Re: [DUG]: Timing Resolutions

2001-07-25 Thread Corey Murtagh
- Original Message - From: Colin Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Timing Resolutions What are you trying to do?? Myles. Hi Myles, The application was for controlling a

RE: [DUG]: Changing forms to DLLs

2001-07-25 Thread James Low
I have Marco Cantus Mastering Delphi 3 - its got a good section on creating Dlls. Also, another great resource is the teachyourself everything in 21 days: http://www.kaposnet.hu/books/tysdelphi4/ch19/ch19.htm As far as I can see you have decision to make straight up. Are you going to implement

[DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects

2001-07-25 Thread Peter Harrison
Hi Guys, Just saw this today on Slashdot: Kylix has been released by Borland under a license which allows you to use Kylix for Open Source projects (ie GPL). It can be downloaded free at Borlands Site. After the bollockings I gave Borland over the last few months about the price of Kylix, I

Re: [DUG]: SQL Update question

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Galyer
Thanks for the ideas BUT TADOCommand has the same problem Have tried the same query in Access in it also has the same problem - so the problem is with the Jet Engine - any experts on this out there. Steve Galyer - Original Message - From: Neven MacEwan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple

Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects

2001-07-25 Thread Corey Murtagh
- Original Message - From: Peter Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects Hi Guys, Just saw this today on Slashdot: snip This is almost enough for

RE: [DUG]: SQL Update question

2001-07-25 Thread Paul Ritchie
From the Access help: This error occurs when the current query's Update To row includes a field from either a crosstab query or select query in which an aggregate (total) was calculated for the field (using either the Totals row or a domain function in the Field row). To update a field using the

[DUG]: Variants and ActiveX and Delphi strangeness...

2001-07-25 Thread Mark Derricutt
I have an odd problem here, I'm creating an ADO object via = CreateOleObject and everything there is sweet, but I'm having problems setting a class variable (integer) to one of the fields. Take the following code: procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var Conn, Rs: Variant; i:

RE: [DUG]: Variants and ActiveX and Delphi strangeness...

2001-07-25 Thread Myles Penlington
The simple guess is that the field is NULL and Delphi cannot convert this to an integer ... Myles. -Original Message- From: Mark Derricutt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2001 10:59 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Variants and ActiveX and

Re: [DUG]: SQL Update question

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Galyer
I have heard the term MSDE - but I don't know exactly what it is - it doesn't appear in the list of Providers when I build a connection string. The environment this system is to be deployed in is a large corporate with strict MS standards - they certainly have Jet 4 - but would further

RE: [DUG]: Variants and ActiveX and Delphi strangeness...

2001-07-25 Thread Mark Derricutt
But it works with a local variable to the procedure, I've tried it with string variants too :( --On Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:07 AM +1200 Myles Penlington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The simple guess is that the field is NULL and Delphi cannot convert this to an integer ... -- Vi de

Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects

2001-07-25 Thread Nello Sestini
It appears that any Kylix OE app opens a wee dialog box that displays this was written with OE, it must be GPL! (i've only seen a screen shot so far), but to me that sounds $(*#(*$ annoying and bad on Borlands part... unfortunately it's required by the GPL 2(c): c) If the modified

Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects

2001-07-25 Thread Nic Wise
WOW! I wounder if the slashdot crowd have realised THAT one Somehow I think they might have missed it. N - Original Message - From: Nello Sestini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]:

Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects

2001-07-25 Thread vss
Well, I for one am GLAD that there is a Trial version avalible for downloading. Ok. its Trial, BUT aleast I can NOW try it out. I have also downloaded the OE version...so I am quite keen to see how it looks and how it works. Jeremy Coulter -Original Message- From: Nic Wise [EMAIL

Re: [DUG]: SQL Update question

2001-07-25 Thread Neven MacEwan
Steve MSDE is the free workstation edition of MS SQL 7, If you have any visual studio products you can distribute it free As for providors you use the MS SQL one HTH Neven - Original Message - From: Steve Galyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL

[DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread James Sugrue
I should know this one but, does OP have an equivalent to C's static type ? --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to:

RE: [DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread James Low
Dunno how C does it, but you can (apparently) declare a variable in the procedures const section: procedure Dowhatever; const MyVariable : Integer = 0; begin Inc(MyVariable); end; -Original Message- From: James Sugrue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 July 2001 14:44 To: Multiple

RE: [DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread Mike Barns-Graham
Hi James If you are talking about static methods you add 'class' to front of the declaration and definition. type TMyClass = class FCannotAccess: integer; class function MyName: string; end; class function TMyClass.MyName:string; begin result := 'XYZ; end; you may calli MyName

RE: [DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread Mike Barns-Graham
Hi James, I forgot, Static variables in C++ classes do not have an exact equivalent in OP, but the can be mimicked with class methods and variable declared within the module. Thus:- class MyClass procedure SetClassId(AValue: Integer); function GetClassId: Integer; end; implementation var

RE: [DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread Manning, John
James, you can declare variables in the Implementation section of a unit and assuming that there is only one class in the unit, it should behave like a static variable - ie. one instance per class. John -Original Message- From: James Sugrue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 26

RE: [DUG]: Static Vars

2001-07-25 Thread James Sugrue
Thanks to all those who replied. -Original Message- From: Manning, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2001 15:46 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: RE: [DUG]: Static Vars James, you can declare variables in the Implementation section of a unit and

[DUG]: Lan base vs WAN/Web based Databases

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Aish
I have a customer based in the US who wants a database which to start with will be LAN based. 18 months from now he wants to make it a web based app so that reps can access it from anywhere in the US. Is there any point in designing the LAN based version and then porting it to web based or is

RE: [DUG]: Lan base vs WAN/Web based Databases

2001-07-25 Thread Myles Penlington
If you design it right, then there should be no changes to the DB at all. Ie. Just plug on a new front end. To have this kind of ability you will need a n tier system e.g Something along the lines of Midas, or (EJB etc). I.e. Your GUI screen is just a view/presentation of the middle tier

Re: [DUG]: Lan base vs WAN/Web based Databases

2001-07-25 Thread Mark Howard
Steve You will probably get a more informed reply from someone else - but as I understand it you DON'T need to get Enterprise to do this if you just use a Server database (say Interbase) and use the Asta components to give you access over the Web. Havn't got the web address handy but it should be

RE: [DUG]: Changing forms to DLLs

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Peacocke
Thanks James. It had some good stuff there but unfortunately did not go far enough. I'm simply attempting to break up a large app into smaller units that will only be called by the main app so I am looking at standard DLLs or even packages. Steve At 08:44 am 26.07.01, you wrote: I have Marco

Re: [DUG]: Lan base vs WAN/Web based Databases

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Peacocke
I would normally set up an interbase system anyway due to the reasonable cost but it's not necessary as I am currently running a web app using DBISAM - just ensure that you dump the BDE. You don't need the V6 upgrade or the enterprise version if you forget the fancy WebSnap buzzword. You can

Re: [DUG]: Lan base vs WAN/Web based Databases

2001-07-25 Thread Peter Hyde
Steve wrote: Is there any point in designing the LAN based version and then porting it to web based or is it a major shift? Generally speaking, it is a major shift, not least in UI terms. You can encapsulate DB functionality nicely, but UI options are much more limited via a browser. Though