Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.glorb.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: 88888 Dihedral Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc Subject: Re: FAQ: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc miniFAQ (short version) Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:58:39 -0800 (PST) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 83 Message-ID: <19887615.97.1324861119451.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@preg25> References: <4ef68111$0$6981$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl> Reply-To: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc@googlegroups.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 1.168.128.111 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1324861215 2908 127.0.0.1 (26 Dec 2011 01:00:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:00:15 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <4ef68111$0$6981$e4fe514c@news2.news.xs4all.nl> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=1.168.128.111; posting-account=5JdMBQoAAABHnS4mjpqEzxnmWtgiiVNw User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc:131 Evil miniFAQ Boss=E6=96=BC 2011=E5=B9=B412=E6=9C=8825=E6=97=A5=E6=98=9F=E6= =9C=9F=E6=97=A5UTC+8=E4=B8=8A=E5=8D=889=E6=99=8250=E5=88=8612=E7=A7=92=E5= =AF=AB=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A > FAQ FOR NEWSGROUPS: COMP.LANG.PASCAL.DELPHI.MISC, ALT.COMP.LANG.BORLAND-D= ELPHI >=20 > Version: 2006-09-16 > First maintainer: Esther Michaels > Current maintainer: Maarten Wiltink (Evil miniFAQ Boss) > Posting schedule: Short version every Sunday, full version every first of > the month >=20 > Copyright 2001-2006 the current maintainer, all rights reserved except th= e > right to re-distribute the current document. Even better: give out the > URL. >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- >=20 > Latest version: > http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.htm > Plain text version: > http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.txt > Examples page: > http://www.bancoems.com/mini_faq_examples.htm=20 >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- >=20 > CONTENTS > 1. How do I start another program from my program?=20 > 2. How to stop a second instance of my program from executing? (Also: HPr= evInst > doesn't seem to work, why?)=20 > 3. Floating-point work - i.e. with single, real, real48, double, extended= - > gives long decimals or wrong numbers. Why?=20 > 4. Is there a limit on the number of characters allowed in a tMemo/tRichE= dit?=20 > 5. Why do I get an "abstract error" when I try to use a tStrings variable= ?=20 > 6. How do I access a component/property/field of Form1 from Form2?=20 > 7. How do I change the background, font, general appearance of an entry i= n a > tListView, tTreeView, tListBox, tCombobox list, tStringGrid, etc.?=20 > 8. How do I change the formatting of a line/word/character in a tMemo?=20 > 9. Why does the debugger show my For loop variable counting down, not up?= =20 > 10. How do I get the path of my executable? And, how do I retrieve the co= mmand > line parameters?=20 > 11. When my program is in a loop it doesn't respond to user input or upda= te its > display. Can I change this?=20 > 12. How do I access the compilation date in my program?=20 > 13. How do I access the VersionInfo tab's data at runtime?=20 > 14. Does Delphi have an equivalent to the VB Split function?=20 > 15. I create a label/edit/some other control at run-time but it doesn't a= ppear > on the form. Why?=20 > 16. How do I use streams?=20 > 17. How do I declare an event handler for an object that I create at runt= ime?=20 > 18. When using the TRegistry component under Windows NT, Windows 2000, or > Windows XP, a user with less than Administrator rights is unable to > access information stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. How can I > work around this?=20 > 19. When drawing text on a canvas, how do I determine the resulting text = size? > 20. How can I loop through the components/labels/edit-boxes on my form? (= Also: > Tag is unused, what is it good for?)=20 > 21. Can I pass objects to a DLL? (Also: Why does it say 'Cannot assign a = TFont > to a TFont'?) > 22. What compiler settings should I use, and where do I set them? I am looking for Delphie with GCC, BCC, and VC compiled DLLs to work togeth= er.=20 MS was really mean to get the original Delphie team leader to work for MS.= =20