X-DBData is a VCL and FMX nonvisual component package that helps users bridge between Delphi’s data-aware and non-data-aware components.
There are two paradigms within the Delphi IDE.
FeatureNon-Data-Aware Edit ComponentsData-Aware Edit ComponentsData ManipulationManual – using .Text, .Caption, .Value propertiesAutomatic field-linking via Field and DataSource propertiesData…
Easily Add Product Licensing For Delphi Apps Using TurboPack OnGuard
December 24, 2020
TurboPack OnGuard is a copy-protection system for VCL and FMX applications built using Delphi and C++ Builder.
In this article, I illustrate using TurboPack OnGuard and an integration with back-end Digital-River’s MyCommerce.
Digital River MyCommece platform is a sales…
Turbo Charge Your Delphi Windows App Development With The TurboPack Essentials VCL Controls
December 17, 2020
TurboPack Essentials offers 13 different easy-to-use VCL controls to use in your Delphi and C++ Builder Windows Applications. It’s fast and easy to install using the GetIt Package Manager! You can find out more about TurboPack Essentials on the web.
Step 1. Open the…
Quickly And Easily Add MAPI Support Using Winsoft's MAPI for Delphi on Windows
October 26, 2020
Embarcadero Tech Partner WINSOFT provides an easy to use MAPI suite for Delphi.
What makes MAPI hard?
MAPI is hard. There is lack of clear and consistent coding, different answers provide different solutions, the solution is not in Delphi, there has to be various work-arounds, or the code-snipplet was built for very old non-Unicode version of Delphi. You eventually tear your hair out or get…
Add Instant Joystick Support Using The Winsoft Controller Library In Delphi on Windows
October 16, 2020
Winsoft’s Controller is a XInput API controller SDK. XInput a universal joystick controller for Windows 7, 8, 10.
In the Windows platform, you can use other joysticks, such as PlayStation Dual-Shock Controller, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Steam Controller if…
Create Word Docs Using the Direct Office Component In Delphi on Windows
August 21, 2020
Winsoft’s Direct Office is a nice third party solution which bypasses the middle-man – namely Word – to create, open, and save DOCX documents.
DOCX is a standardized file format. It can be read using Libre Office, SoftMaker’s TextMaker and on-line Google…
Access (“MS-Access”) is a popular desktop database for Microsoft Windows. It ranks among the top-10 databases on DB-Engines, and widely used in many Fortune-500 companies. Vendors, such as Hallam-ICS and QNE (Malaysia, Philippines) create business applications that use back-end Microsoft Access.
Winsoft Adonis is a component library for accessing databases which support the ADO programming…
