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FAQ2434D.txt Custom InPlace Editor in StringGrid
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :Delphi 3.x
Question:
How can I popup my own inplace editor (such as a combobox)
in a string grid cell?
Answer:
The following example demonstrates popping up a Combobox
as an inplace editor to a Stringrid component.
Example:
procedure…
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FAQ2060D.txt Detecting tab key press
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
Since the KeyPress and the KeyDown events do not get called
for the tab key, how do I trap the tab key at the…
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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…
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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 applications?
Answer:
The following example shows how to use the WM_COPYDATA message to
send a record containing data between a 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…
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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…
Save and load metafiles in a BLOB field without using DBImage
November 25, 1997
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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 the
DBImage component?
Answer:
The following example demonstrates saving metafile images to a
database as they exist on the disk…
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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…
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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…
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TI1321D.txt - How to dynamically create a TPageControl
Category :VCL
Platform :All-32Bit
Product :All32Bit,
Description:
This document demonstrates how to dynamically add tab sheets
(TTabSheet objects) to a Windows 9x/NT Page Control (TPageControl
object). Both of these objects are declared in the ComCtrls
unit. So make…
