Comments for Nick Hodges http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges The Blog of the Delphi Product Manager Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by JanisT http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27598 JanisT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:27 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27598 Delphi 7 style component tool bar question, how to hide unnecessary components, like win 3.1? Only thing I can do is move all of them to new tab and call it "Recycle Bin" Delphi 7 style component tool bar question, how to hide unnecessary components, like win 3.1? Only thing I can do is move all of them to new tab and call it "Recycle Bin"

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Focushine http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27595 Focushine Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:27:46 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27595 The main now issue is the inefficient complier. Though, it have the so-called fastest speed in the world, the codes it generates have never been optimized, especially in the aspect of floating point operation. So the programs Delphi build can never be never be equal to C++ 's. Unicode, genetic is not enough...CG has a long way to to run... The main now issue is the inefficient complier. Though, it have the so-called fastest speed in the world, the codes it generates have never been optimized, especially in the aspect of floating point operation. So the programs Delphi build can never be never be equal to C++ ’s. Unicode, genetic is not enough…CG has a long way to to run…

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Aussie http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27585 Aussie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:22:06 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27585 Nick, Eivind is referring to the instructions you have provided with the update. In the file README_en.txt it says: RAD Studio 2009 Update 2, Update 3 (Database Pack) & Boost Update Update 2: --------- This is an MSI Patch for the product. Run 'Setup.exe'. Update 3: --------- This is a Database Pack Update. Run 'dbpack_setup /upgrade'. Boost Update: ------------- This is only for C++Builder customers. Run 'boost_setup /upgrade'. Nick, Eivind is referring to the instructions you have provided with the update. In the file README_en.txt it says:

RAD Studio 2009 Update 2, Update 3 (Database Pack) & Boost Update

Update 2:
———
This is an MSI Patch for the product. Run ‘Setup.exe’.

Update 3:
———
This is a Database Pack Update. Run ‘dbpack_setup /upgrade’.

Boost Update:
————-
This is only for C++Builder customers. Run ‘boost_setup /upgrade’.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by ahwux http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27583 ahwux Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:21:11 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27583 Even if I lauched the IDE and don't open any project, the IDE memory usage keeps incrementing at a step of 256K. This makes the IDE crashes in 2 hours, due to the out of memory error. This happens on a Vista x64 Enterprise machine. Anybody has any idea? Even if I lauched the IDE and don’t open any project, the IDE memory usage keeps incrementing at a step of 256K. This makes the IDE crashes in 2 hours, due to the out of memory error. This happens on a Vista x64 Enterprise machine. Anybody has any idea?

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by ahwux http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27578 ahwux Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:11:21 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27578 I am using the 2010 Architect.... but after applying the updates I noticed that, the IDE keeps eating up memory till it crashes. In other words, if I lauched the IDE, and just let it idling there without doing anything, and open th Windows Task Manger, I can see that bds.exe keeps increasing its memory usage till I get a erro message that the system is runing of of memory. I use Vista x64. And from the time the IDE is launched till it crashes, it might takes a while depending on the system RAM. Anybody encountered the same issue? I am using the 2010 Architect…. but after applying the updates I noticed that, the IDE keeps eating up memory till it crashes. In other words, if I lauched the IDE, and just let it idling there without doing anything, and open th Windows Task Manger, I can see that bds.exe keeps increasing its memory usage till I get a erro message that the system is runing of of memory. I use Vista x64. And from the time the IDE is launched till it crashes, it might takes a while depending on the system RAM. Anybody encountered the same issue?

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Michael Thuma http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27478 Michael Thuma Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:52 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27478 Nick - The instruction for applying the update to the Boost Library and the database pack contained this information (/upgrade swith)... this is what Elvind referred to. Elvind - I'm sure that this is not the official patch and somehow it was made available public. The automatic updater did not recognize it. But no one mentioned that we are part of a beta upgrade process. So always wait until the automatic installer recognizes the update. I first thought the automatic installer had a problem:-)))). Now taken the opporunity to learn... I hope we will not have to reinstall from the beginning. Nick - btw: when do you think the "real" updates can be made available? Mike Nick -

The instruction for applying the update to the Boost Library and the database pack contained this information (/upgrade swith)… this is what Elvind referred to.

Elvind -
I’m sure that this is not the official patch and somehow it was made available public. The automatic updater did not recognize it.

But no one mentioned that we are part of a beta upgrade process. So always wait until the automatic installer recognizes the update.

I first thought the automatic installer had a problem:-)))). Now taken the opporunity to learn… I hope we will not have to reinstall from the beginning.

Nick -
btw: when do you think the "real" updates can be made available?

Mike

]]> Comment on FAQ about the W32/Induc-A Virus (Compile-A-Virus) by David Heffernan http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/08/24/39287#comment-27470 David Heffernan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:55:00 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/08/24/39287#comment-27470 @doug perhaps you should retract your baseless and insulting accusation while you still can. If anyone deserves punishment it is you - you should be stripped of your job and not allowed to have a computer on the grounds that only somebody who is truly incompetent would catch that virus. Even worse you aren't able to disinfect yourself! @doug perhaps you should retract your baseless and insulting accusation while you still can. If anyone deserves punishment it is you - you should be stripped of your job and not allowed to have a computer on the grounds that only somebody who is truly incompetent would catch that virus. Even worse you aren’t able to disinfect yourself!

]]> Comment on FAQ about the W32/Induc-A Virus (Compile-A-Virus) by Doug Eilertson http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/08/24/39287#comment-27465 Doug Eilertson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:40:24 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/08/24/39287#comment-27465 It is ironic that Andreas Hausladen's name is floating out there with the virut virus. Every time I boot his name pops up on my fire wall trying to get on the 'net. Following that a couple of *.tmp files pop up also along with 3 porno jpg's on the desktop. If he works for Embarcadero, there should be an investigation and report. If it is him, he should be placed in solitary for the next 20 years. It is ironic that Andreas Hausladen’s name is floating out there with the virut virus. Every time I boot his name pops up on my fire wall trying to get on the ‘net. Following that a couple of *.tmp files pop up also along with 3 porno jpg’s on the desktop.

If he works for Embarcadero, there should be an investigation and report. If it is him, he should be placed in solitary for the next 20 years.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by 3d oyunlar http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27454 3d oyunlar Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:26:02 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27454 thanks admin information is the most beautiful treasures thanks admin
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]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Uwe Raabe http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27451 Uwe Raabe Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:49:21 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27451 Given that the problem does not exist with the Architect Edition, will the "fixed update" bring other corrections as well or am I safe to apply the current one (I still have a copy) to my Achitect Edition? Given that the problem does not exist with the Architect Edition, will the "fixed update" bring other corrections as well or am I safe to apply the current one (I still have a copy) to my Achitect Edition?

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Nick Hodges http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27445 Nick Hodges Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:43:22 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27445 Eivind -- I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about -- you should never have to "manually" run the setup program with a command line switch like that. Nick Eivind –

I’m afraid I don’t know what you are talking about — you should never have to "manually" run the setup program with a command line switch like that.

Nick

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Eivind Bakkestuen http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27443 Eivind Bakkestuen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:52 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27443 Embarcadero, Any plans to fix the silly requirement of the installers, that the user *manually* has to run them with an /upgrade command-line argument? They have to have the argument to work properly afaik, so that behaviour could just as well be hardcoded and the result would be less error-prone installs. Embarcadero,

Any plans to fix the silly requirement of the installers, that the user *manually* has to run them with an /upgrade command-line argument? They have to have the argument to work properly afaik, so that behaviour could just as well be hardcoded and the result would be less error-prone installs.

]]> Comment on I am now tpsfadmin on SourceForge by Craig http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/09/28/39317#comment-27416 Craig Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:37 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/09/28/39317#comment-27416 B-Tree Filer sees a lot of use here. I know the it is dependent on the size of string[x] as it uses file offsets. This would really help us move to 2010 sooner rather than later because we can at least read filer data and move it to something like Firebird. We use Delphi 2007 right now and love it. B-Tree Filer sees a lot of use here. I know the it is dependent on the size of string[x] as it uses file offsets. This would really help us move to 2010 sooner rather than later because we can at least read filer data and move it to something like Firebird. We use Delphi 2007 right now and love it.

]]> Comment on TurboPower Update #1 by Alf Christophersen http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/09/29/39318#comment-27415 Alf Christophersen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:49:25 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/09/29/39318#comment-27415 Long time. no more hear ?? How goes the plans? Seem to be at least an update to several packages, but in common, they don't seem to be available via the sourceforge page, but spread more or less over the while Internet. Maybe gathering the new 2009 and evt. 2010 updates back in the sourceforge project should be the first step ? And also maybe a common place to discuss further events? I would suggest the news.TurboControl.com or the old turbopower news place On news.TurboControl.com the turbocontrol.announce could be perhaps a place ?? Long time. no more hear ??

How goes the plans?
Seem to be at least an update to several packages, but in common, they don’t seem to be available via the sourceforge page, but spread more or less over the while Internet.

Maybe gathering the new 2009 and evt. 2010 updates back in the sourceforge project should be the first step ?

And also maybe a common place to discuss further events?

I would suggest the news.TurboControl.com or the old turbopower news place

On news.TurboControl.com the turbocontrol.announce could be perhaps a place ??

]]> Comment on TurboPower Poll Results by Paul Ishenin http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/10/07/39323#comment-27405 Paul Ishenin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:26:37 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/10/07/39323#comment-27405 Turbopower Internet Professional got another life in the lazarus svn repository. We've added basic css support (probably we will continue some work on this). Feel free to syncronize it from there. Turbopower Internet Professional got another life in the lazarus svn repository. We’ve added basic css support (probably we will continue some work on this). Feel free to syncronize it from there.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Xepol http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27381 Xepol Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:22:58 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27381 @Tobias Giesen -> Not really a new problem by any stretch of the imagination. I've been fighting with IDE alzheimers for years now in multiple IDE versions. Along with a dozen other strange "wow, it suddenly doesn't work anymore" kinda of glitches that come and go. hover to inspect the contents of a variable while debugging being one of the most common. @Tobias Giesen -> Not really a new problem by any stretch of the imagination. I’ve been fighting with IDE alzheimers for years now in multiple IDE versions.

Along with a dozen other strange "wow, it suddenly doesn’t work anymore" kinda of glitches that come and go. hover to inspect the contents of a variable while debugging being one of the most common.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Ken Knopfli http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27377 Ken Knopfli Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:28:42 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27377 I hope the latest updates also get put on the Media Kit. I don't have a fast internet connection. For this reason I am holding off upgrading (from D2007) because I don't want to pay 50 Euros for a Media Kit only to discover I have to download large update files anyway. I hope the latest updates also get put on the Media Kit.

I don’t have a fast internet connection.

For this reason I am holding off upgrading (from D2007) because I don’t want to pay 50 Euros for a Media Kit only to discover I have to download large update files anyway.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Atle Smelvær http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27373 Atle Smelvær Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:16:17 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27373 If there is no problem with the architect edition, could you still make it available for those that have this edition. If there is no problem with the architect edition, could you still make it available for those that have this edition.

]]> Comment on On the Road with Nick by Al Gonzalez http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/10/30/39330#comment-27354 Al Gonzalez Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:39:26 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/10/30/39330#comment-27354 Hi Nick! Can you see this? Please www.sistemasgh.com Click on "Magia Data" They are new features for TClientDataSet and another data componentes. Thank you for bearing me in mind. Al Gonzalez. :) Hi Nick!

Can you see this? Please

http://www.sistemasgh.com

Click on "Magia Data"

They are new features for TClientDataSet and another data componentes.

Thank you for bearing me in mind.

Al Gonzalez. :)

]]> Comment on QC-based Features in RAD Studio 2010 by Al Gonzalez http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/08/25/39288#comment-27353 Al Gonzalez Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:35:23 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/?p=39288#comment-27353 Hi Nick! Can you see this? Please www.sistemasgh.com Click on "Magia Data" They are new features for TClientDataSet and another data componentes. Thank you for bearing me in mind. Al Gonzalez. :) Hi Nick!

Can you see this? Please

http://www.sistemasgh.com

Click on "Magia Data"

They are new features for TClientDataSet and another data componentes.

Thank you for bearing me in mind.

Al Gonzalez. :)

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Nick Hodges http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27348 Nick Hodges Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:04:53 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27348 ahwux -- You probably have Architect. It only effected the Pro and Enteprise edition. Nick ahwux –

You probably have Architect. It only effected the Pro and Enteprise edition.

Nick

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by ahwux http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27347 ahwux Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:16:56 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27347 This is weird. I didn't have any problem with D2010 update2/3. Everything is runnnig good. No nagging register dialog. I am using it on a XP SP3 machine as well as a Vista x64 laptop. This is weird. I didn’t have any problem with D2010 update2/3. Everything is runnnig good. No nagging register dialog. I am using it on a XP SP3 machine as well as a Vista x64 laptop.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by ibandyop http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27344 ibandyop Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:46:36 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27344 Perhaps adding this Midas speedup fix [ http://www.deltics.co.nz/blog/?p=615 ] will make the Dialog box display and close., so fast we will not notice it! Seriously lets put the midas speedups in the updates ;) Appreciate the updates. Perhaps adding this Midas speedup fix
[ http://www.deltics.co.nz/blog/?p=615 ]
will make the Dialog box display and close., so fast we will not notice it!

Seriously lets put the midas speedups in the updates ;)
Appreciate the updates.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by ibandyop http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27343 ibandyop Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:45:10 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27343 Perhaps adding this Midas speedup fix [ http://www.deltics.co.nz/blog/?p=615 ] will make the Dialog box display and close., so fast we will not notice it! Seriously lets put the midas speedups in the updates ;) Perhaps adding this Midas speedup fix
[ http://www.deltics.co.nz/blog/?p=615 ]
will make the Dialog box display and close., so fast we will not notice it!
Seriously lets put the midas speedups in the updates ;)

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Tobias Giesen http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27342 Tobias Giesen Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27342 Maybe my Symbol Insight problems are caused by having a modified VCL in the source path that does not match the loaded precompiled VCL? Maybe my Symbol Insight problems are caused by having a modified VCL in the source path that does not match the loaded precompiled VCL?

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Jolyon Smith http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27327 Jolyon Smith Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:21:11 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27327 SNAFU SNAFU

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Tobias Giesen http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27324 Tobias Giesen Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:47:33 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27324 Hey, is code insight (symbol insight) working for all of you? I can Ctrl-Click on any of my symbols, Delphi 2010 most of the time does not find them. Hovering the mouse over a symbol, it will show the declaration source and line number sometimes but Ctrl-Clicking rarely does anything. Update 2 is no improvement in this area. Hey, is code insight (symbol insight) working for all of you? I can Ctrl-Click on any of my symbols, Delphi 2010 most of the time does not find them. Hovering the mouse over a symbol, it will show the declaration source and line number sometimes but Ctrl-Clicking rarely does anything. Update 2 is no improvement in this area.

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Herman Peeren http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27321 Herman Peeren Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:12:35 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27321 Friday 13th it is... Friday 13th it is…

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by Mike http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27319 Mike Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:46:05 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27319 Gave it a test ... it's time for the beer. I work on Vista ... yes really an issue... but ok for some time... The Dialog comes up when the delphiide 14 bpl is loaded. Jo mei, like the Bavarians say. This should not hinder us from writing code. I can remember patches of other software vendors where a note told us to have apply > 198 corrections to repair what's broken after applying the patch ... this is nothing compared ... Have a nice evening all together... Mike Gave it a test … it’s time for the beer. I work on Vista … yes really an issue… but ok for some time…

The Dialog comes up when the delphiide 14 bpl is loaded. Jo mei, like the Bavarians say. This should not hinder us from writing code.

I can remember patches of other software vendors where a note told us to have apply > 198 corrections to repair what’s broken after applying the patch … this is nothing compared …

Have a nice evening all together…

Mike

]]> Comment on The Coming RAD Studio Update by David Heffernan http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27317 David Heffernan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:14:16 +0000 http://blogs.embarcadero.com/nickhodges/2009/11/13/39332#comment-27317 If anyone in Emba (or indeed any Windows dev house) doesn't have UAC turned all the way up then they are total morons. Just my point of view! If anyone in Emba (or indeed any Windows dev house) doesn’t have UAC turned all the way up then they are total morons. Just my point of view!

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