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12/28/99 - Custom Component Development
Everything about creating custom components in Delphi. The ultimate source.

12/21/99 - It's a 'give a gift' time!
Holiday gift ideas for the Delphi Programmer.

12/14/99 - Data Searching
Searching for values/records in non-indexed fields. Incremental Searching Part 2.

12/07/99 - Recursions in Delphi
Writing and using recursive functions in Object Pascal.

11/30/99 - Resource Files Made Easy
How Delphi uses standard Windows-format resource files: icons, bitmaps and cursors.

11/23/99 - TScreen Object Demystified
Coding the TScreen object, obtainer of all information about the current state of the screen in a Delphi application.

11/16/99 - Functions and Procedures
Delphi For Beginners: Creating user defined subroutines.

11/09/99 - Text Files in Delphi
Handling ASCII files from Object Pascal code.

11/02/99 - Delphi 5 is out there
Read about new features in Delphi 5. Download your free trial version!

10/19/99 - Open Source Projects
Let's see what's free, open and ready for participation out there in the Delphi code world.

10/12/99 - Creating Notepad - Menus
Adding menu support to MyNotepad. Part 3.

10/05/99 - Creating Notepad - Find and Replace
Improving MyNotepad with Find and Replace dialog boxes. How to create my own Notepad using Delphi. Part 2.

09/28/99 - Creating Notepad - Open and Save
Working with common dialog boxes Open and Save. How to create my own Notepad using Delphi. Part 1.

09/21/99 - TClipboard.Cut-Copy-Paste
Working with the Windows Clipboard from a Delphi application - basic operations: Cut, Copy and Paste.

09/14/99 - How to Create a Windows Shortcut (.LNK) File
Creating a standard Windows shortcut file from Delphi.

09/07/99 - Understanding and Using Decisions in Delphi Programming
If you want to control the flow of code execution depending on what the program has already done or what it has just encountered you need to use one of the two Delphi Pascal branching statements: if statements and case statements.

08/31/99 - Manipulating BDE Aliases from Delphi Code
The BDE uses an Alias to access a particular database. The terms alias and database are synonymous when talking about the BDE. Find out about various methods available to Delphi developer when working with the BDE aliases from code.

08/24/99 - Start from Delphi
Executing and running applications and files from Delphi.

08/17/99 - Using ADO in a Delphi application
Data access using Microsoft's ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) with Delphi.

08/10/99 - Understanding and Using Loops in Delphi Programming
Loops allow you to execute a sequence of statements repeatedly, using a control condition or variable to determine when the execution stops. Delphi has three kinds of control loop: repeat statements, while statements, and for statements. Learn how to use loops in Delphi programming.

08/03/99 - Dragging and Dropping
Monitoring Mouse Activity - Part 3/3. Handling drag and drop in Delphi.

07/27/99 - Monitoring Mouse Activity - Part 2/3
More sophisticated techiques. OnMouseEnter, OnMouseLeave, Restrict movement, Set Position, etc.

07/13/99 - Monitoring Mouse Activity - Part 1/3
How to obtain, control and use information that mouse provides to Delphi.

07/06/99 - Disk in drive A:
Some useful routines when playing with floppy disk and Delphi.

06/29/99 - Typed constants
Delphi For Beginners: How to implement persistent values between function calls.

06/22/99 - Running Delphi Applications with Parameters
How to pass command-line parameters to your Delphi application and how to handle them.

06/15/99 - Where to Find Custom Delphi Components?
Where to look for various free/shareware Delphi components.

06/08/99 - Variable Scope
Delphi For Beginners: Object Pascal Variable Scope: now you see me, now you don't.

06/01/99 - SQL in Delphi
Using Structured Query Language in Delphi.

05/25/99 - Delphi Online
Learning Delphi online - where to search for help.

05/18/99 - Delphi vs. Y2K
Is Delphi ready for Millenium bug?

05/11/99 - Anatomy of a Delphi Unit
Delphi For Beginners: Interface, Implementation, Initialization, Finalization, Uses and other funny words!

05/04/99 - Incremental searching
How to add incremental search to your (database) application.

04/27/99 - DELPHI vs. Others
What is the BEST RAD tool for you! See how Delphi compares to other RAD (and to so RAD) environments.

04/20/99 - Delphi and Active Forms
Let's create an ActiveX Form that can be displayed and run from within Web browsers.

04/13/99 - Statements/Properties/Variables
Delphi For Beginners: The basic layout of a Pascal/Delphi program.

04/06/99 - GExperts
Review of this very useful collection of Delphi Experts.

03/30/99 - Experts and Wizards
How "magic" can extend and enhance the way we work with the Delphi IDE.

03/23/99 - Errors and Exceptions
How to handle errors and exceptions in Delphi.

03/16/99 - Coloring DBGrid
How to enhance the functionality of a TDBgrid component using colors.

03/09/99 - Splash Screens
How to add a splash screen to your Delphi application.

03/02/99 - Twain and Delphi
Acquire images from scanners, cameras and image capture devices using Delphi. See how to import (and wrap in a component) an image scan control within Delphi.

02/23/99 - Database Form Wizard
Delphi For (database) Beginners: Developing my own, first Delphi database application, using Database Form Wizard.

02/16/99 - Mailing Lists/eGroups/Discussions...
A great way to be a part of some specific or general discussion about Delphi Programming.

02/09/99 - Working With Components
Delphi For Beginners: An introduction to Delphi VCL and a simple application.

02/02/99 - Getting Started
Delphi For Beginners: An overview of Delphi programming and a simple application.

01/26/99 - ENTERing TAB
Using the Enter key like a Tab key with Delphi controls.

01/19/99 - Why Delphi?
Your guide will try to explain exactly what is Delphi and what can it do for you.

01/12/99 - Delphi and Registry - an introduction
Some facts on using Delphi and Windows Registry database.

01/05/99 - Base Conversions, and more
Routines for converting Int to Bin, Int to Hex, Int to Roman and vice versa.

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