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Delphi XE7 is out with version 21.0.17017.3725; Spring4D is almost ready.

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/04

Remarkably few people note the actual version number of the Delphi releases, though that is the version mentioned in any QC reports.

Now that Delphi Insider: Download links for Delphi XE7, C++Builder XE7 and RAD Studio XE7 are there, the ftpd and altd have been seeded a few days ago with the version time stamped at the end of last month, here is the version number:

QC version number for Delphi XE7: 21.0.17017.3725 (Update 1 has version 21.0.17707.5020).

I got that number from the first XE7 report in QC posted almost 2 months ago (and verified it against other reports), so it seems XE7 has undergone some serious testing.

Before installing, note that in addition to the below documentation links:

Be sure to have at least 60 gigabytes of free disk space before you attempt to install.

This in addition to the 5 gigabyte ISO file (:

XE7 doc links

Spring4D

On the Spring4D side (yes, it has a new logo!), Stefan has added XE7 support, so a new release of that is near.

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Delphi XE7, Development, QC, Software Development | Tagged: , | 1 Comment »

VSCommands: one of the greatest free Visual Studio addons

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/04

My programming life would be much harder without this in my toolchest: VSCommands for Visual Studio extension.

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, Development, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Microsoft partner stuff: MSDN, TechNet, ActionPacks, various Sparks, etc

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/03

So I won’t forget the links:

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, Development, Software Development | 2 Comments »

Some great reads from Barry Kelly

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/02

Barry Kelly (Twitter, [WayBack] HN, SO, G+, Blog) was one of the Delphi compiler engineers.

He wrote a great number of insightful blog posts, some of which are in chronological order: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Delphi, Development, Software Development | 2 Comments »

Developer Skill Sprints video links

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/29

After Bill Meyer asked, Helge Larsen wrote:

The landing page for Developer Skill Sprints is here: https://www.embarcadero.com/landing-pages/skill-sprints

The videos is on Developer Skill sprints YouTube channel first: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHhZTajVWsgaFPLtDA-t1Xwc

–jeroen

via: Anyone know what’s up with the links to the videos for the Developer Skill….

Posted in Appmethod, Delphi, Delphi XE6, Development, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Paletton and Kuler: very useful for creating colour palettes (via G+ Nick Butcher / Marie Schweiz)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/29

Combile Paletton and Kuler and off you go!

Nick Butcher: Have found this site useful for creating colour palettes. Paletton – The Color Scheme Designer

Marie Schweiz: https://kuler.adobe.com and you can get the swatches :)

#Color

Thanks Nick Butcher and Marie Schweiz.

–jeroen

via: Have found this site useful for creating colour palettes..

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Delphi: So XOAuth2 SASL component that can do OAuth2 (via: Asbjørn Heid, G+)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/29

Thanks Asbjørn Heid for sharing this:

I made this!  –

So this week I’ve been mostly trying to add some GMail integration to our app. Google now requires OAuth2 authentication when using IMAP, unless you turn off some scary-sounding security setting on your account.

While Indy‘s IMAP component supports SASL authentication, there was no XOAuth2 SASL component out of the box. Thanks to the new REST stuff in Delphi, the OAuth2 basics where there so just had to tie them together.

In case others might find it fruitful, I’ve shared my results here: https://github.com/lordcrc/IndySASLOAuth2

notes:

–jeroen

via: So this week I’ve been mostly trying to add some GMail integration to our app.….

Posted in Delphi, Delphi XE5, Delphi XE6, Delphi XE7, Development, Software Development | 1 Comment »

Git: how to resolve merge conflicts | softwarecave

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/28

Often the git command-line is easier to than merge a combination of changes, moves and deletions using SourceTree.

If you know how to read the git status output, and to act accordingly.

This tells you how: Git: how to resolve merge conflicts | softwarecave.

–jeroen

Posted in Development, DVCS - Distributed Version Control, git, Power User, Source Code Management | Leave a Comment »

Delphi: always watch the compiler Warnings

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/28

Quiz questions:

  1. Does the below unit test succeed or fail?
  2. Why?
procedure TestHResult.Test_EOleException;
var
  OleException: EOleException;
  IResult: LongInt; // == HResult
  UResult: Cardinal; // == DWord
begin
  IResult := $800A11FD;
  UResult := $800A11FD;
  try
    OleException := EOleException.Create('message', $800A11FD, 'source', 'helpfile', -1);
    raise OleException;
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      if E.ErrorCode = $800A11FD then
        Exit;
      Self.CheckEquals(E.ErrorCode, $800A11FD, 'E.ErrorCode should equal $800A11FD');
    end; // E: EOleException
  end;
end;

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Posted in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Delphi 4, Delphi 5, Delphi 6, Delphi 7, Delphi XE, Delphi XE2, Delphi XE3, Delphi XE4, Delphi XE5, Development, Event, Software Development | 2 Comments »

A way for a VCL TFrame to be notified when it is actually shown (via G+)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/08/27

Interesting, as I didn’t think this was possible. Thanks Oliver Funcke!

Notification when a `TFrame` becomes visible.

TMyCommonFrame = class(TFrame)
  private
    FOnShow: TNotifyEvent;
    procedure CMShowingChanged(var M: TMessage); message CM_SHOWINGCHANGED;
  public
    property OnShow : TNotifyEvent read FOnShow write FOnShow;
  end;
...
procedure TMyCommonFrame.CMShowingChanged(var M: TMessage);
begin
  inherited;
  if Showing and Assigned(FOnShow) then
    FOnShow(Self);
end;

–jeroen

via Is there any way for a VCL TFrame to be notified when it is actually shown to….

Posted in Delphi, Delphi 2007, Delphi 2009, Delphi 2010, Delphi XE, Delphi XE2, Delphi XE3, Delphi XE4, Delphi XE5, Delphi XE6, Development, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

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