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3 Libraries for improving Existing Applications built with Delphi

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September 11, 2020
One topic I get increasingly asked about Delphi Programming when developers are migrating to the latest version of RAD Studio is “quick ways to improve their applications”. So in this post, I am going to summarise 3 favorites by focusing on the libraries in RAD Studio. If you are new to RAD Studio, then I would also recommend reading these, as they are very easy to implement and provide quick…
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PDFium - PDF Engine for your Delphi/C++ Builder FireMonkey Applications

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September 10, 2020
Intro PDFium Component Suite for FireMonkey has so many capabilities to handle PDF documents. It uses PDFium open-source PDF rendering engine and supports Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. PDFium itself is used by the Chromium project. So, you can understand that “ium” comes from Chromium! This is a fully open-source project and you can contribute to that here. Installation Since…
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Using a .NET Assembly via COM in Delphi

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September 8, 2020
This is mostly a reprise of an article I wrote back in 2004, but that I still refer people to. That linked version may eventually go away. I have not tested any of this recently, but will update based on feedback, and revisit as necessary. I found a recent utility that may be useful in this process: NirSoft DLL Export Viewer Abstract: Using .NET Assemblies as COM objects in Win32 programs is…
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Generate Barcode with Winsoft Barcode for FireMonkey.

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September 3, 2020
Overview Winsoft Barcode for Firemonkey is the third party component to give barcode support on FMX platform. Winsoft Barcode for Firemonkey is based on Zint, an open-source barcode encoding library. Versions Supported: Delphi/C++ Builder XE2 – XE10.4. Platforms: Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android; Component encodes data into any of the following: Australia Post barcode, Aztec Code, Aztec…
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