ArtGen
Applications created with Delphi/Pascal are primarily used in the fields of science and technology as well as in business. The development environment is seldom used to create art. With ArtGen, programmer and artist Volker Diefenbach has managed to create a fantastic combination of two worlds that can be described as “algorithmic art”.
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The development environment…
Offline Capable Cross Platform Delphi 10.2 FireMonkey Client Code For Android, iOS, macOS, And Windows
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The RAD Server Field Service Template provides an end to end field service application template for routing appointments, managing parts, and user administration. It is made up of a REST server module, a desktop client, and a cross platform mobile client. The template can…
If you want to display only a range of results from a recordset you can using paging (otherwise known as pagination) to do so. It is a common pattern when doing web development to give the user 20 results for example and then the ability to move to the next page. If you are…
Secrets Of FireDac: Last Inserted Auto Generated Id And Enterprise Connectors
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Learn How To Replicate A TFDMemTable Into An IBLite Table With FireDAC In Delphi 10.2 Tokyo
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Full Featured FireMonkey Mobile Client Source Code For Delphi 10.2 Tokyo On Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows
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Upload An Attachment To SalesForce With The Delphi 10.2 Tokyo Enterprise Connectors
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I am working on a project that utilizes the Embarcadero Enterprise Connectors powered by CData to access SalesForce through it’s API. The Enterprise Connectors provide you a wide variety of connectors for quickly and easily accessing APIs like SalesForce, Google AdWords, Mailchimp, Facebook, Azure, YouTube, and many many more.
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Free Field Service App Template Solution Quick Start Guide For Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows
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Secrets Of FireDAC: Dynamic Where Clause Using Conditional Substitution Macros
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If you…
