Sunday, March 22, 2020

Delphi Tip of the Day - Object Inspector Search

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I was watching an excellent video on how to use the batch move capabilities within Delphi to import text data into a database and had one o...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Delphi - SQLite Sample Projects

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I've been exploring SQLite within Delphi. There are several sample SQLite applications that come with Delphi if you selected to install ...

Delphi Tip of the Day - OnShow SetFocus or Form1.ActiveControl

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I'm creating a simple database program to explore how SQLite works within Delphi. I want to be able to switch between three databases: A...
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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Delphi Tip of the Day - Autosave Project Desktop

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I am not a full-time Delphi guy. So, when I'm learning Delphi by reading OPC (other people's code) I want to make the best of my ti...
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Delphi Revisited: Database Application Design

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I have been creating database applications for over 30 years. Unfortunately, I have never been able to create a single database application...
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Sunday, December 29, 2019

When You Don't Know, What You Don't Know

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I've been in a rut for about the past six months. Not just a Delphi programming rut but a "life rut". What's worse, I knew...
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Saturday, September 7, 2019

Delphi Tip of the Day - Who's up First?

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I'm working on updating my old flagship product and I ran into an issue where a file kept getting deleted on startup. I could not for t...
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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Delphi Tip of the Day - Rounding (Again!)

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It's been over 7 years since I dove into the mystical world of rounding numbers within Delphi. It's amazing how much code actually g...
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Monday, July 29, 2019

Stop saying "I don't have time" - Say "It's not a priority"

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That little switch from saying "I don't have time", to saying "It's not a priority" is a HUGE game changer. I l...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Delphi Tip of the Day - TODO or not TODO

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I tend to be a scatter-brain when it comes to Delphi. Really? Tend to be? "No Gunny. You are a scatter-brain when it comes to Delphi....
Saturday, July 27, 2019

Delphi Makes Updating Old Code Very Easy (Hidden Gem)

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When my computer hard drive crashed in October 2018 I was really upset. The hard drive was completely shot and unrecoverable. I lost all of ...
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Sunday, June 9, 2019

Say what you mean and mean what you say!

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How often are you or your words misinterpreted? Do you even know? Would someone tell you? Or would you go on with life thinking everything i...
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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Delphi Tip of the Day - Forward Declarations. Solving the Chicken or the Egg Problem.

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Today's Delphi Tip of the Day is about resolving "which came first, the chicken or the egg". Because Delphi is a strongly type...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Delphi Tip of the Day - What is the "A" prefix I see used on parameters?

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Today's Delphi Tip of the Day is all about consistent naming conventions. Consistency in the Delphi and Object Pascal language makes it ...
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Expert Delphi - Code Errata

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For the past month I have been making my way through Pawel Gloawcki's book Expert Delphi. I love this book. I am having fun and learning...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Code Rage 2018 Replay: What's New With RAD Studio 10.3 Rio

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I was unable to attend Code Rage 2018 this year. I'd like to thank Embarcadero for making the replays available. In this video, Sarina D...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The 20-Second Hug

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program TwentySecondHug; {$APPTYPE CONSOLE} {$R *.res} uses System.SysUtils; begin try Writeln('The 20-Second Hug'); ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Delphi Book Collection

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One week after I wrote about Warren Buffet's 25-5 rule I created my own "Top 5" list. However, this time I put a little twist...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Don't Just Code in Delphi, Think in Delphi

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I have always struggled with fully understanding the object oriented nature of Delphi. I still struggle with it today. For example, I have t...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

What do you, me, Warren Buffet, and his pilot have in common?

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Success. Each one of us; you, me, Buffett, his pilot all want success. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we each hunger for success. So, wha...