News
Keep up with all that’s new in the world of Delphi and Kylix development.

Describing XML Data
Craig Murphy waxes lyrical on the description of XML data, discussing XML Schema: this is embedded inside Delphi 6 Enterprise, but Craig has written all his code for Delphi 5 in
case you have not upgraded yet.

Algorithms Alfresco: Database Algorithms, Part 1
Julian Bucknall takes a first step in writing a fast, lean and mean database engine, complete with B-tree indexing, ideal for those straightforward jobs that don’t require a heavyweight solution.

Self Help
Rob Bracken shows how to get started integrating Help into your Delphi and Kylix applications, with some handy explanation of what goes on behind the scenes and how to get it all done for free as well!

One Last Compile...
The mysterious metamorphosis of our laptop.

Beating The System: Variations On An XP Theme
Dave Jewell has been experimenting some more with Windows XP, trying out the new visual themes and fresh-look controls that come courtesy of version 6 of Microsoft’s common controls library.

Custom Variants And Operator Overloading
Guy Smith-Ferrier explains the Delphi 6 and Kylix extensions to variants which allow you to define your own variant types, which in turn allows you to add operator overloading.

Under Construction: Delphi 6 WebSnap, 1
Bob Swart begins an overview of this new web application development framework introduced in Delphi 6: what it’s all about and how to use it. This month Bob shows how to get started and using the Web App Debugger application type for debugging.

Perspectives: The Database State
Mark Whitehorn updates us on what’s happening in the big, bad database world: how to choose a database engine, what’s happening to the major players, de-mystifying the recent changes with InterBase and a whole lot more.

Review: Bold For Delphi
Julian Templeman evaluate’s BoldSoft’s add-on for Delphi programmers who want to design proper OO code using UML. If you want to know what OO modelling can do for you, read on.

The Delphi Clinic
Brian Long with more answers to your own queries on Kylix and Delphi, including: new features of the Object Inspector, an important bug in Delphi 6’s handling of strings, accessing Enterprise Java Beans from Delphi 6, WebSnap documentation, COM threading issues and problems with CORBA heap leaks.