C++

Classic Tip: From Default Project Options to RAD Studio Option Sets

In early versions of Delphi and RAD Studio, a user could change some of the current project options and (with a check box) save them as default, that is as the initial options for any future project. It was also possible to change this configuration by selecting the Project Options when no project was active. This feature is long gone (I think it was dropped from XE2 or XE3). What’s the…
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Delphi

Classic Tips: VCL Multi-Column ListBox

I might be starting a new series of blog posts, going back to classic tips. This one was triggered by a Quality Portal report, which refers to an imprecise (but not fully incorrect) page of the RAD Studio Doc Wiki — same works in C++Builder. I did a quick Google search…
Delphi

Attending Spring4D Conference Next Month in Italy

Wintech Italia and Stefan Glienke have partnered to organize the first European conference focused on the Spring4D library.  Stefan is also one of the main speakers, along with Primoz Gabrijelcic, while Paolo Rossi will help hosting the event. You can read more at the…
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Selling your Delphi apps via Microsoft Store is now Cheaper

For a few years now, Delphi has had support for the Windows Dektop Bridge. This is a Microsoft technology allowing to create UWP (Universal Windows Platform) applications based on a traditional Win32/Win64 application. Delphi IDE simplifies this process (making it smoother…
C++

iPhone X and iPad Pro resolution support on Delphi 10.3.1

With Delphi 10.3.1, you can build applications for the iPhone X series devices and iPad Pro with native resolution support. To support the newer resolutions, the overall configuration and some of the image names have changed. While this applies to new projects, existing…
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Presenting RAD Studio 10.3.1 in Dublin and London Next Week

The first event is on Tuesday, March 5th, at Dublin City University during the morning. Given the location the first session will be an introduction with a significant focus on Community Edition and its role, while a second session will be focused more on existing…
C++

RAD Studio 10.3.1 HTTP and SOAP Clients Enhancements

In RAD Studio 10.3, Embarcadero moved the SOAP client implementation to the HTTP client library for all platforms, given the issues support HTTPS with the previous architecture (based on Indy) on mobile platforms. On Windows, there was already a native implementation, but…
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What’s New in FireDAC for Firebird in RAD Studio 10.3.1

Among the many databases FireDAC supports, one commonly used by our customers is Firebird (the open source spin-off of InterBase). FireDAC used to have a single driver for Firebird and InterBase, given they still have a significant degree of compatibility after many years…
C++

New RAD Server Console Ext JS UI in RAD Studio 10.3.1

The new RAD Server Console UI in 10.3.1 is an additional download from GetIt and it sits side by side with the older console. We’ll integrate it more deeply in the future, but you can start using it easily today. 1. Download from GetIt The new web applications is…
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Target Version for running 10.3 Rio apps on Android 9

In this post, we’ll walk you through the 10.3 version of RAD Studio that supports Android 9. When RAD Studio 10.3 Rio applications are executed on Android 9, you get an intermittent error due the call of a restricted API. As an example, this is reported…