Microsoft Office Automation is a feature of the MS Office Component Object Model used to expose their objects to development tools that support automation. For example, Microsoft Excel may expose workbooks, worksheets, charts, and cells. A Microsoft Word might expose objects such as an application, a document, or a selection. Those exposed objects allow other application to manipulate data…
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…
Scanning Optical Barcodes in your Delphi and C++ Builder VCL Applications
September 4, 2020
Intro
Optical Barcode Recognition (OBR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology has been utilized in many commercial applications. The fonts are electronically scanned and digitized into ASCI characters. Hand-held scanners also allow the user to have the ability…
Secrets to Quickly and Efficiently Handle Zip Files on Android with Delphi, C++ Builder, and FireMonkey
September 3, 2020
To easily handle zip files in your FireMonkey project, use the Zip4j library for zip files or streams in Delphi and C++ Builder. Zip encryption, support for the Zip64 format, support for streams, support for both AES and Zip-Standard encryption methods, and many other…
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…
Convert any Android API to Delphi and C++ Builder units to utilize in your FireMonkey Android Projects
September 2, 2020
Intro
When it comes to Cross-Platform application development frameworks, you get all the tools you need to create whatever you want. You can shape that framework and create new development tools for yourself by using or expanding the framework itself. Take the FireMonkey…
Set of utilities for Delphi and C++Builder to speed up your development process
September 2, 2020
Intro
When you start building any project, you might end up creating functions to use in several points of your application. Maybe you develop a set of code snippets. Utilities are an important point of connection between your software and the device it runs on, but what…
Take your Delphi & C++ Builder projects to the next level with Chakra JScript Engine!
August 31, 2020
Intro
Many Delphi developers adore the language integration options of the Embarcadero Delphi and C++ Builder. For instance, you can utilize Assembly language within the Delphi code by just opening asm scope. This is an inline assembly feature. Moreover, you can integrate…
Enable Windows Portable Devices (WPD) feature in your Delphi and C++ Builder Projects!
August 31, 2020
Overview
The Windows Portable Devices (WPD) feature allows computers to communicate with the attached media and storage devices. With the WPD, you can explore a device, for instance, smartphones, flash USB cards, and many more.
If you want to enable the WPD feature in…
Efficiently Manage KeyguardManager API in your Delphi FireMonkey Android Projects
August 29, 2020
When you begin an enterprise-level project, you must integrate authentication options into your projects. At that point, you can use Android Built-in APIs, such as the KeyguardManager API, to lock and unlock the keyguard in your Delphi or C++ Builder FireMonkey Android…
