Re: [DUG] Move mouse to ListItem

2011-03-08 Thread Alister Christie
The help does seem to get better - I've been finding it useful in Delphi XE. There is probably more documentation than ever before, but Delphi is so much bigger than it use to be. I think the depth of the coverage is not as good as it use to be and I still come across stuff that's not

Re: [DUG] Delphi Starter Edition

2011-03-08 Thread Paul A Norman
Hi Malcolm, Looking through the feature matrix, I was not sure, can Delphi Starter connect to an MySql database on local or other server please? Paul On 31 January 2011 21:06, Malcolm Groves malcolm.gro...@embarcadero.com wrote: http://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter Cheers

Re: [DUG] Delphi Starter Edition

2011-03-08 Thread Jolyon Smith
Yes and No. Starter Edition does not include DBExpress, only InterbaseExpress so you cannot use DBExpress to talk to MySQL. As the name suggests, you can only use InterbaseExpress with Interbase databases. However, you can still of course use ADO, ODBC or 3rd party DB Connectivity libraries

Re: [DUG] Move mouse to ListItem

2011-03-08 Thread John Bird
I found a link on the list here where you could download the Delphi 2009 help files as .CHM which I did and added to the tools menu. Fast loading and useful - worthy addition to the D2007 help. I also have the D7 help in the tools menu too. Maybe someone has the link, I will try to

Re: [DUG] Delphi Starter Edition

2011-03-08 Thread Todd
Hi Paul ZEOS certainly connects to MySql. Todd. Looking through the feature matrix, I was not sure, can Delphi Starter connect to an MySql database on local or other server please? Paul On 31 January 2011 21:06, Malcolm Groves malcolm.gro...@embarcadero.com wrote:

Re: [DUG] Conditionally change name of output exe

2011-03-08 Thread Jeremy North
That is what automatic build products are for. Finalbuilder is my choice. Winner of another jolt award this year. Made with delphi and c# (not that it really matters) On 09/03/2011 3:58 PM, Ross Levis r...@stationplaylist.com wrote: Is there any facility to change the name of the exe file when

Re: [DUG] Conditionally change name of output exe

2011-03-08 Thread Ross Levis
Thanks for that. I decided instead to copy the dpr and rename it. I should be able to manage that ok. Cheers. From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy North Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2011 6:08 PM To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi

Re: [DUG] Conditionally change name of output exe

2011-03-08 Thread Alistair Ward
Hi, I had just composed an answer suggesting using Build Configurations and Post-Build events, when I re-read your message and saw the D7 :-) I think your own solution of copying and renaming the .DPR is by far the easiest - my only suggestion is make sure that each project has it's own unit

Re: [DUG] Conditionally change name of output exe

2011-03-08 Thread Colin Johnsun
Hi Alistair, On 9 March 2011 17:17, Alistair Ward alist...@fred.gen.nz wrote: Hi, I had just composed an answer suggesting using Build Configurations and Post-Build events, when I re-read your message and saw the D7 :-) Don't hold back :) I'm sure those of us who use a more recent version of

Re: [DUG] Conditionally change name of output exe

2011-03-08 Thread Jeremy North
http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Build_Configurations_Overview http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Configuration_Manager http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Creating_and_Modifying_Build_Configurations