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Why I wish QC had been archived in full…

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/25

A quick search later and it seems I’m bumping into [WayBack] http://qc.embarcadero.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=125403 (the version I’m bugfixing is built using XE6).

The workaround listed (in my case blanking indexfieldnames in OnBeforeClose) works.

Now… imagine if this had been filed to QualityPortal instead.

I would have had to remember to search it, and maybe wouldn’t have found it as Google does fuzzy searches very well.

And due to the lower visibility it likely would have fewer comments as well…

So yeah EMB/Idera, please revisit the choice of walling up QualityPortal.

Source: [WayBack] So I just hit a weird issue in our program. A quick search later and it seems I’m bumping into this http://qc.embarcadero.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=125403… imagine if it had been in QualityPortal… – Asbjørn Heid – Google+

–jeroen

 

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Finding your program with an “Access Denied” (Error code 5) after lunch break…

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/24

Via: [WayBack] I just returned from lunch break and found my program faulted with an “Access Denied” (Error code 5) error in a call to Mouse.GetCoursorPos and was wond… – Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch) – Google+:

All of [WayBackGetCursorPos, [WayBackGetCursorInfo and [WayBack] GetKeyState can cause an “Access Denied” (Error code 5) when they do not have permission for the current desktop (for instance the logon desktop when a screen-saver has kicked in).

Solution: write a wrapper around it then [WayBack] patch calls going to the original into the patch [WayBack] delphi – Explain errors from GetKeyState / GetCursorPos – Stack Overflow

–jeroen

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Delphi: uninstalling the ancient CollabNet 1.7.5 version

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/24

Somehow the integration team at Embarcadero still hasn’t discovered there are [WayBack] newer CollabNet SVN Client versions than 1.7.5 which has been shipped since Delphi XE3 until Delphi XE6. The newer version (currently 1.8.8 when writing this, now 1.10.2 in 2018) have plenty [WayBack1/WayBack2SVN security issues fixed.

The easiest way to uninstall the CollabNet SVN Client is running this small script:


call :start %ProgramFiles%
call :start %ProgramFiles(x86)%
goto :end
:start
startlocal
set CollabNet="%*\CollabNet\uninst.exe"
echo %CollabNet%
if exist %CollabNet% start "CollabNet uninstall" %CollabNet%
endlocal
goto :end
:end

Then install the [WayBackSlik SVN client. Like [WayBackЈοеу, I’ve switched to [WayBackSlik SVN a long ago. Here is [WayBackhis reasoning:

I have long since stopped using the CollabNet-branded version because it’s behind a registration wall. I found Slik SVN as a good alternative. It’s exactly the same command-line client you get from CollabNet, sans the hassle in downloading it.

I hope someone at Embarcadero enters this in QC^w QualityPortal as I’m awaiting Embarcadero response about a security issue there.

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Delphi XE3, Delphi XE4, Delphi XE5, Delphi XE6, Development, QC, Software Development, Source Code Management, Subversion/SVN | 2 Comments »

Jonathan Nelson on Twitter: “toilet paper visualization of the difference between zero and null https://t.co/ku3BBRjjUY”

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/24

toilet paper visualization of the difference between zero and null

The thread has a few others as well:

  • NaN
  • Public versus private

Sources:

Via: [WayBack] Difference between 0 and null – CodeProject – Google+

–jeroen

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Delphi Rio “new overall direction of removing ARC”

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/23

Finally: “new overall direction of removing ARC” for Delphi 10.3 Rio and later.

Via [WayBack] Delphi Rio – New IDE Configuration with Search Box – New compiler dialog – Improve code completion – Inline variables – Rafael Dipold – Google+

Hopefully zero-based strings are the next to go…

Related: [WayBack] Directions for ARC Memory Management in Delphi

–jeroen

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Hunting for Beyond Compare on your system: bc.bat

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/23

For my archive bc.bat it finds Beyond Compare, then starts it with the given command line parameters. It prefers version 4 over version 3 and user settings over system settings:

:begin
@echo off
  setlocal
  IF /I %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% == amd64 goto :x64
  IF /I %PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432% == amd64 goto :x64
  goto :x86
:x64
  :: OS is 64bit
  set hkcuBaseKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
  set hklmBaseKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
  
  goto :findBC
:x86
  :: OS is 32bit
  set hkcuBaseKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
  set hklmBaseKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare
  goto :findBC
:findBC
  :: https://gist.github.com/rojepp/634908
  :: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5369528/windows-batch-reg-query-key-value-to-a-variable-but-do-not-display-error-if-key
  set SupportedBeyondCompareVersions=3, 4
  for %%v in (%SupportedBeyondCompareVersions%) do (
    for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hkcuBaseKey% %%v" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
      call :do set bcExe="%%d"
    )
  )
  if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
    for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hkcuBaseKey%" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
      call :do set bcExe="%%d"
    )
  if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
  for %%v in (%SupportedBeyondCompareVersions%) do (
    for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hklmBaseKey% %%v" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
      call :do set bcExe="%%d"
    )
  )
  if not [%bcExe%]==[] goto :foundBC
    for /f "usebackq tokens=2* delims= " %%c in (`reg query "%hklmBaseKey%" /v ExePath 2^>NUL`) do (
      call :do set bcExe="%%d"
    )
:foundBC
  if [%bcExe%]==[] ( echo no bc.exe found in registry) else (
    echo bcExe=%bcExe%
    if exist %bcExe% start "Beyond Compare" %bcExe% %*
    if not exist %bcExe% echo not found: [%bcExe%]
  )
:exit
  endlocal
:end
  goto :eof
:do
  ::echo %*
  call %*
  goto :eof

–jeroen

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DIY Filament Sensor for your 3D Printer

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/23

Via:

–jeroen

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G+ thread: Do i need to create one TFormatSettings instance for every thread?

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/23

A very interesting thread at [WayBack] Do i need to create one TFormatSettings instance for each thread that needs it? If i want the same settings (for all threads), th… – Dany Marmur – Google+

It’s about:

Recommended reading!

It made me go back to these style guides (from oldest to newest):

And Stefan Glienke reminded me naming is always hard, so I found back these from a distant past:

Note most of the above Links point to (archives of) Delphi 2007 documentation as the behaviour is that old and that the below identifiers  were not mentioned in the thread.

The FormatSettings variable was introduced in Delphi XE but only documented in XE2 and up.

Until that, other global variables like the [WayBackSysUtils.DecimalSeparator Variable were used.

–jeroen

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Ole Albers: Just wanted to tell that the Google+ Optimizer now has a cross post to Diaspora…

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/23

Cool: [WayBack] Just wanted to tell that the Google+ Optimizer now has a cross post to Diaspora – Feature…. – Ole Albers – Google+.

Get it from [WayBack] Ghosttown – Optimizer – Chrome Web Store

The Google+ – Optimizer increases the user experience with Google+ until the bitter end…
With this extension you can modify and arrange your google+ stream just like you want.

Some of the Features:
* Remove unwanted content ("suggested contacts, youtube-comments,animated gifs...)
* Display additional content (stopwatch)
* Filter by Hashtag
* Autosave-Feature
* Bookmark-Feature
... and more

The first time you open a page on plus.google.com, you see this:

Then when you post a removable information bar:

That directs you to the configuration (either right click the icon, or follow http://hurz.me/gplusoptimizer), where in the main item, you can enter your diaspora host (in my case pluspora) information:

–jeroen

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Nieuwere @Samsung_NL TVs gebruiken de OneRemote (soms ook Smart Remote genoemd) model BN59-01241A. Werken op die TVs ook de klassieke remotes zoals BN59-01223A die met oudere TVs werden meegeleverd?

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/22

Geen antwoord van Samsung op [WayBack] “Nieuwere @Samsung_NL TVs gebruiken de OneRemote (soms ook Smart Remote genoemd) model BN59-01241A. Werken op die TVs ook de klassieke remotes zoals N59-01223A die met oudere TVs werden meegeleverd?”

Gelukkig kwam ik dit tegen:

[WayBack] Reviews over Samsung UE50MU6100 – Coolblue – alles voor een glimlach

De afstandbediening is wel even wennen in gebruik, maar als je een oude Samsung afstandbediening hebt liggen werkt dit op deze tv en kun je dus de nummertoetsen gebruiken bij het zappen ;)

Later kwam Samsung alsnog met een antwoord:

[WayBack] Samsung Nederland on Twitter: “Hey Jeroen! De ‘normale’ afstandsbediening werkt ook gewoon op de nieuwere modellen! ^Nadia… “

Oh ja: Samsung maakt zowel 49, 50 als 55 inch versies: [WayBack] Comparison between: 49.5″ Samsung UE50MU6100, 48.5″ Samsung UE49MU6100, 54.6″ Samsung UE55MU6100.

Vergelijken in die MU61xxx serie blijft lastig. De 6100 kan meer dan de 6120 (bluetooth en voicecommand). De 6199 kan meer dan de 6179:

–jeroen

 

Posted in 4K Monitor, Displays, Hardware, Home Audio/Video, LifeHacker, MU6100, Power User, Samsung TV | Leave a Comment »