RE: FTP Components?

2012-03-03 Thread François Piette
I've never done any programming like this before and I don't know where to start. What I want to do in build into my program FTP functionality that will allow me to upload and download a text file to a directory on my website. Use ICS component (http://www.overbyte.be). It is freeware and

RE: Startup Error

2012-07-23 Thread François Piette
Sometimes, but not always, when I start Delphi-7 I get this message Unable to locate file system, Delphi.TStringsFileSystem Try to delete the .dsk file of the project you are opening (or which is opened by default). -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be The author of the freeware multi-tier

Microsoft Word or Excel calls a Delphi application

2013-01-27 Thread François Piette
This tutorial shows how you can have a Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,…) call your Delphi application. For the demonstration, I will use Word. From Word, a macro will call my Delphi application which will prompt the user for some data which will be inserted in the Word document. Read the full

RE: Making a Delphi program that inputs the user an password in a browser.

2013-02-26 Thread François Piette
Hi Wilfried, This should give you ideas: http://francois-piette.blogspot.be/2013/01/internet-explorer-automation-part -1.html http://francois-piette.blogspot.be/2013/01/internet-explorer-automation-part -2.html mvg, -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be Embarcadero MVP http://www.overbyte.be

RE: Delphi XE4 Future

2013-04-27 Thread François Piette
I'm not really sure who is monitoring the posts on Delphi-Talk I am :-) -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be Embarcadero MVP http://www.overbyte.be http://francois-piette.blogspot.com __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org

RE: Delphi XE4 Future

2013-04-29 Thread François Piette
I think it is unfortunate that the Delphi community (and Free Pascal community) is so fractured today. There used to be much online activity - so much that people started many different forums to accommodate it all. Now there are many inactive forums almost all of which are sparsely used.

RE: Delphi XE4 Future

2013-04-29 Thread François Piette
Mailing lists and traditional news groups are fading. Social media are gaining audience. 1) http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=101829 5500 members today 2) http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1290947 4045 members right now 3)

RE: Delphi XE4 Future

2013-04-29 Thread François Piette
One of these days the company will get beyond Windows, but not now. Let the management know that today Delphi XE4 is cross platform: Windows, MAC and iOS. Soon Androïd. And of course for .NET, you have Oxygene (aka Delphi Prism). -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be Embarcadero MVP

Getting network share list

2013-05-01 Thread François Piette
I wrote a blog article about using NetShareEnum with Delphi to get a list of shares on a given remote (or local) computer. Read the full article at: http://francois-piette.blogspot.be/2013/04/getting-network-share-list.html -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be Embarcadero MVP