Questions tagged [delphi-2006]

Delphi 2006 is a specific version of Delphi. Use this tag for issues related specifically to development in Delphi 2006.

Delphi 2006 is a specific version of Delphi. It was released in December 2005.

Delphi 2006 codename is DeXter.

Delphi 2006 was preceded by Delphi 2005 and succeeded by Delphi 2007. As of August 2009 it was no longer officially supported by Embarcadero.

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How to Fix the TComboBox Ctl3D Property Bug?

This is an image from a TForm where I have a TEdit at top and a TComboBox at down. As you can see, the TEdit does not have the classic 3D border of the Windows controls default theme. That's because I set the Ctl3D property of that component to…
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Compressing a PDF after the fact with Delphi

I have apps that use routines for producing PDF's that use a thing called PDF-in-the-box. The PDF's are not compressed, and there appears to be no way of achieving that with this component. Rave components implement a compression event handler and…
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How to Set a Value to a Sub-Property Item using TypInfo RTTI Methods?

In my Question: How to use “Sender” parameter with “As” operator for more then one class at a time I choose the Remy Lebeau's Answer because it was the most dynamic tech for most situations like that. It uses the RTTI TypInfo Class. But as I was…
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How to put configuration information inside the executable?

If we want to store critical information, like passwords and server addresses, inside the executable file generated by the Delphi compiler, how can we do that, without knowing the final executable size and binary structure, like at the end of the…
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Problem in consuming WCF service (basicHttpBinding) in Delphi Win32 Client

I am trying to make a Delphi client (Delphi 2006) to communicate with a service written using WCF. Service is damn simple with just one function. Technically like below: [ServiceContract (Namespace = "http://www.company.com/sample/")] public…
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delphi screen capture in global exception

I am working on a component, using Delphi 2006, the component retrieves system information and writes to file. The requirement is such that I have to incorporate a global exception handler in the component, so when the exception occurs it will be…
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List all constants from a unit

I need to convert a huge number of constants from an application. Is it possible to get all the constants declared in a unit and their values, other then parsing the .pas file?
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Delphi - get encoding for a given file

I have read this question which I thought would give me what I was after: How Can I Best Guess the Encoding when the BOM (Byte Order Mark) is Missing? I would like to know if there is another way to get the file encoding, without using Mozilla's…
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StatusFilter on ClientDataSet

I'm having some difficulties using ClientDataSet.StatusFilter := [usDeleted]. It doesn't do anything. I'm having my ClientDataSet hooked up to a Provider. When applying the StatusFilter the DataSet does not display the deleted records. It just shows…
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Getting External Exception C0000006 in D2006 app - how can I force delphi to load the whole executable?

I get this occasionally when exiting my app - my app is running the EXE over a network. I understand it's a page fault when part of the EXE is loaded on demand. I have also observed it in the OnDrawCell method of a TDrawGrid, so I'm mystified how…
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Delphi - Tree View

I am looking for a data aware Tree View for delphi what is the best one to use ?
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Tools which can parse Delphi XMLDoc format and build online help

The XMLDoc tool for API documentation is explained here: http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/32770 Are there any free or commercial tools which can be used to create documentation based on Delphi's XML doc format? Is there a newer version of the…
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Delphi (2006): how to Split by new line and break at the same time

I have this simple operation in Java, where the string is split by new line and break. String i= "Holidays Great. Bye"; String []linesArray = i.split("\\r?\\n"); I would like to obtain the same result in Delphi 2006. Is…
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The free Delphi 2006 compiler

On Wikipedia I read: Borland Delphi 2006 [...] Each version is available in two editions: Explorer—a free downloadable version—and Professional Is this edition still available? Or are people who grabbed it in 2006 lucky and the others not that…
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Querying if a user is a member of a group

I have no experience with Active Directory. I am using Delphi to develop an application which interacts with Active Directory. I need to know the best way to test whether an Active Directory user belongs to a specified group. How do I do that? I'm…
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