Questions tagged [delphi-10-seattle]

Delphi 10 Seattle is a specific version of Delphi released in August 2015

Delphi 10.0 Seattle supports development of applications covering Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, 32-bit, 32-bit and 64-bit, and 32-bit. Windows applications may be built using either the framework or the (FMX) framework, whereas the rest of the supported platforms are built under the Firemonkey framework only.

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TClientDataSet uses too much memory for string fields

I was triggered to ask this question when trying to support this question with an MCVE. I recently started noticing that TClientDataSet quickly runs out of memory. I had an issue in production where it couldn't load a dataset with about 60.000,…
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VERSIONINFO resource not being shown in EXE properties

I'm using Delphi 10.0 Seattle on a machine with Windows 10. We have a system that has several executables. We use the version information via .rc file: 1 VERSIONINFO FILEVERSION 18,2,0,1660 PRODUCTVERSION 18,2,0,0 FILEFLAGSMASK…
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Unable to pass empty string into non-null database field

I'm stumped on something which should be very straight-forward. I have a SQL Server database, and I'm trying to update a non-nullable varchar or nvarchar field with an empty string. I know it's possible, because an empty string '' is not the same…
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Check if user authentication in Active DIrectory

i would like to know whether a user inputs the correct combination of Domain, User and Password for his Active Directory user. I tried to make a very simple program that is not able to connect but by reading the error message i can know if the…
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Delphi 10 Seattle do NOT open last used project on start

I'm new to Delphi, coming from Visual Studio it's a simple question (I guess): how do I prevent Delphi 10 Seattle to open last use project(group) when I start the IDE? I've found some information about the .dsk file and what it does: The .dsk file…
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How to pass an anonymous enumerated type into a subroutine?

I'm trying to make a convenient function to convert a System.Classes.TShiftState into a user-readable string. To make it easier, I've made a subroutine to perform common code, to make the function more compact. The problem is, I cannot figure out…
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Can't see and use custom VCL style

I created a new style in the Bitmap Style Designer, saved it in the Styles folder, but I can't see it in the project options under the Appearances tab. What's wrong?
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how to store data on Firebase - Delphi XE 10

What is the best way to connect to Google´s Firebase DBaaS from Embarcadero Delphi XE 10 ? I am not sure how to do it from AnyDAC. Or if exists a component out there (i coundnt find one on search) Any help? thank you
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Why does RAD Studio Seattle 10 install Windows 10 SDK? (and does it work with newer SDKs?)

At the end of C++Builder Seattle 10 Update 1 installation, Embarcadero's main setup starts an additional embedded setup program called Microsoft Windows 10 SDK Installer. This is what it looks like, in case you forgot: This installer then starts…
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Error in JCL installation into Delphi 10 Seattle

I am trying to install JCL/JVCL into Delphi-10-Seattle I got the following Error: Using Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 30.0... E:\Delphi-10\Jedi\jcl\source\common\JclSysUtils.pas(3034) Error:…
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How to stop creating .stat file in Delphi 10 Seattle IDE

When I open and use Delphi project files in RAD Studio 10 Seattle IDE. It always create .stat files. Is there a way to stop creating the files?
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Delphi Clipboard: Read file properties of a file copied

I would like to retrieve the file size of a file copied into the clipboard. I read the documentation of TClipboard but I did not find a solution. I see that TClipboard.GetAsHandle could be of some help but I was not able to complete the task.
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Is there any risk in having an exe larger than 100MB built with Delphi?

My Delphi win32 VCL Application is deployed as a single big exe. The application is a Client Server application with a Fat Client that connects to SQL Server. This is convenient (it is enough to update one file in a shared folder and the…
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How to override the call to show the CapsLock hint window in a TEdit?

Basically I have this problem: CapsLock password message in TEdit visually fails with VCL Styles. What I want to do is not to solve the problem as shown in the answer or the comments. I want to disable that ugly hint window entirely. and instead…
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Drawing Antialiased Shapes

I'm try to improve some of the drawing that I'm doing in my project by provide antialiasing. I'm playing with a simple project using the Graphics32 Library instead of the standard delphi Canvas functions. I am testing with simple shapes and noticed…
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