--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEI00000 Date: 10/01/96 From: ALEXANDER KUSHNIRENKO Time: 03:43pm \/To: HINRICH DONNER (Read 3 times) Subj: Windows Version Hi Hinrich! Hinrich Donner wrote in a message to All: HD> does anybody know how I can get the version of the Windows HD> system? GetVersionEx returns with False on my system. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ What is it? In any case You should use kernel function GETVERSION as follow: uses WinProcs; var Version: Longint; DosVer, WinVer: Word; begin Version := GETVERSION; DosVer := HIWORD(Version); WinVer := LOWORD(Version); end; RTFM. Greetings, Alexander --- FastEcho 1.40 * Origin: Cherkassy, UA 7-0472-40-0064 (2:4635/40.7) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEI00001 Date: 10/01/96 From: ALEXANDER KUSHNIRENKO Time: 04:49pm \/To: THAMIR AL-GHASLAN (Read 3 times) Subj: alias Thamir Al-Ghaslan wrote in a message to All: TA> i've finished writing a database oriented program under TA> delphi 2. now the last touch if its possible. TA> how can i let my program automatically assign an alias name TA> to the interbase server for the end user? Use BDE function DbiAddAlias() of DBIProcs unit. Greetings, Alexander --- FastEcho 1.40 * Origin: Cherkassy, UA 7-0472-40-0064 (2:4635/40.7) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEI00002 Date: 10/11/96 From: OLE ALMIND MORTENSEN Time: 08:15am \/To: MATHEAS MANSSEN (Read 3 times) Subj: Panels, menus, buttons, things Hej Matheas! Tirsdag 08. Oktober 1996 kl.12:45 skrev Matheas Manssen til Ole Almind Mortensen: OAM> OAM>> but I have been working on the project for about 6 month. MM> 6 Months full time? No no. MM> That's quite a long time. Are you working for a company, or is it a MM> private project? Private project. MM> At this moment I program with Delphi for pleasere (and perhaps there MM> are people who can use my programs). Me too, I only program, because I think it is fun. MM> But in the future I want to do this kind of programming to earn my MM> living(I'm now in my 5th year at the university of Groningen, MM> studying computing science). Geee and how many years before you got to the uni? OAM>> but I haven't finished it, OAM>> because I ran in to a lot of problems which I couldn't solve. :( MM> That's where this area is meant for. ;) I have solved all problems. :) It now supports 10 open documents at one time, and I will expand it to 19. This only requires that I change some Arrays. Mvh. Ole Team S.A.R.R. --- GoldED/386 2.51.A0901+ * Origin: Nightcall Point (2:237/10.150) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEI00003 Date: 10/12/96 From: CHARLES SIMPKINSON Time: 08:04pm \/To: CHRISTOPHER DI ARMANI (Read 3 times) Subj: Not initialized for Network... CdA> Hello Jan! CdA> 06 Oct 96 15:29, Jan Ferguson wrote to All: JF>> I am having a problem with the first major database JF>> application I have written in only one respect. It runs FINE on JF>> the server of a lantastic network (v.5.0) using Windows for JF>> Workgroups v.3.11 but when I try to bring it up on the workstation I et JF>> the error message, "Error in BDEEngine...Not Initialized for JF>> accessing network files." This happens whether or not the JF>> server is running the application. CdA> I too have just run into this problem. If you find out CdA> how to solve it, I'd REALLY_ love to know. I've beat myself up with this one CdA> for a while, and can't find anything that talks about it CdA> in the documentation, online or otherwise. In the Database Configuration when you set up the defaults for the Paradox driver you must put in a NET DIR. this directory must be available to all of the workstations since it is where Paradox puts the files that handle the locking of records. Your problem is likely caused by one of two conditions: 1. Either no NET DIR assigned or the workstation isn't logged to it as the correct drive letter. 2. Your workstation is using a different configuration file than the server and it either has no NET DIR or a different NET DIR. Charlie --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: Root Cellar Too!! Littleton CO 12-96 HST 303-770-3217 (1:104/330) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00000 Date: 10/13/96 From: FRANCOIS PIETTE Time: 08:22pm \/To: STEPHEN WHITIS (Read 3 times) Subj: When To Read .Ini Files? Salut Stephen Whitis ! Dans un message de Stephen Whitis dat du 11 Oct 96 11:07:00 il tait dit: SW> I've got a question about getting my .INI files to work.They write out SW> OK. The problem comes when I read them in. Basedon the info in the SW> .INI file, I need to set some of my options,which my OptionsDlg keeps SW> track of.The problem is that the only event I know which will run when SW> theapp starts, is the FormCreate event. However, when that eventruns, SW> the OptionsDlg hasn't yet been created, so trying to modifyanything SW> based on it (or stored in it) causes a GPF. Use the InShow event for your main form. Use a flag to do the initialization only once: procedure TForm1.FormShow(Sender: TObject); const FirstTime : Boolean = TRUE; begin if FirstTime then begin FirstTime = FALSE; { Do your initializations here } end; { Other processing goes here...} end; Amitis, {-Francois Piette-} francois.piette@ping.be --- SvFido 1.32 * Origin: OverByte BBS (Embourg-Belgium) 32-4-3651395 V-FAST (2:293/2202) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00001 Date: 10/12/96 From: IVAN SZE Time: 04:50pm \/To: COWGIRL (Read 3 times) Subj: DROP DROP ___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.4H1 * Origin: Cowgirl's Rodeo *Fido* ->Hub400<- (1:250/401) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00002 Date: 10/12/96 From: DEREK BENNER Time: 11:16pm \/To: OLE ALMIND MORTENSEN (Read 3 times) Subj: Delphi 2.0 communication... DB> Why not pick up the C/C++ books and write a Delphi version YOURSELF!!!! DB> Please make it English language. I'm sure Delphi could do the work! OM> Waw, what a great idea(NOT). Did you come up with that all by OM> yourself? Ole, Yes, as a matter of fact, I DID come up with it myself! And I can unequivocably state that it IS a great idea!! (NOT Not!) How can I tell...? Well I had the same idea about writing a graphics file programming book in Delphi and sure enough, WordWare Publishing liked the idea enough to do a contract with me. If YOU don't want to do the book, I'll put it in MY upcoming books file! The contract goes to those who DARE! Derek P.S. Personally, I like writing tech books for Delphi, but I've already got four up the pipe and two VB books. I don't know how I'd re-priorityze them. --- FreeMail 1.07b * Origin: The Visual Programmer's Workshop - N.H., Ca (916)338-3230 * (1:203/21) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00003 Date: 10/12/96 From: DEREK BENNER Time: 11:18pm \/To: OLE ALMIND MORTENSEN (Read 3 times) Subj: GIF viewer DB> Hope you don't mind waiting!?! OM> Will this book be availble all over Europe, or just in the US, OM> because I live in Denmark(Small country) in Europe. OM> Mvh. Ole Ole, As I posted to Matheas, WordWare Publishing will offer direct sales to Europe once it actually GETS printed. I'll have to get their office sales address and the European costs. It'll probably take two to three weeks to post as they can move a little slowly in getting such information to me. Derek --- FreeMail 1.07b * Origin: The Visual Programmer's Workshop - N.H., Ca (916)338-3230 * (1:203/21) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00004 Date: 10/12/96 From: DEREK BENNER Time: 11:10pm \/To: MATHEAS MANSSEN (Read 3 times) Subj: GIF/JPG viewers MM> Perhaps two months, otherwise I don't need it anymore. DB> my new book,'Graphics File Programming with Delphi 2', to be published by DB> WordWare Publishing sometime after December 1st this year! MM> When will it be out in The Netherlands? Matheas, I would expect that you would have to do a direct order from WordWare Publishing. They're based out of Plano, Texas. If you're interested, I'll post the address. Hopefully, I'll have the working ISBN ID within two-three weeks. Derek --- FreeMail 1.07b * Origin: The Visual Programmer's Workshop - N.H., Ca (916)338-3230 * (1:203/21) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 269 DELPHI Ref: DEJ00005 Date: 10/12/96 From: TOMMY USHER Time: 05:00pm \/To: BRYAN SMITH (Read 3 times) Subj: Delphi 1.0 -> 2.0 BS>2. That persistent "active applications" tool bar across the bottom of a BS>Win95 screen means that the available area is not 640*480, but 640*(480 BS>minus something). This again can cause the appearance of unwanted scroll BS>bars if you use a 640*480 main form. You are aware that this can be set to hide itself? BS>3. Launching child programs DOS-style via Win3.1 "WinExecAndWait" type code BS>"usually works" in Win95, but sometimes you get weird things happening (like BS>File Not Found for a perfectly good file). Two nested WinExecAndWait's is a BS>definite problem in Win95, it will probably kill you. There are both freeware, and shareware components that handle this quite well.... --- * QMPro 1.52 * If only AT&T knew what I was do=2+O#:+/+b+o NO CARRIER --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: GC-BBS! (1:226/810.0)