Debug buttons are disabled in Delphi 2007 IDE. I can build project with command line or Project -> Build, but cannot run application or either attach to process. I'm wondering if anyone has encountered this issue in the past and can help me. Few facts: Delphi 2007 IDE was installed on my machine and worked just fine. Debug buttons go...
I have read A case against FreeAndNil but still don't understand why I cannot use this method in a class destructor ? Can anyone explain. Update: I think the comment from Eric Grange was most useful for me. The link show that this is not obvious how to deal with it and it is mainly a matter of taste. Also the method FreeAndInvalidate wa...
Hi, I built a sample application for dcom by following the steps given in this link. After building the client and test DCom server, i tried to run client in my system and it worked correctly. But if i try to rum client from remote location, an error message is coming saying "Access is denied". How can i run my client in remote locati...
Hello, I am writing a DLL with one function in it. This functions return value is a datatype defined in code within the DLL. On the applications side where I reference the function as an external call to a DLL Function CreateMyObject( MyString : String ) : TReturnType; external 'MyDLL.dll' How do I get access from the DLL to the ...
I have started to use DevExpress LayoutControl a bit. It feels powerful but I don't get it as I want. I want to set a minwidth and minheight of components as you can't have a dialog real small and it still look good. At the same time I want to let the user have arbitrary big size and let the components have equal share of the width and h...
Hello, I have an application that I make a call to a DLL function that creates and returns a form. I get a whole bunch of errors when I try to parent this new form to the main form in the application. Is that a common error / problem or is there not an issue with parenting in this case. And as far as I have learned a form create...
Specification of RegisterComponents does not indicate in which unit the constant srStandard (the name of the 'Standard' category in the tool palette) can be found. ...
I'm writing a package in Delphi 2007 containing a component and several classes. I want to "install" the classes as well as the components. To be more precise: when a component is installed, the unit is somehow registered such that it is not necessary to add its path to the search path in the project. I would also like to do this with a...
We have a database and our client is written with Delphi 2007. The latest Interbase 2009 is used. The database is old, I believe it was created around 2002 and is now over 25 GB. Recently I discovered that in IBConsole upper('åäö') generate 'åäö'. It should be 'ÅÄÖ'. This is swedish characters that are missing in the English alphabet...
I have not yet found the best solution for this. I have a non modal dialog that can be opened in unlimited instances by a hotkey in the application. Even the dialog itself can open a new instance. I want those dialogs to always be front of the main application window. I have tried a couple of things. Set FormStyle to fsStayOntop. This ...
I face a very annoying bug in D2007 IDE : It's the second time I have this problem within one month (on two differents computers, but with the same project), and it is a very annoying bug that causes the IDE to close itself without allowing me to save any changes in the code. I tried but cannot reproduce the bug, it only appears random...
Using Delphi I would like to add another button to the border icon buttons; close, maximize, minimize. Any ideas on how to do this? ...
We are using a Delphi TServerSocket and want to assign a port automatically. How can we find an open port in Delphi 7? ...
After upgrading to Windows 7 all seems to work in my Delphi 2007 version except this one. I know that 2007 is not build for win 7 but I'm not sure that the OS is the reason. My friend is using it without a problem. When I use "Find Local References" all is fine. Do you know a fix for this? Some dll registration may be? ...
Is there a way to get the RTF data from a richedit without using savetostream as in strStream := TStringStream.Create('') ; try RichEdit.Lines.SaveToStream(strStream); Text := strStream.DataString; strStream.CleanupInstance; finally strStream.Free ...
Hi Ray, Did you ever solve the following problem? I am experiencing it. I'm running Windows 7 x64. "I was able to find a Delphi 2007 installer that had the December 2007 update. This installed OK, though the help did not install (displaying message "Error", then exiting). It runs OK, and I have also run the updater, which Identifies a ...
I found on internet but I didn't got how can I use ManagementObjectSearcher in delphi. My main question which file I have to add in 'uses'. I found one code but can't make it run in my system. ...
I use Bold for Delphi with D2007. The model is rather big and now I discover we have many methods in the model that are not called. The compiler should give a hint about it but it is quiet. In Delphi the linker remove methods that do not have any reference. It then give a hint on that when compiling. I try to explain how Bold use method...
HI I'm using Delphi 2007 and have set the MainFormOnTaskBar property to true. The issue that I'm having is this. If you open a child window from the main form and then you show a message dialog from the child window you just opened. When you close the message dialog and then close the child window, the main form will be sent to the b...
I have a database populating a TDBGrid in Delphi 2007 Pro. When the grid finishes populating, I want to automatically fill a list box based on data processed from the grid. I can do this manually by watching and waiting for the grid to completely fill with the dataset and then calling my next procedure. Is there an event that would al...