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InterBase and Python

Author: Gabe Goldfield Install PyDev using the Eclipse IDE The instructions for installing PyDev are here:http://www.pydev.org/manual_101_install.html In the Eclipse IDE I chose Help > Install Updates and Entered the URL for PyDev Install Python3.4 I chose the Windows x86 .msi installer from here https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-342/ and installed to…
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JEDI libraries now in GetIt Package Manager

Author: Luis Navarro Hello. I’m very pleased to announce that the popular JEDI libraries are now available in the GetIt Package Manager catalog. For those who don’t know these libraries, the JEDI Code Library (JCL) consists of a set of…
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New per-DPI awareness in VCL applications

Author: Luis Navarro In RAD Studio 10 Seattle, we’ve added per-DPI awareness in the VCL. This means that, when moving a form from one monitor to another one that has different DPI, the VCL form and the controls will be rescaled according to the new DPI, with no…
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Setting up Oracle for Embarcadero ER/Studio - Part 2

Author: Anil TexasCowboy Howdy! Welcome to the next installment of the series. In today’s series, we will explore the options for Oracle Client Setup needed for ER/Studio. Install the clients needed for your environments. Reboot after installation. [Verifying Environment Variables] 1) Navigate to the Environment Variables Path. For more information on how to do it, check…
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Adding a [FixedLength] Attribute in Code-First Entity Framework

Author: Craig Stuntz In Code First Entity Framework models, you can define the length of a string field with StringLengthAttribute, but you have to write code in OnModelCreating to indicate a CHAR/NCHAR fixed length field: public class MyEntity { [Key] public int Id { get; set; } [StringLength(2)] public string FixedLengthColumn { get; set; } } public partial class MyContext…
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10 Quick Tips & Tricks for SQL Server Developers

Author: Embarcadero USA Here are 10 quick SQL Server tips and tricks for database developers compiled by SQL Server expert Pinal Dave. For inefficient query plans: Check for issues with bad cardinality estimates. The maximum degree of parallelism can be limited server-wide…
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3 things you Need to Know About SQL Server Sequence

Author: Tamarian D2278 As we traverse through different versions of SQL Server, there are new enhancements that always make us learn for newer techniques. One such addition to SQL Server 2012 is called as Sequences. Sequences are just like a running number like Identity but are not attached to any table. In a nutshell, sequences generate a number which can be used anywhere agnostic of the…
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