If you are using FireDAC and building your SQL queries manually you may be using more verbose code than is needed. FireDAC has a feature called Macros which allows you to do a variable substitution in your SQL query similar to parameter substitution but for raw SQL. However, in addition to macro substitution you can combine it with conditional substitutions which lets you do the real magic.
If you…
Learn How To Customize The Look And Feel Of The FireMonkey Field Service Template Apps
July 17, 2018
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…
Note: This is not a comprehensive security tutorial for RAD Server merelya tech tip.
There are a number of sections in the emsserver.ini file which can help you secure your RAD Server for production which include Server.APICrossDomain, Console.Login…
Healthcare App Prototype Built In Delphi Wins First Place In Startup Weekend Competition!
November 21, 2017
A Techstars Startup Weekendeventwas held between November 17 and November 19, 2017in Bakersfield, California. TheStartup Weekend events are about bringing together entrepreneursfor meeting new people, building, and launching new products in a…
Top 10 Most Popular Open Source Delphi Projects On GitHub By Star Rating
November 12, 2017
There are quite a few Delphi open source projects on GitHub that can really save you some time. I searched for Delphi on GitHub and then sorted by the Most Starred projects and came up with this Top 10 list. There is some really good stuff here including Awesome Delphi…
Massive Collection Of Design Patterns, Frameworks, Components, And Language Features For Delphi
November 12, 2017
DeveloperbeNative over on GitHub has a project called Concepts which is a massive collection of Delphi modular demos featuring over twenty differentlanguage features, design patterns and some interresting frameworks, and components. A copy of all of the libraries the Concepts project depends on are included to reduce the hassle of installing them separately.
The modular demos include…
Delphi 10.2 Tokyo ships with a massive amount of FireMonkey components for cross platform development on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. However, there is always room for more custom components to be built to get your app done that much faster. Additionally, once you start…
C-To-Delphi Converter Tool Can Quickly And Easily Help You Convert Standard C Code To Delphi
November 11, 2017
Developer Wouter Van Nifterick has a C-To-Delphi converter tool available over on GitHub under an MIT open source license. The tool contains a split view where you can write standard C code on the left side of the split view and it will show you translated code in Object…
Six Easy Ways To Embed JavaScript Engines In Your Delphi 10.2 Tokyo Apps
November 11, 2017
JavaScript is a useful scripting language which you can incorporate within your Delphi 10.2 Tokyo apps in a number of ways. There are open source, commercial component sets, and libraries which quickly allow you to do this in Delphi. These include JSEngine, ScriptGate, paxCompiler, v8delphiwrapper, BESEN, and ChakraCore headers. Some of the reasons why you might want to use Delphi and JavaScript…