[DUG]: Can't step into procedure

2003-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all Sent this yesterday but it wasn't released in the DUG flood over-night. I think I've been here before, but can't for the life of me remember the cause. I cannot step into the code of a particular procedure when debugging in the IDE. If I put a breakpoint in the procedure the red dot in

[DUG]: Can't step into procedure

2003-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All I think I've been here before, but can't for the life of me remember the cause. I cannot step into the code of a particular procedure when debugging in the IDE. If I put a breakpoint in the procedure the red dot in the left gutter gets a cross in it and and doesn't break the

[DUG]: Weighted average in SQL

2003-10-30 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All Not sure if this problem is specific to DBISAM or not. I WANT to run some SQL that goes (greatly simplified): Select (SUM(Volume * Price) / SUM(Volume)) as AvgPrice to give a weighted average Price but am prevented from using an aggregate function within an expression. I know I can do

Re: [DUG]: Weighted average in SQL

2003-10-30 Thread Mark Howard
- Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: [DUG]: Weighted average in SQL Hi All Not sure if this problem is specific to DBISAM or not. I WANT to run some SQL

[DUG]: Associate file type with D7

2003-10-28 Thread Mark Howard
Hi I have just installed D7 alongside D5 in my XP environment. I like to open the IDE with a particular project loaded by double clicking the .dpr file, but when I do that it loads D5. I have gone into Folder optionsFile types and selected DPR and it tells me that it is set to open with the

RE: [DUG]: Associate file type with D7

2003-10-28 Thread Mark Howard
That option is disabled Mark On 29 Oct 2003 at 11:25, Stacey Verner wrote: Did you check the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option? Stacey -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:20

RE: [DUG]: Associate file type with D7

2003-10-28 Thread Mark Howard
the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' option? Stacey -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:20 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Associate file type with D7 Hi I

Re: [DUG]: D5 D7 ExcelServer

2003-10-21 Thread Mark Howard
it completely. Weird (but I'm not complaining!). Mark On 21 Oct 2003 at 17:24, Brian Wrigley wrote: - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: D5 D7

[DUG]: D5 D7 ExcelServer

2003-10-20 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All I'm trying to upgrade from D5 to D7 I have a bit in my app that writes data out to an Excel file (virtually straight out of Marco Cantu's book) It had a declaration RangeE: Excel97.Range which I have changed to RangeE: Excel2000.Range but it is complaining 'Undeclared

Re: [DUG]: D5 D7 ExcelServer

2003-10-20 Thread Mark Howard
OK - to answer my own question (in case there is anyone else in the world who didn't already know this) Change RangeE: Excel97(or Excel2000).Range to RangeE: OleVariant No idea why - but it works. Mark On 21 Oct 2003 at 14:46, Mark Howard wrote: Hi All I'm trying

[DUG]: Using DBNavigator without Datasource

2003-10-13 Thread Mark Howard
Hi I need to have left and right arrow buttons that auto-repeat (like a spin edit) . I thought that I could use the DBNavigator but have found that it has to be connected to a datasource and dataset and also that one or other of the buttons will be disabled if at the start or end of a dummy

RE: [DUG]: Using DBNavigator without Datasource

2003-10-13 Thread Mark Howard
? Mark On 14 Oct 2003 at 9:11, Stacey Verner wrote: Take a look at Toolbar97. It has auto repeating buttons. http://www.jrsoftware.org/tb97info.php Note. Toolbar 2000 does not havbe autorepeating buttons. Stacey -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [DUG]: Using DBNavigator without Datasource

2003-10-13 Thread Mark Howard
. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date sent:Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:04:42 +1300 Subject: [DUG]: Using DBNavigator without Datasource Priority: normal

[DUG]: Deleting from Live Query dataset

2003-10-08 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all Using D5 and DBISAM and no data aware visual components I've not used a TQuery before for updating a database table. I have a live dataset which is the result of opening a Query select statement. I can navigate the dataset with forward and back arrows and display the cursor position with

Re: [DUG]: Deleting from Live Query dataset

2003-10-08 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Steve Woah! THAT took half the day to come through! Yes it IS a live query (only single table) and yes you are right, what you suggest works fine. Somehow this morning it told me the Dataset was not in Edit mode and so I thought there must be something fancy required. As you can see,

Re: [DUG]: Simple filter builder

2003-09-30 Thread Mark Howard
This component is now available as part of Query Studio available at www.tmssoftware.com. at US$75. It looks to be quite good. Mark On 25 Sep 2003 at 19:17, Brian Wrigley wrote: Hi Mark, - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list

Re: [DUG]: Simple filter builder

2003-09-25 Thread Mark Howard
at 19:17, Brian Wrigley wrote: Hi Mark, - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:33 PM Subject: [DUG]: Simple filter builder Hi does anyone know of a simple freeware

[DUG]: Simple filter builder

2003-09-24 Thread Mark Howard
Hi does anyone know of a simple freeware (or at least cheapware) component that allows users to define a set of filters (or sections of a SQL query) to apply to a single table and return a TDataset It would be nice if it allowed LIKE and BETWEEN in the WHERE part. Mark

Re: [DUG]: Simple filter builder

2003-09-24 Thread Mark Howard
. It will be free to non commercial companies. Jeremy -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:33:56 +1200 Subject: [DUG]: Simple filter builder Hi does anyone know of a simple freeware

RE: [DUG]: Intraweb with D7

2003-09-23 Thread Mark Howard
On 23 Sep 2003 at 16:53, David Brennan wrote: Apparently we don't count as Delphi developers. Or maybe it was a list of Significant delphi developers and we were deemed not to qualify... ;-). Nope. Definitely NOT the problem because I was phoned. Mark

[DUG]: Debugging Console programme

2003-09-09 Thread Mark Howard
Hi If you have a console programme that requires a command line parameter, how do you get to start that programme from the IDE in order to debug it? Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL

RE: [DUG]: Debugging Console programme

2003-09-09 Thread Mark Howard
(Blush) Thanks Stacey and Connor. How come I've never seen that Parameters option before? Mark On 10 Sep 2003 at 14:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Run menu, Parameters menu item... HTH, Conor -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have a console

[DUG]: QReports problems

2003-09-08 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All I thought I'd post this in case anyone else gets caught with the same problem. Environment is D5, DBISAM and QuickReports. Recently upgraded my computer from an older Win2K model to a new XP model. Everything seemed to be running fine on the new one but then I started getting calls from

[DUG]: Delphi re-install

2003-09-04 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Seems I've been chasing shadows in my programme code (QReport errors, earlier this week). It turns out the problem is with my new computer as the existing code compiles and runs faultlessly on my old computer. So - I need to do a clean install of Delphi, DBISAM and some 3rd party

[DUG]: Report Errors

2003-09-03 Thread Mark Howard
A few of my users have been reporting an intermittant problem with some reports. I can force it to happen if I repeatedly run a report. The error will almost always happen on between the 3rd and 11th repeat of the previewing of the report. On my system it is reported as Privileged

RE: [DUG]: Report Errors

2003-09-03 Thread Mark Howard
Developer, TOWER NZ IT (: 09 368 4259 Ê: 09 306 6801 *: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .: 46 Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2003 2:21PM To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG

[DUG]: FlushBuffers

2003-08-26 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all What's wrong with this? procedure TMainDataModule.TableAfterPost(DataSet: TDataSet); begin DataSet.FlushBuffers; end; FlushBuffers is an undeclared identifier. The unit that declares it is in the Uses clause of the MainDataModule. Mark

RE: [DUG]: FlushBuffers

2003-08-26 Thread Mark Howard
And I was trying to give you a break! Thanks Mark On 26 Aug 2003 at 14:38, Stephen Barker wrote: Mark, you need to do: TDBISAMDataSet(DataSet).FlushBuffers; regards, Steve -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2003 2

Re: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-19 Thread Mark Howard
. Craig. Mark Howard wrote: Hi all Following on from my problem last week, previewing a QR metafile, I would like request a solution for the problem. I need some code that will: * accept the full path name of a .QRP file * bring up that report in a fully functional preview screen

RE: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-19 Thread Mark Howard
you tell me how to solve this problem please? John. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 10:41 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed Hi all

Re: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-19 Thread Mark Howard
selected page reprints, email etc of the stored report outside your app. Once GNostice components are installed, a converter is provided to modify QR's in seconds. Just a thought. Cheers, Craig. Mark Howard wrote: Thanks Craig Unfortunately not using Interbase. I'm astounded

[DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all Following on from my problem last week, previewing a QR metafile, I would like request a solution for the problem. I need some code that will: * accept the full path name of a .QRP file * bring up that report in a fully functional preview screen that allows: * navigating pages *

RE: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Howard
James, No the button is disabled on the preview form. Mark PS Please pass on a big Thank You to Alan! On 19 Jun 2003 at 10:57, James Sugrue wrote: Does the printer setup dialog not work? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark

RE: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed

2003-06-18 Thread Mark Howard
Subject: RE: [DUG]: QuickReports code needed Does the printer setup dialog not work? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 10:41 am To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG

RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-10 Thread Mark Howard
Big chocolate fish for Jeremy, but thanks to everyone for their help with this problem yesterday afternoon. Don't know what I'd do without this group. Jeremy's solution works just fine - does what I want with no AV's or leaks BUT... does anyone know how to enable the Printer Settings

[DUG]: Multiple copies on one workstation

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Can anyone think of any reasons why it would not be safe for a user to have two copies of an app running on their workstation each accessing a different database on the fileserver? (apart form the obvious effects of reading and writing the same .INI file). The database is DBISAM. I can't

[DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All I'm trying to give my users the ability to display (and print) previously run and saved Quick Reports (ie .QRP files). I must admit that (among other things) the structure of QuickReports has been a considerable mystery to me. I have managed to get a Preview screen loaded with a

RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2003 1:42 p.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview Hi All I'm trying to give my users the ability to display (and print) previously run and saved Quick

RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
Hi James Same result - AV Mark On 10 Jun 2003 at 14:25, James Sugrue wrote: What happens if you take the close out of the after preview event ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2003 2:04 pm

RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
On 10 Jun 2003 at 13:10, Jeremy North wrote: I would use this. You have to use _PreviewModal_ in this instance. if opendialog1.execute then begin QuickReport1 := TQuickReport1.Create(self); try QuickReport1.Prepare;

Re: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
(if that doesn't work i will dig up some working QR code) -ns http://www.roserox.co.th - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 09:35 Subject: RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

RE: [DUG]: Quick Reports Preview

2003-06-09 Thread Mark Howard
help and patience greatly appreciated Mark On 10 Jun 2003 at 15:51, Mark Howard wrote: On 10 Jun 2003 at 13:10, Jeremy North wrote: I would use this. You have to use _PreviewModal_ in this instance. if opendialog1.execute then begin QuickReport1 := TQuickReport1

Re: [DUG]: Offtopic: Visual C++ 1.5

2003-06-06 Thread Mark Howard
Silly question #1 I guess 2.0 is no use? Mark PS Free to a good home. On 6 Jun 2003 at 9:45, James Sugrue wrote: Bit out of left field… Does anyone have a copy of this? We want to do some programming for the Symbol PDT units and the SDK is compiled for Visual C++ 1.5. We have been unable

RE: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question

2003-05-30 Thread Mark Howard
wrote: I'm a little rusty here, but I think that Call runs another process and waits for it. e.g. Call NewPatch.exe. Stacey -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2003 16:20 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject

RE: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question

2003-05-30 Thread Mark Howard
Further to this: For what it's worth, I have been able to simulate the Win95 behaviour by replacing Call NewPatch.exe with Start NewPatch.exe Not sure if that gives any clues?? Mark On 30 May 2003 at 10:59, Mark Howard wrote: Stacey Thanks for that suggestion but it doesn't

Re: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question

2003-05-30 Thread Mark Howard
it's correct -ns http://www.roserox.co.th - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 05:59 Subject: RE: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question Stacey Thanks

[DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question

2003-05-27 Thread Mark Howard
Hi All Sorry for posting this on the main group - but it seems OffTopic is not behaving. This is what I posted there a couple of days ago. Hi I have a batch file that goes something like: NewPatch.exe//this is a Windows GUI application ATTRIB +R D:\PSLogV2\DBData\*.* This works

Re: [DUG]: What is ^J ?

2003-03-03 Thread Mark Howard
Further, I seem to remember Ctrl-J was Line Feed Mark On 4 Mar 2003 at 10:38, Steve Peacocke wrote: Leigh Wanstead said: Hello everyone, I read following piece of code. I don't understand ^J, ^M, ^I meaning. Can anyone explain to me? I guess it is like #13. case ch of '

Re: [DUG]: QuickReport and upgrade to XP

2003-02-06 Thread Mark Howard
John I have an app that uses QR and is running fine on XP. I seem to recall that there is an issue releatting to the length of the path to the default (Windows) Temp directory. If this is defined as as sub\sub\sub directory then you may be able to fix the problem by just defining the

RE: [DUG]: defines

2003-01-16 Thread Mark Howard
Or alternatively I use the directory structure CommonProjectFiles\MainForm.pas \OtherForm.pas \CommonUnit.pas ClientProjects\Client1\UserSettings.pas \Client1\Project.dpr \Client1\Project.exe

[DUG]: SQL Help

2003-01-16 Thread Mark Howard
Hello I am trying to get a two part SQL query to work (D5, DBISAM) If I run the two parts in Steve Peacock's 20 Queries, I get a result set: but if I run them in my app as follows there is no result set. What am I doing wrong? TIA Mark SQL.Clear; SQL.Add('Select d.LogCode,

RE: [DUG]: SQL Help

2003-01-16 Thread Mark Howard
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Friday, 17 January 2003 10:54 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: SQL Help Hello I am trying to get a two part SQL query to work (D5, DBISAM) If I run

RE: [DUG]: SQL Help

2003-01-16 Thread Mark Howard
To answer part of my own query... Yes, you can do as below (as long as you remember to do 'SQL.Clear' between!) I'm still not sure if I need to specifically handle the Memory table when I've finished with it. Mark On 17 Jan 2003 at 11:15, Mark Howard wrote: OK. I guess that's what I

RE: [DUG]: SQL Help

2003-01-16 Thread Mark Howard
On 17 Jan 2003 at 11:28, Steve Peacocke wrote: OK. I guess that's what I was asking. Yep, my guess is what Twenty Queries was doing was running the first. It simply opens the query with what you have given it so nothing special runs in the background there. Steve I had actually copied

[DUG]: Controlling fonts within a RadioGroup item

2003-01-13 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Can someone suggest how I can set a RadioGroup item caption to read: one two with the two in a strike-through font? TIA Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [DUG]: Controlling fonts within a RadioGroup item

2003-01-13 Thread Mark Howard
to RadioGroup1.ControlCount -1 do if TRadioButton(RadioGroup.Controls[i]).Caption = 'Two' then RadioGroup[i].Font.Style:= [fsItalics]; Hope this helps. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: 14 January 2003 08:24

Re: RE: [DUG]: Controlling fonts within a RadioGroup item

2003-01-13 Thread Mark Howard
on -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 14 January 2003 11:07 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: RE: [DUG]: Controlling fonts within a RadioGroup item Thanks Allan, but not quite what I was after: I

Re: [DUG]: TurboPower announces withdrawal from retail business-Open Source Initiative

2003-01-07 Thread Mark Howard
On 8 Jan 2003 at 15:52, Steve Peacocke wrote: return on incestment, must surely be idiotic !! sorry - couldn't resist 8/ Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG]: TurboPower announces withdrawal from retail business-Open Source Initiative

2003-01-07 Thread Mark Howard
Just thought that since 'c' was beside 'v' :-0 Mark On 8 Jan 2003 at 16:19, Steve Peacocke wrote: return on incestment, must surely be idiotic !! sorry - couldn't resist 8/ Actually the play on words was deliberate - TurboPower is owned by a parent company. In the parent

RE: [DUG]: Range check error

2002-12-12 Thread Mark Howard
On 12 Dec 2002 at 9:14, David Brennan wrote: As a short term solution (and assuming the range check errors don't actually matter) then you could just turn range checking off, recompile and send the software out again. That certainly got it going again on the client site. Thanks. Thanks too,

RE: [DUG]: Range check error

2002-12-12 Thread Mark Howard
similar machines). Maybe there are other subtle differences such as the database being connected to, ini file settings etc? David. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Friday, 13 December 2002 9:39 AM To: Multiple

RE: [DUG]: Range check error

2002-12-12 Thread Mark Howard
.. this can for example cause date formats to be different to what you might be expecting ie mmdd. doing month operations on the wrong part could give range errors.. just a though.. b --- Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Yes, it seems queer to me. I have tested on Win 2000

RE: [DUG]: Range check error

2002-12-11 Thread Mark Howard
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2002 6:08 PM To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: Range check error Yes. First thing I did. I have just noticed that the compiler options on the two projects (user versions

Re: [DUG]: Terminal Services

2002-12-10 Thread Mark Howard
Also - does anyone have any good web references where one can learn (as in 'basic') about TS. Mark On 11 Dec 2002 at 9:16, Robert Martin wrote: Hi All Not really a Delphi question but I note that there are some people with TS experience on the list so here goes. We are testing our

Re: [DUG]: Terminal Services

2002-12-10 Thread Mark Howard
(about 2mb) that gives some straight forward info about TS. I can forward it to you if you want. Rob Software engineer Wild Software Ltd Ph 03 338-1407 - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

Re: [DUG]: Range check error

2002-12-10 Thread Mark Howard
Yes. First thing I did. I have just noticed that the compiler options on the two projects (user versions of the same app) were set at Range Checking - ON Several projects that I have sent out recently that have not reported this error had Range Checking - OFF. This is clearly not enough to

[DUG]: On Click event not happening

2002-12-04 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all I have a form with a TButton on it with a ButtonClick event defined. I can put a breakpoint on the first meaningfull line of the ButtonClick procedure and it looks to be a 'good' breakpoint ie a bright red dot in left margin. BUT when I run the app (from the IDE) the red dot get's a

RE: [DUG]: On Click event not happening

2002-12-04 Thread Mark Howard
control (e.g. the form) is grabbing the click first? You don't have any ActionList items whose OnExecute method might be firing instead? Can't think of much else without more details... HTH, C. -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I have a form

Re: [DUG]: On Click event not happening

2002-12-04 Thread Mark Howard
. (Embarrassed at not noticing this before my first post 8-/) Mark On 5 Dec 2002 at 14:39, Mark Howard wrote: Hi all I have a form with a TButton on it with a ButtonClick event defined. I can put a breakpoint on the first meaningfull line of the ButtonClick procedure and it looks to be a 'good

Re: [DUG]: On Click event not happening

2002-12-04 Thread Mark Howard
Jeremy As you suggested, deleting all the DCU's and rebuilding did the trick. Apologies for doubting and and not jumping on this suggestion first. Thanks very much. Mark On 5 Dec 2002 at 12:46, Jeremy North wrote: 1. Check to see that a file of the same name is not in the path.

Re: [DUG]: Class not registered

2002-11-14 Thread Mark Howard
Phil I have started using Inno Setup Compiler (www.innosetup.com) and find it to be much easier to use than either Wise or Installshield. My needs are pretty simple so I'm not sure if it does everything you need but I think it's worth a look - it's free 8-) Mark On 15 Nov 2002 at 8:46,

Re: [DUG]: Class not registered

2002-11-14 Thread Mark Howard
One of the benfits of being a simple person, with simple needs. Mark On 15 Nov 2002 at 10:59, Phil Middlemiss wrote: Hi Mark, I had a quick look on the web site and it looks good, but a little feature-starved compared to Wise. Phil. - Original Message - From: Mark Howard

[DUG]: Position of SelectDirectory box

2002-11-13 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all When I call the SelectDirectory function, the selection box appears in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Anyone know how to make it appeared centered? TIA Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group -

[DUG]: Testing for existence of TStringList

2002-11-13 Thread Mark Howard
Hi Sorry. Basic question. How do you test for the existence of a TStringList (for example) before reading from it - or do you just do a try...except? Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL

RE: [DUG]: Testing for existence of TStringList

2002-11-13 Thread Mark Howard
Thanks Stephen and Conor Mark On 14 Nov 2002 at 11:43, Stephen Bertram wrote: if Assigned(MyStringList) then . -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:mhoward;pslog.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 11:37 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject

Re: [DUG]: Best version control system?

2002-11-10 Thread Mark Howard
Try http://www.thensle.de/ for FreeVCS. Mark On 11 Nov 2002 at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying out CVS but it seems rather clunky, un-intuitive, quirky and too manual. Is there any freeware product out there which does a better job and isn't too big a learning curve? Any websites

Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-07 Thread Mark Howard
,MaxInt) end; Neven - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List? Neven Can Values be an enumerated list? ie can you

Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-07 Thread Mark Howard
) as a function function GetValue(Strings: TStringList; Index: integer): string; begin Result := copy(Strings[Index],pos('=',Strings[Index])+1,MaxInt) end; N - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-07 Thread Mark Howard
Neven Thanks for those functions. They look to be very flexible and they'll come in handy. I appreciate your time. Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website:

[DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all I want a very simple way to load and access a small lookup table from a comma delimited text file. What would be ideal would be an implementation of a multi column string list that would allow: LoadFromFile and access to a particular row of columns to the right of #1 using

Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
Beyond that I'd look at kbmMemTable HTH Neven - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:00 PM Subject: [DUG]: Multi-column String List? Hi all I want a very

RE: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
; ... inifile.ReadSection('Row1', SLRecord); col2value := SLRecord[2]; regards, Steve -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:mhoward;pslog.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, 7 November 2002 03:00 p.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Multi-column String

Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List?

2002-11-06 Thread Mark Howard
- From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: Multi-column String List? Neven Can Values be an enumerated list? ie can you refer to Values[i]? Couldn't see any reference

RE: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error

2002-09-23 Thread Mark Howard
the offending code is in TPrinter.SetPrinter towards the end of the method somewhere. Myles. -Original Message- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 12:04 p.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: RE: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter

RE: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error

2002-09-23 Thread Mark Howard
Just to let people know: The client downloaded the latest driver for their Brother printer and the problem was fixed. Didn't get to see whether the modified Printers unit fixed it. Thanks to those that helped Mark On 24 Sep 2002 at 10:53, Mark Howard wrote: Thanks Myles Steve Barker

RE: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error

2002-09-19 Thread Mark Howard
- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 10:54 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error Hi A site running Win98 is suddenly getting and Windows Application error message when they try to start my app

Re: [DUG]: QuickReports

2002-09-11 Thread Mark Howard
Paul You may have to be a bit more specific 8-) How many DataSets are to appear in your report? I only use sub- details when there is more than one dataset appearing. Each sub- detail can then have it's header and/or footer band enabled. Will try to help more, with more details ('scuse the

Re: [DUG]: QuickReports

2002-09-11 Thread Mark Howard
Paul This looks to be more complex than I've had to do and you may well be way ahead of me on this, but in case not...here goes. ):p Detail band - Name Address - Master Report SubDetail - Course Info - Master = Report SubDet - Course Details - Master = Report SubDet - Subject - Master

[DUG]: Location of EXE

2002-09-01 Thread Mark Howard
Hi all Are there any Gotcha's in putting a single application .exe file on a server and allowing multiple users to fire it up from there? TIA Mark --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[DUG]: Test

2002-08-28 Thread Mark Howard
Just testing that I am re-subscribed --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of

[DUG]: Graphic in QR

2002-08-08 Thread Mark Howard
Hi from a graphics novice I have a company logo in a BMP file. When I print this out from Corel PhotoPaint, straight with no scaling or anything, it prints crisply with a size of about 30mm x 30mm. I then drop a TQRImage onto a QuickReport band and do

Re: [DUG]: Graphic in QR

2002-08-08 Thread Mark Howard
likely causing the fuzziness. but this gets rejected by the list server because it starts with Set. Rob Software engineer Wild Software Ltd Ph 03 338-1407 - Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday

Re: [DUG]: Graphic in QR

2002-08-08 Thread Mark Howard
- Original Message - From: Mark Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [DUG]: Graphic in QR Nope - no better. Should it make any difference whether I load a .GIF vs .BMP? As I said

Re: RE: [DUG]: Graphic in QR

2002-08-08 Thread Mark Howard
Ain't this group wonderful? I go and have a bite to eat, and when I get back I find that everyone's been working on my problem for me. Thanks all - it will take me some time to digest this mine of suggestions and try some more things. Hopefully I'll report back with success 8-) Thanks Mark

Re: RE: [DUG]: Graphic in QR

2002-08-08 Thread Mark Howard
Having pounced multiple times, missing each time and now spitting dirt and broken teeth out of mouth - Tried playing round with various units of measure both in PhotoPaint and QR Tried all combinations of Autosize, Stretch, and TQRImage size Tried scaling image in PhPt before exporting

[DUG]: Sending BDE dataset to Access Database

2001-11-01 Thread Mark Howard
Hi I apologise in advance if this question demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of Delphi! I have a potential site that has a lot of in house written reports based on an Access database. My app is a potential replacement for their existing front end data capture. It is

Re: [DUG]: Sending BDE dataset to Access Database

2001-11-01 Thread Mark Howard
OK I understand that I would have to buy the ADO components from Borland (using D5 Pro) And that the target machine has to have MS ADO 2.1 or greater? Anyone have any idea of the costs of these? Mark - Original Message - From: Steve Galyer To: Multiple recipients of

[DUG]: Paradox SQL

2001-10-31 Thread Mark Howard
Hi I want to increase the size of a Char column in a Paradox table from 4 to 5 programmatically. It seems that I cannot write a SQL script to do this - or have I missed this in the documentation? What is the easiest alternative? TIA Mark BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Howard;Mark FN:Mark

Re: [DUG]: Paradox SQL

2001-10-31 Thread Mark Howard
. This is assuming you can create and drop columns programatically... Steve -Original Message-From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2001 9:52 a.m.To: Multiple recipients of list delphiSubject: [DUG]: Paradox SQL Hi

Re: [DUG]: Paradox SQL

2001-10-31 Thread Mark Howard
- Original Message - From: Nello Sestini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [DUG]: Paradox SQL I see there is a way to do it using low level BDE calls - but that looks like it might be easy

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