http://www.drbob42.com/blogThese are the voyages using Delphi Enterprise (and Architect). Its mission: to explore strange, new worlds. To design and build new applications. To boldly go...en-usCopyright 2000-2008 by Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob - www.drbob42.com)Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:54:36 +0200Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:54:36 +0200eBob42RSS v0.92http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.drbob42.com/bloghttp://www.drbob42.com/gif/eBob42.gif11878http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7439Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiEmbarcadero is organising a free online conference next week based around Desktop UI design, called Desktop First UX Summit Very interesting list of speakers and sessions, including Ray Konopka and Mark Miller.Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:54:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7432Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Unicode, DataSnap, Mobile, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesEmbarcadero just released Delphi 10.4 Sydney - Release 1, also known as Delphi 10.4.1.Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:42:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7427Bob@eBob42.com (bob swart)Windows 10, DelphiWindows 10 Fall Creators Update and Delphi Debugger FixWed, 18 Oct 2017 09:23:54 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7420Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI'm doing a 2-day training event "Web Server Development with Delphi" in Gothenburg, Sweden, 13 and 14 November 2017 for Alfasoft.Thu, 12 Oct 2017 19:47:33 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7417Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiOn October 6th 2017, at the third Software Development Network Event of 2017, Cary Jensen and Bob Swart will give Delphi presentations. Creating Windows Services, Part 1 (Cary Jensen) In this first of two parts on building Windows Services, I provide an overview of Windows Services and why they are the perfect solution for software that needs to be highly available and which runs without direct user intervention.Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:32:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7410Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiCary Jensen and Bob Swart are about to start the first day of the Delphi Developer Days 2017 Special Edition Database Workshop tour in the USA (Chicago, Sept 25-26), Europe (Frankfurt, Germany, Nov 28-29) and Scandinavia (Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov 24-25).Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:09:28 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7407Bob@eBob42.com ()Delphi, C++(Builder)10.2 Tokyo Release 1 is now available.Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:05:24 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7403Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiAt the second Software Development Network Event of 2017, Jens Fudge and Bob Swart will give Delphi presentations. App Tethering, with extra stuff (Jens Fudge) I have a session where I build a system in three sprints.Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:13:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7399Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiEmbarcadero has released Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin in Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions.Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:01:20 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7401Bob@eBob42.com ()Conferences / Events, DelphiAt the first Software Development Network Event of 2017, Bernd Ua, Frank Lauter and Bob Swart will give Delphi presentations. Spring with Delphi - Bernd Ua Spring4D is an open source framework containing a bunch of very helpful base classes and interfaces like multicast events and interface based collections.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:07:45 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7390Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Mobile, DelphiThis hotfix includes the contents of 10.1 Berlin Debugger Hotfix from December 2016.Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:12:27 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7382Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Mobile, DelphiThe Debugger Hotfix for 10.1 Berlin for iOS 32-bit debugging is available from http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/30673 for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin customers with iOS features and an active Update Subscription.Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:54:17 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7385Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiFriday Dec 9, 2016: Software Development Network (SDN) EventFri, 09 Dec 2016 10:00:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7393Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThis update brings a backport of RAD Studio 10 Berlin continued maintenance, bug fixes, performance and feature improvements to RAD Studio 10 Seattle. See also https://community.embarcadero.com/article/technical-articles/16439-fall-2016-xe8-and-10-seattle-updates Available only for registered users of RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder and All-Access with an active Update Subscription.Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:10:10 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7395Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThis update brings a backport of RAD Studio 10 Berlin continued maintenance, bug fixes, performance and feature improvements to RAD Studio XE8.Wed, 23 Nov 2016 08:08:08 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7377Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Mobile, Delphi, C++(Builder)My CodeRage XI session on "Using App Tethering to enable CodeSite for Tracing Mobile Apps (Intermediate)" will be streamed in about 3 hours from now. Delphi App Tethering allows interaction between two applications that can exist on different devices (but must be connected on the same subnet or Bluetooth).Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:56:02 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7374Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Embarcadero has just released the second Subscription Update for RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder 10.1 Berlin, for developers with an active subscription. See also the comments by Product Manager Marco Cantù or the list of fixes. You can download the GetIt Installer or the ISO with the traditional installer. Note that it's important to use the same installer that you used for the RTM and Update 1.Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7388Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiEmbarcadero has released the first Subscription Update of RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder 10.1 Berlin, with lots of bug fixes.Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:07:21 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7372Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsSee http://www.sdn.nl/EVENTS/2-september-2016 for more information about the Software Development Network (SDN) Event on Friday, September 2 2016, in Driebergen-Zeist, The Netherlands, featuring sessions from Brian Long, Bruno Fierens and Bob Swart.Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:50:47 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7397Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe Product Roadmap August 2016 is published. In February, we provided a detailed view of our Product Roadmap and we committed to update this Roadmap every six months to provide our many customers with good visibility into what is to come.Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:19:34 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7369Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Delphi Unfortunately, I am unable to commit to Delphi Developer Days this year, but I will be back next year; I promise! In the meantime, Cary Jensen has just announced that he and Nick Hodges will be doing the Delphi Developer Days 2016 tour in the USA (Chicago, Nov 14-15, and Baltimore/Washington, Dec 5-6), Europe (Frankfurt, Germany, Nov 28-29) and Scandinavia (Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov 24-25). Register and make payment by August 12, 2016 and receive a 25% discount off of the event price.Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:46:53 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7360Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DelphiThe Delphi Benelux 2016 Congress was held on May 26, 2016 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.Thu, 26 May 2016 09:55:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7357Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Embarcadero has released Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin in Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:52:14 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7364Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiThe SDN Event on Friday, April 8 2016 featured Christian-W.Budde and Bob Swart as speakers.Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:45:52 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7333Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiYesterday, I started Delphi XE8 and compiled a project, or at least I tried, because I got the message "Fatal Error F1027 Unit not found: System.dcu or binary equivalent (.dcu)".Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:13:23 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7345Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiThe annual spring Delphi seminar known as Delphi Developer Days has been postponed due to circumstances beyond our control.Sun, 24 Jan 2016 06:28:03 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7325Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThere were a few issues introduced with the Delphi 10 Seattle Update #1 that are now solved with two hot-fixes.Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:10:41 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7323Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiEmbarcadero has released subscription Updates #1 for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10 Seattle, see the Fix List for details). Developers with an active (Update) Subscription can download and install the Subscription Update #1 (available for Delphi, C++Builder, RAD Studio and in ISO format). Delphi 10 Seattle Developers without update subscription, can purchase the subscription until December 15th, 2015, for the regular price (although the subscription start date will be the original date of purchase of Delphi 10 Seattle itself).Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:36:20 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7348Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiTuesday, Sept 15 2015, was the BIG Delphi Conference 2015 in Leiden, The Netherlands.Tue, 15 Sep 2015 06:38:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7352Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Mobile, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe last SDN Event of 2015 was held on Friday, Sept 11 2015 in Zeist, The Netherlands, with Delphi speakers Stephen Ball, Herbert Schrama and Bob Swart. I did one session in Dutch: REST Web Services met XML Delphi bevat ondersteuning voor XML en SOAP (al sinds Delphi 6) en ook voor REST en JSON (al sinds enkele jaren).Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:45:30 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7321Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiEmbarcadero has released Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10 Seattle in Professional and Enterprise editions (as well as Ultimate or Architect editions with additional Embarcadero database tools).Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:38:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7315Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiSee http://www.ebob42.com/sdn/ for more details on this Dutch Delphi event by Bob Swart and the Software Development Network (SDN).Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:54:02 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7307Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Mobile, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI just released the XE8 edition of my Delphi XE8 XML, SOAP & Web Services Development courseware manual for use in the XML and SOAP Web Services training classes and events using Delphi XE8.Fri, 08 May 2015 21:09:53 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7301Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesLast week, Embarcadero launched RAD Studio, C++Builder and Delphi XE8.Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:36:25 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7293Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)XML, SOAP & Web ServicesDoes anyone have a unit called IdHTTPWebBrokerBridge.pas as part of Indy 10 that can be used with Delphi 2007? I'm asking, because for a Delphi 2007 Indy 10 stand-alone HTTP SOAP server, I would like to use this unit.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:00:14 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7275Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesToday, I'm pleased to announced the immediate availability of my Delphi XE6 XML, SOAP & Web Services Development courseware manual in PDF format.Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:40:21 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7269Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DelphiI have finally completed the first edition of my Delphi XE6 Development Essentials courseware manual in PDF format, which has been sent to all my customers of Delphi and RAD Studio (with out without subscription).Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:59:29 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7261Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiWhen I came home from the Delphi Developer Days 2014 event in Frankfurt, my good-old web server running Windows Server 2003 was making a lot of noise, and started to shut itself off (without the "help" of Windows updates).Sun, 01 Jun 2014 04:45:29 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7254Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiCary Jensen and I have just completed our two US cities for Delphi Developer Days, and are about to start in Europe with Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London.Thu, 22 May 2014 11:53:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7244Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesMark your calendar or agenda: Delphi Developer Days 2014, featuring Cary Jensen and yours truly Bob Swart, are coming your way in May and June 2014. We start by visiting two cities in the USA: Washington DC/Baltimore on May 5-6, and Chicago on May 8-9.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:43:13 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7238Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, Delphi, C++(Builder)RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder Roadmap - March 2014Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:22:12 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:7231Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, Mobile, CodeGear, DelphiMy recommended X-mas Shopping List would contain one main item: a Delphi XE5 Enterprise Upgrade + Subscription. Clarification: right now, you can upgrade from any old version of Delphi to the latest edition, XE5.Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:33:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6986Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, UnicodeWhen sending messages from Android to iPhone (or vice versa) using Whatsapp or Facebook, sometimes the special "smiley" characters on one end are replaced by chinese/japanese characters on the other end, see http://www.bobswart.nl/chinees.jpg for an example. Just out of personal interest, I wonder if anyone has any idea what these characters actually mean.Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:25:08 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6971Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Mobile, DelphiRegistered users of Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio XE3 or higher can download a number of "additional (premium) style packs" for FireMonkey applications.Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:20:22 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6965Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Mobile, DelphiA few days ago, Cary Jensen announced the next step (or stop) of the Delphi Developer Days 2013: on December 4-5, 2013 in London, UK.Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:07:53 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6960Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiEmbarcadero just released Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE5, see http://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio for general information.Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:54:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6956Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Mobile, DelphiThe source files and slides from my Delphi XE5 iOS Development session at the RAD in Action! and PasCon of September 7th, 2013 in Leiden, are available for download now.Sun, 08 Sep 2013 07:48:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6343Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiAs an Android developer (using Oxygene for Java for HTC Wildfire and HTC Desire devices - using Android 2.2 and 2,3), I've recently bought a new phone: a Sony Xperia Z.Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:59:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6058Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiFriday, June 14th, 2013, is the date for the next SDN Event in Ede/Wageningen (NL).Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:56:09 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:6056Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi XE4 Update #1Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:21:21 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5858Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Mobile, CodeGear, DelphiOn Monday, March 18th, 2013, the SDN organised another event in Zeist (The Netherlands) including a full Delphi track with 5 sessions (2 from Marco Cantu, 2 by Bruno Fierens and one from your truly Bob Swart).Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:16:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5764Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, Mobile, Delphi, C++(Builder)A little while ago, Embarcadero announced the purchase of AnyDAC, for future integration with Delphi (and C++Builder).Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:34:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5748Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI cannot imagine what my life would look like without Delphi, or what it would have been if it wasn't for Pascal and Delphi.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:46:46 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5737Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)A few days ago, Update #2 for Delphi and C++Builder XE3 was released, which will also update your Help to Update 2 (or 3, if you update now).Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:44:58 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5721Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe Delphi Developer Days 2013 tour will be in Chicago (May 6-7), Frankfurt (May 30-31) and Amsterdam (June 3-4), as announced by my co-presenter Cary Jensen.Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:07:52 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5688Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)First of all, I want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and productive 2013; and if you didn't notice the (silent) release of Update #1 for Delphi XE3, C++Builder XE3 or the whole RAD Studio XE3, then make sure to download and install it to start the new year with some important fixes.Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:22:20 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5668Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NETThe release of "XE3" reduced the number of editions for Embarcadero Prism to just one: the Professional edition, which means Embarcadero Prism is from now on no more than RemObjects' Oxygene, and in fact a bit less.Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:27:08 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5625Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiOn Monday, December 3rd, 2012, is the date of a special 1-day SDE+ event of the SDN in Papendal Arnhem, The Netherlands (replacing the original planned 2-day SDN conference).Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:30:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5643Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiCary Jensen just announced at CodeRage 7 and on his blog that as of the 2013 edition of the Delphi Developer Days, I, Bob Swart will be joining Cary Jensen in presenting these days.Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:43:39 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5637Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiCodeRage 7 is the 7th annual edition of Embarcadero's popular online conference. This year there are two multi-day online conferences filled with content for Delphi (november 6-8) or C++Builder (december 10-12).Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:17:39 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5628Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / MagazinesOnly a few days after I first reported numerous courseware manuals in PDF format being (illegally) available for download from Scribd, someone uploaded another Delphi XE courseware manual (the final XE edition of my XML, SOAP & Web Services manual).Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:29:37 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5621Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, DelphiBob Swart from Bob Swart Training & Consultancy is both speaker and Gold Sponsor for the BE Delphi 2012 conference, which is held on November 22nd 2012 in Edegem, Belgium.Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:27:48 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5536Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Mobile, DelphiThis blog post is again meant to "warn" Delphi XE2 FireMonkey for iOS developers who have not yet upgraded their iOS devices to 6.Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:02:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5519Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiMy Delphi XE3 Starter Essentials ebook (PDF) has just been made available for download for all registered Delphi Starter developers at http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/28214 This is the first of my XE3 ebooks, shortly followed by titles like Delphi XE3 Development Essentials, Delphi XE3 DataSnap Development, Delphi XE3 XML, SOAP & Web Services Development.Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:17:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5499Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiYesterday, RAD Studio XE3 (including Delphi, C++Builder, Prism and HTML5 Builder) was released, and all developers with subscription (SA) should have received an e-mail from Embarcadero Maintenace with their login info to retrieve their XE3 update and new serial number.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:08:12 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5489Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Mobile, DelphiSee http://blogs.embarcadero.com/jtembarcadero/2012/08/20/xe3-and-beyond/ for the official news about the (missing) iOS support in Delphi XE3, and the upcoming Mobile Solution (beta) for Delphi XE3 Professional and higher.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:36:38 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5476Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiOn Monday, September 10th 2012, 12:00-17:00 Bob Swart Training & Consultancy and the Software Development Network organise a Delphi Development Seminar (in Dutch) in Helmond Brandevoort, featuring yours truly Bob Swart as speaker.Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:52:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5443Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Embarcadero has just released Update #6 of Delphi and C++Builder XE2.Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:07:40 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5403Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiOn June 11-12th 2012, I'll be presenting a DataSnap XE2 Development seminar in Göteborg, Sweden (organised by Alfasoft AB), covering all practical and in-depth DataSnap topics in detail.Mon, 21 May 2012 07:31:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5377Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiOn Friday, June 1st, 2012, I'm offering an in-depth one day (Dutch) Delphi XE2 DataSnap Development training day in Helmond Brandevoort for a limited number of developers, including use of my Delphi XE2 DataSnap Development courseware manual.Wed, 02 May 2012 12:33:18 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5324Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiRecently, someone showed me links on Scribd (a site that I didn't know before) to some of my copyrighted material, uploaded by some developers who bought or otherwise obtained these PDF files.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:40:54 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5298Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiOn Monday, april 23rd 2012, the SDN will organise the next event in The Netherlands, free for members, featuring 5 Delphi sessions by four different speakers: Pawel Glowacki, Danny Wind, Marco Geuze and yours truly Bob Swart. Pawel will talk about FireMonkey 3D Development.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:37:53 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5290Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiDelphi XE2 Update #4 was released a few weeks ago, and actually introduced a new features: adding Mobile Connectors support for FreePascal for iOS 4.2 and 5.0, although not without a little issue that may confuse some people (and demos)... DataSnap REST Applications that export mobile connectors, can be used to download an archive with proxy source code and support units.Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:12:23 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5267Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Mobile, DelphiEarlier this week, I used a Mac Mini with OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and Xcode 4.2 with iOS SDKs and devices support ranging from 4.2.1 and 4.3 to 5.0 - before my iPhone alerted me that a minor software update to iOS 5.1 was ready to be installed. This blog post is mainly meant to "warn" Delphi XE2 FireMonkey for iOS developers who have not yet upgraded their iOS devices to 5.1.Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:58:31 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5254Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)On Wednesday, February 29th 2012, Update #4 for Delphi XE2 and C++Builder was released, see also http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/28758 for the new ISO (which unfortunately is only available for those who already registered XE2, and not for "new" users who need a first install). It is great that Embarcadero is still using a frequent update schema, especially for FireMonkey issues, so I always welcome these updates.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:53:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5207Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, Unicode, Mobile, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesAs readers of my weblog, I would like to make sure you do not miss my upcoming 3-day Delphi XE2 Essentials training in Stockholm (Sweden) next month, from March 26 until March 28th, 2012, organised by Alfasoft.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:06:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5202Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Mobile, DelphiI'm proud to announce that I'm the guest speaker of Cary Jensen's and Marco Cantu's Delphi Developer Days tour in Amsterdam, on March 29th, 2012.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:08 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5194Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiFirst of all, congratulations to Delphi for her 17th birthday - I still remember the release back in 1995 - and my love for Delphi also came back in the names of my kids: Erik Mark Pascal (also 17, almost 18), and Natasha Louise Delphine (15). And now for the news from me: yesterday I held my Delphi XE2 iOS Development seminar in The Netherlands (for about 75 developers), and today I've released the first edition of my Delphi XE2 iOS Development courseware manual in PDF format.Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:17 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5184Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, CodeGear, DelphiEmbarcadero just released information about the growing sales (of licenses and subscriptions) for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio increased by 54% in 2011.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:06 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5163Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Mobile, DelphiOp maandag 13 februari 2012 zal Bob Swart van 13:00 tot 17:00 een Delphi XE2 iOS Development seminar houden in 't Brandpunt in Helmond Brandevoort, zie http://event.bobswart.nl voor details.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:13:59 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5138Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiFrom now until the end of this month, you can get 25% discount (with a maximum of GBP 50) on my paperbacks on Lulu.com using the Coupon Code: LULUBOOKUK305.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:57:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5114Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiThe first edition (almost 250 pages) of my Delphi XE2 DataSnap Development courseware manual has been released, and sent to all customers of my previous Delphi XE DataSnap Development courseware manual (which is now "frozen" at the 4th and final edition).Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:47:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5104Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiMy first iPhone app (the "Game of Memory" written with Delphi XE2 and FireMonkey) is now available in the AppStore (for free), see http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/game-of-memory/id489076335?ls=1&mt=8 It was quite a journey from "start" to actual AppStore deployment, but fortunately, I now know all the steps, so from now on it will hopefully be easier (although probably not faster).Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:06:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5092Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE2 Update #3 is now available if you perform the "Check for Updates" option (or have it automatically check it for you).Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:00:38 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5066Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, DelphiThe BE Delphi Developer Day last week (November 17th) in Edegem, Belgium was a big succes, and so was my session on Delphi XE2 DataSnap FireMonkey Clients for Windows and Mac OS X, for which you can now download the slides and source code.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:38:15 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5055Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiYesterday, I've released the 4th and last edition of the 202-page Delphi XE DataSnap Development Essentials in PDF format from http://www.eBob42.com/courseware - see the Table of Contents for more details.Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:57:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5039Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiThe following is also documented in my upcoming Delphi XE2 DataSnap book, but I want to share it with all Delphi XE2 DataSnap users already: DataSnap relies on OpenSSL for the encryption of the keys in the RSA + PC1 filter combination; which requires some manual assembly for 64-bit applications.Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:11:11 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5029Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi XE2 has introduced a DFM-breaking change in some (4) of the values of mrXXX constants that are used as ModalResult values for buttons and dialogs, among others. In this blog post I provide a workaround that can prevent some frustration and help you fix this issue in your own projects.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:28:48 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5024Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIf you haven't purchased the XE2 edition of Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio, then this may be a good time to consider it.Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:02:10 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5019Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralNovember 7, 2011 is my 47th birthday, so (only) on this day, my lucky number is no longer 42, but 47 - and I'm offering a similar treat.Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:5014Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, Delphi, C++(Builder)If you read this blog, then you probably already know that Update #2 for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE2 (called "XE2" from now on) has been released, including lots of bug fixes, and you most likely already applied Update #2 for XE2 (on your XE2 Update #1) and/or downloaded the new ISO for XE2 with Update #2 already applied. The original XE2 is version number 16.0.4256.43595 (see About box), Update #1 is version number 16.0.4276.44006, and Update #2 gives you version number 16.0.4316.44803.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:18:46 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4930Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, DelphiDelphi XE2 Update #1 included the 64-bit MidasLib unit - however, this introduced another problem.Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:53:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4921Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralSteve Jobs died at age 56.Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:52:40 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4910Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Update 1 for Delphi XE2, C++Builder XE2 and RAD Studio XE2Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:39:22 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4905Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiIn deze Nederlandstalige Delphi XE2 Clinic staan de essentiële nieuwe features van Delphi XE2 centraal, met ondersteuning voor Win32, Win64 en Mac OS X.Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:10:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4891Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiIn 4 weeks from now (Oct 17-19, 2011), I'll be doing an in-depth Delphi XE2 seminar in Lillestrøm (Oslo), Norway, covering new features like 64-bit Windows development, cross-platform development for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS using the new FireMonkey GUI framework and LiveBindings, enhancements in DataSnap, IntraWeb and much more. See http://www.alfasoft.se/delphikurs.html for more information or http://www.alfasoft.se/produkt/delphi/filer/essentials_with_bob.pdf for the overview of the topics I'll be covering in these three days.Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:23:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4889Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAs a reseller of Delphi and RAD Studio, I can offer you no discount coupons, but instead a free Delphi XE2 Development Essentials courseware PDF manual (with useful information), plus my personal support (I'm a Delphi developer myself, and use it on a daily basis) and dedication. See http://www.bobswart.com or http://www.delphixe.nl for more information and pricing/ordering details.Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:16:49 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4879Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiRegistration will be open until Friday Sept 9th, 18:00 GMT+1 (or until we're full) for my Dutch Delphi XE2 seminar in Helmond Brandevoort, The Netherlands - see http://event.bobswart.nl for the agenda. Attendees will also get a preview edition of my Delphi XE2 Development Essentials courseware manual in PDF format, covering all techniques and live-build demos during the seminar.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:59:32 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4866Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi XE2 introduces unit scope names, which means that a unit name gets a prefix in the RTL, VCL and FMX libraries. Since it's not always immediately obvious which of the 31 Delphi XE2 unit scope names should be used to prefix a given unit, I've written a little web application that may help in turning an original unit name into a scoped unit name (like SysUtils turning into System.SysUtils).Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:03:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4835Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAlthough not officially announced by Embarcadero, yet (unless I've missed something), the 30-day trial editions of Delphi XE2 Architect and RAD Studio XE2 Architect are now available for download. As soon as these products are announced, you can place orders at for example http://www.bobswart.nl (for BeNeLux customers) or http://www.bobswart.com (for EU customers).Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:43:17 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4819Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiOp maandag 12 september zal ik van 13:00 tot 17:00 een Delphi XE2 workshop houden in 't Brandpunt in Helmond Brandevoort, Nederland.Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:01:26 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4814Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiAdvantage Database Server and Delphi’s DataSnap, the multi-tier application framework found in the Enterprise editions of Delphi and C++Builder, can work together to produce multi-tier applications with Advantage as the foundation.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:29:14 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4778Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, DelphiOn Friday June 17, 2011, the next SDN event will take place in the Achmea Eureko Conference Center in Ziest, The Netherlands will take place, with a full Delphi track consisting of 5 sessions by speakers Brian Long (2), Olivier Olmer, Filip Demuynck, and Bob Swart. Brian Long will talk about Programming for Android with Delphi Prism and Mono for Android, as well as Project Cooper, which brings native Android programming to Delphi developers.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:20:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4748Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralLike myself, a number of you may have had problems signing in to Skype, but there is a solution coming up (and a workaround that you can try right away).Thu, 26 May 2011 17:47:14 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4736Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Mobile, DelphiToday, I'm the guest speaker (Building Web and Mobile Applications with VCL for the Web) at the Delphi Developer Days 2011 in Amsterdam, organised by Cary Jensen and Marco Cantu.Mon, 16 May 2011 05:07:31 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4725Bob@eBob42.com (bob swart)GeneralDue to anair-traffic strike in Rome, we're stranded now, and cannot go home until tomorrow afternoon.Fri, 06 May 2011 19:52:30 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4699Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, Mobile, DelphiI just received an Android device (HTC Wildfire, thanks Marcel) so can now test the browser-based mobile applications built with IntraWeb and TMS iPhone controls myself.Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:35:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4683Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAs I wrote in a previous blog post, my blog can now also be read on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, using IntraWeb and the TMS iPhone controls for IntraWeb.Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:55:02 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4667Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, DataSnap, DelphiFor the next three days (Monday March 21st until Wednesday March 23rd), I'll be doing a Delphi XE Essentials training seminar in Göteborg, Sweden.Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:14:54 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4663Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiFriday March 18th, 2011 is the next SDN Event in The Netherlands, with five Delphi sessions by Pawel Glowacki, Bruno Fierens, Erik van de Wetering and yours truly Bob Swart.Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:32:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4655Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiPeople who've attended the Delphi XE DataSnap webinar, or read the Delphi XE in Action white paper on "DataSnap XE in the Real World" may have seen the development bits of my Developer Issue Report Tool (DIRT) Server and Client, but here are some screenshots of the most recent build. After you login to the DIRT DataSnap Client (called DirtCleaner by the way), you will get an overview of all issues that belong to you (either because you were the Reporter or the Assigned-To user).Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:00:21 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4650Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Delphi Within the next 24 hours, I will send out the third edition of the Delphi XE DataSnap Development Courseware manual to all current registered buyers from http://www.eBob42.com/courseware, at 190 pages - now also available as paperback from Lulu.com without updates to the paperback, I'm afraid. The paperback edition of the Delphi XE DataSnap Development courseware manual contains 190 pages, with sections about: DataSnap History and Example Data, DataSnap Server Targets (and Wizards), DataSnap Security, DataSnap Server Components, DataSnap Server Deployment, DataSnap Clients, DataSnap and Databases, DBX: DataSnap Filters, DataSnap REST and Callbacks, DataSnap and .NET Clients, and an appendix about the extended Developer Issue Report Tool (DIRT) Server and Client.Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:02:58 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4632Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Delphi Last weekend, I published the first edition of my Delphi XE IntraWeb XI courseware manual in PDF format, which is available for purchase now for 99 Euro (including updates for 12 months) from http://www.eBob42.com/courseware See the Table of Contents of this 140-page first edition. People who purchased the original Delphi for Win32 Web Development manual from me (143 pages first published in 2008, with the 4th and last edition being 266 pages published last month), received an e-mail last weekend with a free upgrade to the Delphi XE IntraWeb XI manual.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:39:19 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4625Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiLast chance to get your hands on The Delphi Magazine Total Collection: ALL the articles ever published (1995 to 2007) on one USB flash drive for just £36.00 including postage and packing to any country worldwide.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:41:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4613Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiToday, it's Delphi's 16th birthday - congratulations! And today also marks the birth of the iPhone / iPod Touch (and iPad) edition of my weblog at http://www.bobswart.nl/iBlog (if you go to that URL without an iPhone, you will end up at http://www.bobswart.nl/blog instead by the way).Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:37:04 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4601Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiEmbarcadero has just published my new DataSnap white paper where you learn about Multi-Tier Application Development with DataSnap in RAD Studio XE, based on a small but real-world DataSnap application that covers just about everything you can imagine: from secure connections to simple server methods, server methods returning read-only datasets, datasetproviders returning master-detail datasets, with autoincrement primary keys (and how to handle those), using authentication and role based authorisation to secure not only the server methods but also the exposed datasetproviders, deployment and more.Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:26:59 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4597Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiBrian Long has written a new white paper for Embarcadero about Developing iPhone Applications with Embarcadero Delphi Prism XE, using Delphi Prism XE to Develop for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:56:31 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4588Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DataSnap, Delphi A special offer, valid until March 31st 2011, allows Delphi XE Professional users to upgrade to Delphi XE Enterprise or RAD Studio XE Enterprise with a significant discount (plus 50% off on my DataSnap courseware manual when purchased from me).Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:02:35 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4576Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DelphiA few days ago, Embarcadero released Delphi XE Starter Edition (and C++Builder XE Started Edition), available in Europe for 149 Euro (for a competitive upgrade) or 199 Euro (for a New User license).Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:06:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4549Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Books / Magazines, DelphiLast weekend, I've (automatically) sent e-mails to all developers who've purchased a copy of the PDF edition of my Delphi IntraWeb courseware manual (first released in 2008) with the 4th and last edition of the 266-page Delphi 2007 for Win32 Web Development book covering WebBroker, WebSnap and IntraWeb 9.0.42 (also applicable to IntraWeb 10.x) - please let me know if you did not get an e-mail from me.Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:31:58 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4532Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DelphiFeb 14th 2011...Valentine's Day, Delphi turns 16, and Bob Swart organises another Delphi Workshop in Helmond Brandevoort (NL) this time with the focus on iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch development using Delphi XE, Advantage WebAPI, TMS IntraWeb iPhone Controls (for browser based solutions) and MonoDevelop with Delphi Prism XE for native solutions.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:26:42 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4521Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, Unicode, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesFrom Monday March 21 until Wednesday March 23rd 2011 I'll be visiting Göteborg in Sweden again for a 3-day Delphi Essentials seminar (in English) organised by Alfasoft SE (see detailed overview of the topics here).Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:47:52 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4502Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)For only two more weeks, you can buy a tool like RAD Studio, Delphi, Delphi Prism or C++Builder, and get a second tool (for the same developer) for free! And if you order from me you also get the Delphi Development Essentials courseware manuals, personal support by e-mail and newsgroups.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:10:39 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4488Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiOn Friday, December 10th, 2010, you can attend a Delphi XE DataSnap Development (hands-on) Training day in Helmond Brandevoort, The Netherlands.Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:16:08 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4471Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiI've just published the first 143-page PDF edition of Delphi XE DataSnap Development Essentials at http://www.eBob42.com/courseware available for 99 Euro (plus 19% VAT where required), for which you also get the 290-page Delphi XE Development Essentials as a free bonus PDF. See http://www.ebob42.com/training/DataSnapXE.pdf for the detailed table of contents.Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:32:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4464Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiUpdate 1 for Delphi XE and C++Builder XE is now available - first through the auto update system, available from the registered users download pages within two hours and available in the full product installers and ISOs for purchasers, customers and trial downloaders next week.Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4462Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsMonday, December 13th, 2010 is the date for the next Software Development Network Event in Zeist, The Netherlands.Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:17:26 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4448Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DelphiI will be presenting two (Dutch) Delphi sessions at the Advantage Database Server Training Day - Nov 3rd, 2010 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, which is completely FREE if you register from http://www.bobswart.nl/ads.Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:53:40 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4432Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, Books / Magazines, DelphiI've just finished my Delphi XE Development Essentials courseware manual; it's available for 42 EURO as paperback from Lulu.com (this price does not include shipping). See http://www.eBob42.com/training/DXE.pdf for the Table of Contents.Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:44:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4414Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)From today until the end of the year, Embarcadero has a special BoGo offer: buy an Embarcadero Tool and get another Embarcadero tool of the same or less value for FREE! You download another of Embarcadero's 16 other application development or database tools, FREE! when you buy a RAD Studio XE, Delphi XE or C++Builder XE license (new or upgrade) - plus if you order from me you get the Delphi XE Deveploment Essentials PDF courseware manual included as well (and the Delphi Prism Development Essentials if you order RAD Studio and/or Delphi Prism).Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:20:33 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4409Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, DelphiBlaise Pascal Magazine issue #95/13 has just been released, and is available for FREE download in PDF format, offering 84 pages with more than a dozen database related articles.Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:38:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4403Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, DelphiOnly two more weeks until the Software Development Conference in Zeist, The Netherlands (Oct 25-26) featuring a number of parallel conferences including the Delphi Development Conference with 5 well-known Delphi developers / speakers to offer you some great technical sessions.Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:47:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4389Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, ASP.NET, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe slides and source code of my CodeRage 5 session about Delphi (Prism) SOAP Web Services and Security session today from 6:00am - 6:45am (PDT) are now available for download.Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:55:05 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4380Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, DelphiCodeRage 5 and chatroomTue, 05 Oct 2010 16:02:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4356Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)The Professional Upgrade price for Delphi XE, C++Builder XE and RAD Studio XE will increase next month (by about 100 Euro), so if plan to upgrade to the new XE Professional edition, please do yourself a favour and don't wait too long. Developers from the BeNeLux (or UK) who order from me will also get my Delphi 2010 Development Essentials and (when ordering RAD Studio) the Delphi Prism Development Essentials PDF files, while waiting for the RAD Studio XE Development Essentials courseware manual which should be ready by the end of this month.Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:21:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4342Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DataSnap, DelphiPeople who live in The Netherlands or Belgium who are interested in Delphi and DataSnap may want to check out my Delphi XE DataSnap Development Training (in Dutch) on Wednesday, September 29th 2010 in Helmond Brandevoort. On this day, I'll cover the new COM-less DataSnap architecture that was first made available in Delphi 2009 Enterprise.Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:01:59 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4332Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, DelphiThose of you who already work with Delphi XE may have noticed that the SubVersion integration offers Update / Submit / History capabilities (from the IDE), but no Lock (Checkout) or Unlock (Checkin) functionality. If you also miss this functionality, and want it added to the integration, then consider voting for my QC feature request report #87736.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:30:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4289Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe XE editions of Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio (which includes the aforementioned three plus RadPHP) have just been released. Subscription e-mails (to active subscription holders) have already started to be sent out, and New User licenses as well as Upgrades to Delphi XE, Delphi Prism XE and RAD Studio XE can also be purchased now (from me for example in BeNeLux - first orders are already in). If you're from The Netherlands or Belgium (or live nearby and speak Dutch) you can attend a free Delphi / RAD Studio XE seminar on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 in Helmond Brandevoort from 12:30 until 16:00.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:27:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4274Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DataSnap, DelphiOn Friday, September 3rd 2010, 12:30-16:00 Barnsten (the Embarcadero representative in The BeNeLux), Bob Swart Training & Consultancy and the Software Development Network organise a free Delphi Seminar (in Dutch) in Helmond Brandevoort, featuring Bob Swart as speaker.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:09:36 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4254Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, DelphiIt's been a while (a few years), but Simon Kissel has released another update to CrossKylix (thanks a lot, Simon). 6 years after the 1.0.0 release and after being announced to be discontinued, CrossKylix today got an update again.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:46:03 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4235Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, C++(Builder)The May issue (special issue) of the C++Builder Developer's Journal is now online at http://bcbjournal.org/special.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:05:32 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4222Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiFor only a few weeks more (until June 28th), the special RAD Studio PROMO is valid: when you order Delphi 2010, you get RAD Studio 2010 delivered instead (including Delphi 2010, C++Builder 2010 and Delphi Prism 2010). As of May 26th, another special offer started: when you purchase RAD Studio 2010 (between May 26th and September 15th, 2010), you get a free Delphi Prism 2011 license.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:17:25 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4176Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiEmbarcadero has just published the new Roadmap for Delphi (Prism) and RAD Studio.Wed, 12 May 2010 08:20:32 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4085Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, Unicode, ASP.NET, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI'm about to go to the UK for a 2-day Delphi MasterClass for the UK Developers Group, but if you missed that, you can still register for the next event I'm doing from May 31st until June 2nd in Göteborg, Sweden.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:33:46 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4065Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, DataSnap, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesAt long last, I've finished the first edition of my Delphi Prism Development Essentials at a total of 148 pages, 34,018 words and 7 chapters - see Table of Contents for more details.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:10:41 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4059Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, C++(Builder)C++Builder 2010 Enterprise includes support for DataSnap 2010, although it's not always as easy as for Delphi 2010 developers since the DataSnap Wizards are missing in the C++Builder personality.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:05:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4034Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDynamic arrays always start at index 0, but sometimes people ask me if you really cannot have a dynamic array that starts at 1.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:56 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:4008Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web Services125 pages, 34,883 words, and several dozen screenshots make up revision 381 of my Delphi 2010 XML, SOAP and Web Services manual (see table of contents), which will be available for purchase from my webshop starting this weekend. Earlier this weekend, the PDF file will be sent free of charge to everyone who purchased my Delphi 2007 XML, SOAP and Web Services manual in PDF format directly from me (including support and updates).Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:14 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3999Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, DataSnap, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI've recently started a new section on my website listing a number of Camtasia recordings about software development using Delphi.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:51 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3977Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, DelphiUsing Delphi 2010, we can build ASP.NET web services and projects, as I often demonstrate in my ASP.NET workshops and training events (in The Netherlands, UK and Sweden for example). In my latest Dr.Bob Examines article, I'll demonstrate how we can use Delphi Prism and ASP.NET to write a web chat service, consuming it in an ASP.NET web form as well.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:02:24 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3919Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiWhile migrating source code of a client of mine from an older version of Delphi to Delphi 2010, I encountered a compiler Error: E2064 Left side cannot be assigned to in some strange places, that turned out to be a truly "extreme corner cases" of with-usage.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:38:31 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3904Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, DataSnap, DelphiA new free Delphi 2010 workshop is organised on Thursday, March 25th in Helmond Brandevoort, The Netherlands, where Bob Swart will speak about Delphi 2010, the ToolCloud, Language and RTL enhancements, Debugger Visualizers, Windows 7 Support and (in-depth) on DataSnap 2010 Filters.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:42:54 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3894Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiThis 2-day Delphi 2010 / DataSnap 2010 masterclass in Upavon, Wiltshire, UK on April 12-13, 2010, is organised together with the UK Developers Group, featuring Bob Swart as presenter, and currently open for bookings (we have some registrations already and limited space, so don't wait too long to book your own place ;-)). The first day of the masterclass covers new features in Delphi since 2007, using Windows 7 (because some of the features require Windows 7), the second day is a fully hands-on day using DataSnap.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:42:00 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3888Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, SQL, DatabasesI found a little gotcha when installing Delphi Prism after SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services (and without installing another edition of Visual Studio).Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:54:35 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3873Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)There's a change in the SQL Server DBX4 driver for Delphi and C++Builder 2010, which not all developers may have noticed. The readme.htm states in the Database Changes section for dbExpress, the following: "MSSQL driver requires the installation of the SQL Native Client.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:45 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3858Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiPlease login to your EDN account and vote for one or both of my new DataSnap 2010 reports.Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:20:58 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3846Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Books / Magazines, DelphiEmbarcadero has just published Brian Long's white paper on Delphi Prism - everything .NET with your development language of choice.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:29:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3840Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe new Embarcadero Upgrade Rules that were planned to become effective on January 1st, 2010 have been delayed to February 1st, 2010, offering developers an additional month to upgrade their older versions of Delphi or C++Builder to a more recent version.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:01:06 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3837Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, DelphiEmbarcadero has published Cary Jensen's Unicode Migration White Paper on the Embarcadero Developer Network site at http://www.embarcadero.com/images/dm/technical-papers/delphi-unicode-migration.pdf (38 pages).Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:39:17 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3822Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesStarting in January 2010, I'll be organising a number of Dutch Delphi 2010 Friday Afternoon hands-on Workshops in my office in Helmond Brandevoort (NL).Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:20:54 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3833Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Read the Release Notes of Delphi and C++Builder 2010 Updates 4, 5 (Database Pack), and Boost Library at http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/40174.Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:06:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3791Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi 2010 introduces theming for the TDBGrid control, using the DrawingStyle property (which can be gdsThemed (default), gdsClassic or gdsGradient) and introducing GradientStartColor and GradientEndColor for the latter. It's not the only change made to the TDBGrid control, unfortunately.Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:33:05 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3747Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, DataSnap, Delphi, C++(Builder)Today was the first day of a 2.75-day Delphi 2010 training event I'm doing in Stockholm, Sweden for 17 people.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:01 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3626Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DataSnap, DelphiMy free 50+-page white paper (plus videos) on Delphi / RAD Studio 2010 DataSnap is now available for download. In this paper and videos, I provide a hands-on approach to the power and flexibility of DataSnap in RAD Studio 2010.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:55 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3620Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiBlaise Pascal Magazine #8 (UK) is available now for download, as well as the Dutch issue #90.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:18:21 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3617Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe Delphi 2010 Survey is online, conducted by Embarcadero and the Product Management for the Delphi product.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:15:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3593Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Embarcadero has just released Update #1 for the Delphi 2010 and C++Builder 2010 personalities of RAD Studio 2010.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:27:25 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3580Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Unicode, ASP.NET, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesFrom Monday, Nov 16nd until Wednesday Nov 184th, 2009, I'll also be in Stockholm, Sweden, for a 2.5-day RAD Studio 2010 Essentials seminar (spoken in English) covering Delphi topics like the IDE and Language enhancements (Generics, Anonymous Methods, Touch/Gesture), UNICODE, VCL Database Development (DBX4 and DataSnap), Web Development (IntraWeb, ASP.NET and AJAX), and XML, SOAP and Web Services. The .NET topics will be covered using Delphi Prism 2010.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:43:40 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3578Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Unicode, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesFrom Monday, Nov 2nd until Wednesday Nov 4th, 2009, I'll be in Helsinki, Finland, for a 2.5-day RAD Studio 2010 Essentials seminar (spoken in English) covering Delphi topics like the IDE and Language enhancements (Generics, Anonymous Methods, Touch/Gesture), UNICODE, VCL Database Development (DBX4 and DataSnap), Web Development (IntraWeb, ASP.NET and AJAX), and XML, SOAP and Web Services. The .NET topics will be covered using Delphi Prism 2010.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:40:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3570Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiThe SDN Conference 2009 will be held on October 19-20, 2009 in Papendal Arnhem, The Netherlands and contains 15 interesting Delphi sessions.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:47:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3559Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, DelphiYou can now download the slides for my Smart Clients with Delphi and RemObjects SDK session from CodeRage 4, scheduled today from 8:00-8:45 (PDF), which is 17:00-17:45 (GMT+1, my time-zone).Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:25:06 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3554Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, General, CodeGear, DelphiThe week from 7-11 September 2009 is full with Delphi related technical events, including CodeRage 4 and my own free Delphi 2010 seminar in Helmond Brandevoort (The Netherlands) on September 11th. We start off tomorrow with CodeRage 4 - the 4-day FREE virtual conference with more than 90 technical sessions.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:52:30 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3543Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiOn Tuesday, August 25 2009, Embarcadero launched the 2010-editions of Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:28:26 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3520Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiRobert Meek has written a book review about my Delphi 2009 Development Essentials, which is sold as paperback from Lulu.com, or offered as free bonus for anyone who purchases Delphi or one or more courseware manuals in PDF format from me.Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:04:03 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3418Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)The Help Update 3 for C++Builder 2009, Delphi 2009 and (the C++Builder and Delphi for Win32 parts of) RAD Studio 2009 is now available for download.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:35:03 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3389Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, ASP.NET, CodeGear, DelphiMichael Li (with three sessions) and Bob Swart (with 1 session) will be the speakers for the Delphi track at the Software Development Event on June 26th 2009 in Houten, The Netherlands.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:51:24 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3378Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Special Offer for June 2009: order Delphi 2009 Upgrade (Professional, Enterprise or Architect) and get a corresponding edition of RAD Studio 2009 instead! This means C++Builder 2009 and Delphi Prism 2009 for free.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:40:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3370Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)Recently, both Delphi 2009 for Win32 and Delphi Prism 2009 for .NET have received updates: the Delphi Prism May 2009 release for .NET developers, and Update 3 (IDE/VCL/General), Update 4 (database) for Delphi 2009 developers, plus Update 3, Update 4 and a Boost update for C++Builder 2009 developers.Fri, 29 May 2009 08:15:24 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3363Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsThe Software Development Network (SDN), has opened the call for speakers (deadline for proposals: June 14, 2009) for it’s 18th annual SDN Conference (SDC) to be held at the “Papendal” Convention Center in Arnhem in The Netherlands on October 19 & 20, 2009.Thu, 21 May 2009 17:42:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3358Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / MagazinesA special 100-page free issue of Blaise Pascal Magazine has been published and includes a free one-year subscription for registered users of Delphi 2009, C++Builder 2009, Delphi Prism 2009, CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 and/or Embarcadero All-Access.Wed, 20 May 2009 23:14:09 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3349Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralIt took a while, but I'm finally twittering too as ebob42.Thu, 14 May 2009 08:01:28 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3327Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, General, CodeGear, DelphiAs most of you may have read by now: Borland will be bought by MicroFocus for 50 million pounds, which may also mean the end of (the use of) the name Borland; truly the end of an era.Fri, 08 May 2009 08:21:19 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3315Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, General, DelphiCheck out this recent announcement of something that will be very interesting for Delphi developers: Project CrossTalk - a project for Delphi that allows native Delphi code to consume .NET code in a very transparent way, very much like referencing a package.Mon, 04 May 2009 23:30:33 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3294Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, DelphiWhen migrating existing source code from previous versions of Delphi to Delphi 2009, you may encounter warnings about implicit conversions from AnsiString to Unicode Strings or vice versa (the other way may also have a potential data loss) and while it's easy to ignore these warnings, ignorance comes with a price! The particular real-world example I want to talk about in this post comes from a third-party library (who shall remain nameless) compatible with different versions of Delphi, including Delphi 2009.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:30:00 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3250Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI've created a public LinkedIn group for IntraWeb Developers using Delphi or C++Builder.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:28:51 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3239Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)The English Help Update 2 for C++Builder 2009, Delphi 2009 and (the C++Builder and Delphi for Win32 parts of) RAD Studio 2009 is now available for download.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:46:40 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3219Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, DelphiDuring the recent migration of a large Delphi for Win32 project (which was started in Delphi 3, and migrated to 5, 7, and 2007 along the way) to Delphi 2009, I encountered some differences in behaviour which were - after some debugging time - ultimately tracked back to the System.Val routine.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:37:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3210Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiDaniel Wischnewski will be the guest speaker for the Delphi track at the SDE meeting of March 30th 2009 in The Netherlands.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:49:07 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3204Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiBlaise Pascal Magazine issue #5 is now released and available for download from http://www.blaisepascal.eu/.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:32:52 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3187Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralThe Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 has been modified, enhanced, and causing me some grief (which I've been able to solve).Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:56:51 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3170Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThis weekend, I've published two new articles on building, deploying and consuming SOAP Web Services with Delphi Prism (using ASP.NET), showing also how to make asynchronous calls from Delphi Prism clients.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:35:59 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3117Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiUsers of Delphi and C++Builder 2009 can finally request their key to install IntraWeb 10.x updates.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:05:55 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3103Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiNick Hodges has just published an article with an overview on the status and future of the Delphi compiler.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:01:01 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3050Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, AJAX, Books / Magazines, ASP.NET, DelphiFor those of you who do not own RAD Studio 2009 (with or without subscription): you can now purchase just the Delphi Prism 2009 SKU - the plug-in for Visual Studio (Shell) to do .NET development. As a reseller for CodeGear in the BeNeLux, I offer Delphi Prism 2009 Professional for 499 Euro and the Enterprise edition for 1399 Euro.Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:58:14 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3043Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)Help Update 1 for RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder 2009 is now available for download from the Registered User Downloads, with more details in the Release Notes.Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:46:13 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3033Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, Delphi, C++(Builder)A final Unicode tip concerns the compatibility of UnicodeStrings between Delphi and C++Builder. The UnicodeString in Delphi can containUnicode or ANSI data at any given time, and in order to ensure that C++Builder code can correctly index the items, a hidden call to UniqueStringX is being made.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:21:55 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3029Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiThere's an overloaded version of function UpperCase in the SysUtils unit as well as the AnsiStrings unit.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:55:29 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3019Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, Unicode, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesFrom Monday, Feb 23rd until Wednesday Feb 25th, 2008, I'll be in Stockholm, Sweden, for another 3-day RAD Studio 2009 Essentials seminar (spoken in English) covering Delphi topics like the IDE and Language enhancements (Generics, Anonymous Methods), UNICODE, VCL Database Development (DBX4 and DataSnap), Web Development (IntraWeb, ASP.NET 2.0 and AJAX), and XML, SOAP and Web Services. The .NET topics will be covered using Delphi Prism.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:46:29 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:3011Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)UnicodeFirst the bad news: console I/O does not support reading (UTF-16) Unicode strings, and writing only suports AnsiStrings.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:29:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2993Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesApart from the source code for my CodeRage III sessions, you can now also view the replays from my own server (100 Mbps fibre-optic connection).Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:58:54 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2984Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiSysUtils defines the well-known IntToStr and FloatToStr, which return a Unicode String - but not an AnsiString.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:24:36 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2975Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiThe TextFile of Delphi 2009 can only write AnsiStrings and not Unicode Strings, which means we can only write ANSI data to text files, right? Wrong! Since UTF8Strings are also (special) AnsiStrings, we can still write Unicode data to text files, provided we convert the Unicode String to a UTF8String (with no data loss) before writing to the file.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:18:07 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2968Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiDelphi 2009 introduces Generics and Anonymous Methods for Win32, and I've written some examples that not only demonstrate how to use Generics (specifically Generic Methods) and Anonymous Methods these features separately, but also how we can combine Generics and Anonymous Methods in a useful way.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:02:06 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2944Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiCharacter literals between #128 and #255 – the so-called high ASCII values – have a specific value depending on the ANSI code page.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:38:28 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2929Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, ASP.NET, CodeGear, DelphiYou can now download the CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 Trial with Delphi Prism ISO (at 1.4 GB), and request a trial key, in order to install a 14-day trial edition of the Delphi Prism portion of RAD Studio 2009 (or, if you already have a real key for RAD Studio 2009 or Delphi Prism 2009, you can use that key to install the full non-expiring version of Delphi Prism).Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:38:13 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2922Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiBlaise Pascal Magazine issue #4 is now released and available for download from http://www.blaisepascal.eu/.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:07:38 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2918Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiRAD Studio 2009 pre-orders started last week (when the pricing was announced - see www.bobswart.nl for BeNeLux prices), but although no actual boxes have shipped yet, last night the subscription e-mails have been sent (and received) for the ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) upgrades to RAD Studio 2009, which includes Delphi Prism.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:56:36 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2907Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiThe FillChar routine fills a string or buffer with bytes, which means that we need to multiply the length of the string with the size of the string elements in order to fill the complete size of the string.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:47:36 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2896Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsThursday, December 4th is your chance to attend a free Delphi Prism seminar in Helmond Brandevoort (NL) from 13:00 until 17:00.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:03:12 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2894Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiA helpful Unicode support class in Delphi 2009 is the TCharacter class, which is a sealed class which only consists of static class functions to check whether a character is a Digit, a Letter, etc.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:34:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2884Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiI just published Delphi 2009 Development Essentials on Lulu.com as paperback (24 Euro) or PDF download (16 Euro) as a 127 page A4-size book (38,638 words) that covers the new IDE, Compiler, Language, RTL/VCL and Unicode features in Delphi 2009.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:16:37 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2879Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiThe number of elements of a string can be retrieved by calling the Length function.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:14:10 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2874Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiAlthough UTF-16 characters are simple WideChar characters, there are also surrogate characters (also WideChar items) that are used to produce a special Unicode character on a different plane than the default plane 0.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:35:24 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2868Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi 2009 adds Unicode support to our developer toolbox, which enables us to express written languages but also Klingon or musical notes.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:58:32 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2864Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, DelphiSome people have noticed that my recent Delphi courseware manual titles can still be purchased in printed paperback format from Lulu.com, but PDF downloads are only available directly from me.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:33:17 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2826Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiIf you're in (or near) the UK, you may want to check out my upcoming 2-day Delphi 2009 masterclass in Upavon, Wiltshire, UK on November 17th & 18th - see http://www.richplum.co.uk for details.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:13:19 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2823Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, Delphi, C++(Builder)Delphi and C++Builder 2009 Update 1 is available for download (using the Check for Updates tool from the Delphi 2009 Program Group of detected by the IDE itself).Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:12:11 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2771Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiToday at the Software Development Conference in The Netherlands, Nick Hodges disclosed details about Delphi Prism, which will be a Delphi.NET Visual Studio (Shell) plug-in (enabling the WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET, LINQ, SilverLight, etc.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:06:56 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2763Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiThe first of my Delphi 2009 training days will be organised in Helmond Brandevoort in October starting with a Delphi 2009 Development Essentials on October 24th, followed by Delphi 2009 Database and DataSnap Development on October 31st. The training event will be in Dutch, but the courseware manuals are in English.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:41:35 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2732Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Books / Magazines, Unicode, DelphiI'm pleased to announce my Delphi 2009 Development Essentials PDF manual, covering the new features in Delphi 2009 including sections on the Delphi 2009 IDE, Language Enhancements (including the Generics.Defaults and Generics.Collections units), RTL/VCL Enhancements (including coverage of the Ribbon controls), COM Enhancements, DBX4 and DataSnap Enhancements and detailed coverage of Unicode.Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:42:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2720Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesIn case some of you haven't read the Delphi 2009 readme.htm yet (also in the Release Notes), it mentions the following: SOAP Server Notes The Win32/native SOAP server is currently on the Deprecated list and is classified as "Other Consideration: Need alternative." If you want a document/literal server, you should build your SOAP server using Delphi for .NET (RAD Studio), which supports the SOAP specifications that are supported by the .NET framework. Although I can understand that (a bit) for the SOAP server side, I would really want some extended Win32 SOAP support for clients, specifically for SOAP v1.2, MTOM (Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism) and in the end also interoperability for WCF servers. I've opened a QC feature request report, and invite everyone who also cares about Win32 SOAP (client) support to vote for this report.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:01:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2715Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)The Delphi 2009 SA (Subscription) Notifications have been sent out.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:42:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2662Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)The 14-day trial edition of Delphi 2009 and C++Buidler 2009 Architect is now available for download from http://cc.codegear.com/free/delphi .Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:27:54 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2655Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsAttend the Software Developer Conference in The Netherlands on 6 and 7 October (get a 50 Euro discount if you specify Reference Code "eBob42") and make your choice from the best Delphi speakers and sessions we've selected for you (as well as sessions on .NET, DotNetNuke, Database, etc.).Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:22:35 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2642Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Unicode, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)I've just e-mailed the first ESD licenses of Delphi 2009 to my customers in the BeNeLux.Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:52:19 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2606Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, General, DelphiBlaise Pascal Magazine issue #3 has just been published at www.blaisepascal.eu.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:09:10 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2591Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Books / Magazines, Unicode, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)CodeGear just announced Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009, and the pre-ordering has started for these two tools (as well as a bundle with both of them for a discounted price) - see http://www.bobswart.nl/CodeGear for the BeNeLux prices.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:42:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2535Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesIn this article, I'll demonstrate how Delphi for Win32 Web Services can create and handle SOAP Exceptions (as well as custom SOAP Exceptions) - with a little fix from CodeGear's Jean-Marie (Bruneau) Babet.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:06:51 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2486Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiA couple of weeks ago, Chad Z Hower re-joined the IntraWeb team, and as an effect, we've seen some notable changes: an IntraWeb Blog as well as a Proposed IntraWeb Roadmap for the next version of IntraWeb, with some important changes (like Unicode, Silverlight and JQuery support, but also the removal of WAP and HTML 3.2 (suggested in the newsgroups) - as a result, I expect IntraWeb 9.x to stay around for a while even when IntraWeb 10.x is released).Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:26:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2458Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Jobs, DelphiA friend of mine works for Philips (he's based in The Netherlands), and they have some Delphi job openings in Belfast, UK.Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:45:58 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2398Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiSecond issue of Blaise Pascal Magazine is availableSat, 28 Jun 2008 17:06:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2351Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI know it's June, but if you start the "Check for Updates" utility from the CodeGear RAD Studio application group, you'll get the message that the May08 Help Update is ready for download and install. It also says: IMPORTANT: Please view the following URL before installing this help update.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:17:18 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2302Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Books / Magazines, DelphiIt was (and is) available for purchase in PDF format (including support and free updates), but today I finally published the printed edition of Delphi 2007 for Win32 VCL for the Web Development on Lulu.com. In this paperback about Web Development with Delphi for Win32, the focus is on VCL for the Web, also known as IntraWeb.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:02:48 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2258Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralI apologise for the Swedish developers, but last week I've been ill and this weekend the antibiotics took a turn for the worse (fever going to 40 Celsius and constant headache and vomiting).Mon, 19 May 2008 09:19:39 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2235Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearEarlier this week, I was one of the first to report the Borland results and sale of CodeGear to EMBT (Embarcadero Technologies), and must admit that at that time I was overwhelmed and had no idea yet what to think about all this - but now I do. It's two days later, and I have the benefit of having spoken (via Skype, chat or normal phone) with several CodeGear employees, partners and customers. The overall feeling seems to be optimism, based on a number of factors.Fri, 09 May 2008 11:21:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2225Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearBorland has announced its preliminary financial results for Q1 2008, and also announced a definitive agrement to sell the assets of its individual developer tools unit, CodeGear, to Embarcadero Technologies.Wed, 07 May 2008 13:32:41 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2214Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, General, Delphi, C++(Builder)Like Nick mentioned in his recent blog: the programming book business is changing (or has changed already), and publishing on demand is becoming the norm.Sat, 03 May 2008 11:41:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2190Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)The CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 / Delphi 2007 for Win32 / C++Builder 2007 April HotFix is available for download from the Registered Users website.Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:31:56 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2167Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesFrom Monday, May 19th until Wednesday May 21st, 2008, I'll be in Göteborg, Sweden, for a 3-day Delphi 2007 Essentials seminar (spoken in English) covering topics like the IDE and Language enhancements, VCL Database Development (BDE/dbGo for ADO/TClientDataSet/DBX4 and DataSnap), Web Development (WebBroker/WebSnap but especially IntraWeb, ASP.NET 2.0, and AJAX), and XML, SOAP and Web Services. See the complete agenda online.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:23:34 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2160Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Books / Magazines, DelphiSee http://www.drbob42.com/courseware for information on the PDF edition of my 266-page Delphi 2007 for Win32 Web Development courseware manual (using mainly IntraWeb but a few dozen pages using WebSnap are included as well). A printed edition on Lulu.com will be available around the end of this month.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:51:26 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2149Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, CodeGearCodeGear has just announced Delphi for PHP 2.0, the PHP Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for rapidly building interactive web applications using visual drag-and-drop design capabilities and a powerful PHP component framework. Delphi for PHP 2.0 New User price is 190 Euro for the ESD version, and an Upgrade from Delphi for PHP 1.0 is available for 105 Euro.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:07:51 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2135Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiThe revamped 132-page second edition of my Delphi Win32 Database Development paperback has just been published on Lulu.com - available in print as well as download - covering the Borland Database Engine (BDE), dbGo for ADO, dbExpress and the stand-alone TClientDataSet.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:26:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2128Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, General, CodeGear, DelphiMy second edition of Delphi 2007 for Win32 Development Essentials has just been published on Lulu.com - available in print as well as download - and covers the IDE, Delphi language enhancements, Together support, Unit testing and Globalisation/localisation and is extended with appendices using the webcam (also with RemObjects SDK) and Skype API.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:20:57 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2108Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe first issue of the 44-page international edition of the Blaise Pascal programming magazine has just been published. People can register on the website to be able to download the free edition, or you can purchase the printed edition (for world wide delivery) for a special price of only 25 Euro for the first year.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:44:53 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2099Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearCodeGear has just announced JBuilder 2008, its latest version of the award-winning, enterprise-ready IDE for the Java platform based on the Eclipse open source framework.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:26:23 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2088Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIn the US, you get a free PDF version of Marco's Delphi 2007 Handbook when you purchase Delphi 2007 (until March 31st), which is a bit similar to the "subscription" promotion I've been offering my clients in the BeNeLux: when you purchase Delphi 2007 or CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 with subscription, then you get a free personalised PDF version of my Delphi 2007 for Win32 Development Essentials courseware manual, also available on Lulu.com.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:51:07 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2086Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsIn april 2008, I start with a new set of four different training days in Helmond Brandevoort (The Netherlands) to get the best out of Delphi 2007 and/or CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 with topics that range from database development to web and web services development for Win32 and .NET 2.0.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:36:36 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2080Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, DelphiCome to the Software Developer Event this Friday (March 28th), for a number of Delphi sessions including one from me on Win32 and .NET co-operation using Delphi and Hydra 3.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:19:32 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2068Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsMy first free Delphi / RAD Studio seminar on Feb 21st in Helmond Brandevoort (NL) was a big success, so we've decided to organise a follow-up seminar in "wijkhuis 't Brandpunt" in Helmond Brandevoort on June 6th with new topics including Unicode, Win32 SOAP and Web Services, ASP.NET with AJAX, and an introduction to Delphi for PHP. The first event was fully booked in a matter of weeks, so although we can host more people now (70 instead of 50+), don't wait too long to book your free place to this event. See the online agenda for more details.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:32:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2050Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe Decision Cube may be deprecated (and only supporting BDE datasets), the source code is still included with Delphi 2007 and CodeGear RAD Studio in the RAD Studio\5.0\source\Win32\xtab directory.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:05:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2035Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiToday, CodeGear announced Delphi/400 and Delphi/400 for PHP for IBM iSeries and AS/400 systems to rapidly create easy-to-use rich Windows and Web 2.0-based clients for legacy AS/400 and System i applications.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:39:07 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2029Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearI haven't seen a big announcement about it yet, but the Delphi for PHP Roadmap has been published on CodeGear Developer Network, covering plans for Delphi for PHP “Aurora”, Delphi/400 for PHP, and Delphi for PHP “Crocodile”.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:44:02 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2010Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, DelphiDelphi 2006, Delphi 2007 for Win32, and Delphi 2007 for Win32 R2 plus the Win32 identity of CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 are all .DCU-compatible with each other. This may sound like no big deal, but if you've used Delphi longer than today, you know that in all previous versions of Delphi before Delphi 2006, each new version of Delphi would have a slightly different dcu (interface?) format, and would be unable to use any .dcu file compiled with another version of Delphi.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:25:35 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:2002Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiOne of the benefits of a wide screen (like 1920x1200 pixels) is that you have enough space to design your forms with the object inspector and tool palette on the side. However, another benefit is the fact that you can right-click on the Code Editor and open two (or more) edit windows and edit your source files side-by-side.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:22:14 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1984Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiApart from the Feb 08 Help Update, which I mentioned yesterday, there is also a whole new ISO for the CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 available for download from the Registered Users Page.Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:21:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1982Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe Help Update 2 for RAD Studio 2007 is now available, not yet for download from the Registered Users Page, but using the Check for Updates tool included with RAD Studio 2007: As the dialog says, we should first read http://dn.codegear.com/article/37542/ before installing this help update. Once you click on the Download button, the Feb08 Help Update will be downloaded, and after a while the message will appear that the updates are ready to install: Click on the tray icon to allow the RAD Studio - InstallAware Wizard to pop-up again. And then click Install. After a little while, you can select the language for the installation, and after that the RAD Studio Help System - InstallAware Wizard will show itself.Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:46:10 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1955Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiTomorrow in my free seminar, I'll show - among others - how to share your data modules in a VCL Win32 / .NET and a VCL for the Web application.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:52:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1951Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, DelphiI have installed CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 (and the December update) on a number of different machines, including my workstation (running WinXP) and my laptop Windows 2003, and noticed a problem with BlackfishSQL on one system which didn't occur on the other (but which allowed me to drill-down to the problem and fix it).Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:41:18 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1943Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiDelphi 2007 for Win32 Development Essentials is my first Delphi 2007 for Win32 courseware manual available on Lulu.com now, covering the IDE, Delphi language enhancements, Together support, Unit testing and Globalisation/localisation.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:27:42 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1934Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiLike I've mentioned for the Delphi 2006 IDE earlier, you can extend the collection of RSS feeds that the CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 is using and add your own personal favorites, this time by editing the menuRSSFeeds.xml file from \Program Files\CodeGear\RAD Studio\5.0\Welcomepage\xml\ to add other RSS feeds to this list.Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:28:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1929Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, Delphi, C++(Builder)Earlier today, I shared a tip in the borland.public.delphi.non-technical newsgroup to get an automatic ToDo-List reminder in the Delphi IDE. A couple of years ago, I made the ToDo list part of my default (Project) desktop layout, so each time I load a project, I automatically see the ToDo list.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:58:40 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1921Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiA client and friend of mine asked my help in solving a problem regarding a Delphi Win32 package which was migrated from Delphi 7 to Delphi 2007 for Win32, but would refuse to remain installed in the IDE.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:36:37 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1898Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, DelphiToday it's 13 years ago (Valentine's Day 1995) that Delphi 1 shipped, so happy birthday Delphi - like my kids (Erik Mark Pascal born in 1994 and Natasha Louise Delphine born in 1996), you've grown fast to become a mature general purpose software development tool now, that I can't imagine living without.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:56:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1887Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesAn updated version of the article I originally wrote for issue #133 of The Delphi Magazine is now available to read on-line, explaining the inner workings of the Delphi code that uses the HTTP API to access SMS Gateways from Mollie and KAPOW! Source code can be downloaded from the Mobile Moves section of my website.Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:12:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1884Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe first of my TDM (The Delphi Magazine) reprints is online now, about Delphi Win32 Database Transactions.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:57:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1873Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiA special RAD Studio with Free Delphi for PHP campaign has just started for those that purchase RAD Studio 2007 products between 1st February and 15th March 2008.All RAD Studio 2007 product purchases qualify (RAD Studio 2007, Delphi 2007 for Win32, C++ Builder 2007; Professional, Enterprise and Architect; Upgrades and Full Systems).Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:56:18 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1861Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearAs reported by InfoWorld, CodeGear takes part in a Russian National State Project of High-Grade Education (which also includes vendors like Corel), and as a result can supply about 1 million development tool licenses to universities and secondary schools in Russia.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:44:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1859Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe 2008 Delphi Survey is now available to give your feedback to CodeGear about how you're using Delphi, what you want from CodeGear (and Delphi) going forward, and to help CodeGear decide what their future plans should be.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:18:32 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1857Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralAs reported by his friends and co-workers, Ken Henderson passed away last Sunday.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:12:41 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1842Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralMy chello e-mail accounts have been terminated at the end of last year (I'm moving from cable to fibre optics with a 100 Mb up/downlink connection), so the e-mail addresses b.swart@chello.nl and drbob@chello.nl are no longer in use.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:25:33 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1822Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, General, DelphiLike Hallvard Vassbotn, I will also be republishing some of my Under Construction articles from The Delphi Magazine, rewriting them partly (where needed) to be using recent versions of Delphi, and making them available as new Dr.Bob Examines columns.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:37:03 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1808Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsDutch speaking Delphi Developers please mark your agendas for a free Delphi / CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 (afternoon) Seminar on Thursday February 21st in Helmond Brandevoort (NL) where I will be doing a number of sessions on Delphi and RAD Studio 2007.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:24:15 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1790Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralInitially removed because the list of credits was not complete, but Another Bubble v1.1 is now back on YouTube.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:06:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1766Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)As blogged by Nick Hodges, CodeGear just released the December Update for RAD Studio 2007, as well as the update for Delphi 2007 and C++Builder 2007.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:59:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1726Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearIf the IDE didn't tell you already, make sure to run the Check for Updates wizard to download the Help Update 1 English for CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 (as well as Delphi 2007 for Win32 and C++Builder 2007). Please view http://dn.codegear.com/article/37134/ before installing this help update. For me, the ability to update the help without changing the product itself is one of the best new features of Delphi and CodeGear RAD Studio 2007.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:28:43 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1715Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsLike Marco Cantù I will also be at CodeRage II (in the week from November 26-30, 2007), although I won't be present "live" the whole week, since I'll also be doing two Delphi masterclasses for the UK Developers Group on Monday November 26th and Tuesday November 27th on Database and Web Development Essentials. For me, attending conferences and events always involves speaking as well (I can only remember a handful events that I attended without doing at least one session myself).Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:59:04 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1629Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesYesterday I arrived in Frankfurt for the 11th EKon and EuroDevCon, which always starts for me with a full-day (or two half-day) Power Workshop about some kind of Delphi technique. This time, the topic was about Implementing Automatic Updates for Win32 Delphi VCL Applications, and during the workshop I not only explained but also build the applications from scratch (an Update SOAP Server, a Win32 Client, and an update server manager to manage the update files), plus the wishes that would come in from the very interactive audience like including CRC checks, splitting the SOAP attachments into pieces (in order to show progress), and so forth.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:26:39 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1604Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Since a number of people experienced download problems running the Delphi 2007 for Win32 and C++Builder 2007 Update #3 small setup file, there is now a full .zip version available for download (at 751 MB) from the Registered Delphi or Registered C++Builder pages. This zip file includes all the files for the update in all languages.Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:46:12 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1601Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)C++(Builder)Most of the attention of the past week(s) may have gone to CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 and the new Delphi for .NET 2.0 and enhancements in Delphi 2007 for Win32, but there are also some very noteworthy fixes and changes in C++Builder 2007. First of all: if you don't know if update #3 is applied: check the splash screen. If it's white and has the red banner with "CodeGear RAD Studio" on it, then you're running Update #3.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:15:58 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1593Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)Update #3 of Delphi 2007 for Win32 and C++Builder 2007 is now available for download (for registered Delphi / C++Builder 2007 users), bringing the Delphi 2007 for Win32 and C++Builder SKUs up-to-date with the CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 SKU - containing hondreds of bug fixes and enhancements. If you don't upgrade to CodeGear RAD Studio 2007, then this update is not to be missed (otherwise, CodeGear RAD Studio will contain the update, so no need to run it). Note that the automatic update manager will tell you there's an update available soon (but you can already download it yourself).Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:00:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1586Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 is now available for order, and developers in the BeNeLux can order upgrades or new versions from my website (for electronic software delivery). Apart from ESD (Electronic Software Delivery), I also highly recommend software subscription to everyone. As an additional benefit, everyone who purchases a new version plus subscription will receive a 50% discount on my PDF courseware manuals (as long as the subscription is active).Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:05:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1581Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)The CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 Architect 14-day Trial edition is now available for download, and includes English, German, French and Japanese.Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:16:03 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1568Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiWith the release of CodeGear RAD Studio 2007, I will see if a rewrite is needed, but for now I've published on Lulu the complete tutorial on how to use Delphi 2006 and Enterprise Code Objects (ECO) III to build an ASP.NET weblog which has been up since August 2005 (more than two years) and has had numerous posts, reads and comments. One of the features I've added to the implementation of my weblog (which is not described in the tutorial) is the handling of spam comments.Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:56:38 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1552Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, DelphiIn this 88-page saddle stitch book about Database Development with (Turbo) Delphi that I just published on Lulu.com, I'll cover the Borland Database Engine (BDE), dbGo for ADO, dbExpress and the stand-alone TClientDataSet. I'm using Paradox, MyBase and SQL Server for the example application, which is built for each data access technology, including examples of data coversion from one to another. Finally, for Delphi 2007 developers, I've added a special introduction section on DBX4 and the new features in this latest release of the dbExpress data access framework.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:27:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1546Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Books / Magazines, ASP.NET, DelphiOne of my most popular courseware manuals is now available on Lulu.com as a 135 page A4-size paperback: Delphi 2006 Advanced ASP.NET 1.1 Web Development, describing the design, development and deployment of a small but real-world e-commerce application using Delphi 2006 and ASP.NET 1.1. Note that this is not an introduction to ASP.NET.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:53:48 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1544Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsFor those of you in The Netherlands and Belgium (or elsewhere in the world who want a chance to visit The Netherlands), please mark your agenda for the 16th (!) Software Developer Conference 2007 which will be held on September 17 and 18 in Papendal, Arnhem (The Netherlands). As member of the SDC Advisory Board, I've made sure the best Delphi speakers and topics are combined to produce at least two Delphi sessions for each time slot to pick from (usually a choice between a Delphi for Win32 or a more Delphi for .NET oriented topic). And in case you've just returned from a well deserved holiday: the imminent announcement of Delphi Highlander (before the SDC, I would expect), will no doubt have its impact on some of the sessions, including the Delphi Product Address (by Nick Hodges), Delphi Chalk & Talk (Nick Hodges plus myself), but also some sessions covering topics like Generics, DBX4, ADO.NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0, and Windows Communication Foundation (WPF), to name but a few.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:35:25 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1539Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Books / Magazines, General, DelphiI've just published another paperback on Lulu.com, namely Delphi Win32 / .NET Component Development about custom component development using Delphi (most information is relevant to all editions of Delphi, although it's recommended to use Delphi 2005 or higher with this manual).Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:49:55 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1523Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Books / Magazines, SQL, Databases, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI've just published two Delphi 2006 specific paperbacks on Lulu: Delphi 2006 Development Essentials and a .NET 1.1 specific Delphi 2006 ADO.NET 1.1 Database Development manual.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:47:54 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1512Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, Books / Magazines, C++(Builder) Also available on Lulu now is my first C++Builder 2007 courseware manual, about VCL Database Development (for only 17 Euro). In this small manual, I'll cover the Borland Database Engine (BDE), dbGo for ADO, dbExpress and the stand-alone TClientDataSet.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:44:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1509Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Books / Magazines, Delphi I've followed Julian Bucknal (and the plans of Marco Cantù) and decided to put some of my own Delphi courseware manuals for sale as paperback books on Lulu, starting with the 188-page Delphi 2005 Development Essentials manual.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:48:39 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1504Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, ASP.NET, CodeGear, DelphiLike me, John Moshakis has been given permission by CodeGear to blog about Highlander, and he has posted two entries: one on ASP.NET 2.0 Support and one about Securing your ASP.NET 2.0 applications using membership and role management.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:51:31 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1498Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, CodeGear, DelphiI have been given special permission to discuss or show Highlander, and will post some Highlander Beta Blogging articles in next couple of days - starting with the coverage of Generics in Delphi for .NET.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:42:18 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1490Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, DelphiChannel 9's Michael Lehman and Bob Walsh visit Nick Hodges at the Borland developer tool spinoff now called CodeGear and talk about how CodeGear came about, Pascal, Delphi and native code.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:55:52 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1468Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiOn the ITtoolbox website, a certain "prem" has written an article about his idea for "reviving Delphi" which starts of with a discussion of "the problem of Delphi" which is just full of incorrect claims and facts that I couldn't just let go by.Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:08:37 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1442Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, Delphi, C++(Builder)I've been working on a number of Delphi 2007 and C++Builder 2007 DataSnap application under Windows Vista, and one of the things I need to do from time to time is to run the DataSnap server application with the /regserver command-line parameter as well as with the "Run As Administrator" option.Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:37:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1429Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)It was pre-released before, but this time the Readme for Update 2 to C++Builder 2007 and Delphi 2007 for Win32 seems to be back. If you have Delphi 2007 for Win32 Update 1 or C++Builder 2007 installed and you selected Check for Updates Automatically, you should automatically be notified when Update 2 is available for download.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:36:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1424Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe (original) Camtasia replay of my session about Debugging/Tracing/Testing Win32 SOAP Web Services with Delphi 2007 is now available for download (containing both the flash file and the powerpoint slides) from the CodeGear Dveloper Network.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:53:10 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1421Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThere is an easy way to get the list of command-line switches and options for Borland Developer Studio (BDS) and CodeGear RAD Studio: just start the IDE with the -? command-line option.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:06:59 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1415Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)In my latest Dr.Bob Examines article, I'll cover some of the new features in the latest edition of dbExpress (also called DBX4) which ships as part of Delphi 2007 and C++Builder 2007.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:26:38 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1405Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsAttend the CodeGear Europe Web Seminar Thursday morning for my session on Tracing/Debugging/Testing Win32 Web Services. In this session, I'll demonstrate how to use Delphi 2007 to write code to debug, trace, and test Win32 Web Service engines as well as clients.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:53:28 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1402Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralRecently, a number of advertising spots have become available on my website www.drbob42.com (like 468x60 banners on the main Delphi, C++Builder of Kylix pages for example, but also specific pages like my ASP.NET or SOAP sections are available).Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:33:38 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1351Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Windows 10, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder), XML, SOAP & Web ServicesOn July 18 and 19, 2007, CodeGear Europe will be holding a free 2-day web seminar event offering several technical sessions on Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi for PHP and even a Ruby IDE sneak peak.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:09:00 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1341Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)In case you missed the CodeGear Developer Days in June 2007 - which contained two days with technical sessions on C++Builder 2007, Delphi 2007 for Win32, Delphi for PHP and InterBase - you will be pleased to know that the replay sessions are now also available for download.Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:09:48 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1325Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe CodeGear documentation team has been very busy and has produced HTML and PDF versions of the complete online Help.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:57:30 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1275Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIf you let Delphi 2007 search for updates, you'll find it.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:15:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1262Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Windows 10, CodeGear, C++(Builder), XML, SOAP & Web ServicesJean-Marie (Bruneau) Babet has returned to the Delphi SOAP newsgroups to work on some SOAP, WSDL and Web Services stuff which he now has time for again since C++Builder 2007 just signed off (apparently he's on his way to a little get together to celebrate signing off C++Builder - congratulations CodeGear!).Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:40:18 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1248Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIn the next couple of weeks I plan to share some of my experiences with little tips, tricks and other "semi-documented" features of Delphi 2007.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:58:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1168Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphiFeeds.com, a Delphi community website aggregating weblog posts, has been relaunched recently and now also includes new sections like a Delphi Forum and a special Blog of the Year award with a list of about 60 Delphi related weblogs.Thu, 03 May 2007 08:33:46 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1105Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIt's official now: at the end of the CodeRage virtual conference, I heard the announcement that Delphi 2007 was signed off, and will be available as you read this.Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:56:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1103Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10Microsoft finally released the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista.Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:43:12 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1088Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / EventsFrom Monday March 12 until Friday March 16, you should set some time aside to attend CodeRage 2007 - CodeGear's Virtual Conference.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:02:56 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:1057Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, CodeGear, DelphiCodeGear has just announced a new release of Delphi for Win32, providing support for Windows Vista and AJAX.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:48:15 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:872Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, CodeGear, DelphiTake a look at a screenshot of Delphi “Spacely” (showing the ActionBars WordPad demo) running on Windows Vista, supporting Vista enhanced Aero UI, controls, effects, and APIs.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:57:09 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:813Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI'm not quite sure when it was released, but we can now download a new Hotfix Rollup, containing Hotfixes 1-10f (except 2) for Borland Developer Studio.Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:24:27 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:811Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / EventsDon't miss CodeGear's first ever CodeRage 2007 Virtual Conference - March 12-16, 2007.Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:59:29 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:807Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, C++(Builder)CodeGear is serious about C++ and RAD, and is working work on upcoming releases of C++Builder.Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:46:42 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:804Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsChristine Ellis just posted a message in the borland.public.conference newsgroup about the CodeGear Conference status, mentioning a virtual conference (being held at the end of this quarter). Her exact words were: Just to keep you updated, we are working on our plans for multiple conferences of various types in 2007.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:16:33 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:798Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, ASP.NET, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesA couple of years ago I wrote an article Consuming C# Web Services with Delphi 7 Professional, and while the information in the article is still correct, it's no longer complete, because ASP.NET 2.0 changed the rules a little bit.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:04:56 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:789Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, DelphiIn one of the discussion lists that I follow, someone was asking about a way to add named parameters to SQL queries using ADO.NET.Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:57:18 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:778Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, DelphiI've been hearing reports of Delphi for .NET developers who are getting error messages trying to run ASP.NET applications on web servers (that happen to have both ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 on them). Basically, when you (or your ISP) have installed (ASP).NET 1.1 and (ASP).NET 2.0 on the same machine, then you can manually configure each virtual directory and specify which version of ASP.NET should be used for that application.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:41:39 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:738Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralI've been tagged by Allen Bauer.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:54:21 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:686Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, DelphiYesterday, Nick Hodges was our guest at the SDN Software Developer Event in The Netherlands.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:44:41 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:676Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, DelphiSince I mainly use Delphi 7 (for Win32) and Delphi 2006 (for both Win32 and .NET applications), I have started the process of installing and using these versions of Delphi on the final version of Windows Vista to examine the compatibility of Delphi as well as Delphi Win32 (and .NET) applications running on Windows Vista.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:06:42 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:673Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiYesterday, I was pointed to an article from an otherwise respectable French IT website, which claimed - incorrectly - that "Une version de BDS sous Visual Studio avec une VCL compatible Vista est attendue pour 2007" or, in English, a version of BDS for Visual Studio with VCL compatible with Vista is expected for 2007.Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:39:59 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:669Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe first issue was published in April 2005, and March 2007 will be the last "formal" issue of The Delphi Magazine.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:15:16 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:656Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)3, 2, 1...and liftoff...!!! See http://www.codegear.com for the new company.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:16:28 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:646Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGear, DelphiWith Delphi and C++Builder now part of the Borland Developer Studio, the combination of a modern development language, a fast compiler and a productive IDE is appreciated by many developers all over the world. While there has been a lot of focus on the .NET platform recently, this free seminar in Amstelveen (The Netherlands) is all about developing 100% Pure Native Win32 applications.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:55:43 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:626Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralDon't Panic: today is my 42nd birthday (thank you).Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:59:25 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:622Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, ASP.NET, DelphiInternet Explorer 7 has been released for a few weeks, but yesterday I noticed that it was also being pushed as a high-priority update (also available through normal download from Microsoft), which will unfortunately lead to "Access Denied" errors in the ASP.NET/HTML designer of Delphi 2006 (or 2005 for that matter). Fortunately, Steve Trefethen has already run into this issue (even before IE7 was officially released it seems), and last month he posted a special BDS reg file on his weblog that will disable the FEATURE_OBJECT_CACHING to solve the problem.Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:28:11 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:620Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI just noticed the poll at the bottom of The Code Project page, asking which tool you are using (and which is paying for the rent of this month).Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:04:40 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:617Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiNick Hodges has just announced a Delphi Survey for 2006.Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:22:54 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:606Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiGoogle Code Search is a new feature of Google that helps us find code snippets by language, license or filename.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:52:32 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:604Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, CodeGearSteve Trefethen has given his blog a new home at http://www.stevetrefethen.com, to gain "some much needed flexibility and control over his blogging experience as well as improve the experience for those who read his blog". Since not all blog posts on the blogs.borland.com blog server are automatically aggregated to the main feed, it's a good idea to subscribe to the individual blogs as well.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:30:02 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:599Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10, DelphiNathanial Woolls has written a very nice article that examines some of the new user experience elements found in Windows Vista and how to tweak your Delphi applications to take advantage of these new OS features.Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:16:06 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:592Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)AJAX, Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesAs I've mentioned a few weeks ago, next week I'll be presenting a 2-day masterclass for the UK Developers Group in Upavon, Wiltshirt (UK) to give a 2-day masterclass on Distributed Database Applications (Win32 as well as .NET) and ASP.NET techniques.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:00:06 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:589Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsIn my latest Dr.Bob Examines article, I've written down my personal interpretations of the Delphi Highlander and nDataStore news I heard and demos I saw at the Opening Keynote, Delphi Product Address and Technical "what's cooking" Keynote at the EKon 10 / Borland Developer Tools Group (DTG) Europe 2006 Conference in Frankfurt, Germany.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:02:58 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:587Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsIt's the first day at EKon 10 / BorCon Europe here in Frankfurt, Germany.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:43:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:583Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiBorland / DevCo has just now signed-off a rollup of the previous BDS2006 hotfixes 1-6, except 2 and have now added three previously unreleased hotfixes 7-9! This hotfix rollup will work for all BDS2006 Update 2 editions and all the Turbo releases, all languages.Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:46:46 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:580Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)C++(Builder)I've just published a free courseware manual on Turbo C++ / C++Builder Database Development, which can be downloaded in PDF format.Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:40:13 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:568Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesOn October 9 and 10th, I'll be visiting the UK Developers Group Headquarters in Upavon, Wiltshirt (UK) to give a 2-day masterclass on Distributed Database Applications (Win32 as well as .NET) and ASP.NET techniques.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:54:05 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:563Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesAfter a number of training classes on Delphi 2006 XML, SOAP and Web Services and incorporating the feedback into the courseware manual, it's time to make it available to those who couldn't make it to the training classes themselves (in The Netherlands ;-)).Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:54:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:552Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, General, ASP.NET, CodeGear, DelphiThe Turbo Explorer editions are now available for download from the Borland website, although it's pretty busy, so hopefully some of the mirrors will be made public as well... For those of you who can read Dutch: the latest issue of the Dutch "Delphi OplossingsCourant" is all about DevCo news, and the new Turbo editions of Delphi, Delphi for .NET, C++ and C#.Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:55:07 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:547Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGearI just got a message from Christine Ellis to tell me that the US Developer Conference was moved to Q1 2007.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:29:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:541Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, DelphiI've finished the work on Delphi 2006 Advanced ASP.NET 1.1 Web Development, my 5th Delphi 2006 courseware manual in PDF format (normally used only in training events, but also sold as self-study guides).Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:30:46 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:520Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, SQL, Databases, General, CodeGear, Delphi, C++(Builder)Tuesday September 5th 2006 is the date which will bring back the Turbo versions to us.Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:32:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:511Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, General, CodeGear, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe proposals for the Borland Conference 2006 sessions are in, and the voting is opened.Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:16:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:501Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, General, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe deadline for the Borland US Conference 2006 call for papers is Monday, July 3rd 2006.Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:39:04 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:497Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGearBorland’s Developer Tools Group has begun planning for the 2006 Developer Conference to be in held in the Fall of 2006 in Northern California.Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:58:41 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:491Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, CodeGear, DelphiI'm very pleased to hear that Nick Hodges is now a Delphi Product Manager for DevCo.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:19:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:487Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiBorland has just released hotfixes to address specific issues (in BDS 2006 Update #2).Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:00:18 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:485Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)The Developers Group in the UK (open to UK as well as overseas membership by the way), is having an interesting offer: 30 pound sterling for the Developer Information Library (DIL) DVD of May 2006 combined with The Delphi Magazine 2005 CD (containing issues #1 to #120, plus source code and helpful article search engine).Wed, 31 May 2006 09:09:00 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:484Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)I'm a regular speaker at the Entwickler conferences in Frankfurt, Germany (Entwickler Konferenz, BASTA, Entwickler Tage, etc.) - these events are always great value and fun (even though half of the sessions are in German, which I'm not very good at), and I'm already looking forward to EKon 10 in the last week of September, where I'll do a power workshop on ECO III and two sessions on custom Http Handlers and Delphi with AJAX.Wed, 31 May 2006 08:49:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:474Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, AJAX, Conferences / Events, General, ASP.NET, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiMy weblog is now enhanced with a special topic filter for the grid that contains the posts, using AJAX technology (some JavaScript with server side Delphi code automatically filtering the EcoSpace).Fri, 12 May 2006 12:11:45 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:458Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi 2006 Update #2 is now available for download. For more information about the update, read the article on BDN, which also contains a nice section on deploying BDS 2006 applications.Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:03:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:454Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, GeneralDanny Thorpe, former Delphi Compiler hero at Borland, has moved on from his recent job at Google and has now joined Microsoft's Windows Live Platform team, and blogs about it at http://blogs.msdn.com/dthorpe/. Good to "see" you again Danny, and thanks for sharing your ideas.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:11:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:448Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralSince last Friday (April 7th, 2006), everyone in the EU can register domains with the .eu extension.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:14:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:444Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralOne of the many domains I own is www.bobswart.nl which is now pointing to my own server at home, hosting the ECO ASP.NET weblog among others.Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:41:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:438Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, CodeGearPlease take a quick survey regarding your preferences in relation to developer conferences.Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:53:03 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:436Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiNext month (May 15-16, 2006) will be the 15th Software Developer Conference (SDC) organised by the Software Developer Network (SDN) in The Netherlands.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:46:31 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:432Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiFor years, I've looked at MSDN as a reliable source of technical information.Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:42:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:429Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGearTomorrow, Tuesday March 28th, 2006, at 10:00 PST (or 18:00 GMT, which means 19:00 for me at GMT+1) there will be a BDNRadio panel discussion on the future of development and database tools.Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:01:20 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:417Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Enterprise Core ObjectsWhile working on the ECO III edition of Bob's Error Report System (BERT), I was designing this Report class with attributes such as ReportDate, Status, System, etc.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:36:24 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:414Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiIn this Dr.Bob Examines... article, I'll explain how to use the Skype's API and Chat Command as simple Message Service (from Skype to Skype) - a service which I've been working on for a while. The article explains how to use the Skype API to start a chat, send a message, and end a chat, combining these commands into a simulated Skype SMS application.Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:36:34 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:410Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiFrom the BDS 2006 readme.htm: If you are using Windows 2003 in its default Internet Security Settings, the Start Page shows up as being offline and RSS Feeds will not display.Sat, 04 Mar 2006 10:44:57 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:408Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAs you probably all know, I've been working on my Delphi 2006 courseware manuals, with as main purpose to use them in my training classes in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:17:43 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:354Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralI just heard there is a US$5 promotion on a 5-user licence for a bug tracking tool: Axosoft is selling a 5 user version of OnTime (normal price US$495), as part of a social marketing experiment, where all proceeds go to the American Red Cross.Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:23:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:349Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiSince Delphi now supports WideString and WideChar characters by default, there's a warning which just annoys me every time I get it: the "WideChar reduced to byte char in set expression".Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:47:35 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:343Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThe 30-day trial edition of Borland Developer Studio 2006 Architect is now available for download from the Borland website.Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:51:25 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:335Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiIt's 11 years ago today: Delphi 1.0 shipped on Valentine's day 1995.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:40:22 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:331Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsFrom Monday, Feb 213th until Friday Feb 17th, I'm participating in the BASTA! 2006 Spring Edition & dot.net konferenz in Frankfurt, Germany.Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:29:15 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:321Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)CodeGear, DelphiAs announced in a press release on Borland's website as well as a follow-up blog post by DavidI, Borland is looking for a buyer for the IDE division, which includes Delphi, C++Builder, C#Builder, Kylix, JBuilder, etc. Borland will continue with the ALM path.Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:55:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:319Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralChannel 9 always has interesting videos to watch, and one of their latest includes the Life and Times of Anders Hejlsberg in their new Behind The Code category.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:45:14 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:313Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NET, Enterprise Core ObjectsIt's over a year since I wrote it, but it's finally published on the IBM Developer Works website; the last article I've written for the Borland-IBM website entitled: IBM DB2 databases with Enterprise Core Objects and ASP.NET - or "How to use Enterprise Core Objects to create model-driven ASP.NET applications with IBM DB2 UDB".Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:05:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:302Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiIt's over a year since I wrote it, but it's finally published on the IBM Developer Works website: IBM DB2 databases and Enterprise Core Objects II (Delphi 2005) - or "How to use Enterprise Core Objects to create model-driven database applications with IBM DB2 UDB".Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:01:46 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:300Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsSome (unfortunately not all) speakers at the 2005 Borland Developer Conference were able to use Camtasia to record their sessions.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:45:07 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:296Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, C++(Builder)The Headlines in the Delphi 2006 IDE are taken by default from the local Getting Started topic, but you can select another topics, like the “Check for Delphi Updates” topic (which by the way still only shows Delphi 2005 updates at this time), or the Main Aggregated Feed of the Borland Blogs.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:02:01 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:294Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsOn Thursday, January 19th 2006, the first of my eight different Delphi 2006 training days in The Netherlands will start, this time on Delphi 2006 Development Essentials, introducing the BDS IDE (for people coming from a Delphi 7- background), the .NET Framework, and in general the new features in Delphi 2006.Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:09:30 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:292Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Enterprise Core ObjectsFor those of you who haven't seen it before, I've written a series of articles for the electronic Bitwise Magazine on Enterprise Core Objects II (with as main example this ASP.NET weblog application that you're currently looking at). Since the release of Delphi 2006, I've been working with Enterprise Core Objects III, the successor of ECO II, and I've been migrating (or more rebuilding) my weblog application using some of the new ECO III features.Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:02:43 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:290Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)MobileIf you've installed the Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview, and has tried to use it this week, you may have noticed the following error message: Borland Delphi for .NET compiler version 17.0 Copyright (c) 1983,2004 Borland Software Corporation Confidential pre-release version built Jul 6 2005 09:40:16 This beta product has expired.If you look at the date of the command-line compiler, it appears it was only allowed to run for six months.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:09:51 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:285Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThere are a number of blog posts that explain how to create your own custom Live Templates for Delphi 2006, and I had to create a few of my own recently.Sat, 07 Jan 2006 08:56:31 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:281Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, DataSnap, DelphiIt's almost a year since I wrote it, but it's finally published on the IBM Developer Works website: Multi-tier database applications in Delphi 2005 - or "How to use Delphi 2005 to create multi-tier database applications for DB2 Universal Database".Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:48:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:276Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, General, DelphiDelphi User Groups are an important part of the Delphi Community.Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:11:01 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:273Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)General, DelphiFirst of all: A Happy and Healthy New Year to Everyone! The new year will come with some changes, as usual.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:21:48 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:270Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiNow that Delphi 2006 is available (including even the first update), I've been working on my Delphi 2006 courseware manuals and training events.Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:07:19 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:257Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralDanny Thorpe has worked for Borland for about 15 years, and is now working for Google - which I think is a good career move for him.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:01:23 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:255Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiCodeHealer 2.0 for Delphi helps you to find bugs in your code before your customers do.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:49:50 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:250Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiOn Saturday, December 10th 2005, I'll be doing a session introducing the new features of Delphi 2006 (or Borland Developer Studio 2006) for the HCC Pascal/Delphi GebruikersGroup in IJsselstein, The Netherlands.Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:12:48 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:247Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesIn this SDN Event session on Friday December 9, 2005, I'll cover Web Services and Security using Delphi 2006.Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:08:03 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:245Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, DelphiIt's almost a year since I wrote it, but it's finally published on the IBM Developer Works website: Working with DB2 stored procedures in Delphi 2005 - or "How to create and execute stored procedures with IBM DB2 UDB and Delphi 2005".Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:30:11 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:237Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Enterprise Core Objects, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe last part of the series on creating a weblog using ASP.NET and ECO II - where I'll now cover ECO Web Services and RSS feeds - is now published in the online Bitwise Magazine.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:34:11 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:230Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiAnyone in The Netherlands is welcome to join us at the Delphi 2006 launch.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:47:33 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:226Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)GeneralThe weblog server now uses an upgraded 4MB/1MB ADSL connection - with new IP address - and should experience less "down time" from now on (I hope). It was a bit of a disappointment that the weblog server (a machine up at the attic of my own home) went down just as I had left to visit the Borland Developers Conference in San Francisco.Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:57:51 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:218Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsI've just checked in (via the internet - I'm still at home and flying tomorrow), and expect to arrive in San Francisco Hilton sometime Sunday afternoon for my first addition to this blog post.Sat, 05 Nov 2005 16:59:39 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:211Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesI've finally found some time to write and debug some code to produce an RSS feed based on the weblog Posts in my EcoSpace.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:46:15 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:205Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, ASP.NET, Delphi, XML, SOAP & Web ServicesThe December issue of The Delphi Magazine will contain an article about my experiences with extending SOAP and Web Services with security options like authentication and encryption.Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:10:13 +0100http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:203Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsI've just been informed that the European Borland Developer Conference, scheduled for 28-30th November, is being rescheduled to Spring 2006.Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:45:58 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:188Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiDuring the 24 Hours of DeXter event, I spoke about upcoming Magazine articles, User Groups, DeXter courseware, and Conference Sessions. Upcoming articles for The Delphi Magazine include one on .NET Compact Framework development, and next month an article on SOAP and Security as well as a Delphi 2006 New Features together with Brian Long. For the C++Builder Developer's Journal I'll be writing the last part in my database access series, which will be followed by new articles about C++Builder 2006 new features. Also, for Bitwise Magazine I still need to finish the last article about my ECO II Weblog, this time the ECO Web Service returning the RSS feed to this weblog.Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:54:37 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:184Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, MobileAs I mentioned earlier (in my upcoming article for The Delphi Magazine for example), the system requirements for the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Device Emulator list Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1 (or later). Unfortunately, that's a complete list, since it will simply refuse to install on Windows 2003 (with or without SP1). Which is a bummer, since I use Windows 2003 Standard Edition on my laptop (if only because SharePoint 2003 requires Windows 2003). Obviously, I wouldn't just repeat this information if I hadn't found a solution for this issue (at last).Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:16:17 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:182Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThose of you who tried to call my Skype answering machine (with Skype handle "drbob42") may have noticed that it's been offline for the past few weeks, and may wonder why... The reason is simple, really.Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:12:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:177Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)MobileLast week, I was working on some .NET Compact Framework applications, and among them was a migration of the good-old "Game of Memory" that my kids always love to play.Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:50:07 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:170Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, DelphiOn October 6th, 2005, a special training day will be held (in Dutch) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and will be all about Advanced ASP.NET Web Development with Delphi 2005.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:15:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:164Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, DelphiThe Technical Keynote was done by Markus (from Borland Germany?), Jason Vokes and David I.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:04:44 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:156Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / Events, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiRight after David I's EKon 9 Opening: Borland Delphi Roadmap, Jason Vokes followed up with the Delphi Product Address.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:55:26 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:149Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, Conferences / Events, Windows 10, Mobile, Enterprise Core Objects, DelphiThis morning at EKon 9, David I did the opening keynote and presented - among others - a Delphi Roadmap, which was very interesting (to say the least).Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:29:10 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:145Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsI'm about to leave to Frankfurt, Germany (by train) for the 9th Entwickler Konferenz, where I'll be doing a Power Workshop on ADO.NET on Monday, as well as three sessions:ASP.NET Web Forms and Databases, Building SharePoint 2003 Web Parts with Delphi 2005, XML Document Programming in Win32. Papers and slides are available on the CD-ROM, and slides will also be made available on this website (after the event).Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:49:10 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:143Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Conferences / EventsThe last quarter of the year is near, which marks a number of Delphi related conferences, which I will attend as a speaker, as well as a blogger (so instead of my usual BorCon Report, I'll now have a BorCon blog - with all posts in this category).Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:32:42 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:141Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)MobileI only just recently (today actually) discovered a newsgroup on the Borland server called borland.public.delphi.dotnetPreview, which I first associated with the old Delphi for .NET preview command-line compiler that shipped with Delphi 7, but I quickly discovered that this is a newsgroup, created in July 2005 to discuss upcoming technologies that Delphi will support via the .NET framework.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:26:56 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:138Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NET, MobileIn the past few days, I've been playing with the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 again, writing some Delphi 2005 applications for it (using the Delphi 2005 for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview compiler). Since I don't have a Pocket PC (or SmartPhone) of my own, I had to install the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Device Emulator, which installs just fine on Windows 2000 SP4 or XP SP1 (or later), but didn't seem to recognise the Windows 2003 (SP1) operating system on my laptop.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:18:27 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:136Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAs I mentioned before in my first post in this Delphi category, Robert Coates is trying to split of Delphi from Borland, and turn it into its own company.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:38:16 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:133Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Windows 10As an MSDN subscriber, I've been wanting to try out Longhorn, and decided to install Windows Vista (beta 1) on the secondary partition of one of my old machines.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:37:02 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:119Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiAllen Bauer, the Oracle at Delphi, is quickly becoming the personal Delphi Hero of many Delphi 2005 developers. In his latest Delphi 2005 Fix Roll-up...Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:40:15 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:115Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDavid I has just published a little Borland Delphi Q&A "in an effort to provide the Delphi community with frequent, updated information direct from Borland.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:54:04 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:112Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiDelphi has always been a big help fo rme in defeating deadlines (I loved the "On Time, On Budget, On Delphi" banner), and now Borland has a new campaign: Delphi Man versus Doctor Deadline at http://www.delphisuperhero.com .Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:38:22 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:105Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiHet nieuwe nummer van de Delphi OplossingsCourant is zojuist verschenen en te vinden op mijn website te http://www.eBob42.com/doc - hier zijn tevens oudere nummers te vinden. In dit nummer gebruik ik Delphi om te bellen (met behulp van de Skype API) en te e-mailen (vanuit een console toepassing, maar met behulp van ASP.NET).Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:28:25 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:103Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NETUsing Delphi to develop ASP.NET projects can be quite fun, especially when deployment reuslts in a working application. However, when you try to deploy a second ASP.NET project (in the same virtual directory), some people may encounter a compiler error when trying to run either application in a browser window: Compiler Error Message: CS1595: 'Global.TGlobal' is defined in multiple places; using definition from 'c:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET\...Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:22:55 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:85Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, DatabasesYesterday and today I was working on a new article for The Delphi Magazine about the use of Stored Procedures in Delphi (read the October issue for the full story). I use SQL Server / MSDE with the Northwind database as playground for my examples.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:27:54 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:83Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiI sometimes like to listen to the radio while working, and a lot of my favorite radio stations are available on the internet as ASX streams.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:13:11 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:76Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiBorland Classic Products now lists Kylix 3 among classic products such as Borland Turbo C++ (which seems to include C++BuilderX Personal) and Turbo Assembler.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:49:30 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:71Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)Enterprise Core ObjectsI'm afraid I think I found a minor bug in ECO II.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:12:08 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:52Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart).NETSometimes, you need to install something on a machine, and you need to know if the .NET Framework (and which version(s)) is installed on that machine.Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:03:12 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:50Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NETWhen building and deploying ASP.NET applications, you may encounter - like me - that they works just fine using Internet Explorer, but may not look just as fine in other browsers.Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:50:00 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:30Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)ASP.NETASP.NET 1.1 has this nice "feature" of automatically validating the incoming Request (QueryString, Form and Cookies) to prevent script attacks.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:40:10 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:16Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)SQL, Databases, ASP.NET, Enterprise Core ObjectsMy Delphi Weblog, originally called "Dr.Bob's Delphi Weblodge", now renamed to "Dr.Bob's Delphi Notes" (powered by ASP.NET and ECO II) is finally deployed and available online at http://www.drbob42.com/blog (as you see if you can read this). I will add new features like RSS feeds, once I've implemented the ECO-2 Web Service to return the RSS. Note that the current deployment web server is my backup internet machine, so it may not be available on a 24x7 basis (the same machine is used to host my garden webcam application at http://www.drbob42.com/webcam and Skype answering machine - both written in Delphi as well - so it gets a bit crowded up here ;-) Have fun, and feel free to leave any comments (although I will delete spam and other abuse).Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:00:50 +0200http://www.bobswart.nl/Weblog/Blog.aspx?RootId=5:55Bob@eBob42.com (Bob Swart)DelphiThere's been a lot of talk recently (by Bob Coates, Nick Hodges, and Lino Tadros among others) about Borland and Delphi, and whether or not it would be better for Delphi to be spun-off as a separate company from Borland.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:27:15 +0200