13Jan 2020 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Gotchas when using Delphi Update

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts
Sometimes when you are programming using Embarcadero Delphi you will come up with a few Gotchas. These are not bugs but more as a pain. Initially you create an application in a debug mode while you are testing the code. You have a icon for the application making it look professional and just go to the release state. The icon may or may be what you expected. Your debug application has the correct icon but your release doesn't. Pretty strange but Windows keeps an icon cache. The simple thing would be to rename your executable and suddenly it looks good. You wonder why Windows would do that ? It is Windows and you have to live with that. Click on this link to see what else you can do to…
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31Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

CommunityToolbar in Delphi creates problems

Rad Studio Delphi Development
CommunityToolbar in Delphi creates problems The CommunityToolbarXXX.BPL located in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\XX.0\Bin creates problems for the IDE in the long run.  Apparently you can get an access violation when closing the IDE or if you click on tools\options followed by Ok you can get a script error using Tokyo.  The XXX is the version number located in the BIN folder.  For Berlin it was 240 and for Tokyo it was 250. Embarcadero intended good things to happen using the community toolbar but once again the QA department has failed to capture a bad bug. Something of this nature should never happen during the testing phase when the product is about to be released but lately it has happened alot. To rid the problem all you have to do is…
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13Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Embarcadero RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 is Now Available

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Embarcadero RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 is Now Available Embarcadero are pleased to announce RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 for Tokyo (10.2.3) is now available for Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio for customers on Update Subscription. As part of our ongoing commitment to enable developers to quickly and easily build innovative apps, we’ve expanded mobile support for all Professional, Enterprise, and Architect editions. Tokyo Release 3 adds the following features: C++ Enhancements for CMake Command Line Support. C++ Rename Factoring Expanded RAD Server Support for Ext JS Visual Framework Enhancements including HighDPI Support for VCL and Quality Improvements for FireMonkey (FMX) You can view a complete list of features, updates and bug fixes by clicking here While RAD Studio licenses are perpetual, releases are only available to customers with active Update Subscription.…
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24Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Apex Data Solutions will be releasing Athena the latest PaxCompiler

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Apex Data Solutions will be releasing Athena the latest PaxCompiler Apex Data Solutions, LLC is pleased to announce a Target Release Date of Monday, April 23, 2018 for the initial public release of Apex Athena™, Apex Muse™ and Apex Perseus™.   Apex Athena™, the successor to PaxCompiler 4.2, is an embedded scripting engine that can be used to generate fast, efficient bytecode or super-performant native code on a variety of popular operating systems. The languages Athena supports are familiar—Pascal, Basic, and C#—but with special syntax for transforming data in multiple formats and other innovative features. Athena is based on a decade of experience helping developers create extensible, data-driven software solutions. The languages Athena supports are familiar—Pascal, Basic, and C#—but with special syntax for transforming data in multiple formats and other…
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11Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar When using the latest version of Embarcadero's Rad Studio and you wish to use a BitBtn or Speedbutton on your form you will need to locate where a glyph resides.  A glyph is simply a bitmap image that can be used to within the button's property to give a pretty neat way to indicate to the user what exactly the button may do.  Some examples are exit / close or save or edit for a few. Glyphs and icons make your application user interface elements look professional and unique.  Delphi controls and the VCL allow you to easily setup toolbars, menus and other user interface elements with custom graphics. Glyph and Icon Libraries for Delphi applications Apparently GlyFx set…
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