[DUG] Office Automation

2003-12-10 Thread Robert martin
Hi We are using the TWordDocument and TWordApplication components from D6. This works great with Office 2000, will these components work with other versions of word i.e Office XP or Word 97 so long as the methods we call are still available? p.s I notice an email I sent yesterday has not

[DUG] Fancy (ish) emails

2003-12-11 Thread Robert martin
Hi all We allow email to be created and sent from within our software using a POP3 component. Currently our emails are all plain text but our users would like to be able to do simple formatting (bold / italic / centred / fonts etc). I could easily whip up a RichText component to handle

Re: [DUG] AT command

2004-01-12 Thread Robert martin
Use the Windows HyperTerminal app. Setup a new connection as the comport your modem is on and connect. You can then issue AT commands at will. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DUG

Re: [DUG] solvethisproblem

2004-01-14 Thread Robert martin
I believe the help on threads has changed very little since D4 (and earlier). I suspect the OS has a lot to do with thread performance and the 16 limit sounds very much like a Windows 95 kind of thing. I know thread handling has been improved heaps in windows 2000 +. Rob Martin Software

Re: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Fortran

2004-01-18 Thread Robert martin
I did COBOL at Polytechnic. It wasn't until after I had finished the course that I discovered you didn't have to use capitals all the time and that you could use * instead of writing MULTIPLY. The tutors said that's they way it had to be done (that was how they did it in the 60s before the * / +

Re: [DUG] Replacement comperession component needed urgently

2004-01-26 Thread Robert martin
Hi Nahum We have used Lzh archiving with TCompLha from [EMAIL PROTECTED] who frequents these groups. It works great although I have not tried it on 9GB of data. Isn't there an OS issue in relation to 2GB + files (like you cant have them). Not sure if this is only applies to Win 9x or also the

Re: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Delphi 8 and .net

2004-01-26 Thread Robert martin
Hi Richard I see that you are catching up with your emails at the moment. I just wondered if you could confirm that there is a bug in the BDE (all versions) that causes it to incorrectly report the amount of free disk space with drives that have over 2GB free space. We recently encountered this

[DUG] BDE

2004-01-26 Thread Robert martin
Sorry for any confusion caused. The API calls are actually GetDiskFreeSpace GetDiskFreeSpaceEx Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List

Re: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Delphi 8 and .net

2004-01-26 Thread Robert martin
things. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2004 3:50 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Delphi 8 and .net Hi Richard I see that you are catching

Re: [DUG] display value of form1.txtbox in form2.txtbox

2004-02-01 Thread Robert martin
Come now people, what else did you expect. 1. Remember this isn't Delphi 8, it is Delphi .Net 1.0. It isn't the expansion of a stable product but a complete new beast. There will be issues. 2. It is a product rushed out the door in December 2003 to meet some deadline Borland was facing.

Re: [DUG] display value of form1.txtbox in form2.txtbox

2004-02-01 Thread Robert martin
] display value of form1.txtbox in form2.txtbox In reply to #3, I DID wonder about that. Maybe they developers work 24hrs a day to fix the bugs...maybe not ;-) -Original Message- From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List [EMAIL

[DUG] CSV

2004-02-01 Thread Robert martin
Hi all I have been working with the CommaText method of a stringlist to import a csv file. One of my test files does not use double quotes around fields containing spaces, the CommaText method splits the field into multiple fields. I thought double quotes were only required around fields

Re: [DUG] display value of form1.txtbox in form2.txtbox

2004-02-02 Thread Robert martin
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: Monday, 2 February 2004 05:15 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] display value of form1.txtbox in form2.txtbox I think regardless of how many developers they have

Re: [DUG] CSV

2004-02-02 Thread Robert martin
Thanks Peter I already have the code to handle the display so I may just make it that the csv files need to have such fields enclosed in double quotes. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ

[DUG] Action menus

2004-02-03 Thread Robert martin
Hi I am replacing a TToolBar and TActionList system with a TActionMainMenuBar + TActionManager combination. The TActionManager allows you to use existing TActionList components (which I really want to do) but for some reason the TActionMainMenuBar will not let me drop categories originally

[DUG] TToolDockObject

2004-02-03 Thread Robert martin
Does anyone know how to use this or examples? I have searched the web / help. In my code I do the following TToolDockObject.Create(ActionMainMenuBar1); TToolDockObject.Create(ActionToolBar1); TToolDockObject.Create(ActionToolBar2); This seems to handle docking better but has the side

[DUG] Action Bars

2004-02-04 Thread Robert martin
I am using TActionToolbar and TActionMainMenuBar components. When a user customises these I don't want them to be able to change the main menu (for support reasons). When I change the 'ChangesAllowed' property of the mainmenu it disables correctly when the customize dialog is open however

Re: [DUG] Action Bars

2004-02-04 Thread Robert martin
- From: Robert martin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org. nz Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:18 PM Subject: [DUG] Action Bars I am using TActionToolbar and TActionMainMenuBar components. When a user customises these I don't want them to be able to change the main menu

Re: [DUG] Test - Please Ignore

2004-02-11 Thread Robert martin
$ are giving windows away (Did anyone else see the HP, 36GB Server with 2003 SBS and 5 cals for $1099) Look for some agressive Office pricing coming soon Neven - Original Message - From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List [EMAIL

[DUG] Interbase / Firbird

2004-02-15 Thread Robert martin
If you were going to move a large app to a Firebird database which connection method would you use, ADO, ADO.Net, ODBC, IBOjects, DBExpress etc? I liked the idea of ADO as it isn't a Borland onlyproduct but note that it has reached the end of its life and is being replaced by ADO.Net

Re: [DUG] Firbird from Delphi

2004-02-18 Thread Robert martin
Title: Message One of the (many?) downsides to using the Delphi IB components is that newer release's will not support Firebird. Apparently Borland and the guys behind IBX have both stated that current support isincidental and will not be maintained. As Firebird is in direct competition

Re: [DUG] Firbird from Delphi

2004-02-18 Thread Robert martin
2004 09:32:30 +1300 Subject: Re: [DUG] Firbird from Delphi Yeah I downloaded the demo of IBObjects too. I just wondered more than anythingsaves $$ where you can and all that :-) Jeremy -Original Message- From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [DUG] Auto Killing a Modal Form

2004-02-25 Thread Robert martin
Dodgy solution... Put a timer on the form, when your processing finishes enable the timer. The timer sets the modal result. Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Paul Mckenzie To: Delphi List - Delphi

Re: [DUG] Windows XP SP 2

2004-03-10 Thread Robert martin
on mostof us. Thebiggest effect would be on the server side. If I read it correctly, If an application uses a port, then the firewall will dynamically open the port. Myles. -Original Message-From: Robert martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004

[DUG] Windows XP SP 2

2004-03-10 Thread Robert martin
Hi all We have just received information about changes in SP 2 for XP that can / impact on applications. This is probably of interest to all developers here. Read the following link for an overview.. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/04/HNwindowsxpsp2_1.html This link is MS training

Re: [DUG] Delphi News

2004-03-11 Thread Robert martin
Hi Alan You may be interested to note that in Quality Central (Borland's bugs and suggestions site) the most popular report / request is a 64bit compiler. However Borland has only just opened the request, after people complained it had been in the system for over a year and hadthe highest

Re: [DUG] Programming in Delphi, but have a SQL question

2004-03-18 Thread Robert martin
Title: Message SELECT * FROM Subset LEFT JOIN Master ON Master.Pk = Subset.Pk WHERE Master.PK IS NULL; It might be a right join, I always get it mixed up. Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Eric

Re: [DUG] Programming in Delphi, but have a SQL question

2004-03-18 Thread Robert martin
Agreed. I think using a JOIN method is faster than doing a sub select (might be significant for a large data set). Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Paul Ritchie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'NZ Borland Developers

Re: [DUG] Self Freeing

2004-03-18 Thread Robert martin
I don't believe that method works if you've already called... .PleaseDontGoOnMeNow (Pearl Jam) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Stephen Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group -

Re: [DUG] Delphi 8 media download?

2004-03-22 Thread Robert martin
Is it just me or isn't this all information Borland should have given you when they told you to download it? I would have thought giving you a link and instructions was something the guys at Borland should have done. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web

Re: [DUG] Delphi 8 media download?

2004-03-22 Thread Robert martin
just you... ;-) I concur wholeheartedly. Cheers, C. -Original Message- From: Robert martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it just me or isn't this all information Borland should have given you when they told you to download it? I would have thought giving you a link

Re: [DUG] .Net again

2004-03-30 Thread Robert martin
Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:12 PM Subject: RE: [DUG] .Net again ??? You weren't around for Delphi 1 then? ;-) Cheers, C. -Original Message- From: Robert martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] In the past I have always

Re: [DUG] Problem with table update using IBO

2004-04-01 Thread Robert martin
Maybe a silly question but ... Is there definitely a value in txtEmail.Text? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Eric Tishler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[DUG] IBObjects

2004-04-13 Thread Robert martin
Hi All We have Firebird with a table that is stupidly called TRANSACTION (for historical reasons). It was created using the " " syntax however although our IBOTable componentlists the table when we try and open it we get an error. Any ideas? Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377

[DUG] Crystal reports

2004-04-14 Thread Robert martin
Hi I am working with an ODBC based crystal report. At runtime I want to be able to change the DB the report is looking at (without having multiple DSN's defined). The crystal Help suggests this is possible using the .connect properties however they seem to be ignored when I set them. var

Re: [DUG] Crystal reports

2004-04-15 Thread Robert martin
=192.168.1.1;database=test;uid=sa;pwd= Neven -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: Friday, 16 April 2004 9:01 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Crystal reports Hi Neven Sounds

[DUG] Dumb question

2004-04-18 Thread Robert martin
Hi All This may be a dumb question but... How do I assign an Int64 variable to a Int64 field in a DB. Usually we use FieldByName('sdf').AsInteger := xx to assign values. What is the appropriate way to do this? Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web

Re: [DUG] Print a receipt

2004-04-20 Thread Robert martin
Hi Leo Don't know about Quick Reports but many POS printers have an option to Auto cut after any printing. Otherwise you need to send the control string to the printer after printing the report. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original

[DUG] BDE - SQL DB

2004-05-12 Thread Robert martin
Hi All We are converting from Dbase / BDE to Firebird / IBObjects. In our app there are a number of instances where we create a dbase table based on an sql result set and create a newempty field used for editing. i,e. SELECT Name, Phone, "F" AS Selected FROM Person; The Selected field is

Re: [DUG]: quick report newbie...

2004-05-03 Thread Robert martin
Cant help with quick reports but it probably works similarly to Crystal reports. Try putting a box starting in your header, through your detail and ending in your footer. In the Detail section draw a line that touches both sides of the box. Hope that makes sense :) Rob Martin Software Engineer

[DUG] Large integers again

2004-04-25 Thread Robert martin
Hi All We want to access Int64 fields in a DB. We have code like AcustomTable.FieldByName('Ref').AsInteger :=111; We can access Int64s by changing it to (AcustomTable.FieldByName('Ref') as TLargeintField).AsLargeInt := 111; I would love not to have to change all our code to the

Re: [DUG] Debugging problem

2004-04-27 Thread Robert martin
Hi Mark Try deleting all your dcu files and doing a complete rebuild, check search paths etc. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004

[DUG] GetComputerName API and Windows TS

2004-05-26 Thread Robert martin
Hi All Our app has been displaying the NetBIOS name of each client computer in its log. However in a Terminal Server environment the GetComputerName API (that we use to get the name) always returns the TS Server computer and is therefore the same for all TS users. I have tried

Re: [DUG] remote access options

2004-05-27 Thread Robert martin
Hi Terminal Services work well (Better than VNC) over a dial up, especially when graphics are cashed locally. It also handles the printing. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Stephen Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG] Temporary Tables Interbase / Firebird

2004-05-31 Thread Robert martin
a FireBird server to do. HTH Trevor - Original Message - From: Robert martin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org. nz Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 4:25 PM Subject: [DUG] Temporary Tables Interbase / Firebird Hi As you may have g

Re: [DUG] Temporary Tables Interbase / Firebird

2004-05-31 Thread Robert martin
f you give us specific examples, I'm sure that members of the community can show you how to translate what you want to do in dBase to what you should ask a FireBird server to do. HTH Trevor - Original Message - From: Robert

Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring

2004-06-08 Thread Robert martin
Title: Message Hi Jeremy, its something like Uses ADODB; ConnectionStr := PromptDataSource (0, ''); ADOConnection.ConnectionString := ConnectionStr; Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From:

Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring

2004-06-08 Thread Robert martin
, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring great thanks Robert. I was only taking a punt that it was availible at runtime, but this will make my life a bit easier. Save me a heap of unnessacery work re-inventing the wheel ;-) Jeremy -Original Message- From: Robert

Re: [DUG] Windows 98 problems

2004-06-10 Thread Robert martin
Isn't there some exe size limit (10mb ?) on Windows 9x? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Nahum.Wild [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004

Re: [DUG] WinXp Problem

2004-06-10 Thread Robert martin
I think this is a win NT codebase problem. Under some circumstances it takes a long time to create a new folder, this may apply to anything? I recall it was related to the number of files/ folders in a directory. Might just be waffling so Ill give up now :) I apologise for any time spent

Re: [DUG] PDF's and form filling.

2004-06-16 Thread Robert martin
I find it hard to reply to emails as I am in a time warp. Messages range from instant to days old, so whenever I see a question I cant be sure if it hasn't already been answered. Most of the time I see answers before the original question (which can be confusing). I know its UDP email and

Re: [DUG] Delphi applications on mulitprocessor machines

2004-06-22 Thread Robert martin
I have a client server application written in Delphi 6. The server portion runs on a fairly 'beefed up' machine with 2 Xeon processors running at 2GHz each. I also have 2GB of RAM and a lot of other server class hardware. When I bring up my task manager window and look at processor performance,

Re: [DUG] Delphi applications on mulitprocessor machines

2004-06-23 Thread Robert martin
Hi Conor Thanks for the thought :) If I had thought a little harder I would have probably remembered to correct phrase as well. Am I right in suggesting that a multithreaded app will automatically make use of multiple processors if they exist / right version of windows? I wonder because I

Re: [DUG] Windows services

2004-06-30 Thread Robert martin
Hi Phil The application is a TCP server application that has some minimal windows interface (that need not be displayed). We have a client who wants it to run without a user logging on. We were kind of hoping for a simple way of running a standard app as a service. We are currently porting the

Re: [DUG] Windows services

2004-07-01 Thread Robert martin
services You specify a username and password in the scheduled task so you can make it whatever you like. Stacey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: Friday, 2 July 2004 8:45 To: NZ Borland Developers Group

Re: [DUG] Delphi 9 and beyond

2004-07-04 Thread Robert martin
Not so sure if a pub as a great place to talk about stuff that requires signing a non disclosure agreement ! However I do like the idea of a beer with my Delpi :) I would go shooters / loaded hogover the grumpy mole. And would try for an after lunch time slot rather than later afternoon /

Re: [DUG] Delphi 9 and beyond

2004-07-04 Thread Robert martin
Wow some really appalling typos / grammar in that one. My apologies :) 'evening if we use a pub' should have been 'if we use a pub' Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Robert martin To: NZ Borland

Re: [DUG] TThread.Destrpy

2004-07-22 Thread Robert martin
Not normal. Have you remembered to override the destructor? In your execute method are you checking the terminated property? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Rohit @cfl.co.nz To: NZ Borland Developers

Re: [DUG] Displayformat

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
Is your source database table actually able to store more than 2dp ? Sounds to me like your entries are being truncated when they are posted to the DB. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG] Welcome back problem

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
Hi Deiter Im not sure I follow your logic here. door 1, you get some new information only about door 1 and door 3. This is What new information do you ahve about door 3 that you do not have about door 2? for door 3 is the sum of the probabilities of door 1 and 3 minus the probability of

Re: [DUG] Welcome back problem

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
Glad someone else sees it that way :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: Paul M - ProSouth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:00 PM

Re: [DUG] Welcome back problem

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
Title: RE: [DUG] Welcome back problem No. There is no such thing as 'Greater value'. Whatever door is initially chosen leaves 1 door with a car and one with a goat. If you have to choose again you are choosing which of two doors has a car, a 1/2 (50%) chance. Rob MartinSoftware

Re: [DUG] Welcome back problem

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
To realise the new 1/2 probability, you need to change your choice. YES ! You need to choose either your original door (50%) or the other door (50%) so you have equal odds even if you choose to stick with your original door. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web

Re: [DUG] Welcome back problem

2004-08-04 Thread Robert martin
I humbly admit defeat at the hand of Delphi. I should have paid closer attention to the sample apps (like running them). I think you explanation is good Alister but than what would I know :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original

Re: [DUG] email, fax and text

2004-08-08 Thread Robert martin
I know very little about sms (I don't even own a cell phone !!!)but I think the newer Telecom phones can be set to report back when a sms has been received. So they would probably work great with the solution Jeremy has outlined (if it works with CDMA phones). Rob MartinSoftware

Re: [DUG]: Threads...

2004-08-11 Thread Robert martin
Yes, most likely. Threads cannot / should not access the main VCL thread without being synchronised. You could try passing the data from your grid as some sort of structure that the thread then works on. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com -

Re: [DUG] Anyone put xp Sp2 on yet?

2004-08-12 Thread Robert martin
We have been testing XP SP2 all week and had no problems so far. What BDE bug is being fixed? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:30 PM

Re: [DUG] XP Wndow Update

2004-08-18 Thread Robert martin
We have a Slow machine (celeron 400, 512MB Ram, 7200rpm HDD, on board video) that we could sit and watch it draw on components. Upgrading the video card to a GeForce II improved redraw considerably. Interestingly we have a duplicate machine (sans Ge Force II) running Windows 2000 that is about

Re: [DUG] Threads

2004-08-24 Thread Robert martin
Are you sure you are not accidentally creating two instances of your Thread? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: Phil Middlemiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List

Re: [DUG] Thread causing whole computer to crash

2004-08-31 Thread Robert martin
Guess - That's the cause. Suggestion - Try running the app on another machine / OS. It may give an error message. I have seen code that crashes one machine but gives an error on others. Worth a try :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild

Re: [DUG] Slow updates

2004-09-16 Thread Robert martin
I know very little about ADO but I think Rohit is right about reading the whole table in, probably not good (and should be fixed). However doesn't ADO have a async / synchronous option that allows program execution to flow on while a query executes? You could try this. p.s. Why are you Still

Re: [DUG] TStringList.FList

2004-09-16 Thread Robert martin
No its not possible to access private members without being in the same pas. umm couldn't you just store an array of stringlist positions instead or pointers to a string (not knowing what you are trying to do). I would look for other ways to implement your functionalityor build your own

Re: [DUG] TStringList.FList

2004-09-16 Thread Robert martin
. - Original Message - From: Robert martin To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [DUG] TStringList.FList No its not possible to access private members without being in the same pas. umm couldn't you just

Re: [DUG] Thread processes

2004-10-14 Thread Robert martin
Hi Phil Why don't you suspend your thread when processing has completed. Whenever data is received from the comport, call resume. Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.comWild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: Phil Middlemiss

Re: [DUG] Thread processes

2004-10-14 Thread Robert martin
Is it just me or is [EMAIL PROTECTED] adding a lot to this discussion :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 12:18 PM

[DUG] ODBC

2004-10-20 Thread Robert martin
Hi All I want to create an app to test an ODBC connection (which is used for reporting purposes only, we use IBObjects for application testing). I simply want to access the DB and select something from a table to prove the connection string etc is working. I was going to use ADO components but

[DUG] TDBLookupCombo

2004-10-21 Thread Robert martin
Hi All We are running a query based on the selection in a DBlookupCombo (dbl) , this works fine. However when a user is incrementally searching through the list by typing the query is re run every time the combo finds a new partial match. Is there any way of setting the onClick event to not

Re: [DUG] TDBLookupCombo

2004-10-25 Thread Robert martin
- From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org. nz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 4:57 PM Subject: [DUG] TDBLookupCombo Hi All We are running a query based on the selection in a DBlookupCombo (dbl) , this works fine. However when a user

Re: [DUG] TDBLookupCombo

2004-10-25 Thread Robert martin
Not ideal but I will look into this option. Thanks :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: kj nz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

[DUG] Tracing runtime errors of threads

2004-11-01 Thread Robert martin
Hi All We are having problems with a threaded app on a particular machine. The machine is not a development machine. We are tracing progress through the application using the following function... var ErrorFile : TStringList; FilePath: String; begin ErrorFile :=

Re: [DUG] Delphi 7 Delays

2004-11-08 Thread Robert martin
Title: Message All the time. AFAIK it is Delphi compiling the pas you are using for the first time (this session). Code completion requires a compile before working. So each time you open a new pas and edit it the first thing the system does is a compile, once this is complete the system is

Re: [DUG] FW: Pre-ordering Delphi 2005

2004-11-17 Thread Robert martin
Umm Nahum. I believe your dad could sell you this ! Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone 03 377 0495fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.comWild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: Nahum.Wild To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' Sent: Thursday, November 18,

Re: [DUG] Delphi Architect trial

2004-11-25 Thread Robert martin
Hi Nahum / other D2005 users We are using D6. Don't know if this in D7 but does D2005 have all / any of the following... FieldByName('sdfd').AsLargeInt. D6 does not directly support this. DBLookupCombos that support largeInt fields. Rob MartinSoftware Engineerphone +64 03 377 0495fax

Re: [DUG] Delphi 2005 and very large projects type libraryproblem/bug

2004-12-13 Thread Robert martin
Sounds like really high productivity software ! Talk about RAD, although in this case it might stand for 'Ridiculous Application Development' :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd - Original Message - From: Paul

Re: [DUG] speex

2005-01-16 Thread Robert martin
Hi Has anybody used the Adobe acrobat reader as an ActiveX ? I have it going OK but When I close my screen and free the component it comes up with a message saying a document is still open, do I want to close it. Usefully this box is hidden behind my application so it appears it has locked up.

Re: [DUG] Delphi 2005 DB end user licenses

2005-02-02 Thread Robert martin
Hi Paul I thought that all the Database connection components included with delphi were license free and only the license issue relates to the database you are connecting to, i.e SQL server $per connection, MSDE free but restriced to 5, Firebird Free etc. Disclaimer... Not that we actually

Re: [DUG] Odd-ball question

2005-02-15 Thread Robert martin
Im obviously a 'Stone age' developer. I automatically thought pen and paper, seems like everyone else automatically thought of phone cam! I think I'll go back to coding my latest Abacus :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software

Re: [DUG] DBNavigator behaviour

2005-02-17 Thread Robert martin
Please send special coffee ASAP ! Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd tracey wrote: you are actually automatically posting the record when you press the down arrow Odd, yesterday it wasn't posting, today it is... must

Re: [DUG] Forms resolution problem

2005-02-24 Thread Robert martin
Hi The problem you have is that the user has set their DPI setting to 120 (Large). You can either get them to change it back to 96 or use some scaling technology. We use elastic form (which seems to work pretty well). Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496

Re: [DUG] Forms resolution problem

2005-02-24 Thread Robert martin
if u use XP). As I mentioned, he copied my properties settings in WinXP. Appreciate. Robert martin wrote: Hi The problem you have is that the user has set their DPI setting to 120 (Large). You can either get them to change it back to 96 or use some scaling technology. We use elastic form (which

Re: [DUG] Invalid Pointer Operation

2005-03-30 Thread Robert martin
Hi Ross What version of Delphi are you using? Anything less than Version 7 has a bug in the listview component when using XP Themes and in list mode. There is a hack available. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd Ross

Re: [DUG] Getting number of records in an Interbase Table

2005-04-11 Thread Robert martin
I don't know about Interbase but in Firebird the syntax is Select First 30 * from atable For the initial select then Select First 30 Skip 30 * From aTable for the next 30. I had assumed this syntax was supported by interbase also. I would give it a try. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03

Re: [DUG] Invalid Pointer Operation

2005-04-11 Thread Robert martin
to Delphi source to fix this. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03 377 0495 fax +64 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com Wild Software Ltd Ross Levis wrote: Sorry, it's D5. - Original Message - From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List delphi@ns3.123

Re: [DUG] Invalid Pointer Operation

2005-04-11 Thread Robert martin
to reapply the patch. That'll be it. Thanks, Ross. - Original Message - From: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List delphi@ns3.123.co.nz Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [DUG] Invalid Pointer Operation Ahhh I guessed it would

Re: [DUG] casting a number as a char in IB SQL

2005-04-18 Thread Robert martin
Hi Phil I can't guarantee it but Char() is probably in one of the add on dlls for Firebird. I can post your question on the Firebird support group if you are not a member :) I don't know If I have asked this, but do you have a sister called Janet? Rob Martin Software Engineer phone +64 03

Re: [DUG] casting a number as a char in IB SQL

2005-04-18 Thread Robert martin
, no sister - only brothers. I'm not a member of the Firebird support group. Yes, please post it, but could you also point me to where to join? Cheers, Phil. Robert martin wrote: Hi Phil I can't guarantee it but Char() is probably in one of the add on dlls for Firebird. I can post your question

[DUG] One for the ADO guys

2005-04-19 Thread Robert martin
Hi I am trying to use ADO to access an ACCESS database. This is all working fine. However all my SQLs up until now have been unparameterized. I want to use the following query because ClientAddress can contain 's. However I am struggling to fill in the parameteres. UpdateADOQuery.SQL.Text

Re: [DUG] One for the ADO guys

2005-04-20 Thread Robert martin
: Robert martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List delphi@ns3.123.co.nz Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: [DUG] One for the ADO guys Hi I am trying to use ADO to access an ACCESS database. This is all working fine. However all my SQLs up until now have

[DUG] Windows Server 2003 SP1

2005-04-27 Thread Robert martin
Hi all We have an application that was producing the following error on 2003 SP 1 'Exception EReadError in module Install.dll as 0023213' I have traced it to a problem with TRichedit. By removing the Richedit from one of the screens in this app the problem disappears. Is this a version

Re: [DUG] Windows Server 2003 SP1

2005-04-27 Thread Robert martin
occasionally had problems with riched20.dll with highly corrupted rich text causing a similar exception to the one described - could this be the issue? Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington Robert martin

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