RE: [DUG]: Offtopic - been there, done that
I use Paypal myself. They dotn charge a %, I think is like $2 or $3 US from memory, AND you can get your $$ put into your NZ bank account ! I love it ! No cheque to have to put in the bank and wait another 6 weeks to get it cleared. Jeremy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stefan Mueller Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2002 19:01 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: Offtopic - been there, done that Get your own webserver and publish it on tucows ;-)! Go to www.findmyhosting.com and fire of a search - plenty of choice of webhosting for under a 1$ per month! If you have multiple files to publish than it's probably anyway better to to it that way! For selling online i use http://www.swreg.org - they charge 1$ + 4% which is a fantastic good low price. The even have a tool to create your own webpages to take over the payment process, so your users don't have to leave your website! Cheers, Stefan - Original Message - From: Alistair George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 5:59 PM Subject: [DUG]: Offtopic - been there, done that Hello All, Software is ready for release on internet now. Freeware and Shareware. My old favourite CNET I was putting the software to and they wait till the last page to tell you you have to pay them to provide their service! Rather upsetting in that if they were honest it would have been at the start. Anyway, would any of you kind folks let me know sites that you recommend for distributors so I can upload my software to them. Please reply direct to bigal at xtra dot co dot nz. Thanks vm, Al+ -- - 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
[DUG]:changing compile conditions at runtime...
Hi I want to implement something like a passcode that when entered allows the user to do something different than a user without that passcode. I have all the functionality already in the code with compile conditions but from all the help Ive looked through, I cant change this on the fly - it takes a full recompile. Is there any way of allowing this change at runtime using compile conditions or am I going to have to rebuild the functionality with if statements? Cheers Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.426 / Virus Database: 239 - Release Date: 2/12/02 __ The contents of this e-mail are privileged and/or confidential to the named recipient and are not to be used by any other person and/or organisation. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete all material pertaining to this e-mail. __ --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
RE: [DUG]:changing compile conditions at runtime...
Hi Chris, My initial thought is that this is something that needs embedded into the functionality of your program rather than a compile time issue. Security is really something that should be addressed as a constituent part of your design from the start... However, one relatively quick workaround if you don't want to revisit your design would be to do the following: Compile the two versions of your application (with the different compile conditions) into 2 separate executables. These executables should not run unless a particular 'code' (known only to you as a developer) is passed as a command line parameter. Create a 'launcher' executable, which is responsible for asking the user for the passcode. Your launcher should use this passcode to determine the correct code to pass on the command line that it then uses to launch one of your two existing executables via CreateProcess or ShellExecute. You can make your security check (i.e. the code you pass on the command line) as complicated as you like, I suppose; ultimately, it depends on how determined your users are likely to be in terms of trying to get around your restrictions. Hope this makes sense. Any questions, drop me a line. Cheers, Conor -Original Message- From: Chris Veale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I want to implement something like a passcode that when entered allows the user to do something different than a user without that passcode. I have all the functionality already in the code with compile conditions but from all the help Ive looked through, I cant change this on the fly - it takes a full recompile. Is there any way of allowing this change at runtime using compile conditions or am I going to have to rebuild the functionality with if statements? --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
RE: [DUG]:changing compile conditions at runtime...
Actually, you could look at doing something with Delphi packages, although I haven't tried anything like that myself, so I don't know how feasible it would be. Create two runtime packages with your different compiled functionality. Your simple launcher exe might then be able to choose which package to load based on the passcode. Like I said, no idea how feasible or easy to implement, that would be, but if it was, it would mean that you then still only have one executable. HTH, Conor -Original Message- From: Conor Boyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [snip] Compile the two versions of your application (with the different compile conditions) into 2 separate executables. These executables should not run unless a particular 'code' (known only to you as a developer) is passed as a command line parameter. Create a 'launcher' executable, which is responsible for asking the user for the passcode. Your launcher should use this passcode to determine the correct code to pass on the command line that it then uses to launch one of your two existing executables via CreateProcess or ShellExecute. [snip] --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
[DUG]: SQL Server Store Procedure failed when underlying table changes
Title: Message Hi, This is not strictly Delphi question, but I use Delphi ADO to access it. I use MS SQL Server 2000 here, and have many stored procedures and UDFs defined. Every time I made some changed to tables (mainly add new columns), some SP or UDF failed to get correct result, usually column mismatch. I have to modify the SP/UDF to force it recompile. The problem is I have many SP/UDFs, and it's unpractical to find every SP/UDF references the table I changed and open/change them. I tried to run 'sp_recompile tablename', but it doesn't help much. So,does anyone out there know how to force SQL Server automatically recompile all SP/UDFs when I changed the table? BTW, I use SQL Server Enterprise Manager. Thanks, Edward
Re: [DUG]: SQL Server Store Procedure failed when underlying tablechanges
hi there.i dont remember doin that when i used to work with sql server (strangely enough am more happy workin w/ IB) but there's a great sql server forum that prob has an answer. http://www.sqlmag.com/forums/ cheers, moises. --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
Re: [DUG]:changing compile conditions at runtime...
- Original Message - From: Chris Veale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: [DUG]:changing compile conditions at runtime... Hi I want to implement something like a passcode that when entered allows the user to do something different than a user without that passcode. I have all the functionality already in the code with compile conditions but from all the help Ive looked through, I cant change this on the fly - it takes a full recompile. Is there any way of allowing this change at runtime using compile conditions or am I going to have to rebuild the functionality with if statements? The compile-time conditions alter the code that is produced, so any condition that isn't met effectively comments out the code it encloses. If you want to offer variable functionality dependant on a code, user level, etc. then you'll have to write the logic for it into your code. How to go about it depends on a variety of things, including how much difference there is between one level and another. If you have only two states that differ only in a few lines of code, then a conditional statement is probably sufficient. For a more complex difference (additions to the interface, completely new functionality, etc), and if you use a reasonably OO design, you could derive a higher-functionality object from the standard interface, add whatever you need, then instanciate the one that fits the current user level. Remember KISS though. If you don't need to change much, do it the simplest way you can - which usually means conditionals in your code. Final thought: if you want the REALLY complex way, how about implementing the enhanced functionality in a BPL, and only distribute that to people who need it. Same as deriving from a common object, but with added security in that people who don't have the BPL can't get access to the extra functions, no matter how they try to hack the program. -- Corey Murtagh The Electric Monk Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
[DUG]: Opposite of Pos()
All, Ages ago I was trolling thru the help and I stumbled across a function that did the opposite of Pos, it searched from the end of the string to the beginning looking for a match. I thought at the time that I should remember it's name because it would most likely come in handy. So I promptly forgot it, as you do. :o) Does anyone remember/know what the function name is? Save me writing my own. Cheers in advance, Nahum. --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
RE: [DUG]: Opposite of Pos()
Thats what I'd thought it was! And that's why I saw it and then could never find it again as I installed Indy a while back and then removed it :o) Thanks, Nahum. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Nahum Wild wrote on Friday, 6 December 2002 4:33 p.m.: Ages ago I was trolling thru the help and I stumbled across a function that did the opposite of Pos, it searched from the end of the string to the beginning looking for a match. I thought at the time that I should remember it's name because it would most likely come in handy. So I promptly forgot it, as you do. :o) Do you mean RPos? To the best of my knowledge this function is only available if you are using Indy, though I don't know why it's not part of the standard VCL. Cheers, Paul - Paul Eggleton Ph:+64-9-4154790 Software Developer Fax: +64-9-4154791 CJN Technologies Ltd. DDI: +64-9-4154795 http://www.cjntech.co.nz Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -- - 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ attachment: winmail.dat
[DUG]: ADO question
Hi all I know I have seen this before and fixed it, but I can't remember how. This is connecting to Ingres via ODBC with a TADOConnection. The failure is on a simple select statement. Error message : The requested operation cannot be performed with active queries There are no current transactions and the ODBC connection dies immediately after this. The statement it occurs on is run many times and fails consistently only after another procedure runs. While I know there must be an issue in the other procedure I can't fault it by inspection (mainly because I don't know what I'm looking for). Can anyone point me at the likely root cause? TIA Stephen --- 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 unsubscribe delphi Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
