C++

New CData FireDAC drivers

Author: Pawe Gowacki It is very exciting time for Delphi and C++Builder developers! Embarcadero just announced partnership with CData to provide the whole suite of new FireDAC drivers that provide connectivity to major APIs and web services. The list of new FireDAC drivers is quite long and includes connectors to over 80 systems, like Amazon DynamoDB, SalesForce, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Big…
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CAD with C++Builder, episode#0

Author: Seva Leonov Where Last year I had a course in programming with C++. They were 2nd year students, and they already got C# and Python. Then their dean called me and ask: “Look, Seva, I want to get them programming, not writing code. Can you?” That was a…
C++

Save Time With This Quick LiveBindings Trick For Delphi And C++Builder

LiveBindings is a great technology built into Delphi and C++Builder for bypassing most of the code involved in aCRUD data cycle (Create, Read, Update and Delete Cycle). Itcan keep you out of massive amounts of technical debt. However, sometimes the standard LiveBindings method of binding some controls can be overly complex. You can easily simplify your LiveBindings by using an…
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FireDAC & ODBC for Paradox and dBase tables.

I continue to get customer requests for options to migrate legacy RAD Studio, Delphi or C++ Builder applications using the Borland Database Engine (BDE) with Paradox and/or dBase files. With the current versions of RAD Studio…
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Understanding Automatic Reference Counting - ARC

Automatic Reference Counting is the memory management system used by Strings & Interfaces on all platforms, and all objects on Linux and Mobile. Unlike Garbage Collection, ARC is purely deterministic and keeps the developer in control. Join Delphi Product Manager Marco…
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Visualize JSON using TTreeView

Author: h.mohri I tried a program that reads a JSON file in C++Builder VCL and displays it in TTreeView component. This project file is open to public from github. github.com/mojeld https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9PLPHK05PJF7 Place two TSpeedButton, TTreeView, TMemo, TActivityIndicator, TOpenDialog, TImageList. ImageList1 has an icon for displaying in…
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May 2017 Roadmap Commentary from Product Management

We just published the May 2017 Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio roadmap which we’re really excited about. In our roadmap, you can find the key features that we planned for calendar year 2017/2018. The plans are aligned with Embarcadero’s fiscal year which starts April…
Delphi

Adding a custom style selector to your VCL application

Adding a style selector menu to your application only takes a couple of lines of code and allows you to quickly update your existing user interface while providing added flexibilityto your customers. To add a style selector, I added a combobox to the form with the following code: uses VCL.Themes; procedure TForm9.StyleSelectorChange(Sender: TObject); begin …
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