Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Peter G Jones
Good question, difficuly answer. At least I thought so at first, in fact it's quite simple (I hope). Thinking-while-I-type... Working off-line is really no different from working online. It's just that your ClientDataset will send a whole lot more changes to the server than they normally

Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Nic Wise
why not get a bunch of ID's when the user "undocks", or give the app -'ve keys until its synched with the main DB? N - Original Message - From: "Phil Scadden" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 5:07 PM Subject:

Re: [DUG]: Dynamically Created Components

2000-07-12 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Neven MacEwan wrote: a/ Set the owner to nil and destroy it myself b/ Set the owner the same as the parent c/ Set the owner as the form I tend to set Owner as Self AND destroy it myself. It's always handy to have an owner as the component -may- reference it (depend on

Re: [DUG]: Dynamically Created Components

2000-07-12 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
a/ Set the owner to nil and destroy it myself b/ Set the owner the same as the parent c/ Set the owner as the form I tend to set Owner as Self AND destroy it myself. It's always handy to have an owner as the component -may- reference it (depend on how its written or used). It

Re: [DUG]: Dynamically Created Components

2000-07-12 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Aaron Scott-Boddendijk wrote: Note that specifying an Owner involves more than setting a field. It has to add it into the owners Components list. Destroying the Object then has Hmmm, didn't think of that :-)

[DUG]: Modelmaker 5 install

2000-07-12 Thread Pat Sheehan
Modelmaker 5 ( demo ) integrates itself with D5 on installation. AfterUninstalling successfully, when Delphi is started it continues to look for awizard at start up. Any help on removing this integration appreciated. Patrick Sheehan P+A ComputingPatrick Anthony Associates Ltd1st floor

RE: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Myles Penlington
A variation on the "pre-allocated bucket of keys" is to give each node/laptop a seed number and increment for each node and table, then each node just uses it's own sequence of numbers, in essence this pre-allocates a complete sequence of numbers for all records. Myles. -Original

[DUG]: Developer(s) Wanted

2000-07-12 Thread tonyb
Hi all. We require some additional Delphi Contract Developers. The Location is in Auckland. Essential skills are Delphi5, Interbase, OO technique, and good coding discipline. Knowledge of Com, DCom, and Midas would be advantageous. If you are interested, please call me on 025 881 657, or

Re: [DUG]: Modelmaker 5 install

2000-07-12 Thread jnorth
In the registry remove the ModelMaker value. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\5.0\Experts] JED Modelmaker 5 ( demo ) integrates itself with D5 on installation. After Uninstalling successfully, when Delphi is started it continues to look for a wizard at start up.  Any help on

Re: [DUG]: Modelmaker 5 install

2000-07-12 Thread Pat Sheehan
Cheers Jed I was looking in the wrong place Patrick Sheehan - Original Message - In the registry remove the ModelMaker value. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\5.0\Experts] JED Modelmaker 5 ( demo ) integrates itself with D5 on installation. After Uninstalling

[DUG]: Re: open relay

2000-07-12 Thread Nello Sestini
All Apologies. Evidently we were the open relay the spammer used a few days ago to abuse the list. It's closed now. The irony is that the reason it was open to begin with was a demonstration of what an open relay was. My fault for not closing it back up earlier. Mea culpa ns

Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Phil Scadden
Suggestion - Put Ethenet Cards in the laptops and use the unique ID as part of your key no setup, no poss of collision True enough but then the main application on the server has these huge 96bit keys. Can use a simplier no. but think you have to still have to convert the ID in

Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Phil Scadden
What is huge about 96bits? in storage it is shorter than your name Well multiply it by 12 million records and a 32bit key looks a lot more attactive Now Sonny I remember in '85 I wrote a whole control system in Turbo Pascal that ran in a 48K TPAwhats a TPA!!.. I think my hearin aids

Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Phil Scadden wrote: HP in something like Basic in 1980. (And then there was the finite element modeller in Algol on the old Burroughs in 1978 before that...). I come over and teach you but my walking stick is broke. Ahhh the joy and humor senility (sp?) brings is

RE: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread James Sugrue
..In best West Yorkshire accent... Luxury. In my day, had to sleep in cardboard box. Walk ten miles in driving snow to get to school, where teacher would beat us -Original Message- From: Phil Scadden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2000 14:57 To: Multiple

RE: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, James Sugrue wrote: Luxury. In my day, had to sleep in cardboard box. Walk ten miles in driving snow to get to school, where teacher would beat us Aye... stoop ya winging lad, 'least ye 'ad a sckool... in my day... -- Inspired by the taste of horror, proud to be

RE: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread James Sugrue
Aye. No school luxury. In my day we were so poor our school was school of ard knocks. It was so far 'way we'd have to leave before we got there so we wouldn't be late. -Original Message- From: Mark Derricutt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2000 15:53 To: Multiple

Re: [DUG]: Midas again

2000-07-12 Thread Neven MacEwan
Jeez Phil you must be over 40! I bow to your superior sufferings Much more of this pythonesque humour and we'll have to put a snake in the temple Regards Neven - Original Message - From: Phil Scadden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED]