Client Side sorting of mulitple columns

2013-04-26 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Using a TClientDataSet, is there any component out there that allows sorting of the data in the TClientDataset by multiple columns/fields? For instance, one column will be sorted in ascending order and another in Descending order at the same time? I would be interested in a

How do I programmatically center a form?

2013-03-28 Thread SoftTech
Greetings, Delphi 5.1 I have a need to change the width of a form (larger or smaller) when the user clicks a button and programmatically re-center the form. Any code on how to accomplish this would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike __

Looking for elWizard component

2012-12-13 Thread SoftTech
Does anyone know who the original manufacturer of ELWizard was? I have some old source that I cannot compile. Thanks, Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk

Delphi 5 to Delphi 2010 Conversion

2011-11-02 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Are there any white papers available that document what is necessary to convert a Delphi 5.1 application to Delphi 2010? I have a rather large task ahead of me. Thanks to all who reply. Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list -

Extract a phone number from a memo

2011-10-26 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Does anyone know how to find a Phone number found in a memo or richedit? For instance there could be say a dozen lines in the memo any one of which might contain a phone number like (555) 555- or 555-555-, etc. So what is the best way to extract any phone numbers that

Re: Extract a phone number from a memo

2011-10-26 Thread SoftTech
...@kylecordes.com To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:12 PM Subject: Re: Extract a phone number from a memo On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:28 PM, SoftTech mi...@softtechks.com So what is the best way to extract any phone numbers that may be found

Re: Storing a 32x32 gif image in a TClientDataset

2011-05-08 Thread SoftTech
wrong, so if you see what it is please let me know. This is really rather frustrating to me... Thanks again for your help. Mike - Original Message - From: Cameron Cole To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List Cc: SoftTech Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:42 PM Subject: Re: Storing

Re: One Instance Component that support passing of parmeters

2011-05-08 Thread SoftTech
); Application.CreateForm(TfrmSOAPReqRes, frmSOAPReqRes); Application.Run; end. - Original Message - From: Cameron Cole To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List Cc: SoftTech Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:57 AM Subject: Re: One Instance Component that support passing of parmeters You

Anyone know how to store the values of a TCheckListBox into a database field?

2011-04-14 Thread SoftTech
Greetings, I need to store the checked values for a TCheckListBox into a database field and retrieve it. Anyone have tips on how to do it? Thanks, Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org

TJvTrayIcon - How to hide application on start-up

2011-03-19 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Anyone uses the TJvTrayIcon component form the JVCL? In the help file it says: JEDI-VCL 3.33 help system TJvTrayIcon.Visibility property property Visibility: TTrayVisibilities; Description Use the Visibility property to customize the appearance and functionality of the tray

GExperts and Delphi 2010 hotkey CTRL+ALT+P Issue

2011-03-19 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, I use GExperts for Delphi 5 and Delphi 2010 In Delphi 5 I use the CTRL+ALT+P combination to add a Procedure Header to my source. In Delphi 2010 I setup GExperts to use the same hotkey, but instead of a Procedure Header added to my source, I'm placed in the Tool Palette of

Close another application from my Delphi application

2011-03-19 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, In certain instances I start a secondary tray application from my main application. When I close my main application, I would like to close my secondary tray application as well if it is still in the tray. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks to all who reply, Mike

Force a Delphi form to lower right corner of the screen.

2011-03-18 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Delphi 2010 I have a Delphi executable with a very small main window and instead of it being placed screen centered I would like it to be place in the lower right corner of the screen just above the system tray. Anyone have any example code on how to accomplish this? Thanks

Anyone know of a TDBImage component with an ImageList property?

2011-03-16 Thread SoftTech
Greetings, I have been wanting a component like this since Delphi 2. Does anyone know of a DBImage component with the following properties? DataField DataSource ImageList - To connect a TImageList component It would be really handy to store just an image index in the database and store images

Storing a 32x32 gif image in a TClientDataset

2011-03-15 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, I'm experimenting with my first Web Service by creating a program to read weather info off the internet. I have an in-memory dataset (TClientDataset) that I tried adding either a TGraphicField or a TBlobField to for storing a 32x32 gif image. During an append operation I'm

Looking for Martin Zinaich

2011-03-14 Thread SoftTech
Does anyone know Martin Zinaich? He made a post on the embarcadero web services forum on Oct 19, 2009 and I would like to contact him. I tried to contact him through embarcadero but did not receive a reply. Anyone know how to get ahold of him? Thanks, Mike

Re: Does somebody know how to invoke a Web Service / use WDSL fromDelphi5?

2011-03-10 Thread SoftTech
Thanks to all who replied. I have purchased Delphi 2010 back in Jan 2010. I was aware that it included my ability do also get older versions for Delphi. What I was not aware of was how much newer I could go without having to move to unicode. In other words, what is the newest version I

Does somebody know how to invoke a Web Service / use WDSL from Delphi 5?

2011-03-09 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, I know Delphi 6 and above handle this, but I have an app in Delphi 5.1 that has not been converted to D2010 yet and my user wants to be able to communicate with a Cisco Web Dialer now. Any ideas appreciated on how I might accomplish this using D5 would be greatly appreciated.

How it iterate a windows directory?

2011-02-23 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Anyone have sample code on lopping thru all files in a folder and grabbing the name, type, size and date modified? Any pointers appreciated. Thanks, mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org

Listview (pull all data from)

2011-02-15 Thread SoftTech
Greeting All, Guess I'm brain dead today. Can anyone share how to pull data from a TListView where ViewStyle = vsReport for all columns and for all data even that data not shown in the treeview? This code pulls the first column only and only the data shown in the treeview. If I page down

Re: Listview (pull all data from)

2011-02-15 Thread SoftTech
]; end; S:= LineItem.Caption; S:= S + #9 + LineItem.Subitems[I]; end; Writeln(PrintText, RzShellList1.Items[LineNo].Caption); end; CloseFile(PrintText); end; end; - Original Message - From: SoftTech mi

Re: How do I load a bitmap from a dcr file for my component in Delphi2010? Resource not Found

2011-01-20 Thread SoftTech
Peter, thanks for the reply. I have taken you advice and removed the 'EMAIL' bitmap from the component DCR file, leaving only the component palette icon in there, then added it to my component (DesignTime) package RES file. I followed this by adding {$R SoftTechDesign.res} to the

Converting DownloadURL_NOCache() function to work with Delphi 2010

2011-01-19 Thread SoftTech
I downloaded and used the DownloadURL_NOCache() from the Swiss Delphi Center and have been using it without issue in Delphi 5 You can find it here http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/en/showcode.php?id=412 function DownloadURL_NOCache(const aUrl: string; var s: String): Boolean; var hSession:

Re: Converting DownloadURL_NOCache() function to work with Delphi 2010

2011-01-19 Thread SoftTech
I figured it out. I needed to change one line Changed From: lpBuffer: array[0..1024 + 1] of Char; Changed To: lpBuffer: array[0..$400 - 1] of AnsiChar; - Original Message - From: SoftTech mi...@softtechks.com To: Delphi - Talk delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 19

How do I load a bitmap from a dcr file for my component in Delphi 2010? Resource not Found

2011-01-19 Thread SoftTech
In Delphi 5 the following code in the create constructor for one of my components would load a bitmap onto a button. constructor TSTEmailEdit.Create(AOwner: TComponent); begin inherited Create(AOwner); if (csDesigning in ComponentState) then

Where is the Image Editor in Delphi 2010?

2011-01-19 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Delphi 5 included am Image Editor on the Tools menu, but there does not seem to be one in Delphi 2010. Does it exist? If not what can I use to edit my bitmaps and Delphi Compiled Resource (dcr) files? Thanks, Mike __ Delphi-Talk

Can anyone recommend a replacement for VCLZip?

2011-01-17 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Upgrading from Delphi 5.1 to Delphi 2010 (Purchased a year ago and just now getting to it) I have a component called VCLZip v221 and I went to the website http://vclzip.bizland.com/ and found out that it is no longer supported as last release was 11/24/2008 for Delphi 2009

Attempting to use OLE with WordPerfect and failing

2011-01-16 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, I have tried the following without success. I have tried sfrmFile and sdataFile as both string and WideString and both as variables and constants and when it gets to the line WPObject.MergeFileAssociate(sFrmFile, sDataFile); I get an error when running within Delphi Project

Re: Delphi Mail Merge Component

2011-01-15 Thread SoftTech
:= CreateOleObject('progID'); { whatever progID } WP.method; { whatever method would invoke your macro } end; or (better), import the WP type library and make Vtable calls to it. Cheers, Peter 2011/1/14 SoftTech mi...@softtechks.com Greetings Peter, Thanks for the reply. We use Word Perfect

Re: Delphi Mail Merge Component

2011-01-14 Thread SoftTech
simple way to do this is to create a word macro and run the macro from the command line via Delphi. Similar thing can be done with VBA. It isn't as Delphi driven but it works pretty well at least with the older versions of word. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:30 PM, SoftTech mi...@softtechks.com

Re: Delphi Mail Merge Component

2011-01-14 Thread SoftTech
Very much so. Most Legal Firms prefer Word Perfect over MS Word. Here is a link, they have a 30 day trial http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1207676528492#tabview=tab7 - Original Message - From: Francois PIETTE francois.pie...@skynet.be To: Delphi-Talk Discussion

Has anyone who has UILMailMerge got it to compile under Delphi 2010?

2011-01-13 Thread SoftTech
If so, would you be willing to share what you did so I can compile it too? Thanks to anyone who relies... Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk

Delphi Mail Merge Component

2011-01-13 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Back in days Tim Sullivan had a component called UIL Mail Merge and it was a great component for merging data with either MS Word or Corel Word Perfect. Then he sold it to TMS Software who really have not kept it up with the later versions of Delphi past 2007. So my question

Question on Windows Task Scheduler and Delphi

2010-05-17 Thread SoftTech
Greetings, I use Delphi 5.1 and Delphi Studio 2010. Currently I use the windows task manager on our office server to run an executable that updates transactions in a database to move things forward. It starts running at 12:10am and processes every 8 minutes for 6 hours. I have a few issues

Re: Best and/or easiest to use installer

2010-01-23 Thread SoftTech
WinRar is not an installer but is used as a file archiver and data compression utility. - Original Message - From: CubicDesign cubicdes...@gmail.com To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:09 AM Subject: Re: Best and/or easiest to use

Best and/or easiest to use installer

2010-01-21 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Would appreciate your opinion on the best software to use to create an installer for my product. Would prefer something that is easy to learn and use. Would like to be able to install Firebird as part of the install and then of course my product build with Delphi. Price is

Re: Tool to find un-linked event in delphi source

2010-01-11 Thread SoftTech
Greetings, I ran into an issue with the list were I was not receiving any email replies to my original post. It has now been fixed. Just curious what kind of application is using so many forms? Can you describe your application (in general terms)? It is a debt collection application that

Tool to find un-linked event in delphi source

2010-01-04 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All and Happy New Year, Working with Delphi 5.1 currently and moving to Delphi 2010 this year. Does anyone know a tool or any way to find un-linked events? I have an issue where I have events that were once setup say onCreate and OnDestroy that have code in the source form, but if

Will Delphi 5.1 work on Vista 64-Bit

2009-02-21 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, I want to purchase a new computer but am still using Delphi 5.1 for development Does anyone know for sure if Delphi 5.1 will work and compile programs ok? Will these programs compiled on Vista 64-Bit work ok under Windows XP? Can anyone point me to a site where it is discussed?

Abort memo copy in Delphi

2008-11-27 Thread SoftTech
Greetings All, Delphi 5.1 Does anyone know of a way to allow a user to view the contents of a memo, but not allow them to copy it? Thanks for any pointers, Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org

Borland Newsgroup Dead?

2008-10-30 Thread SoftTech
Can anyone confirm is the Borland.Public.Delphi.Jobs newsgroup is working or not? Thanks, Mike __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk

TMaskEdit Question

2006-10-12 Thread Softtech
Greetings All, Using Delphi 5.1 I'd like to use in my app the Input Mask Editor which pops-up when I click on ... button associated with EditMask property for TMaskEdit component. How can I have access to this Input Mask Editor during runtime so my end user can use it? Does anyone know of a

Developers Express Components and Out of memory when expanding memory stream

2006-08-17 Thread Softtech
Greetings All, Using Delphi 5.1 I'm no longer able to compile and link a large Delphi project (22MB), I can however compile/link a smaller project (7MB) without any problems. Right in the middle of the linking process on the large project I recieve the following error Access violation at