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The Strange Case of the VCL Forms ClientWidth and the Windows Versions PE Flags

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January 4, 2022
Only a few developers are aware that the behavior of Windows applications varies depending on the Windows versions declared in their PE headers in the EXE file. Delphi customers are reporting some unexpected effects as a result of a core configuration change in Delphi 11 that went unnoticed by most. A Windows application is stored in an EXE file in the PE format, which includes a number of PE…
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RAD Studio 11 Alexandria November Patch Available

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November 24, 2021
Today Embarcadero released a second patch for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder 11 Alexandria. The patch addresses one significant regression introduced by Patch 1 and improves the support for the latest Apple SDKs on macOS Monterey with a new version of PAServer for…
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New FireDAC Driver for SQLite SEE

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November 22, 2021
Embarcadero has made available a new FireDAC driver for the SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) database. The download is in GetIt and here are some details behind this decision. RAD Studio 11 Alexandria, like previous versions, ships with a FireDAC driver for the…
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Native Windows is Back to Center Stage

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November 8, 2021
With the demise of UWP, native development has reclaimed its place as the primary Windows development model after 20 years (given we had .NET in between). Delphi excels at native programming, so this is fantastic news for us. Several announcements from Microsoft in recent…
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My November Conferences: EKON 25 and DelphiCon 2021

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November 2, 2021
Over the next two weeks, I’m presenting at two different conferences: EKON 25, in-person in Dusseldorf, Germany, and DelphiCon 2021, Embarcadero largest yearly online event. EKON 25 The EKON conference in Germany is likely the longest running Delphi focused event…
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RAD Studio 11 Alexandria Patch 1 Available

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October 25, 2021
Today Embarcadero released a patch for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder 11 Alexandria. The patch addresses a few relevant issues in the most recent release and is available to active update subscription customers in the GetIt Package Manager (with a matching alert showing…
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The New RAD Server Lite (RSLite) in RAD Studio 11

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October 22, 2021
We announced the availability of a new option to deploy and license RAD Server as part of the RAD Studio 11 Alexandria release, with the goal of simplifying deployment for installations that do not require a large number of REST requests. What is RAD Server? Before I get to…
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More VCL Support for Windows 11

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October 15, 2021
With the official release of Windows 11, Embarcadero has made some specific VCL styles, and I’m offering some coding helpers specific to the new version of the Microsoft desktop OS. More will come over time. After the announcement earlier this year, Microsoft officially…