In the first post we covered the installation of Delphi Community Edition. The best way to learn something is to start using it to build something useful, but not too complicated. Today we will start creating a “calculator” application that we will use as a vehicle to learn the basics of programming in Delphi.
Understanding the IDE
Probably the most important developer tool that programmers…
Learn to Program with Delphi Community Edition: Part 1 - Introduction and Installation
July 17, 2018
This blog post is the beginning of the “Learn to Program in Delphi” series. We are expecting that you have some previous experience in programming, but not in Delphi. In this five part series we are going to take you through the process of building a simple…
Enabling GetIt Install Logs for RAD Studio Installation
July 17, 2018
At times, RAD Studio GetIt-based web installer stops with some fairly vague error message. These can be due to connectivity issues, odd file system configurations, lack of disk space, an existing partial install, and other causes. But some of the error messages like…
Learn How To Customize The Look And Feel Of The FireMonkey Field Service Template Apps
July 17, 2018
The RAD Server Field Service Template provides an end to end field service application template for routing appointments, managing parts, and user administration. It is made up of a REST server module, a desktop client, and a cross platform mobile client. The template can give you a head start in building your own field service solutions. You can download the template from within the RAD Studio…
RAD Server 10.2.3 Performance Patch
July 16, 2018
Embarcadero has just released a performance patch for the RAD Studio 10.2.3 version of RAD Server, our REST-basedweb service hosting architecture.
Getting The RAD Server Optimization Patch
This patch is available athttp://cc.embarcadero.com/item/30838 and…
Updated IBLite 2017 GetIt Package With License File
July 16, 2018
IBLite is the localversion of the InterBase database you canembed in your mobile and desktop applications. RAD Studio has full deployment support, so you can easily deploy the required file with your app, both for debug and for store deployment (see image below).
Note: This is not a comprehensive security tutorial for RAD Server merelya tech tip.
There are a number of sections in the emsserver.ini file which can help you secure your RAD Server for production which include Server.APICrossDomain, Console.Login, Server.Authorization. You can limit cross site scripting by changing the CrossDomain setting in Server.APICrossDomain to only allow your…
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Years ago I worked at a company that maintained a Point of Sale (POS) system written in Delphi. I wasn’t involved in that project (I was developing a medication management system for an assisted living facility), but talking with some of the developers that were working on it I learned that Delphi is very popular in many different vertical markets, specifically Point of Sale systems. So I’m…