[DUG]: Nested datasets

2000-02-03 Thread pjones
I'm having trouble getting nested datasets working for the first time. Originally I was getting a 'Record changed by another user' message. I created a simple test ap with a grid and 3 client datasets connected via a DCOMConnection to my server. A button sets the main cds params and calls opens

Re: [DUG]: Microsoft Proxy Client conflicts with Delphi Install

1999-05-09 Thread pjones
We use this with no problems - I have reinstalled delphi a couple of times with MPC present on my NT workstation. Carl Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/05/99 10:18:51 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jo

Re: [DUG]: NT Services and D4 Proff. (and Event Logging)

1999-05-09 Thread pjones
Try Application.LogMessage(...); In a service app, application is TServiceApplication and it support event logging - mostly. "Tony Goodrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/05/99 07:46:16 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: [DUG]: NT Services and D4 Proff.

1999-05-06 Thread pjones
Huh, I get access denied tryin to upload so I'll mail them to you direct. Jeremy Coulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07/05/99 15:15:30 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technolo

RE: [DUG]: NT Services and D4 Proff.

1999-05-06 Thread pjones
Not without installing it again. I'll upload it to ftp.delphi.org. There are 2 zips, svcom.zip & svcom_tutorial.zip. Jeremy Coulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07/05/99 15:15:30 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Pet

Re: [DUG]: NT Services and D4 Proff.

1999-05-06 Thread pjones
Yes, but only with D4 CS and only with problems. There is a set of good components available from ... can't remember, but I have them if you want them. Called svcom. They work in D3 too I think and you can create COM server sevice, plus it allows debugging and some other goodies. Works very

RE: [DUG]: Bizarre bug of the day

1999-05-06 Thread pjones
Well I started getting AV's in strang places on a working app so I debugged it and found this to be the problem. Maybe the AV's were caused by something else and debugging misled me to this. Either way, the original casue of the Exception has been cured so it's gone away - for now... "De

Re: [DUG]: Bizarre bug of the day

1999-05-06 Thread pjones
It can happen in debug or in runtime. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rohit Gupta) on 07/05/99 22:15:52 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: Re

Re: [DUG]: SQL SERVER DATABASE LOCK FILES

1999-05-05 Thread pjones
Cached updates us db files to hold the itermediate values. The lock files are for the user - not the server so you don't have to worry - execpt for the normal worries with db files. If you are using D4 then Client Data sets is a better option and you don't need to pay a license for Midas. Do

[DUG]: Twilight zone bug

1999-05-05 Thread pjones
Under NT if I bring up the clock and click Ok to change the date or time, the clock wont dissappear - it hangs - until I close our Delphi 3 apps. I can also kill the clock by closing RUNDLL.EXE via the task manager. Has anyone else seen this? --

Re: [DUG]: SQL SERVER DATABASE LOCK FILES

1999-05-04 Thread pjones
Are you using cached updates? "Tony Goodrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/05/99 16:59:39 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: [DUG]

RE: [DUG]: COM Stress Testing.

1999-05-04 Thread pjones
Server dosn't have the same limitation. Myles Penlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/05/99 09:26:54 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subj

[DUG]: Bizarre bug of the day

1999-05-03 Thread pjones
Doing the following : Except On E : Exception Do Sometimes gives me an empty (nil) E enen though I have explicityly created an exception using raise Exception.Create. Has anyone else had this? --- New Zeal

Re: [DUG]: COM Stress Testing.

1999-05-03 Thread pjones
You don't happen to be using NT Workstation for your server do you? 10 Connections is the magic number for Workstation. Myles Penlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/05/99 14:58:32 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc:

Re: [DUG]: pcAnyWhere & Remote Updating of Databases

1999-05-02 Thread pjones
Don't know if pcAnywhere has an API you can hook into but we do it with a DOS based coms system using db files and in-house applications. With any replication scheme you need some mechanism to deal with conflicts. You could use Midas and Client datasets. You could roll your own scheme - as we

Re: [DUG]: IIS4.0 Application() Object Access & OLE Object.

1999-04-29 Thread pjones
tmBoth means apartment and free. The March 99 issue of Dlephi informat has a good article on creating ASP components. Since you are using IIS4 then you may find it better/easier to create an MTS components - this will give you db connection pooling. Myles Penlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> o

RE: [DUG]: Delphi/400

1999-04-28 Thread pjones
AS/400 Windows? What's a Window? Strictly text based. Very reliable but very old technology. You can install an NT or Novell server inside of the AS/400 and share resources such as disk & printer etc, Even manage the servers from the 400. But the OS is a real mans OS, not some Microsoft toy

RE: [DUG]: Delphi/400

1999-04-28 Thread pjones
#1 - You don't need DB2. If you've got DB2 then you don't need D400 for data access to it - SQL Links will do that. You do get native access to files or you can use the IDCO400 driver and use the BDE - which is what I do cause the native stuff doesn't use TDataset's so you can't use dataaware

RE: [DUG]: WebBrowser Component

1999-04-28 Thread pjones
Oh sorry, read half the thread... "Patrick Dunford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 29/04/99 17:02:35 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: R

RE: [DUG]: WebBrowser Component

1999-04-28 Thread pjones
We just did this - about 10 minutes ago - and if you Import ActiveX Control from the component menu you will get a viaible control you can drop on your form. "Patrick Dunford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 29/04/99 16:18:28 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list d

Re: [DUG]: Delphi/400

1999-04-28 Thread pjones
We use it. What do you wanna know? "Patrick Dunford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 29/04/99 16:33:00 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject:

[DUG]: Quick report frames

1999-04-25 Thread pjones
We have a report where we wish to have every field framed so that it looks like a grid. When the frame property is set to to [top, bottom, left, right] the frame does not resize when autostretch is set . Therefore we end up with a multiline field with a frame after the first line. Anyone got

Re: [DUG]: Grid Components..

1999-04-25 Thread pjones
Try grid.Columns.SaveToFile / LoadFromFile "Darren Bilby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 25/04/99 01:28:41 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuff

Re: [DUG]: Application version information

1999-04-22 Thread pjones
Checkout the Delphi Super Page - there are a couple of free components for this. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 23/04/99 15:22:33 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchu

Re: [DUG]: Safecalls & Exception Handling

1999-04-22 Thread pjones
Delphi DOES support exceptions with COM/Automation Objects . Simply raise the excpetion and the client will get it. If you have a default exception handler in your server then it is most likely being trapped there. The std. Delphi exception handler will pass it back to the client correctly.

Re: [DUG]: Implementing Interfaces

1999-04-21 Thread pjones
Sorry, cancel that. I figured it out. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 22/04/99 17:07:33 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: [DUG]: Implem

[DUG]: Implementing Interfaces

1999-04-21 Thread pjones
I want to have a series of COM objects in DLL's that all implement the same interface - but in different ways. I can create an interface and a coClass in the same project but I really want is to create a coClass and implement an existing interface which is defined in a 'parent' TLB. I know I ca

Re: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?

1999-04-21 Thread pjones
I love this argument because I can see both sides... I have always used bound controls in VB and Delphi. With Delphi we use Midas because it works and it saved many man many hours creating our own version of something that we felt Borland/Inprise new how to do better than we did. In the end,

RE: [DUG]: Query Parameters

1999-04-20 Thread pjones
IN is notoriously slow - at least it is on MS SQL and Interbase. Better to do a join if you can. Grant Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 21/04/99 10:49:28 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Infor

RE: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?

1999-04-20 Thread pjones
Don't judge Midas by it's price until you have talked to Inprise. The list price is rediculous and you can negotiate something better. I would suggest you talk to Annie. Yanbo Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 21/04/99 10:47:51 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of l

RE: [DUG]: Query Parameters

1999-04-20 Thread pjones
Parameters can only be simple types, like string, integer etc. You can't use a parameter query to do this. Instead, you will need to construct the query at runtime thus: qry.SQL.Text := ' select * from table where somefield in ('; for i = 0 to list.count - 1 do if i = list.

RE: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?

1999-04-20 Thread pjones
Check the Delphi Super Page - I think I have seen some Oracle VCL. Yanbo Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 21/04/99 09:45:10 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurc

Re: [DUG]: Query Parameters

1999-04-20 Thread pjones
It's not possible. You will have to use multiple OR's or a join. Joins are generally quicker than IN anyway. Andrew Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 20/04/99 18:56:42 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones

RE: [DUG]: FIB & Midas

1999-04-19 Thread pjones
No, the POS system is from a third party and uses dbf's. We use Interbase in the back office stuff that you can't see from checkout. However, we do need to interface to POS for price changes etc so we still need the bde for that part - at least until the POS becomes C/S. "Jeremy Coulter" <

Re: [DUG]: Running gbak from delphi

1999-04-19 Thread pjones
We use GBak Scheduler which I got from the Dunstan Thomas site (http://www.interbase.dthomas.co.uk/). It works as a standalone app, task bar app or NT service. It does all sorts of nifty backups for as many db's as you like, creates a log, optionally emails the log, zips the back files etc etc

RE: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?

1999-04-19 Thread pjones
IB Objects and FIB components rep[lace the BDE for Interbase but you still need the IB Client. DCOM is not necessarily Windows only... but if you can find anyone who nows how to get DCOM for Mac or DCOM or Solaris working then you are doing well. It's hard enough to get it going on NT! You cou

Re: [DUG]: How thin the client will be?

1999-04-19 Thread pjones
If you are using TDatabase then you are using the BDE so the client is very fat, allmost obese. Multi-tier is the only true thin solution but depending on your database, you might want to choose a different db engine, which will provide some slimming effect. You can do multi-tier without Midas

Re: [DUG]: Call backs

1999-04-18 Thread pjones
It would have to be the caller wouldn't it? The callee can't see the callers stack... Maurice Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 19/04/99 12:31:15 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information

RE: [DUG]: FIB & Midas

1999-04-18 Thread pjones
Another point: I now wish we had never used the BDE but at the time !4 months ago), FIB was not as good and IBO seemed to complex. The main problem I find with the BDE is that a connection is a database is a transaction. FIB and IBO seperate the transaction from the connection - eg, you can h

RE: [DUG]: FIB & Midas

1999-04-18 Thread pjones
Well, they are free.. as the name suggests. I also beleive that FIB is the basis for the VCL that will be included in IB 6. They seems to work and seem to be speedy. For a more complete review, Peter Hyde is probably the man as I know he used IBObjects extensively. Peter...? You can get FIB

[DUG]: FIB & Midas

1999-04-18 Thread pjones
I had a play on the weekend with FIB (Free Interbase) components and managed some success but when it came time to connect a FIB Dataset to a provider I get an error 'Invalid Field Type'. I had guessed that this might be because FIB creates TFIBStringFields rather than normal TStringFields so I

Re: [DUG]: Filters

1999-04-18 Thread pjones
This is the code I have for filtering an activity log : FSEventViewer1.GetNavDataSet.Filter := 'LOGDATE >= ''' + FormatDateTime('dd/mm/', DateTimeBegin.Date) + ''' AND LOGDATE <= ''' + FormatDateTime('dd/mm/', DateTimeEnd.Date) + ; This replies on having the bde date f

Re: [DUG]: developer.href.com alternative

1999-04-13 Thread pjones
You can also try http://www.dejanews.com which I have found to be much more reliable and accurate. Kerry Sainsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 14/04/99 13:00:40 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&

RE: [DUG]: RE: Record/Key Deleted

1999-04-12 Thread pjones
I tend not to use the generator from a trigger for this reason. Also if you have related child records you need to have the key value before you add them and you can't do this if you don't know the value. Instead, I call the generator from the client code first and then use it in the master an

Re: [DUG]: RE: Record/Key Deleted

1999-04-12 Thread pjones
What's the database? It's a server of some sort I'm guessing. If this is the case then it's probably becuase the server has changed the data in between the bde writing it and reading it back again after. The bde does this to ensure that the record made it to the server in one peice. So, you p

RE: [DUG]: Urgent Help with DAO Installation

1999-04-10 Thread pjones
I asked my friend and he said you had to install DCOM 95 first, reboot and then install the MDAC. Beyond that, he uses the version of Install sheild that comes with MSVC 6. If you are doing it manually then you need to read the knowledge base articles. Cheers "Chris Crowe" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [DUG]: Urgent Help with DAO Installation

1999-04-10 Thread pjones
Don't know if I can help but here's a few ideas Have you tried installing Access before/after? Compare the files it installs with your versions. Do a registry compare. Try using Installsheild to create an install set (not the Dlephi version - the full one). Failing that, I have a friend

RE: [DUG]: CreateOLEObject Error

1999-04-08 Thread pjones
ActiveX "Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/04/99 13:41:28 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: RE: [DUG]: CreateOLEObject

Re: [DUG]: CreateOLEObject Error

1999-04-08 Thread pjones
Try calling CoInitialize(Nil) first and make sure you call CoUninitialize before exiting. You can also try OLEInitialize and OLEUninitialize. These are called during application.initialize but (I think) only if the app is an automation server. Also, if you are doing this in your won thread, t

RE: [DUG]: IB inside info?

1999-04-05 Thread pjones
Where can 'TV' be got from? "Max Renshaw-Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/04/99 11:44:23 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: RE: [D

RE: [DUG]: A Quick (and probably stupid) question

1999-03-30 Thread pjones
You just need to have the correct DLL's installed - usually by installing the last s.p and IE 3 or 4. Office also has some of it.. Grant Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 30/03/99 18:27:50 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:

Re: [DUG]: Name not unique in this context'

1999-03-28 Thread pjones
1 per data module ...? Edward Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 29/03/99 15:53:59 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: Re: [DUG]: Name

Re: [DUG]: Name not unique in this context'

1999-03-28 Thread pjones
Did you check that autosessionname is true? You can still attach the various dataset to either session. Edward Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 29/03/99 14:40:33 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logisti

Re: [DUG]: Name not unique in this context'

1999-03-28 Thread pjones
This is an error that results when you havbe more than one tdatabase connected in the same session and the database names are not unique. Try adding a session component to the datamodule(s) and setting auto session name to true and on the database components set handleshared to true. Then poin

Re: [DUG]: DB2 Connections (cont'd)

1999-03-23 Thread pjones
Can you dupe the problem on a NT workstation to the NT server? I ask this becasue the 95 TCP/IP can be a tad flakey at times. BJ Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 24/03/99 11:44:45 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc:

Re: [DUG]: DB2 Connections

1999-03-22 Thread pjones
What version of BDE? BJ Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 23/03/99 11:49:43 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: [DUG]: DB2 Connecti

[DUG]: An apology

1999-03-16 Thread pjones
I posted a message to this group yesturday (regarding Crystal and RB Pro) that has apparently cause some offence. I think the remark concerned was: >>All the people here who say that Crystal is slow have obviously not done any serious C/S work because all crystal does is run a query. >>If you w

Re: [DUG]: Report Builder Pro (was Delphi and Crystal on NT4)

1999-03-15 Thread pjones
For what it's worth, I have just evaluated (mostly) Seagate Info 7. In the process I had a look at Report Builder Pro. Info includes Seagate Report Designer (formelly Crystal Reports) as well as many other designers. The only comparison that can be made between RB Pro (or non pro) is in the d

Re: [DUG]: SQL Query...

1999-03-15 Thread pjones
The source and destination must have the same schema so if the two queries are the same then insert into table select * from query blah blah will work fine - maybe (depends on db type, autoinc/identity/timestamp cols etc.) If not then you need to insert into table (field list) sel

Re: [DUG]: COM and DCOM

1999-03-11 Thread pjones
Checkout http://www.execpc.com/dmiser~ and book mark it!!! He has papers, book lists and links for Delphi COM/DCOM programming. "Paul Lowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/03/99 10:50:42 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:

[DUG]: DB Tree view

1999-03-10 Thread pjones
I need a (free prefered with source) data aware tree view component. Does anyone have one? --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz

Re: [DUG]: Delphi and Crystal on NT4

1999-03-10 Thread pjones
I must say that my experience has been completely the opposite. I have found that the level of suppport for Crstal has been the best of any product I have ever used. I would frequently send requests and get responses within an hour or two, the answer was allways correct and usefull, and we nev

Re: [DUG]: Delphi and Crystal on NT4

1999-03-10 Thread pjones
While we are on the subject, is the latest version of Crystal able to use the BDE (32 bit) or must I have ODBC drivers installed - we use Interbase. --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG]: Plugins/MS Scripting Host

1999-03-09 Thread pjones
There are a coupe of components around for ActiveX scripting - checkout DSP. You can get the MS stuff from http://www.msdn.com/scripting. There is also the Dream Controls - available from dream.com (?) or DSP. This seems to good to be true as it gives you a full Delphi interpreter and Delphi l

Re: [DUG]: Printing from NT via ASP

1999-03-09 Thread pjones
Oh, the joys of NT desktop sessions and security. You will need to have the dll 'run' as a specific user to install a printer driver for the user account that is running the dll. If it's IIS 4 then your NTS setup should let you specifiy the identity. Dave O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 1

RE: Re: [DUG]: Dumb question of the day

1999-03-08 Thread pjones
I think the answer to my original question is 'No', it can't be done. What's the point of having edit masks if they can't cope with a simple currency value? Thanks anyway Myles Penlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/03/99 12:44:54 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipien

Re: [DUG]: Dumb question of the day

1999-03-04 Thread pjones
It's a string grid so that's no good. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rohit Gupta) on 05/03/99 23:01:13 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: R

Re: [DUG]: Com, DCom, Transaction Server etc

1999-03-04 Thread pjones
Check out Dan Miser's site http://www.execpc.com/dmiser~ As he is a Delphi/Com guru his list of reccommended book is probably the best. Tony Blomfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/03/99 07:14:31 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PRO

[DUG]: Dumb question of the day

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
The standard edit mask should do this but I've never figured it out. How do I specify an edit mask for a $ value? If I use '###0.00' then the user can enter '12 .45' (with space) Please dont tell me to use a 3rd party control cause I cant.

RE: [DUG]: Linux Delphi compiler

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
It's an Object Pascal compiler - not a Delphi compiler. So any VCL will need to be ported. Jeremy Coulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/03/99 14:07:11 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Informat

RE: [DUG]: Linux Delphi compiler

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
For some reason I can't upload to the ftp site so you will need to get it from: http://tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be/~michael/fpc/fpc.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/03/99 13:41:26 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter

RE: [DUG]: Linux Delphi compiler

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
I'll upload it to ftp.delphi.org.nz. It's called fpc-0_99_10_ELF.tar. I beleive there is an RPM version tho. If you want non Linux versions you can have a look inside the tar file for the web address. Have a look in about 1/2 an hour. Cheers "Harding, Arran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/03/

Re: [DUG]: Linux Delphi compiler

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
I've got it but haven't managed to install it as I cant get the network going and the install is greater than 1 floppies worth! The same version is also ported to Windows/DOS I beleive so you could try it there. Also, the is a shareware/commercial product called Sybil (yuk) that looks like Del

Re: [DUG]: Access vs Interbase/SQL Server

1999-03-02 Thread pjones
The basic rule with this decison (I have found) is that if you don't write it multiuser/client-server now, then it won't happen at all - not without a rewrite anyway. Good C/S development requires time to learn and trying to adapt a single user app/database to a multiuser environment is never g

Re: [DUG]: SQL Server or Interbase ??

1999-03-01 Thread pjones
>>Why is it so persistently not happening with IB ? Year by year people just >>do not start raving about it ? Are they all blind ? Yes --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DUG]: SQL Server or Interbase ??

1999-02-28 Thread pjones
Any multi-tier tecniques for conencting to IB are covered in the license. You would still need to purchase licenses for every user even if you only had 1 real connection to the IB server. Peter Vroegop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 28/02/99 19:34:45 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mul

RE: [DUG]: SQL Server or Interbase ??

1999-02-28 Thread pjones
You can get IB 4 for Linux for free and your Internet customers would probably love that! "Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 28/02/99 16:05:19 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Informat

Re: [DUG]: SQL Server or Interbase ??

1999-02-28 Thread pjones
I would allmost totally agree with Nic on this one. We did an extensive comparision about a year ago between IB 5 and (beta) MS SQL 7. In the end we chose IB cause we wanted to sleep at night. However, it took until IB 5.5 before Interbase delivered on it's promise. I still feel that MS SQL

RE: [DUG]: Adding a new column to a db file

1999-02-24 Thread pjones
Arggghhh, sorry, I said db file but what I really meant was dbF file. This is probably why it wont work. I have since created a new table, batch moved the record and deleted/renamed. This works fine, but it probably slower. Cheers "Max Renshaw-Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 25/02/99 11:

RE: [DUG]: Adding a new column to a db file

1999-02-24 Thread pjones
Oh, this didn't work - 'Capability not supported'. Got any other ideas? "Max Renshaw-Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 23/02/99 20:31:30 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technolo

[DUG]: Adding a new column to a db file

1999-02-22 Thread pjones
I have a program that reads from a shared db file. I need to add a new column to the table if it is not already in it. Does anyone have a small sample of how to do this? --- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi Li

RE: [DUG]: SQL - The First Shall Be Last...

1999-02-17 Thread pjones
Some non-standard dialoects also have a first/last keyword (Transact SQL does I thing ... It's been a while since I used Sybase). "Max Renshaw-Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 17/02/99 14:17:30 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc

[DUG]: Free chocolate fish

1999-02-14 Thread pjones
Could someone with D 4.02 please try something for me, just to prove that I'm not going mad? I have created an NT service that works fine except that it shutsdown when I logout. I tried creating a new service application from scratch, simply by doing a New/Service Applciation and compiling, in

[DUG]: Session components and remote datamodules

1999-02-14 Thread pjones
In my RDM's I have a TDatabase and TSession component. I have been having some strange errors - such as session name missing and BDE AV's in IDAPI32.DLL etc. So I was wondering what the 'correct' settings are for a TDatabase and TSession component in a RDM? - particularly the KeepConnections a

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]: 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]: 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]: 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]: 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

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 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

RE: [DUG]: Command line compiler

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
Your a life saver. I modified the packages cfg file and fixed the invalid compiler directive but I still get an error not finding the defined symbol in a library unit. Can you tell me, if the package has a cfg file should I still have DCC32.CFG and if I do which one gets used? Struan Jud

[DUG]: Command line compiler

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
I'm trying to create a build process using batch files & DCC32 for D3 and D4 projects. When I try to build a package with D4 I get the following error: Borland Delphi Version 12.0 Copyright (c) 1983,98 Inprise Corporation Warning: Invalid compiler directive: 'files\borland\delphi4

Re: [DUG]: DCOM in Delphi

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
Actually it's more like this. 1: Create a new project. 2: Add a automation objects/ com objects to the project. 3: Deinfe and implement the interface in the TL editor. 4: Compile and run the server to register it. 5: Create a client project. 6: Import the type library form your server. 7:

RE: [DUG]: DCOM in Delphi

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
After using COM objects in D3 and Automation Objects in D2 for about 3 years I can tell you quiet categorically - DONT USE DCOM ! EVER !! With D3/4 you have the option of using the socket server. We have found this to be as fast (if not faster) than DCOM, it works well on 95 an

Re: [DUG]: Y2k issue

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
> -- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 3:22:57 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Y2k issue > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > > Make the users get used to 4 digit years. I've been usi

Re: [DUG]: a couple of queries.

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
You would probably have to code that yourself. The reg file is easy enough to read. "Matthew Comb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 24/12/98 10:27:31 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information

Re: [DUG]: a couple of queries.

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
I have a little utility call OLERegistration that comes with source code. It is a shell extension that allows you to rights click exe's and dlls to reg and unreg them. We have hacked the source of this to register during install with our custom installer proggie. I'll upload to ftp.delphi.org.

Re: [DUG]: Minimizing to the system tray

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
It's there now. It's actuall called ICONTBAR.ZIP. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 23/12/98 15:18:45 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc:(bcc: Peter Jones/Logistics&Information Technology/Christchurch/Foodstuffs) Subject: Re

Re: [DUG]: Minimizing to the system tray

1999-02-08 Thread pjones
I have a small component I got from somewhere some time ago. It does the job quite nicely. I'll upload it to ftp.delphi.org. It's called ICONTB.ZIP. Cheers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 23/12/98 15:05:18 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PRO

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