[DUG]: CTree and Delphi 4

1999-02-08 Thread Harding, Arran
Hi Has anyone used Ctree with Delphi, or know of any components (preferably free) that will allow me to read Ctree files. thanks Arran Harding ACNielsen (NZ) Ltd ph (09) 488 3695 --- New Zealand Delphi Users group -

[DUG]: Y2K Issues - StrToDate

1999-02-08 Thread Edward Huang
Hi, Group, I'm still using Delphi 3.02 at moment, and notice that StrToDate funtion does not treat 2 digit year nicely. e.g StrToDate('01/01/01') returns 01/01/1901, not 01/01/2001 which should be the one many people want. Can anyone out there tell me what the result of StrToDate('01/01/01') is

Re: [DUG]: Writing text to the Canvas - text disappears on repaint

1999-02-08 Thread Phil Scadden
> I am using textout() to write text to the canvas of a TChart which > works fine, except that when a redraw occurs (e.g. when resizing > the form) the text disappears. I have struck similar behaviour > when writing to the canvas of a form, though I also have some test > code from the Delp

[DUG]: Writing text to the Canvas - text disappears on repaint

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Walsh
I am using textout() to write text to the canvas of a TChart which works fine, except that when a redraw occurs (e.g. when resizing the form) the text disappears. I have struck similar behaviour when writing to the canvas of a form, though I also have some test code from the Delphi 4 Devel

Re: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Matthew wrote: > Peter, I have downloaded you compression component and it did everything I > need easily. I will log on to your site some time soon to register it. That's great to hear, Matt. Quick work, too! G'luck with it. cheers, peter == P

Re: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Matthew Comb
Peter, I have downloaded you compression component and it did everything I need easily. I will log on to your site some time soon to register it. Thanks heaps. Matt. -Original Message- From: Peter Hyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:

RE: [DUG]: WMF viewer with Zoom

1999-02-08 Thread Derricutt, Mark
> TPicture will load metafiles (well, it says it will). To > zoom, let windows DOH, ignore me :) Image.Picture --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.

RE: [DUG]: WMF viewer with Zoom

1999-02-08 Thread Derricutt, Mark
> TPicture will load metafiles (well, it says it will). To > zoom, let windows > do it for you - change the Image size without changing the I dont seem to have a TPicture component, what pallette is it on? Or do you mean TImage? -

Re: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Matthew asked: > Does anyone know of any zipping/unzipping components or routines. Someone else mentijoned Abbrevia and I agree that it is the best in the Delphi/zip world, but you might also want to look at VCLZIP, which is considerably cheaper. (A web search will find either). If you're wa

[DUG]: TreeViewCombo component

1999-02-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
Does anyone know of any Combo/DBCombo type components that use a treeview instead of a list box?? Thanks Mark BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Derricutt;Mark FN:Mark Derricutt ORG:PB Power (NZ) Ltd;Geothermal Division TITLE:Software Developer TEL;WORK;VOICE:649-377-9941 TEL;HOME;VOICE:649-846-3763 TE

Re: [DUG]: Windozes Printing

1999-02-08 Thread Maurice Butler
Thanks Alistair and Glen for your suggestions, will look into it further when I get the opportunity tonight when production has slowed. Maurice --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[DUG]: WMF viewer with Zoom

1999-02-08 Thread Terry Johnson
TPicture will load metafiles (well, it says it will). To zoom, let windows do it for you - change the Image size without changing the Picture size - I've been doing just that with bitmaps. Put it on a scroll box and you get the scrollbars automatically. No extra component required. Terry >Does a

[DUG]: Microsoft Transaction Server

1999-02-08 Thread Simon Mahony
Anyone using MTS for distributed applications ? Simon Mahony, System Creator, MetService --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz

[DUG]: WMF viewer with Zoom

1999-02-08 Thread Simon Mahony
Does anyone know of a component which will let me view a WMF on screen and zoom and pan within it ? Simon Mahony, System Creator, MetService. --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Duane Atkins
Personally I have found the TurboPower product, Abbrevia, to be the best zip compatible compression component set available. There are no external DLL files to install, unlike other compression components, everything is compiled straight into the EXE. Check out the website below for more info.

Re: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
Dunno which compress component you use but we use TCompress from SPIS and I can reccommend it highly. For the ftp site login as anonymous with your email address as the password - or do it thru your browser. ftp.delphi.org.nz. "Matthew Comb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/02/99 09:11:49 Ple

RE: [DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Derricutt, Mark
I have a copy of ZipTV somewhere at home I could send you. Very nice set of components, unfortunately you need to register them... -Original Message- From: Matthew Comb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 1999 10:12 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]:

[DUG]: compression.

1999-02-08 Thread Matthew Comb
A while back I was asking about compression components and one was supplied from someone in the group, unfortunately it does not seem to work when backing up and restoring from floppy, it is a bit temperamental.   Does anyone know of any zipping/unzipping components or routines.   Can someo

RE: [DUG]: Windozes Printing

1999-02-08 Thread Glen Boyd
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Maurice Butler Sent: Monday, 8 February 1999 16:34 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Windozes Printing The problem is when it prints locally to the parallel port, the print spooler slams

RE: [DUG]: Windows Profiles

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
1. Registry at HKEY_USERS. I don't remember whether all of the users can be accessed from this key but each under their name will have a ShellFolders (HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shel l Folders e.g) which contains a pointer to the Start menu. Iterate thr

RE: [DUG]: Interbase field data oddity

1999-02-08 Thread Gary T. Benner
Peter, 1. Have you tried changing the field type to a Blob, even just to try and see if the effect is the same. 2. How big is the field. Varchar's over 255 characters in length are treated as TMemofields somewhere ( I think it is in the BDE, but cannot be sure - its too early in the morning

Re: [DUG]: Interbase field data oddity

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Peter Jones wrote: > I can't help directly but you might wanna do a quick test with FreeIB > Comps and compare the results. No, they won't provide the precise services the BDE ones are, and I'm more than happy with what the IBO ones are doing in other respects. > Another thought, does the fie

RE: [DUG]: Interbase field data oddity

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Gary wrote: > 1. Have you tried changing the field type to a Blob, even just to try and > see if the effect is the same. Definitely wanted to avoid that. > 2. How big is the field. Varchar's over 255 characters in length are > treated as TMemofields somewhere ( I think it is in the BDE, but ca

Re: [DUG]: Why?

1999-02-08 Thread Alistair George
James my penny worth. If you dont, you are liable, if you do, you are less liable. It is much more prevalent in the States than here, but unfortunately we are following suit where unscrupulous characters can take money from legitimate manufacturers, even by misuse of a product unless it is properl

[DUG]: Why?

1999-02-08 Thread James M Sandbrook
Why do we have to put these comments in our programs: MyProgram IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTW

[DUG]: Test Message - Ignore

1999-02-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
Ignore this :) BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Derricutt;Mark FN:Mark Derricutt ORG:PB Power (NZ) Ltd;Geothermal Division TITLE:Software Developer TEL;WORK;VOICE:649-377-9941 TEL;HOME;VOICE:649-846-3763 TEL;CELL;VOICE:6421-216-5062 TEL;WORK;FAX:649-377-9946 TEL;HOME;FAX:649-377-9946 ADR;WORK;ENCODIN

Re: [DUG]: How to set Password protection on tables?

1999-02-08 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
>Can anybody tell me how to set the password option on a Paradox table at >run-time. Here ya go... I can't vouch for the efficiency of the algorithm - it's passed though too many hands... The parameter contains a stringlist of table names to secure... some other variables are used 'AliasPath'

Re: [DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Laurence Bevan
Many thanks, Jo, I should have thought of that. >A very quick examination of the .pas files using windows file find and the >advanced option 'containing text' = SndPlaySound reveals.. that its >mmsystem.pas > >Yours >Jo Pitts >Software Development Manager >Telephony Video Data >+64 9 376 6016

RE: [DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Jo Pitts
A very quick examination of the .pas files using windows file find and the advanced option 'containing text' = SndPlaySound reveals.. that its mmsystem.pas Yours Jo Pitts Software Development Manager Telephony Video Data +64 9 376 6016 [Phone] +64 9 376 6017 [Fax] +64 21 894 883 [Mobile] --

RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
what about the new zip drives with increased capacity? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Belding > Sent: Monday, 1 February 1999 19:43 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives > > > Jeremy >

Re: [DUG]: Interbase field data oddity

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
I can't help directly but you might wanna do a quick test with FreeIB Comps and compare the results. Another thought, does the field ever contain a char(0)? Can you make it a text blob? Is the field char or varchar? Tried a different BDE? "Peter Hyde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/99 22:42

RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
mmm...lokked on theZip site already, but there is nothing there that gives any info onprogrammng with zip drives etc., so I am not sure..ah welltoo busy to worry about itjust need to hard code the drive letter I guess. Cheers, Jeremy Coulter > -Original Message- > From: [EMAI

[DUG]: Interbase field data oddity

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Hi folks, I have an Interbase database containing a string field which is effecitvely binary (i.e. potentially uses any of the 255 "ASCII" characters, not just the usual 127 or so text ones). My application is accessing the field both via the BDE/SQL Links *and* via IBObjects. Via the latter

RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Belding
Jeremy Use GetDriveType to show the drive is removable. Use DiskSize to see if its size is about 100MB If both at true you have an approx 100 Mb zip drive. If you need more detailed info why not contact ZIP directly? I'd bet they would give you S/W. Regards Russell At 14:14 01/02/99 +1100,

RE: [DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating

1999-02-08 Thread Dennis Chuah
Geoff, > If you know the process handle you can execute the following call: > > WaitForSingleObject(hProcess,0) > which will return immediately - you can also pass INFINITE which will wait > (and stop your program) until the process terminates. > > Your example would then look something like: >

Re: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Nigel Tavendale
Jeremy,   There is a Windows API function called GetDriveType which returns an integer value depending on wether the drive is removable (which would be a floppy or zip drive), remote (network drive), CD ROM, HDD etc.  .  I would suggest just feeding each letter of the elphaget into this fun

RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Did a bit of a dig on "Developers.href.com" and someone said that they used "DiskSize" function to find the zipdrive. Not sure HOW you get on if there is a 100mb drive on the system...not that I have, but.. Also, a disk has to be in the drive for it to work too. Been looking in the regis

RE: [DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
GetDriveType will detect different types but not specifically a zip drive Views contained in this post are my personal opinions and unless otherwise stated not those of any organisation I am associated with.

RE: [DUG]: Determining instance already running

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
I have at least one application in which JustOne32 will not work. Have not been able to determine the reason why at this stage. Views contained in this post are my personal opinions and unless otherwise stated not those of any organisation I am associa

RE: [DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Alistair George > Sent: Monday, 1 February 1999 12:19 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating > > > Geoff heres some code which will do you

[DUG]: Detecting Zip Drives

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
nyone know how to tell if a drive is a zip drive or not ? or even how to detect a zip drive ? Cheers, Jeremy Coulter Software Developer Application Development Centre Compaq Computer New Zealand Ltd. Phone: 64 3 371 5761 Fax:64 3 371 5747 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

RE: [DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
If you know the process handle you can execute the following call: WaitForSingleObject(hProcess,0) which will return immediately - you can also pass INFINITE which will wait (and stop your program) until the process terminates. Your example would then look something like: while WaitForSingleObje

Re: [DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating

1999-02-08 Thread Alistair George
Geoff heres some code which will do you job : I dont claim originality Function WinExecAndWait(Path : string; Visibility : word) : word; var InstanceID : THandle; PathLen : integer; begin { inplace conversion of a String to a PChar } PathLen := Length(Path); Move(Path[1],Path[0],PathLen

[DUG]: Detecting a WinExec program terminating

1999-02-08 Thread Geoff Jenkins
I am upgrading a Delphi 1 app to D4 and need to know when an outside program has finished. My code snippet was - ProgramHandle := WinExec(Batch,sw_ShowMaximized); ... ... while GetModuleUsage(ProgramHandle) <> 0 {wait till program terminated before continuing} do Application.

Re: [DUG]: Memo strings

1999-02-08 Thread Nigel Tavendale
Putting In BlobStreams is fairly easy, just remeber to create and destroy them.   e.g.   procedure TfmMain.Blob; var   slDesc : TStringList;   bDesc  : TBlobStream; begin   {get contentsout of memo field in Table 1}  slDesc:=TStringList.Create; //create string list bDesc:=TBlobStream.Create

[DUG]: Frequently Asked Questions

1999-02-08 Thread Nakie
New Zealand Borland Developers Association FAQ Last updated: 19/5/1998 Questions: Q. Who/What is the BDA? Q. How can I contact members of the BDA and/or Borland New Zealand? Q. What mailing lists are available? Q. Show how do I subscribe? Q. Is there a

[DUG]: DOH!!! That should be how to detect Zip DRIVES not disks....

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Jeremy Coulter (chief software engineer) Visual Software Solutions Christchurch, New Zealand PH 03-3521595 FAX 03-3521596 MOBILE 021-2150435 www.vss.co.nz --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTE

[DUG]: detecting zip Disks

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Anyone know how to detect if a drive is a zipdisk or not ? Cheers, Jeremy Coulter (chief software engineer) Visual Software Solutions Christchurch, New Zealand PH 03-3521595 FAX 03-3521596 MOBILE 021-2150435 www.vss.co.nz

Re: [DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Laurence Bevan
Thanks to Alistair and Jeremy for the replies, however what do you include in the uses clause to use this function? --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://

Re: [DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Alistair George
sndPlaySound(pchar(msg), SND_FILENAME or SND_SYNC); {msg:string which is the full filename. To stop Windows from playing a sound use the following} sndplaysound('NULL', SND_PURGE); {it follows then that if you had an array of sounds in memory, and make 'P' an array of pointer, and tbyte a byte

[DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Laurence Bevan
Is there a way to play a WAV file without using the MediaPlayer? Laurence Bevan --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz

RE: [DUG]: Play a WAV file

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
there is an API call called "sndPlaySound" Check out the params in the WIN32s.hlp file Jeremy Coulter (chief software engineer) Visual Software Solutions Christchurch, New Zealand PH 03-3521595 FAX 03-3521596 MOBILE 021-2150435 www.vss.co.nz > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [DUG]: Detecting a Windows Shutdown

1999-02-08 Thread Kerry Sainsbury
> procedure TForm1.FormCloseQuery(Sender: TObject; var CanClose: Boolean); > begin > // Ask user if shutdown should occur. > if (wm_close or WM_ENDSESSION) and (MessageDlg('Are you sure?', > mtConfirmation, mbYesNoCancel, 0) = mrYes) > then CanClose := true// Allow Windows to shut down.

[DUG]: Re: Detecting a Windows Shutdown

1999-02-08 Thread Wilfred Verkley
Thanks for all your help. The simplest solution I found was just to trap WM_QueryEndSession message on your form and set a flag. ie procedure TExampleForm.WMQueryEndSession(var Message: TWMQueryEndSession); begin fDisableCloseConfirm := true; inherited; end; // CloseQuery gets called from

[DUG]: Memo strings

1999-02-08 Thread Scott Cree
Hi All, What is the best way to load a memo field (from an Access db) into a stringlist object, and later save the stringlist back into the memo field. I have looked at the LoadFromStream method for TStrings, but I haven't worked with streams yet, and I'm still trying to get to grips with them.

Re: [DUG]: Detecting a Windows Shutdown

1999-02-08 Thread Alistair George
The Windows message to applications for shutdown is WM_close or WM_ENDSESSION. Hence I would interrogate for this message in the formclosequery proc of your program, and carry out the necessary actions according to the state of WM_close. Try the code out below and put a break on the wm_close line

RE: [DUG]: Detecting a Windows Shutdown

1999-02-08 Thread Chris Hallowes
You can detect when the user is logging off or shutting windows down by trapping WM_ENDSESSION. -Original Message- From: Wilfred Verkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 11:22 To: Multiple rec

[DUG]: Detecting a Windows Shutdown

1999-02-08 Thread Wilfred Verkley
This question may have been asked before but... Does anyone know how to detect if windows is shutting down? I want to display a warning/confirmation message when the user shuts down a specific application, but not have this message displayed when windows itself is being shut down. Cheers, > .-

Re: [DUG]: Barcodes

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
For extensive barcode support try [EMAIL PROTECTED] or http://www.hexcom.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 29/01/99 05:08:06 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchu

RE: [DUG]: Barcodes

1999-02-08 Thread Colin Fraser
I have used the TBarCode component available from ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/schlottke. Have not had any trouble with it. Regards C Fraser -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 6:08 am To

[DUG]: Barcodes

1999-02-08 Thread mgoble
Does anyone have any experience with any good barcoding components? Must be able to compile and print barcodes on the fly. Regards Mike Taranaki Nuchem --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG]: Deja Vu?

1999-02-08 Thread Mark Derricutt
Aaron Scott-Boddendijk wrote: > you must be stuck in a doctor who timeloop type thing > (or was it saphire and steel)... Oh dear... age showing... Speaking of Saphire and Steel, we have numeros episodes on video in the lounge :) -- Is it fiction? Is it confession? | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is i

Re: [DUG]: Barcodes

1999-02-08 Thread Laurence Bevan
There's a freeware component on DSP called barnosrc.zip. Includes a component for QuickReports. I've used it a couple of times and it's not bad. If you can't find it, email me and I'll send it to you. Laurence Bevan ---

[DUG]: DUG list

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Hyde
Hi Nic, Suddenly, messages from 3-4 days ago are starting to reappear on the list. Has the listserver dropped into a hole in space-time? cheers, peter == Peter Hyde, SPIS Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand * TurboNote: http://TurboPress.com/tbno

[DUG]: Windows Profiles

1999-02-08 Thread Andrew Little
I'd like to be able create shortcuts for all the known user profiles on a given machine. I can create the shortcuts all right, but how do I create them for every profile? Cheers, Andrew Little. --- New Zealand Delphi Us

RE: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread MaxRenshaw-Fox
It might be worth reading the BDE API stuff on the Inprise site. It's got some info in there about environment requirements which lead to obscure errors if the BDE can't get enough handles etc. May be useful Max -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Beh

Re: [DUG]: Help with C to Pascal translation and COM interface

1999-02-08 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
>Thanks for the info, however >The part that confuses me is the passing of the pointer to the structure >as an integer. >> hResult = m_pAddContactDirectBuffer->GetReplyBufferDirect( >> sizeof(reply_hdr_def), (long*)&replyHdr, >> &vt_success); (long *)&replyHdr is the following &replyHdr is a

RE: [DUG]: Help with C to Pascal translation and COM interface

1999-02-08 Thread Neil Anderson
Thanks for the info, however The part that confuses me is the passing of the pointer to the structure as an integer. I have tried var pm : pointer; begin pm := @replyHdr; hOk := myOb.GetReplyBufferDirect( sizeof(replyHdr) , integer(pm), bOK); end; I get violations etc, > -Original

RE: [DUG]: Deja Vu?

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
No it's not just you :) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Grant Black > Sent: Thursday, 28 January 1999 10:20 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: Deja Vu? > > > Is it just me or are some of the e-mails coming t

Re: [DUG]: Deja Vu?

1999-02-08 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
>Subject: [DUG]: Deja Vu? >Is it just me or are some of the e-mails coming through the mail list >repeats? No it's just you... The rest of us have never seen them before, honest ;) you must be stuck in a doctor who timeloop type thing (or was it saphire and steel)... Oh dear... age showing...

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread Belding
Hello Steven We need a dbase pro commenting here but as one hasn't come forward I suggest the following as an experiment, as I do not know if the dBase block sizes affect file accessibility as they do in Pdox, D1 BDE access. Option Best: Look on the internet for a utility which changes th

[DUG]: Deja Vu?

1999-02-08 Thread Grant Black
Is it just me or are some of the e-mails coming through the mail list repeats? Grant Black Software Developer SmartMove (NZ) Ltd Phone: +64 9 361-0219 extn 719 Fax : +64 9 361-0211 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

RE: [DUG]: MAPI

1999-02-08 Thread Yanbo Li
Hi Alistair, It is not as difficult as you thought. I've got the solution. I got a reference book from a friend. In the book, there is an example, which demonstrates how to make a component to send mail. The method in the example is quite simple. The key Mapis used are MapiLongOn MapiResolveNa

RE: [DUG]: Help with C to Pascal translation and COM interface

1999-02-08 Thread Struan Judd
Neil, As I read it, they are passing a pointer to the replyHdr structure into the GetReplyBufferDirect routine along with the size of the replyHdr structure (reply_hdr_def). I think you will find that there are a number of possible structures and the exact type of the structure is encoded in the

[DUG]: Help with C to Pascal translation and COM interface

1999-02-08 Thread Neil Anderson
Hello I am using some 3rdparty COM objects and would like some using the following methods, I have imported the type library : IDirectBufferAccess = interface ['{F080A41A-28E0-11D2-80B6-00A0C92296F1}'] function SetRequestBufferDirect(ReqBufferLen: Integer; var ReqBuffer: Integer;

Re: [DUG]: D4 Update pack #2

1999-02-08 Thread threadgj
You can also order the free CD update (Delphi 4.02) from Inprise NZ, PO Box 90652, Auckland (Phone:09 360-0231/Fax: 09 360-0384). John Threadgill Forest Research --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread Steven Wild
All right so let me explore BDE settings: In my DBF tables I only use Number, Character, Date, and Logical field types. There are no memo fields so no DBT files. I use standard MDX production index files. The indexes involved in this prolem are all field rather than expression indexes. Th

RE: [DUG]: D4 Update pack #2

1999-02-08 Thread Patrick Dunford
Anyone know when D5 is due? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 1999 10:48 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: Re: [DUG]: D4 Update pack #2 > ==

Re: [DUG]: D4 Update pack #2

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
Yes, correct. It is on ftp.delphi.org also. "Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 27/01/99 08:38:25 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs)

RE: [DUG]: D4 Update pack #2

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
well I am 45 % through downloading it at the moment5.4kb sec...not bad for IHUG !! which I was at work.15-17kb sec downloadssigh Jeremy Coulter > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, Januar

Re: [DUG]: Delphi DCOM client question

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
Given the number of clients and the frequency of instantiations required you should be fine loading on demand. However, there's no gaurentee this will solve the problem as the COM server may still hang at an inconvienient moment. The Microsoft way of doing this sort of thing would be to use MT

[DUG]: FORM Icons

1999-02-08 Thread Eliot Muir
Hi, I'm working on a application which uses MDI child forms. I'm attempting to set the icons for the forms using the Icon property - but Delphi seems to squeeze the 32x32 icons into a 20x20 space or stretch 16x16 icons into 20x20. In the process it anti-aliases the icon which tends to mangle ic

[DUG]: D4 Update pack #2

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Am I seeing the Inprise D4 update pack #2 download page right ??!!! its a 22mb download !!! Jeremy Coulter (chief software engineer) Visual Software Solutions Christchurch, New Zealand PH 03-3521595 FAX 03-3521596 MOBILE 021-2150435 www.vss.co.nz --

RE: [DUG]: New D4 Native Access Driver

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Thats about what I figured..I will have to update to TITAN for D4, which is only about $129 US$. Thansk for the info. Jeremy Coulter -Original Message- From: Grant Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 13:17 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject:

[DUG]: Delphi DCOM client question

1999-02-08 Thread Stephen Garner
Hi, What is the preferred method of connecting to a DCOM server? Once per client instantiation or for each call you need to make? I'm maintaining a Delphi DCOM client app that uses it's own database access for reading a remote database but commits all changes through a DCOM server that enforces

RE: [DUG]: New D4 Native Access Driver

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
how does it compare to sat Titan for access or any other 3rd party Access Controls??? I found that under D3 that querys took FOREVER !!! and I ended up purchasing Titan for access for D3. Any findings you have would be very appreciative Jeremy Coulter -Original Message- From: [EM

RE: [DUG]: New D4 Native Access Driver

1999-02-08 Thread Grant Black
My conclusion... better than D3 but still not anywhere as fast as say ODBCExpress or Adonis. We stuck to ODBCExpress as we liked not having to re-distribute the BDE. Grant Black Software Developer SmartMove (NZ) Ltd Phone: +64 9 361-0219 extn 719 Fax : +64 9 361-0211 Email: [EMAIL P

Re: [DUG]: New D4 Native Access Driver

1999-02-08 Thread Peter Ingham
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:57:35 +1100, you wrote: >Hi All..I got my new D4 today, and reading the box, it says it has a NEW >access 97 native Driver. > >has anyone tired this, and how did it fear.like the D3 one ? or is it >faster? Much faster, Generally fixed up. Still doesn't do mult

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread Belding
Steven Here is a possibility. Someone more familiar with dBase files than me may be able to give you better information. First by way of analogy ... In the BDE version used with D1 the block size in effect (use bdecfg.exe to look at it for Pdox tables) when you create Pdox tables limits the

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
I have BoundsChecker if you wanna borrow it. It may point out something that Slueth doesn't. Give me a call. Just a thought do any of the indexes involved have expressions rather than fields? "Steven Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 26/01/99 09:54:57 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread Steven Wild
I am using BDE 5.01 & Delphi 4.02 However a version compiled in Delphi 3 and running with BDE 4.0 has the same problem. I assume that that means that it is my code but what do i look for Steven > > > What version of BDE are you using Steve? We are using 5.01 with D3 and D4 > and it's

Re: [DUG]: COMCTL32.DLL

1999-02-08 Thread Mark Howard
I think that this is a problem that you get on machines with the very first version of Win95. I just copied that file from my machine (a later version) and everything was OK. Someone else may be able to give you a more learned dissertaion on the matter! Mark Willie Juson wrote:  Hi all, I'm re

Re: [DUG]: COMCTL32.DLL

1999-02-08 Thread Stephen Barker
try: http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/downloads/files/40comupd.htm regards, Steve. -Original Message- From: Cooke, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, 26 January 1999 17:11 Subject: RE: [DUG]: COMCTL32.DLL Microsoft

RE: [DUG]: COMCTL32.DLL

1999-02-08 Thread Cooke, Andrew
Microsoft say not to just copy the dll. On their site they provide an exe that installs the comctl upgrades. You can distribute the exe and you can run it silently. Unfortunately I cant remember the name of the file (!)but you should find it with a search for comctl32.dll on Microsoft's knowledgeb

[DUG]: COMCTL32.DLL

1999-02-08 Thread Willie Juson
Hi all,   I'm receiving an "Exception EComponent Error" when trying to start my application on a windows 95 PC  (Delphi 4/Interbase 5.0) - it claims it requires version 4.7 (or higher) of COMCTL32.DLL.  Does anyone know exactly what this means, where do I get it from etc etc,   thanks

[DUG]: New D4 Native Access Driver

1999-02-08 Thread Jeremy Coulter
Hi All..I got my new D4 today, and reading the box, it says it has a NEW access 97 native Driver. has anyone tired this, and how did it fear.like the D3 one ? or is it faster? Cheers, Jeremy Coulter Software Developer Application Development Centre Compaq Computer New Zealand Ltd. P

[DUG]: MAPI

1999-02-08 Thread Alistair George
Thanks for the info Yanbo; I havent had time to look at it as Im working on another project. _But_ are you sure it works with Simple MAPI - that is the majority of mail users who use Outlook Express? I have never had a problem with MAPI; it is simple MAPI that has been the bug-bear with attachment

Re: [DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
What version of BDE are you using Steve? We are using 5.01 with D3 and D4 and it's ok. I think/hope. You could easily try an older/new version with your Slueth test. "Steven Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 25/01/99 04:16:04 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipien

[DUG]: memory leaks??

1999-02-08 Thread Steven Wild
I have a Delphi 4 app that uses .dbf files via the BDE. Normally it works fine but for a select group of clients with larger than normal data tables I have discovered a probelm. Their Item table has about 90,000 thousand records and if they use the app to add items it crashes after about 15

RE: [DUG]: MAPI

1999-02-08 Thread Yanbo Li
Hi Alistair, It is not as difficult as you thought. I've got the solution. I got a reference book from a friend. In the book, there is an example, which demonstrates how to make a component to send mail. The method in the example is quite simple. The key Mapis used are MapiLongOn MapiResolveNa

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