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Code Navigation In The RAD Studio Code Editor

Author: Darren Kosinski V1400 During the recent field test for RAD Studio 2010, I had a discussion with some field testers about the different mechanisms that the IDE provides for navigating through your source code. In particular, they were wondering why sometimes one method of code navigation fails, but other methods still work. I thought that this would be of interest to some of you as well, so…
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The Delphi Eclipse...

Author: David O17638 One item in my previous post that I specifically didn’t address is the notion of using Eclipse instead of VS. Again, this is something we’d be remiss to ignore. However, the primary ding against Eclipse is its reliance on a…
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The Observer Pattern

Author: Joanna C1415 Introduction When we use Delphi to design forms and data modules, every time we place a component on the designer, several things change: the form now shows an appropriate representation of the component, the object inspector changes to show the properties of the component and, if we press Alt-F12, we see the .DFM file now contains information about the component. Whether…
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Kylix 3 Open Edition available for download

Author: Anders Ohlsson With Kylix 3 Open Edition now available for download, here are the top 5 reasons get it: Exercise the freedom to choose: use C/C++ or Delphi languages Develop Linux. open-source GPL applications faster Visually create high-performance Linux GUI…
C++

Oracle database link, cursor, ORA-03106: fatal two-task communication protocol error

Author: Embarcadero USA Question and Answer Database FAQ: FAQ4507B - Oracle database link, cursor, ORA-03106: fatal two-task communication protocol error Category: Database (Oracle) Platform: All-32Bit Product: All-CBuilder, BC++5.x, C++Builder1.0, C++Builder3.x, C++Builder4.x, Delphi2.x, Delphi3.x, Delphi4.x, VdBase7.x, Question: Why am I receiving the Oracle error…
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Unknown Internal Operating System Error

Author: quinn Question and Answer Database FAQ3749B.txt Unknown Internal Operating System Error Category :BDE Platform :Win95/NT Product : BC++5.x C++Builder1.0 C++Builder3.x Delphi2.x Delphi3.x Delphi4.x Question: Why am I getting an Unknown…
C++

How to put a progress bar on a Status Bar ...

Author: Embarcadero USA Question and Answer Database FAQ2293C.txt How to put a progress bar on a Status Bar ... Category :VCL Platform :All Product :C++Builder 3.x Question: How Do I put a Proress bar on a status bar. Answer: Here is an example: This is the…
Delphi

Preventing multiple application instances

Author: Embarcadero USA Question and Answer Database FAQ1355D.txt Preventing multiple application instances Category :Windows API Platform :All Product :All 32 bit Question: How can I guarantee that only one instance of my program executes? Is it possible to restore the previous instance and shut down if I start more than one instance? Answer: Under Win16, you can check the value…
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