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Reraising Exceptions in Delphi - How to Properly - A Poll

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:47:55 +0000

in Exception Handling :: Exceptions are special conditions in your code that require special handling. Exceptions include errors that occur at run time like divide by zero, database errors, freeing ...

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Auto Select All The Text For TCustomEdit On Mouse Click

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:00:52 +0000

in Delphi TIPS :: T(Custom)Edit's AutoSelect property determines whether all the text in the edit control is automatically selected when the control gets focus. The AutoSelect property has the value ...

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Deleting Dataset Records In a Loop - Poll Results - Why All Records Are Not Deleted

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:00:33 +0000

in Poll :: Several days ago I've posted a poll asking how many records (in %) would get deleted in a loop like:


var
  ds : TSomeDataSet
begin
  ds.First;
  while NOT ds.Eof do
  begin
    if TRUE then ds.Delete;
	
    ds.Next;
  end;
end;

...

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Heap? Stack? Memory Allocation in Delphi 101

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:39 +0000

in Delphi Memory Management :: When you start programming in Delphi you might get errors like "stack overflow". What is stack? How is memory managed in your Delphi programs? What ...

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Run Your Delphi Application in Full Screen - Implement "F11 - Full Screen"

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00:20 +0000

in Delphi TIPS :: I guess you know you can run your browser in full screen using the F11 shortcut key. Windows Explorer also supports this feature.

Running in full screen, where an application UI covers the entire screen, over the TaskBar and any Desktop/Tool bars, is handy when a user has a limited screen size (netbooks) or when you just want more to be visible by the browser or the Windows Explorer.

Read the full article to learn how to Run Your Delphi Application in Full Screen - Over the Windows TaskBar and Other Desktop/Tool Bars

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How Do You Delete Dataset Records In a Loop?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:54 +0000

in Delphi Database Development :: I guess that all Delphi developers have tried, at least once, doing some database development. When creating database applications you'll need to pick the right ...

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Free PDF Library for Delphi Developers - Quick PDF Library LITE

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:40 +0000

in Delphi and PDF :: Are you developing a Delphi application with a task to do PDF document manipulations? Portable Document Format, PDF, ...

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Switch Languages / Keyboard Layouts in Your Delphi Application

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:00:25 +0000

in Delphi TIPS :: If you need to allow the user of your Delphi application to use different languages / keyboard layouts to input data, you would need to mimic ...

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Store RTF As a Resource - Load Resource RTF Into a TRichEdit

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:13 +0000

in Resources :: If your application needs external pre-made files like sounds and other raw data, beside distributing separate files for your application's use, you can add the raw ...

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Ensure NO #13#10 Ending When Using TStringList.SaveToFile

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:45:23 +0000

in TStringList :: The SaveToFile method of the TStringList class adds an empty line to the file. Here's how to remove that extra line (actually CRLF - #13#10) in your Delphi ...

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