware, and it's not a pipe …