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Opening a PDF on Android with Delphi

Intents on Android using API 26 to open PDF documents. The Google Play store recently updated its requirements, so new apps were submitted with an API level of 26 as the target. While this was relatively simple to accomplish by updating the AndroidManifest.Template, the transition to the newer API altered the behavior of my application. I used to download a file to the CachePath and then share it…
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RAD Server: Beyond the Basics Webinar Replay and Code

Last week’s webinar on RAD Server was well attended, which is great because we see increased interest in the RAD Server technology. We have great plans for it for the coming release! Watch the Webinar Replay The video of the webinar is on YouTube…
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Learn to program C++ with C++Builder Community Edition: #5 Operators, and final application!

Welcome to the fifth and final episode of Learning C++ with C++Builder Starter.Last time, we had a calculator and numerical input, demonstrating using boost::optional, smart pointers, and more. This post is shorter: it will finish the calculator with operators (implementing addition, subtraction, etc) and end with a full application, ready to move to cross-platform if you wish. Operators The…
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Learn to program C++ with C++Builder Community Edition: #2, Building and Debugging

Welcome to the second blog post in the ‘Learning to program with C++Builder’ series – a set of five articles taking you from knowing nothing about C++ to writing a real-world, useful application. The first entry covered installing C++Builder Community. Now it’s time to start using it! Today, we’ll cover the tools you use, creating your first app, and basic debugging. Understanding…
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RAD Server: Beyond the Basics Webinar Tomorrow

Over the last few months and the 10.2.x updates, RAD Server has been extended with several new features. But the technology also has several other advanced features we rarely discuss, because the typical one hour webinars we doare often only enough to cover the basic…
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Celebrating Five Amazing Years with Embarcadero

This month I am celebrating my five-year anniversary with Embarcadero Technologies. It’s been an amazing adventure and I am looking forward to more. I saw a graphic similar to the following today and it reminded me how great it is to be doing what I am doing (plus I love Venn diagrams). I truly do love what I am doing, and I love the people I work with. Everyone I work with inside Embarcadero…
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