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Delphi and C++Builder 10.2.4 Tokyo Professional Edition - Mobile Pack Install Instructions

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March 14, 2018
Posted: March 14th, 2018 New in 10.2 Tokyo Release 3 for Delphi and C++Builder Professional edition is the inclusion of mobile support for new purchases and customers on active Update Subscription. We’re very excited to include Mobile support in the Pro SKU, and we hope you will find it as exciting as we do to have mobile support out of the box. Previously sold as a separate add-on pack for…
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Announcing the Release of RAD Studio 10.2.3

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March 13, 2018
Key RAD Studio 10.2.3 Features: CMake Command-Line Support: CMake is a popular C++ build tool. RAD Studio 10.2.3 Tokyo provides support for building CMake projects on the command line using RAD Studio compilers. 10.2.3 also specifically supports using Ninja with CMake, allowing for very fast parallel builds. Rename Refactoring for C++Builder: C++ Rename Refactoring in 10.2 Tokyo Release…
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Media file meta-data on Android in Delphi.

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March 12, 2018
Author: Craig Chapman One of my customers emailed me with an interesting problem this morning. “I need to be able to peek into a video file, specifically a .mp4 file, and determine if it’s PAL or NTSC.” This seemed like a fun challenge, so I thought I’d write a…
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Asking Questions to Get Answers

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March 9, 2018
Asking development and troubleshooting questions is a mix of art and science. Sites like Stack Overflow and other developer community forums will often reject questions that do not meet their standards. Even when you are sending a support request to our premium update…
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Borland OWL to C++ Builder VCL

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February 20, 2018
Every once in a while, I get a request to help migrate Borland OWL applications to C++ Builder VCL applications. Background TheObject Windows Library(OWL) is aC++object-orientedapplication frameworkdesigned to simplify desktop application development forWindows. OWL was introduced byBorlandin 1991 and eventually deprecated in 1997 in favor of…
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Exciting RAD Studio Developments in 2018

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February 12, 2018
We have many exciting new features and product enhancements planned for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio in 2018. In our September 2017 roadmap, we covered many of the new plans and features planned for 2017 and 2018. We are pleased to share details for Release 3 of…
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The Ultimate Developer Keyboard?

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February 9, 2018
Author: Craig Chapman I never really thought of my keyboard as an important accessory, but rather, as that essential item that you buy for the cheapest price possible and be done with. I mean, a keyboard is a keyboard right? Well, I discovered that your choice of keyboard can make a big difference, and so I wanted to share my story with you… Around six or eight months back, I had to replace a…
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