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More updates from the world of Delphi development.
The Delphi Magazine And Delphi Informant
A message from the Editor.
Inprise/Borland Conference
Bob Swart reports from the 10th Annual Borland Conference.
The Factory Pattern
Peter Hinrichsen describes a real-world example that demonstrates how the
factory pattern can save you time and make your code more maintainable
and extensible.
Algorithms Alfresco: Knock on Wood
Julian Bucknall runs through the basics of binary trees, in preparation
for next month’s Gold Issue Special on red-black binary trees. Fasten your
seat belts.
One Last Compile...
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, in the blue corner: Delphi 5!
A Better Build Process
Primoz Gabrijelcic has created a methodology and toolset to allow him to easily create debug and release builds of his application suites, with automated
incrementing of version information too, all from the command line.
Under Construction: Distributed Efficiency
Bob Swart finds that for today’s distributed applications optimisation
means much more than speeding up a slow but frequently used routine. This
month he shows how we can measure the amount of data transfer going on
and then minimise it to improve response.
Beating the System: When Worlds Collide
Dave Jewell battles with Microsoft’s common controls implementation: treeviews, toolbars, listviews and header controls.
Porting KillerApp
The time has come for you to port your applications to Delphi 5. But don’t
despair, Andrew McLellan has been through the version upgrade pain many
times before and has just the right procedure for you to follow.
ADO Support In Delphi 5
Guy Smith-Ferrier explains the support for ActiveX Data Objects introduced
in Delphi 5 and shows how to get the best from it, which tools support
it and which don’t, plus porting from the BDE.
COM Corner: Creating Office 2000 COM Add-Ins
Steve Teixeira says Office add-ins are fun as well as providing an excellent
way to integrate your application with Microsoft’s suite.
The Delphi Clinic
Brian Long with more answers to your queries, including: character manipulation,
DCOM configuration, daylight saving, terminating programs, accessing a
computer’s name and more new Delphi 5 features.