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Delphi 6 is a specific version of Delphi. It was released in May 2001. Delphi 6 generates .Net code which differentiates it from the Delphi versions before or after it. Use this tag for issues related to development in Delphi, version 6.

Delphi 6 is a specific version of Delphi.

Delphi 6 codename is Iliad.

Delphi 6 introduced a number of new features for building and using industry-standard Web Services with full support for XML, SOAP and WSDL. Delphi 6 also included the CLX library, a cross-platform alternative to the Windows-only VCL, for targetting both Windows and Linux with a single codebase. Delphi 6 was available in three editions: Enterprise, Professional and Personal.

Delphi 6 was preceded by Delphi 5 and succeeded by Delphi 7. From August 2003 it was no longer officially supported.

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Programmatically increase Version number in Delphi

I was looking how to retrieve the Version number and found this: How to determine Delphi Application Version All good and works fine, but, D6 only increments that after a Build. Is there any way to increment that number after a Compile? When…
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How to restore/clear form position after multi-monitor setup change

Within the IDE, when F12 toggles between code and form, the forms are displayed outside the monitor borders, and therefore not visible. This happens after a multi monitor setup has changed, and the forms no longer open within the available new…
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parsing json delphi 6

This may be a long shot, I use Delphi 6, I know D6 is very old, but I write more as a hobby (am I'm not that good either) . I'm working on a small project to link to Google Calendars, all the responses are in a JSON file format, until now I had…
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Lock the begining of the text in a TMemo

I would like to have a TMemo which will always begin with the string 'SELECT c_name FROM ' and I want to lock it so users cannot remove or replace this string in the TMemo, they will have to write their text AFTER this string. Can someone help me…
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Is the set type suitable for an iteration on a loop?

Have the following enum: TDays = (tdSunday, tdMonday, tdTuesday, tdWednesday, tdThursday, tdFriday, tdSaturday); And the following set of that enum: TChoosenDays = set of TDays; Now, define the following array: var ArrayStringDaysAcronym :…
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Will Delphi 6 debugging work correctly on Windows 10?

I've got a legacy Delphi 6 program that's worked fine on many earlier versions of Windows but that crashes on Windows 10. To debug the problem, I've installed Delphi 6 with updates 1 + 2 on a Windows 10 machine. When Delphi starts, it says the…
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How to create validation list using XLSReadWriteII5

I need to create validation list in Excel using component TXLSReadWriteII5 I have written the following code but for some reason validation list is not getting created in Excel file. Thanks in advance. var LwWorksheet : TXLSWorksheet; …
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Delphi function for testing string present at position x

In a recent application that involved receiving strings over a serial link I found myself writing code like: if (pos('needle', haystack) = 1) then ... in order to check if a particular substring is at the begging of a string. It struck me that the…
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Is a class member free of cache line issue?

In the TThread class there is a class member (property) named Terminated. There is also an procedure Terminate; which merely sets Terminated to True. When we inherit from TThread there are some cases where we check for terminated. The following…
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Logging call stack into file

I am using Madexcept tool to log the exceptions, but I am not able to log the call stack in periodically. Can any one suggest me how to log the call stack.
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Repeated code for classes with same ancestor

Three classes: TTntMemo, TTntEdit and TEdit have a common ancestor - TCustomEdit, but I can't use Color and ShowHint properties of TCustomEdit because they are protected and are reintroduced as public only in TTntMemo, TTntEdit and TEdit. I am not…
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Sorting a memo in Delphi

I have to make an highscore memo for my school in Delphi 6. Is there a way to sort the MemoLines on numbers or alphabet? I use 4 Tedits and 1 TMemo. If the game ends, my code will check who has got the highest score. This is how to check if Player1…
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Delphi6: Need to know is my application running in console session or remote desktop session

My application is accessed from Remote Desktop clients from time to time. I want to know is it currently being used in console session or Remote Desktop session. If the latter is the case and the session is disconnected (user has disconnected but…
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Aquire Singleton class Instance Multithread

To get the instance of the class with Singleton pattern, I want use the following function: This is a sketch interface uses SyncObjs; type TMCriticalSection = class(TCriticalSection) private Dummy : array [0..95] of Byte; end; var …
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High resolution exe icon results in a low resolution icon on Windows desktop shortcut

I had a Delphi 6 application with a 16x16 icon. Recently I made the 64x64 version of it and recompiled the application. This high-resolution icon is displayed on Windows 7 Superbar and in task manager when I run the application. It is displayed in…
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