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How can I perform the equivalent of shellexecute() in Lazarus for a Mac?

How can I perform the equivalent of shellexecute() in Lazarus for a Mac? ...

Faulty fonts on Lazarus

I've recently installed FPC 2.2.2 and Lazarus 0.9.6 on my Acer Aspire One, so I can cross-compile some apps and to my dismay, the fonts for the menus all are little squares. Has anyone had a similar problem with Lazarus on a Fedora Core instalation that could give me some advice? ...

Linux linker flag -lXi not finding lib when compiling Lazarus code

After I solved my first problem I got into another one. Looks like I'm missing some kind of library, making the linker complain that the -lXi is not working. I've included most of the Xorg devel packages, what more do I need? ...

Visual-small size language

I need to develop a simple Windows application with 6 or 7 forms. Its main purpose is to manage files and launch a external program. These are my wishes, in descending importance order Free Be Visual, I mean, the possibility to paint forms and object in the screen. Possibility to carry it in a USB pen-drive. I need a light/small s...

Porting Windows demo apps to WinCE/XP Embedded

We have a range of PC demonstration programs for our microcontroller products. The programs typically connect to a USB HID chip on the microcontroller board. The USB chip acts as a communications bridge, allowing the programs to communicate with the micros over SPI/I2C/UART. The programs can configure the micros, and get back status ...

What would be the best solution for my Delphi apps on Linux - Delphi+Wine or Lazarus?

I need to make my Delphi solutions available on Linux and I have tested them on both Wine and Lazarus. What are the technical considerations I should take into account (Programming, Deployment, Maintenance etc.) on the longer term in order to avoid landing in a maintenance nightmare. I keep my Windows components used pretty standard to a...

Handheld Development, Lazarus or Turbo Delphi.Net

I begin to program some handheld program as hobby, right now i currently have knowledge on Blackberry App (Java), Symbian S60 (PyS60) and J2ME Something that i wanna learn was Windows Mobile/Pocket PC and iPhone development, but since i don't use Mac so i step to Windows Mobile/Pocket PC development Here some question: 1. Which is bett...

Lazarus component for Multimedia manipulation and WinCE compatible

Hi! I would just like to know if there are Multimedia components for Lazarus and is compatible with WinCE platform. I tried the ACS(Audio Component Suite)but it gives an error when I compiled it. Plus, it doesn't support video manipulation.I would really appreciate your help. ...

[LAZARUS] Access Remote SQL Server Database on WinCE programming

I'm programming using Lazarus (Freepascal IDE, Delphi Like), and i have a problem when i need to connect into a remote SQL Server database on the network. My question: Is there any way to connect to a remote SQLdb on Lazarus? What is required connector type for SQL Server 2005? Is there any ODBC driver available for Windows CE (Window...

Is this Algorithm for lock-free fifo queue management any good?

I just found this: http://www.emadar.com/fpc/lockfree.htm at first glance it looks fine. Is anybody using it? Or maybe somebody already looked at it and found it unusable? ...

Is there a central FreePascal/Lazarus Component repository?

I'm looking to find something like Torry but instead of being Delphi centric, it should be Lazarus centric. I'm aware of the Source Forge Project Code and Component Repository but I'm looking for something with more span and a bit more searching features. ...

free pascal, tdbgrid, get current row

Hi all! I'm new to free pascal and lazarus stuff and i wonder how can i get row data (for example id column) from selected row in tbgrid? ...

How to deploy Python to Windows users?

I'm soon to launch a beta app and this have the option to create custom integration scripts on Python. The app will target Mac OS X and Windows, and my problem is with Windows where Python normally is not present. My actual aproach is silently run the Python 2.6 install. However I face the problem that is not activated by default and t...

How do I make the Lazarus IDE look and work like Delphi 2007 or newer?

I've begun working with using Lazarus to make some simple utilities for my own use on Ubuntu 9.10. I know many people like the modular Delphi 7 layout, but I hate it. I find it annoying and disruptive. I dislike using Gimp for the same reason. I'd also prefer to have the Delphi 2007 palette menu. Is this possible within the latest versi...

Bluetooth on Lazarus/FreePascal on Mac OS X

Has anyone used Bluetooth on Mac OS X with Lazarus or FreePascal? There is a bluetooth unit, but it currently only supports Linux. Information about existing unit: http://wiki.freepascal.org/Bluetooth I plan to enhance this to support Mac OS, but it would be nice to know if anyone has written any code to use BlueTooth on Mac OS alread...

Problem with converting Delphi form to Lazarus

After I ported Delphi Windows service app to FPC Linux console app I tried to port program with GUI. I installed newest Lazarus on my Windows machine and converted simple "hello world" app. One unit has form (.dfm file in Delphi). This form was converted to .lfm and .lrs files by Lazarus. But there is problem with compiling this: windre...

Empty main form in GUI app converted from Delphi to Lazarus

I have converted my 2 GUI apps from Delphi to Lazarus. Both apps compile for Win32 platform, i386 and with GUI. Main form were converted using Lazarus tool and can be edited from IDE. But when I run such application main form does not appear, only blank form without any controls. I tried to debug this. It runs all code in initialization...

GUI Only By Using FPC

Hello, I want to know how I can develop GUI applications(32 Bits) without using Delphi language(Object Pascsl), only by using FPC with Lazarus installed(Pascal). Thanks. ...

Does anyone have a good example of how to use Synapse's Heartbeat function?

Hi, I am using Synapse for Delphi, but when during HTTP downloads, of course, the GUI freezes. Looking at the documentation, they suggest using the OnHeartbeat method. (See http://www.ararat.cz/synapse/doku.php/public%3Ahowto%3Aheartbeat ) Unfortunately, they don't actually give any code example, and while the concept is simple, th...

Install the latest build of Indy 10 on Lazarus

Is there a step-by-step guide for install the Indy 10 components in Lazarus? I have checked out the last snv snapshot at https://svn.atozed.com:444/svn/Indy10 Username: Indy-Public-RO (No password) Thanks you ...