Examples of Devart Unidac connecting to an Oracle database using Oracle Client and direct connection (no Oracle Client)
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Separator lines for project files in Delphi IDE
Add separator lines to your Delphi IDE project files list.
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UPDATE – DelphiFeeds is back
Jan-2020 UPDATE
DelphiFeeds.com is alive again. It took 4 years, but at least it is back now
4 months later and still nothing.
Step away from the patient. Im calling it. Time of death April 2018
DelphiFeeds its still running, but no new feeds have been added in over 20 months.
DelphiFeeds is running on auto pilot so new posts from existing feeds are still appearing, but new feeds can not be added
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What is going on at DelphiFeeds ?
It hasnt added any new web sites or blogs for at least 16 months and they dont reply to email. Maybe dead is too strong a word … but it is running on cruise control and has not been updated with new Delphi news, blog and tips sites.
Convert Delphi VCL window handle (HWND) To String
Simple example of converting a window handle (HWND data type) to a string in a Delphi VCL program
cardinal(vMyWindowHandle).ToString
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Is DelphiFeeds dead ?
What is going on at DelphiFeeds ?
It hasnt added any new web sites or blogs for at least 16 months and they dont reply to email. Maybe dead is too strong a word … but it is running on cruise control and has not been updated with new Delphi news, blog and tips sites.
UPDATE – April-201 – 4 months later and still nothing.
Step away from the patient. Im calling it. Time of death April 2018
Its still running, but no updates so its dead but still moving
DelphiFeeds is a zombie
Disable Delphi TTimer during the OnTimer event
When writing a Delphi TTimer event, I often disable the timer and re-enable it at the end of the event.
If you dont do this, the OnTimer event could fire again before you have finished processing it.
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Increase / decrease (Zoom) the Delphi IDE font
Download my free software to add hotkeys to the Delphi IDE to increase and decrease the font size in the code editor.
Windows File Manager Extension by Scott Hollows
This is a free add-on for Windows File Manager that provides some useful hot keys and features.
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FireMonkey Panel tricks – Panel Color and Transparent Panels
Change the color of a Delphi FireMonkey panel or make a FireMonkey panel transparent.
Use this FireMonkey panel trick to change the color of a Delphi FireMonkey panel or make a FireMonkey panel transparent
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Delphi Performance Tuning – Creating 500 Panels on a Form
I needed to create 500 panels on a form for a game that I was assisting another person with … and Delphi was choking. It was taking 20 seconds to do this. Not cool. We had to find a way to speed it up. This is what we did …
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Scott Hollows - one line at a time 