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VOTEBe careful changing the DataContext of a TRemotable
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Still not sure why the RTL code is like this: procedure TRemotable.SetDataContext(Value: TDataContext); begin if (RemotableDataContext <> nil) and (RemotableDataContext = Self.DataContext) then begin TDataContext(RemotableDataContext).RemoveObjectToDestroy(Self); end; FDataContext := Value; end; It means that if you… … Read more
4 years ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development
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Register and use a custom clipboard format in Delphi – twm’s blog
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Cool post: [WayBack] Register and use a custom clipboard format in Delphi – twm’s blog. It is about transmitting GPS (WGS 84) coordinates from one program to another via the clipboard. One day I will… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Pointers are dangerous – twm’s blog
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TL;DR Do not keep pointers to objects in memory that can be relocated. SetLength can relocate the memory [WayBack] Pointers are dangerous – twm’s blog Via: [WayBack] Pointers can be really helpful, especially they can improve… … Read more
4 years ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development
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Since Delphi still does not include a TDateTimeHelper: use the one by colini which has tests
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These are quite OK: [WayBack] GitHub – colinj/TDateTimeHelper: Helper record for TDateTime type in [WayBack] DateTimeHelper.pas with DUnitX tests in [WayBack] TDateTimeHelper.Tests.pas. Via: [WayBack] Does Delphi XE 10.2.2 ship with type helpers … … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Learned about the {$EXTENSION zzz} or {$E zzz} Delphi directive: {$EXTENSION yyy.zzz} fails
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I totally missed that this has been added in Delphi a long time ago (at least in Delphi 2007 or maybe even before): the {$EXTENSION zzz} or {$E zzz} Delphi directive that sets the file extension… … Read more
4 years ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development
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FastMM PushAllocationGroup
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Few people seem to know about the FastMM PushAllocationGroup method. This search returned almost nothing: fastmm PushAllocationGroup -site:github.com -site:sourceforge.net -site:stackoverflow.com – Google Search. These results were convoluted: fastmm PushAllocationGroup site:sourceforge.net – Google Search fastmm PushAllocationGroup site:stackoverflow.com – Google… … Read more
4 years ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, FastMM, Software Development
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Spring4D Mock – Delphi Unit Testing : Writing a simple spy for the CUT – Stack Overflow
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Reminder to self: write a longer article on Delphi mocking as Spring4D mocking is much better than Delphi Mocks, especially because of code-completion reasons. Spring4D has a Mock record that can return a Mock<T> on… … Read more
4 years ago in Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development, Spring4D
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Optional sort by name in `LogMemoryManagerStateToFile` · Issue #64 · pleriche/FastMM4 · GitHub
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If not done yet, try to improve this: [WayBack] Optional sort by name in LogMemoryManagerStateToFile · Issue #64 · pleriche/FastMM4 · GitHub –jeroen … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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delphi – Can I use an Edit Mask to format output? (not just validate input) – Stack Overflow
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From a while ago, and – being on the back-end side mostly – I sometimes forget: [WayBack] delphi – Can I use an Edit Mask to format output? (not just validate input) – Stack Overflow… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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My toolkit – Roald’s blog
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Always interesting to see what others put on their Windows development systems, for instance: [WayBack] My toolkit – Roald’s blog Everytime I (re)install my development computer I need to think about all the tools I… … Read more
4 years ago in .NET, Delphi, Development, Software Development, Windows Development
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delphi – How to convert a null terminated string to string? – Stack Overflow
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An old trick that I tend to forget: [WayBack] delphi – How to convert a null terminated string to string? – Stack Overflow: You can assign a null-terminated PChar directly to a String: function GetFileName(DiskName: TFileNameIO): string; begin… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Automated testing Windows applications using Katalon and WinAppDriver
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[WayBack] Top 45 Best Automation Testing Tools Ultimate List • Test Automation Made Easy: Tools, Tips & Training Awesomeness A few notes, partially related to Enable your device for development – UWP app developer | Microsoft… … Read more
4 years ago in .NET, Conference Topics, Conferences, Delphi, Development, Event, Software Development, Windows Development, WinForms, WPF
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Delphi: get timestamp as ISO8601 string for use in filenames
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On Windows, filenames do not like some characters (including : and +), so this is a quick way to get a timestamp into ISO8601 format that is compatible with filenames. TimeStamp := Now(); StartIso8601String := DateToISO8601(TimeStamp,… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Class methods in Record vs Class in Delphi 2010 – Stack Overflow
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A still relevant part for [WayBack] Class methods in Record vs Class in Delphi 2010+ – Stack Overflow is the distinction between class methods on both: on classes they can be either regular (no extra keyword),… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development
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Delphi and conditional compilation
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There are various ways for Delphi code to verify what features are available. Historically, testing for the existence of VER### defines with $IFDEF or $IFNDEF is the oldest means, and as of Delphi 6, you… … Read more
4 years ago in Delphi, Development, Software Development, Turbo Pascal
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