tagged [delphi]

Which embedded database to use in a Delphi application?

Which embedded database to use in a Delphi application? I am creating a desktop app in Delphi and plan to use an embedded database. I've started the project using SQlite3 with the DISQLite3 library. I...

How do you manage your Delphi Projects with third-party components in Version Control?

How do you manage your Delphi Projects with third-party components in Version Control? Installing third-party components always take a long time specially if you have large ones, but also it take more...

Avoiding Dialog Boilerplate in Delphi and /or C++

Avoiding Dialog Boilerplate in Delphi and /or C++ I often need to design a dialog in Delphi/C++Builder that allows various properties of an object to be modified, and the code to use it typically look...

10 Oct at 14:11

How to use TJvBalloonWindow as the hint window for Virtual treeview?

How to use TJvBalloonWindow as the hint window for Virtual treeview? I have a ['hint window leftovers' problem](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2116085/virtual-stringtrees-hint-windows-are-left-ou...

23 May at 12:11

how do I programmatically get GDI and User Object count in Delphi?

how do I programmatically get GDI and User Object count in Delphi? I have a program thats starting to reach the 10,000 User Object limit. When I force it to go over the limit the program crashes. I co...

27 Apr at 18:34

Delphi embedded DB

Delphi embedded DB I need a DB control (maybe delivered as a single PAS file) that I can integrate directly into my application. I need to store relatively small amounts of data in a small number of t...

23 May at 09:58

Call C# dll from Delphi

Call C# dll from Delphi I composed .Net 3.5 dll with single method, which is to be called by Delphi .exe. Unfortunately it does not work. The steps: 1. Create C# 3.5 dll with the code: 1. Go to Assemb...

30 May at 09:39

What are the advantages of c# over, say, delphi/realbasic for windows applications

What are the advantages of c# over, say, delphi/realbasic for windows applications Has anyone ever written an application bigger than its .NET luggage? People used to criticize VB6 for its 2 MB runtim...

15 Mar at 14:57

Multiple form Delphi applications and dialogs

Multiple form Delphi applications and dialogs I have a Delphi 7 application that has two views of a document (e.g. a WYSIWYG HTML edit might have a WYSIWYG view and a source view - not my real applica...

29 Aug at 21:59

Is that possible to run IIS's w3wp.exe in limited user account?

Is that possible to run IIS's w3wp.exe in limited user account? I am using Windows 7 and IIS 7. I am writing Delphi DataSnap ISAPI. I wish to trace bugs occurs in my ISAPI dll. I learn using "w3wp.exe...

5 Nov at 10:4

Is there a way to locate unused event handlers in Delphi?

Is there a way to locate unused event handlers in Delphi? Finding dead code in Delphi is usually real simple: just compile and then scan for routines missing their blue dots. The smart linker's very g...

26 Mar at 21:11

Best algorithm for evaluating a mathematical expression?

Best algorithm for evaluating a mathematical expression? What's the best algorithm for evaluating a mathematical expression? I'd like to be able to optimize this a little in the sense that I may have ...

21 Feb at 10:54

How can I create a menu in the start menu for my program?

How can I create a menu in the start menu for my program? This may be an easy question but I am not even sure of the terminology to search, so I have to ask. I want my program to have a menu when it i...

26 Oct at 22:57

Is it "supported" to call method on nil reference in Delphi?

Is it "supported" to call method on nil reference in Delphi? The following Delphi program calls method upon nil reference and runs fine. ``` program Project1; {$APPTYPE CONSOLE} type TX = class fun...

18 Nov at 08:21

What Simple Changes Made the Biggest Improvements to Your Delphi Programs

What Simple Changes Made the Biggest Improvements to Your Delphi Programs I have a Delphi 2009 program that handles a lot of data and needs to be as fast as possible and not use too much memory. What ...

5 Sep at 01:28

Increment Pointer in Delphi / Create stream from pointer

Increment Pointer in Delphi / Create stream from pointer Is it possible to create a stream from a pointer? I have a pointer which points to file data I need to read. I used WriteBuffer() to transfer d...

31 Jul at 11:13

Delphi developer switching to C#

Delphi developer switching to C# I'm a Delphiholic for quite some time now and lately I was thinking of learning some C# as well, however I'm kinda' "afraid of the unknown", I've done some simple apps...

16 Jan at 23:49

Call dotNET from Delphi and return a string

Call dotNET from Delphi and return a string How does a Delphi application call an exported function (non-COM) dotNET assembly and have the function return a string? COM is not a possible solution for ...

10 Feb at 03:28

Is there anything RAD comparable to VCL?

Is there anything RAD comparable to VCL? After years in embedded programming, I have to develop a Windows app. I dug out my old C++ Builder and Delphi. These are great and the latest version costs ove...

24 Nov at 22:53

Drag/Drop inside an Application AND to another Application

Drag/Drop inside an Application AND to another Application I have a ListView containing file names. These file names need to be draggable to a TreeView, which is a drag/drop inside the application and...

31 Aug at 19:34

Prevent Form Deactivate in Delphi 6

Prevent Form Deactivate in Delphi 6 We have a Delphi 6 application that uses a non modal form with in-grid editing. Within the FormClose event we check that the entries are square and prevent closure ...

5 Oct at 10:55

getting a delphi app to close a dialog that popped up from a driver

getting a delphi app to close a dialog that popped up from a driver I have a delphi app that tries to open a webcam. Under [Windows 7 it fails](http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/...

23 May at 12:4

Creating compound applications in Windows 7

Creating compound applications in Windows 7 I need to port a suite of Windows applications (running under XP with little security turned on) to Windows 7 with various levels of security, depending on ...

28 Mar at 17:50

Discovering the class where a property is first published with multiple levels of inheritance

Discovering the class where a property is first published with multiple levels of inheritance Using the Typinfo unit, it is easy to enumerate properties as seen in the following snippet: ``` procedure...

2 Aug at 16:52

Why does regasm.exe register my c# assembly with the wrong GUID?

Why does regasm.exe register my c# assembly with the wrong GUID? I've got a c# assembly which I'm invoking via COM from a Delphi (win32 native) application. This works on all the machines I've tested ...

29 Sep at 05:56