Questions tagged [delphi-5]

Delphi 5 is a specific version of Delphi. It was released in August 1999. Use this tag for issues related to development in Delphi, version 5.

Delphi 5 is a specific version of Delphi.

Delphi 5 codename is Argus.

Delphi 5 was preceded by Delphi 4 and succeeded by Delphi 6.

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SQLite3 and Refresh after deleting a record?

two hours of searching and reading and I am no closer. Using D5, Zeos v6 SQLite I have Table with the rows displayed in a DBGrid. All fine. I use DELETE FROM tblOne WHERE Acct="FirstEntry" and it deletes the only row that matches. Still all fine -…
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Assertion failure in DBAccess.pas

I am interested in upgrading a suite of software from ODAC v5 to v8.2.8. One app in particular is causing problems. This application loads one of a set of secondary applications implemented as dlls. LibHandle := LoadLibrary(PChar(dllname)); if…
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UTF8Decode and D5 confusion

a little out of my depth here but researching hard before asking the questions. This is a little long but I will try to give everything I have done so far. I am trying to compile the Hunspell example projects. I am stuck with using D5ent as I am…
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Addition and subtraction with TBookmark object

My question is how I can do operations like addition and subtraction with TBookmark object. For example, let's say I want to go 4 rows higher in the dbgrid: MyPoint:=Query1.GetBookmark; ... //MyPoint:=MyPoint-4; Query1.GotoBookmark(MyPoint); Here…
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Delphi - TStoredProc.Close (does it empty the set?)

LEGACY ALERT - This is for Delphi 5 code. (I know it is super old. It is scheduled to be rewritten.... Some day.) I am using the BDE and the TStoredProc object. When I call Close, this normally clears my dataset. However, I am seeing weird…
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Delphi 5 for Win7 Gadgets?

I have a number of complex Delphi5 projects which I am considering upgrading. Could anyone tell me: The earliest version of Delphi I would have to upgrade to in order to develop a gadget for Windows7 or can it be done to a good standard with…
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EOF Error Delphi fast report 4

Help!!! When I'm calling a pre created report that is a simple ADOQuery from Delphi and in the pre -created report I don't set the number of rows in the master data band I get an EOF error (EOF OR BOF is true or current record has been deleted). And…
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Delphi Listbox+CheckListbox

I'm working on a mp3 sending program. I'm using a listbox to display a simple list of mp3 filenames(1.mp3,2.mp3,3.mp3 etc.)and a checklistbox where the connections(ip adress1,ip adress2)are. I want to know how can i save the listbox items with the…
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How do I debug a stack overflow?

I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I am trying to trace the source of a problem but am coming up with nil. I have a project in Delphi 5 which has Report Builder reports on it. I needed an upgraded version of reportbuilder so I…
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Find in Word document with OLE does not work

i have the following function, which should return the position of the first occurrence of the text i'm searching for. The problem: returns -1 throws AV-s, when i'm using the whole document content as a range (or using a range with the…
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Desktop Application For Centralized Database Server

I am planning to create a library related desktop application using Delphi 5, for which there would be a single database kept at one place and this application would be installed at different places more over in different cities. Here, my doubt is…
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Delphi 5.0 Begin and END tags - navigation in editor by keyboard shortcut

I am using delphi 5.0 IDE and Delphi code. How do I navigate to the end of a block? In Eclipse we have ctrl+Shift+P. Any insight is appreciated much!
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Indy 9 SMTP with attachments 2% failure

I am using Delphi 5, Indy 9.0.14 SMTP with IdMessSend and the appropriate SSL dlls to send emails with attachments. 98% of recepiants are able to read the attachments, for the others the comments are "this is illegible", "can't open", "unable to…
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Delphi 5 WriteLn to Console AND Text File

I have made an console application (A) which runs independently every day to download files and uses WriteLn('text') to display progress in the console. I then have another GUI application (B) which displays that data in tables, but can also call…
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How to parameterize widestrings using TADOCommand parameterized query?

i am trying to use a parameterized query with Delphi TADOCommand: var s: WideString; cmd: TADOCommand; recordsAffected: OleVariant; begin cmd := TADOCommand.Create(nil); cmd.Connection := Connection; cmd.CommandText := 'INSERT…
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