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February 2010
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QC82143
Delphi and stuff
– I've just submitted QC report 82143 about Controls.TWinControl.ControlAtPos not finding nested child controls.I've found the bug (it seems) when trying to answer this question on Stack Overflow.My suggested fix is included in the description of the report.
July 2008
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delphisvn updated to Subversion 1.5
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– I've updated delphisvn to use Subversion 1.5. Good news that the official release now finally includes DLLs on Windows. There's only source code for now, a downloadable release will follow.
October 2007
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Code signing large executables
Delphi and stuff
– I've been having some trouble signing some of my large (~1.8 GB!) executables. (In case you wonder, they contain a lot of multimedia content packed into a single file for downloading.) The Microsoft Authenticode tools (signcode.exe, signtool.exe) failed with error messages like "Not enough storage ...
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SetToString, StringToSet
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– The SetToString, StringToSet functions in TypInfo unit take PPropInfo as parameter which means you can only use them with set types for which RTTI (a published property) exists. Here are my versions which take PTypeInfo instead so you can use them with set types in general, even without a published ...
July 2007
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QC48959
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– I've submitted QC report 48959, titled "TCustomProvider destructor does not call UnregisterProvider". In TCustomProvider.Destroy there's some code which assumes that Owner is still assigned during destruction. This, however, is not the case if the provider is being destroyed implicitly because of ...
June 2007
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DataSnap to the rescue
Delphi and stuff
– I'm maintaining a custom setup program used to install applications. In some cases it needs to perform actions which require administrative privileges, e.g. writing into Program Files directory, or modify registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. On Windows Vista, the privileges can be acquired by ...
May 2007
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QC45527
Delphi and stuff
– I've submitted QC report 45527 about a small, probably infrequently encountered issue with TCheckListBox: when themes are not used and you're using the Flat style, horizontal scrolling sometimes causes the checkboxes not to be redrawn properly. Attached to the report are more details, screenshots ...
December 2006
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The missing Import Component Wizard in Turbo Delphi (Win32)
Delphi and stuff
– Apparently the Import Component and View Type Library wizards are not enabled in Turbo Delphi (Win32) by default. A workaround has been posted on the newsgroups: Create an empty file named: ATLBASE.H in this directory: $(BDS)\include\atl\
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The missing ActiveX Control Wizard
Delphi and stuff
– The ActiveX Control Wizard is missing in Delphi 2006 by default. You can bring it back by adding the following string value in the registry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\BDS\4.0\Type Library] "ActiveXWizard"="True" I've just found it in a comment to QC25012. Also see Delphi 2006 Hidden COM ...
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Don't mistake SyncEdit for Refactoring ;-)
Delphi and stuff
– Don't mistake Delphi's SyncEdit for Refactoring. (In case you wonder what SyncEdit is, it's invoked by pressing Ctrl+Shift+J on a selected text in the editor. Works in Delphi 2005 and higher.) By doing so I've just introduced a rather obscure bug in my code which took me a while to recognize. ;-) ...
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The 2006 Delphi Survey
Delphi and stuff
– Here's your chance to let CodeGear know what you would like to see in future versions of Delphi:English version (direct link)BDN article with links to various language versions
November 2006
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New default timeouts in IE7 wininet
Delphi and stuff
– The new wininet.dll which comes with Internet Explorer 7 uses new default timeouts:INTERNET_OPTION_SEND_TIMEOUT30000 msINTERNET_OPTION_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT30000 ms The good news is that you can now override these values by calling the InternetSetOption API (zero value seems to indicate infinite wait, ...
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CodeGear
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– CodeGear := TCompany.Create; Congratulations and best wishes! Kick into high gear! :-)
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delphisvn for Delphi 7
Delphi and stuff
– Here are some screenshots of delphisvn for Delphi 7 which I'm working on:
September 2006
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delphisvn: updated to Subversion 1.4.0
Delphi and stuff
– delphisvn now includes Subversion 1.4.0 client DLL. It can still use the previous (Subversion 1.3.2) client DLL. Note: Using the Subversion 1.4.0 client library may automatically upgrade your working copy format which will make your working copy directories unusable by pre-1.4.0 clients. For more ...
