THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO OBSIDIAN NOTES | How to Use Obsidian Notes
I have just started to explore Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). Didn't know it was a thing until a few days ago. Obsidian (https://obsidian.md) seems to be one of the most popular tools being used....
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Blueprint for Creating Delphi FMX Apps
I just discovered an unlisted YouTube video Ray Konopka did in 2018 for Embarcadero's CodeRage called "Mobile View Management with Ray Konopka from RodeRage 2018. Although the demo and source code for...
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Here's how I will code better in Delphi. How will you?
When it comes to Delphi, it's amazing how much I don't know, once knew but forgot, or just plain skipped over because it was too mind-boggling at the time. I took a break from reading Alister...
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How to get the RSS Feed of YouTube Channels
I am a big fan of Harry Stahl's book "Cross-Platform Development with Delphi 10.2 & FireMonkey for Windows, MAC OS X (macOS) & Linux". I purchased this book in May 2021 and it has helped me...
View ArticleDelphi Tip of the Day: Use Your Own Unique Prefix for Types and Constants
I'm in the process of converting an old Delphi 5 VCL application to Delphi 11 FMX. Yeah, I have Delphi 12 but I'm waiting for the first bug release before I start using it. Well, this morning I learned...
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How to open URLs with default applications in macOS and Windows
I'm currently updating an old Delphi 5 Desktop VCL application to to Delphi 11.3 FMX. And one of the capabilities I want to provide is the ability to launch several webpages from within the...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: Prevent SQLite Date Headaches by using a...
Working with Date data can be very tricky. I recently encountered an "Invalid argument to date encode", error while trying to update a SQLite database table.This placed a value of 0000-00-00 into the...
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FastReport VCL & FMX Comparison (Embarcadero Edition)
The upgrade of my flagship product from Delphi 5 VCL to Delphi 11.3 FMX is finally at the presentation stage. I've spent the last six weeks thinking about and learning about data visualization. I took...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: Always Use the MenuBar for FMX Desktop Applications
A couple months ago, I watch the video replay "The fundamental secrets of good UI design" done by Ian Barker. Around the 33:15 mark, Barker talks about supporting "dark mode", have a...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: How to Keep Your Code Folded in Delphi 12
I like the "Code Folding" feature of Delphi. However, I noticed that every time I reopened a project in Delphi 12 where I had previously folded the code, the code was no longer folded.To keep your...
View ArticleSell Me This Pen!
OMG! I wish I had known this years ago. The Marine Corps taught me the Xerox Personal Selling Skills 3 (PSS3 = Needs Satisfaction) method. They turned me into a "regurgitator". If I had seen this video...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: The Delphi Magazine Total Collection
I'm always looking for ways to improve my Delphi skills. Sometimes, this takes me down a rabbit hole. And each time, these little side trips never answer "Yes" to the question "Will this help me ship?"...
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I Got Complacent—and Here’s What I Learned
The Frog in the Beaker Parable:If a frog is placed in a beaker of boiling water, it will immediately jump out to save itself. However, if the frog is placed in a beaker of lukewarm water that is...
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Tip of the Day - Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch
Sometimes all you need is a little motivation.Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch.Sometimes, every hour is an Etch-A-Sketch.And sometimes, every minute is an Etch-A-Sketch.Happy New Year,Gunny...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: FMX FastReport Text Object (TfrxMemoView)
I've been playing around with FastReport in FMX. To be honest, I've been struggling a bit. So, today I decided to go back to square one and work through the FMX documentation on the FastReport website....
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Delphi FMX Air.Style Missing 'scrollboxstyle' Definition
I've been upgrading my flagship software product Zilch, from Delphi 5 VCL to Delphi 11 FMX. I'm finally in the report development phase. I'm using the FMX version of FastReports.Things have been going...
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Delphi DOH! of the Day: Hardcoded Paths in TFDConnection.Params
I just spent two weeks tracking down an error that very easily, could have been avoided, if I hadn't been in such a rush.I'm creating an FMX desktop application using Delphi 11.3 professional and a...
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Delphi Tip of the Day: A Better Way to Center Modal Forms
Yesterday, I was going through some final aesthetic checks on my FMX desktop software application. I have two modal forms that popup up during click events. One is help about which I set to screen...
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The First Time I Met My Guardian Angel
The First Time I Met My Guardian AngelI didn’t know it at the time, but that night was the beginning of everything.Sergeant Pete Koutrouba walked through the front door, shook my hand, and said, “Hi,...
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💾 A 35-Year-Old Turbo Pascal Program Gets a Delphi 11.3 FMX Facelift
Back in 1989, while stationed at MCAS Cherry Point as a U.S. Marine, I wrote a debt reduction program using Turbo Pascal. I called it Zilch. It was a side project—a DOS program to help people get out...
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