Author: Barry K21557
[This blog post is by Allen Bauer, but during the blog engine migration was attributed to the wrong author.]
Solving problems can be fun and challenging. What is really challenging is solving a problem using only the tools at hand. During the development of Delphi 2009, there were several language features that were dropped in favor of generics and anonymous methods. One such…
Author: Craig Stuntz
For the past couple of days I’ve been working on an experimental IntraWeb (a.k.a., “VCL for the Web”) project. Since I typically generate user interfaces dynamically, I wanted to see how that worked with IntraWeb. On the surface, it’s…
Author: Craig Stuntz
The procedure for installing ActiveX controls on the Delphi/RAD Studio 2007 component palette is apparently confusing to some users of older versions of Delphi. So here’s a simple example. In this example, I’m installing the type libraries…
Author: Germán Estévez
Why do we write applications? One answer could be “for fun”, but not always we are in such a comfortable situation of doing something without a real (business) reason. This is where “Creating Value from Programming” comes in.
Recently we’ve done a joint session with Jeroen Pluimers on the Software Developer Event “Office Stuff!!”…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Delphi supports this type of forms by providing the FormStyle property for the TForm class. All you have to
do is to set this property to fsStayOnTop. So why did I write this article? Well, there are a few
things to consider:
Using fsStayOnTop…
Author: Embarcadero USA
DirectX Overview
Conducting a survey about what game programming
API used by most of game softwares running on PC, I am sure that, DirectX will be on
top list. Nowdays, DirectX had become a mature API for game programming
on…
Error 'Could Not Load SSL Library' when using Indy SSL components
October 30, 2003
Author: Embarcadero USA
Problem:
When using the Indy SSL components, an error ‘Could Not Load SSL Library’ is raised.
Answer:
This error is raised because you must have OpenSSL installed on your machine in order to use the IndySSL components. At runtime, Indy attempts to load libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll. Due to restrictions on exporting SSL technology, these .dll’s are…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Technical Information Database
TI4523D.txt - Working with cookies
Category :Internet/WEB
Platform :All-32Bit
Product :All32Bit,
Description:
The purpose of this document is not to explain what a cookie is or what it is used for. Instead…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ2434D.txt Custom InPlace Editor in StringGrid
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :Delphi 3.x
Question:
How can I popup my own inplace editor (such as a combobox)
in a string grid cell?
Answer:
The…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ2346D.txt Setting a transaprent background color for TImageList
Category :Miscellaneous
Platform :All
Product :Delphi 3.x
Question:
How do I set the transparent color in an TImageList so the
background color doesn't show?
Answer:
Use the TImageList.AddMasked(Bitmap: TBitmap; MaskColor: TColor)
method. You can either pass the…
