[DUG]: COM in ASP Memory Leak

2003-08-04 Thread Witherden, Stephen
Dear All Ok, this has been bugging us for years and as yet we have had no successful resolution, so I submit it to your considerable collective experience: We have an ASP application talking to COM dlls. The dlls are your average ActiveX COM dlls and are instantiated on the web

[DUG]: TDBGrid - tick

2003-08-04 Thread John
Hi all, How can I get showing a TICK in a TDBGrid's logical field. I know how to change text from true to Yes, by setting the DisplayValues property on the associated table component. But how can I change this to the TICK character (character 251)? Or should I load an image? If so, how do I do

[DUG]: Running Word Doc

2003-08-04 Thread John
Hi all, If I run w := GetWindowHandle('Delphi 5') then it shows nicely the handle for the Delphi application. When I run w := GetWindowHandle('Microsoft Word - Test.doc'),this after starting Word with the file Test.doc, then it can not find it. Any ideas why and how to

[DUG]: Delphi ActiveX control for VB

2003-08-04 Thread Phil Middlemiss
We are supplying an ActiveX map control for another developer who is using VB. A critical event is an OnHiddenPaint event that allows the other developer to draw custom symbols on top of the map, on an offscreen canvas, during the paint cycle. I am passing the device context of theoffscreen canvas

RE: [DUG]: Running Word Doc

2003-08-04 Thread Allan Vergara
To check if Word is running: if Succeeded(GetActiveObject(CLASS_WordApplication, nil, Unknown)) then ShowMessage('Word is running!'); hope that helps. Allan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2003 8:33

[DUG]: Play Sounds

2003-08-04 Thread vss
Hi all. Does Delphi have a function that lets you play sounds at specific Notes and Durations etc. ? Cheers, Jeremy --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website:

RE: [DUG]: TDBGrid - tick

2003-08-04 Thread Stephen Barker
John, you can just display an image of a checkbox in the DrawColumnCell event - see below code (written by someone else) cheers, Steve Displaying a checkbox within a DBGrid for use with Boolean fields Displaying a checkbox in a DB Grid doesn't necesarily mean you have to have a TCheckBox

RE: [DUG]: Play Sounds

2003-08-04 Thread Chris Veale
not inherently, but there is a component out there called pcspk that allows a specific pitch of note and duration. I have the component here if ya want me to send it, else I think I got it from torry. Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf

RE: [DUG]: Play Sounds

2003-08-04 Thread Paul Needham
From SDK help... BOOL Beep( DWORD dwFreq, // sound frequency, in hertz DWORD dwDuration // sound duration, in milliseconds ); only on the internal speaker though. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vss Sent: Tuesday, 5

RE: [DUG]: Play Sounds

2003-08-04 Thread vss
great, thanks. Got it and a couple of others too. Jeremy -Original Message- From: Chris Veale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:27:09 +1200 Subject: RE: [DUG]: Play Sounds not inherently, but there is a component out

[DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Alistair George
Does anyone know the recommended maximum size for CDRW and CDR disks? I have CDRW: 540Mb CDR: 650Mb. I know it varies from manufacturer of disks, but a safe size as specified without overburn is what I am after. (have searched, but cant find) Tks, Al+

Re: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Richard Vowles
700Mb CDRWs exist - I have a stack sitting on my desk.- Verbatim. Alistair George wrote: Does anyone know the recommended maximum size for CDRW and CDR disks? I have CDRW: 540Mb CDR: 650Mb. I know it varies from manufacturer of disks, but a safe size as specified without overburn is what I am

[DUG]: XP issues

2003-08-04 Thread Alistair George
Hi all this is what I have to tell my users: Program seems to hang between CD/CDRW disks (WindowsXP only) press keys Alt-Tab till you view the 'Insert Next Disk' messagebox, and continue. This is a known Microsoft XP bug. Anyone know a workaround - I have tried several forms of messagebox

RE: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Ross Levis
700MB CDR's are usually cheaper to get these days. My Verbatim ones can store 702MB or 736,966,656 bytes. To be on the safe side, I would limit it to 700MB (734,003,200 bytes). Regards, Ross. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alistair

Re: [DUG]: XP issues

2003-08-04 Thread vss
you could make your own form into a dialog look-alike that is show modal. I have had to do this. Jeremy -Original Message- From: Alistair George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:57:23 +1200 Subject: [DUG]: XP issues Hi

Re[2]: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Alistair George
Hello Ross, RL 700MB CDR's are usually cheaper to get these days. My Verbatim ones can RL store 702MB or 736,966,656 bytes. To be on the safe side, I would limit RL it to 700MB (734,003,200 bytes). Yes, thanks - are not those CD's overburn items, or will they burn to that as a normal burn? Also,

Re[2]: [DUG]: XP issues

2003-08-04 Thread Alistair George
Hello J, I do an encapsulation of showmodal now which works more reliably, but still has the odd hiccup. The main thing is why dont MS fix it - it is a well documented bug. Cheers, Al+ --- New Zealand Delphi Users group

RE: Re[2]: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Ross Levis
No, that's standard burn, not overburn. Ross. Alistair George wrote: Hello Ross, RL 700MB CDR's are usually cheaper to get these days. My Verbatim ones RL can store 702MB or 736,966,656 bytes. To be on the safe side, I RL would limit it to 700MB (734,003,200 bytes). Yes, thanks - are

Re: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW

2003-08-04 Thread Nicholas Sherlock
- Original Message - From: Alistair George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:10 AM Subject: [DUG]: Maximum size for CDR CDRW Does anyone know the recommended maximum size for CDRW and CDR disks? I have CDRW: