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March 2010
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Delphi 2010 XML, SOAP and Web Services courseware manual
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– 125 pages, 34,883 words, and several dozen screenshots make up revision 381 of my Delphi 2010 XML, SOAP and Web Services manual (see table of contents), which will be available for purchase from my webshop starting this weekend. Earlier this weekend, the PDF file will be sent free of charge to ...
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My Camtasia videos on Delphi development
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– I've recently started a new section on my website listing a number of Camtasia recordings about software development using Delphi.
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Web Chat Service - powered by Delphi Prism
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Using Delphi 2010, we can build ASP.NET web services and projects, as I often demonstrate in my ASP.NET workshops and training events (in The Netherlands, UK and Sweden for example). In my latest Dr.Bob Examines article, I'll demonstrate how we can use Delphi Prism and ASP.NET to write a web chat ...
February 2010
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Weekend "with" fun - extreme corner case
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– While migrating source code of a client of mine from an older version of Delphi to Delphi 2010, I encountered a compiler Error: E2064 Left side cannot be assigned to in some strange places, that turned out to be truly "extreme corner cases" of with-usage. Pop-quizz...
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Free Delphi 2010 Workshop in Helmond, The Netherlands
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– A new free Delphi 2010 workshop is organised on Thursday, March 25th in Helmond Brandevoort, The Netherlands, where Bob Swart will speak about Delphi 2010, the ToolCloud, Language and RTL enhancements, Debugger Visualizers, Windows 7 Support and (in-depth) on DataSnap 2010 Filters.
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April 12-13, 2010: Delphi / DataSnap Development Masterclass in UK
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– This 2-day Delphi 2010 / DataSnap 2010 masterclass in Upavon, Wiltshire, UK on April 12-13, 2010, is organised together with the UK Developers Group, featuring Bob Swart as presenter, and currently open for bookings (we have some registrations already and limited space, so don't wait too long to ...
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Delphi Prism and SQL Server Express with Advanced Services
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– I found a little gotcha when installing Delphi Prism after SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services (and without installing another edition of Visual Studio).
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Delphi/C++Builder 2010 DBX4 and SQL Native Client
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– There's a change in the SQL Server DBX4 driver for Delphi and C++Builder 2010, which not all developers may have noticed. The readme.htm states in the Database Changes section for dbExpress, the following: "MSSQL driver requires the installation of the SQL Native Client.
January 2010
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Two new DataSnap 2010 QC Reports
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Please login to your EDN account and vote for one or both of my new DataSnap 2010 reports.
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Delphi Prism White Paper
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Embarcadero has just published Brian Long's white paper on Delphi Prism - everything .NET with your development language of choice.
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New Embarcadero Upgrade Rules Delayed
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– The new Embarcadero Upgrade Rules that were planned to become effective on January 1st, 2010 have been delayed to February 1st, 2010, offering developers an additional month to upgrade their older versions of Delphi or C++Builder to a more recent version.
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Unicode Migration White Paper
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Embarcadero has published Cary Jensen's Unicode Migration White Paper on the Embarcadero Developer Network site at http://www.embarcadero.com/images/dm/technical-papers/delphi-unicode-migration.pdf (38 pages).
December 2009
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Delphi 2010 Friday Afternoon Workshops
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Starting in January 2010, I'll be organising a number of Dutch Delphi 2010 Friday Afternoon hands-on Workshops in my office in Helmond Brandevoort (NL).
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Delphi 2010 Updates 4 and 5
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Read the Release Notes of Delphi and C++Builder 2010 Updates 4, 5 (Database Pack), and Boost Library at http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/40174.
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Moving to Delphi 2010, TDBGrid and Title Clicks
Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes
– Delphi 2010 introduces theming for the TDBGrid control, using the DrawingStyle property (which can be gdsThemed (default), gdsClassic or gdsGradient) and introducing GradientStartColor and GradientEndColor for the latter. It's not the only change made to the TDBGrid control, unfortunately.
