News And Editorial
More updates and opinion from the world of Delphi development.

XML: A Delphi Implementation
David Baer introduces XML: a new technology for inter-application communication on a grand scale, which is destined to become a very important part of many developers’ lives. David explains the background and provides code to enable your applications to generate XML.

Beating the System: Deciphering The DCU, Part 3
Dave Jewell has the last instalment for now of his current mini-series on the DCU compiled unit file format, which this month expands the net to cover Delphi 3, 4 and 5 files!

Under Construction: Delphi Goes Dynamic
Bob Swart discusses the dynamic creation of components and event handlers, with a fun little application to test out the techniques and keep your children amused too!

Algorithms Alfresco: Whirlpool
Julian Bucknall unravels CRC algorithms this month (that’s Cyclic Redundancy Check in case you were wondering...): just the ticket for error checking on data transfers and a whole lot more.

Delphi Memory Consumption
Brian Long explains why Delphi applications can sometimes have a surprisingly large memory footprint, even with a tiny EXE file, and comes up with some clever ways to bring it back down to manageable proportions.

One Last Compile...
I’ll have Mr Forsyth’s latest, please

COM Corner: Top 10 ActiveForm Questions
Steve Teixeira sorts out your problems in developing and deploying ActiveForms, including: differences over ActiveX, design and security considerations, properties, web deployment, keystrokes, databases, working with the browser and using data files.

Resource Strings And Internationalisation
Patrik Wang explains how to use Delphi’s resource string capabilities to provide simple and effective internationalisation for your applications, including translation of strings embedded in the VCL.

The Delphi Clinic
Brian Long with more answers to your queries, including: file open dialog problems, building a home-grown SQL Monitor and working with Windows.