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Tuesday, 1. December 2009
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December 2009: AutoIncrement fields and DataSnap 2010
Dr.Bob Examines
– In this article, I'll explain and demonstrate how we can define and use AutoIncrement fields (in SQL Server or Blackfish SQL) with Delphi 2010's DataSnap.
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That annoying “Source file not found” dialog
EurekaLog Blog
– If you don’t have Enterprise edition of EurekaLog (the one, that comes with sources) – sometimes you may encounter “Source file not found” dialog. This article explains what it is and what you can do with it.
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SHGetFolderPath and Default User
Marco's Tech Blog
– Over the last few days, I've had a few issues with the SHGetFolderPath API, which are now solved. It all started when I grabbed some Delphi existing code (pre-Unicode), with a call to: OleCheck (SHGetFolderPath (Handle, CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS, $FFFF, 0, PChar(szBuffer))); By simply leaving the ...
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Full Disclosure
Chris Bensen
– On October 5 2009 the Federal Trade Commission in the United States published an 81 page guideline requiring that all product endorsements and testimonials on web sites, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media disclose "...their connection, if any, with the advertisers; and also reveal the ...
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Has Social Media bridged the Chasm, or just got us to the edge faster?
Malcolm Groves
– "Trends aren’t transmitted hierarchically, as they used to be," explains Martin Raymond, co-founder of The Future Laboratory, a trend forecasting company. "They’re now transmitted laterally and collaboratively via the internet. You once had a series of gatekeepers in the ...
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How far away are we from buying Mac desktop apps in the ITunes App Store?
Malcolm Groves
– I’ve been setting up a new Mac Mini, and after using the AppStore on my phone, actually having to download and install software manually for the Mac seems a little, well, archaic (yes, I know, that’s ridiculous, but it shows how quickly you become spoiled). How long will it be before it’s just all ...
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Rename a Directory / Folder Using Delphi Code
About Delphi Programming
– in Delphi Directory Routines ::The RTL's RenameFile changes the name of a specified file. The implementation of the RenameFile function calls the MoveFile API function. MoveFile can rename folders, therefore Delphi's RenameFile can also rename folders and not only files. What's more RenameFile CAN ...
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InterBase 2007: UPPER and collations (and a trick to specify the character set for string literals)
The Wiert Corner
– One of the applications that I’m currently involved with will in the future be used in different European countries. Since it is developed in Delphi 2007, and uses InterBase 2007 we have chosen to use the ISO8859_15 character set: it is a single byte character set very similar to ISO8859_1, ...
