Microsoft Office Automation is a feature of the MS Office Component Object Model used to expose theirobjectsto development tools that support automation. For example, Microsoft Excel may expose workbooks, worksheets, charts, and cells. A Microsoft Word might expose objects such as an application, a document, or a selection. Those exposed objects allow other application to manipulate…
Easily Create SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files with SVG Canvas Library for FireMonkey In Delphi And C++Builder
September 8, 2020
It is surprisingly easy to add SVG support to your applications. Here is third party Delphi and C++ Builder component from WINSOFT for work with Scalable Vector Graphics files. Scalable Vector Graphicsis XML-basedvector image…
Quickly Create SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files with SVG Canvas Library for VCL in Delphi And C++Builder
September 8, 2020
It is surprisingly easy to add SVG support to your applications. Here is a third party Delphi and C++ Builder component from WINSOFT that enables work with Scalable Vector Graphics files. Scalable Vector Graphics is XML-based vector image…
This is mostly a reprise of an article I wrote back in 2004, but that I still refer people to. That linked version may eventually go away. I have not tested any of this recently, but will update based on feedback, and revisit as necessary. I found a recent utility that may be useful in this process: NirSoft DLL Export Viewer
Abstract: Using .NET Assemblies as COM objects in Win32 programs is…
Delphi 10.4.1 is a quality-focused release, and this goes for code completion too! As well as helping you mimic classic code completion behaviour, we’ve fixed and tweaked many items.
When RAD Studio 10.4 was released, we redesigned Code Insight. While old…
Scanning Optical Barcodes in your Delphi and C++ Builder VCL Applications
September 4, 2020
Intro
Optical Barcode Recognition (OBR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology has been utilized in many commercial applications. The fonts are electronically scanned and digitized into ASCI characters. Hand-held scanners also allow the user to have the ability…
The FREE Desktop First UX Summit is fast approaching on Sept 16th & 17th. This is your chance to learn from the best UI & UX industry experts and practitioners and take your desktop applications to the next level. Move beyond the Mobile-First design of just stretching a small UI to fill a desktop screen. Learn how to take the most advantage of the most powerful platform and make your users…
Secrets to Quickly and Efficiently Handle Zip Files on Android with Delphi, C++ Builder, and FireMonkey
September 3, 2020
To easily handle zip files in your FireMonkey project, use the Zip4j library for zip files or streams in Delphi and C++ Builder. Zip encryption, support for the Zip64 format, support for streams, support for both AES and Zip-Standard encryption methods, and many other…
Overview
Winsoft Barcode for Firemonkey is the third party component to give barcode support on FMX platform.
Winsoft Barcode for Firemonkey is based on Zint, an open-source barcode encoding library.
Versions Supported: Delphi/C++ Builder XE2 – XE10.4.
Platforms…
Convert any Android API to Delphi and C++ Builder units to utilize in your FireMonkey Android Projects
September 2, 2020
Intro
When it comes to Cross-Platform application development frameworks, you get all the tools you need to create whatever you want. You can shape that framework and create new development tools for yourself by using or expanding the framework itself. Take the FireMonkey framework, for example. If you don’t have access to third-party APIs, you can convert them into Delphi or C++ Builder…
