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FAQ1778D.txt Extracting Icons
Category :Windows API
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
How can I use the undocumented ShellAPI function ExtractIconEx()
to extract the small and large icons from a given file?
Answer:
You can use the undocumented ShellAPI function ExtractIconEx() to
extract both large and small icons…
Author: Embarcadero USA
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FAQ1525D.txt Using WM_COPYDATA.
Category :Windows API
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
How can I use the WM_COPYDATA message to pass information between
16-bit and 32-bit…
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FAQ1500D.txt Does Delphi have an equivalent to the Visual Basic SendKeys function?
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
Does Delphi have an equivalent to the Visual Basic…
Author: Embarcadero USA
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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…
Save and load metafiles in a BLOB field without using DBImage
November 25, 1997
Author: Embarcadero USA
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FAQ878D.txt Save and load metafiles in a BLOB field without using DBImage
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
How can I save and load metafiles in a BLOB field without using…
Displaying the selected row of a DBGrid in a different color
November 14, 1997
Author: Embarcadero USA
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FAQ711D.txt Displaying the selected row of a DBGrid in a different color
Category :Database/VCL
Platform :All
Product :Delphi 3.x
Question:
How can I show selected row in a dbgrid in a different…
Author: Embarcadero USA
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FAQ603D.txt - Changing the papersize of a print job.
Category :Printing
Platform :All-32Bit
Product :
Question:
How can I change the papersize of my print job?
Answer:
One way to change printer settings at the start
of a print job is to change the printer's devicemode
structure.
See: TDEVMODE in the Delphi 1.02 help file or…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question:
How do I hide my application from the Windows Taskbar?
Answer:
It is possible to have your application running without an icon appearing in the task bar. Here’s how to do this:
In Delphi go to the menu option Project -> View…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Technical Information Database
TI1647D.txt - Implementing TCollection
Category :ActiveX/OLE/COM/ActiveForm
Platform :All-32Bit
Product :All32Bit,
Description:
This document is intended for those needing to descend from a class
that…
Author: Embarcadero USA
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FAQ498C.txt Playing a WAV from a resource.
Category :Windows API
Platform :All
Product :C++Builder 1.x
Question:
How do I play a sound from a resource?
Answer:
We haven't been able to get the SND_RESOURCE flag to work, however
you _can_ load up the resource into memory and then use the
SND_MEMORY flag. Follow these easy…
