The guys behind Inno Setup must be working day and night because
they're releasing new versions rapidly. I've updated my review (and the eBook version) with
details of all the new features.
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 new article provides
solutions to these problems and a reworked GeckoBrowser framework for Delphi 4.
'Taming the Lizard with Delphi' has been updated for the
Mozilla ActiveX Control v1.6 and 'Inno Setup Review' has also been updated for the latest
version.
Often referred to as "The Oscars of the Software Industry," these awards
represent the decision of SYS-CON's JDJ, .NET Developer's Journal, Web Services Journal, XML-Journal,
and ColdFusion Developer's Journal readers. Borland has won awards in 7 categories: Best Java Application;
Best Java IDE; Best .NET Source Control and Team Facilitation; Best .NET Editors and IDEs; Best Enterprise
Database; Best .NET Profilers, Optimizers, Decompilers, and Obfuscators; Best GUI for Web Services Product.
The Firebird Project have released v1.5 of the Firebird database engine.
This release represents a major upgrade to the open source engine, which has been developed from the
InterBase source code released by Borland in July 2000. Install packages are currently available for
Windows and Linux and other platforms should follow shortly.
Using the specially compiled IDE packages described in this article,
a special version of the Delphi 7 IDE can be created to target Delphi 8 OTA development.
JBuilder X Update 2 is now available to download for licensed users.
This update contains the JBuilder X plug-in for Borland Enterprise Server 6.0, as well as several bug fixes.
Borland has played an important role behind the scenes of NASA's
ongoing Mars Exploration Rover missions. Scientists used JBuilder to help write a program that
lets researchers and students around the world - this world, that is - share data and pictures
the rovers transmit back to Earth.
Debugging for the Series 60 Developer Platform
14-Feb-04
Forum Nokia describes the capabilities of Borland C++BuilderX for
debugging Series 60 Platform applications. Using a basic application which bounces a ball on
the screen this article shows how C++BuilderX can be used to detect two defects. One where the
program does not correctly account for the presence of the Control Pane, and another where an
uninitialized pointer causes a crash when trying to display text from the resource file. PDF
This is a quick guide to the recent changes in the Delphi newsgroups
on the Borland public newsgroup server. These changes were made to provide areas for discussions
regarding both Delphi 8 for the Microsoft.NET Framework, and for Delphi's Win32 support.
Yes, It's that time of year again! This is your chance to provide
valuable input to the Delphi team on a variety of topics. The survey should take approximately
10 minutes on average to complete. Your feedback has a direct influence on future versions of Delphi.
The Feb04 Delphi 8 for .NET compiler update contains a fix that may
affect you if you are in the habit of rebuilding the VCL for .NET source code from scratch.
Registered users of Delphi 8 for .NET can now download the update from
the Delphi for .NET download site. This update fixes some issues with the compiler and the debugger.
Borland has begun planning for the 2004 Borland Conference to be held in
San Jose, California the week of 11th - 15th September 2004. You are hereby invited to submit
abstracts to be considered for participation as a speaker at the conference. The deadline for
submitting abstracts is 1st March 2004.
Sun Microsystems has released an early edition of software that will
form the underpinnings of future Java applications for desktop computers - J2SE 1.5 beta,
code-named Tiger. The Tiger release of J2SE is targeted for completion this summer. Java licensees,
such as Sun and Borland Software, usually take several months to add the latest features to their
products.
Borland moved late last week to expand its application life-cycle
management (ALM) strategy by unveiling a new infrastructure management offering designed to
bridge the gap between development and deployment - Deployment Op-Center.
Register now for this free online seminar, 2nd March 2004 11:00am PST.
Learn how easy it is to take advantage of Web Services as you see how to build, consume, and
deploy Web services using JBuilder and Oracle Application Server. There will be a live demo on
building a Web service, consuming a Web service, and deploying an EJB and JavaBean as Web
services; this will be followed up with an interactive chat and question and answer session.
Borland is losing two top engineers to Microsoft in a brain drain
reminiscent of a period several years ago when Borland sued Microsoft for such practices. The
Scotts Valley company is losing Chief Technology Officer Blake Stone and Chuck Jazdzewski,
formerly chief scientist and architect of Borland's Delphi technology.
Today the open-source Eclipse development framework that IBM created
will finally get an independent, nonprofit corporation to oversee its technology direction and
growth. A broad cross section of the developer community has already signed on as members of the
organization, including Borland.
