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| Using HTML Help in your Applications - by Dave Murray | |
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Do you long to move from WinHelp to HTML Help in your programs? This article contains code that converts WinHelp calls to HTML Help calls enabling you to upgrade with the minimum of effort. Updated with details of a fix for problems in Delphi 6+. |
| Abstraction of Runtime Queries from Code - by Dave Murray | |
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Programming methodology books teach the principles of decoupling, abstraction and non-repetition. This article shows how to achieve some of these goals when coding queries. By moving SQL statements from your code into Ini files your queries can be changed without recompiling your program. |
| Using Delphi's Shell Controls - by Dave Murray | |
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From Delphi 6 onwards, Borland provides shell
controls including TShellTreeView and TShellListView that provide the
functionality of Windows Explorer. This article shows how to use these controls to create a reusable
frame that mimics Explorer.
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Taming the Lizard with Delphi - by Dave Murray
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Would you like to display HTML in
your applications using an open source solution? The GRE by the Mozilla Foundation can be embedded
in a Delphi application by using the Mozilla ActiveX Control. This article shows how to use this
control and points out some differences between it and the IE based TWebBrowser.
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| Inno Setup Review - by Dave Murray | |
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Inno Setup by Jordan Russell is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. I've been using it for a couple of years so I was keen to see what new features are in the latest version. |
| Delphi 4 Lizard Taming - by Dave Murray | |
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The Mozilla ActiveX Control can be used to display html in Delphi 4 applications but there is a VCL bug and other problems to overcome. This article provides solutions to these problems and a reworked GeckoBrowser framework for Delphi 4. |
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