delphi-2010

I want the Firebird backup tool gbak to write its output to a Delphi stream (with no intermediate file). There is a command line parameter to write to stdout rather than a file. I then use the Execute method in JEDI's JclSysUtils to launch gbak and process that output. It looks like this: procedure DoBackup; var LBackupAbortFlag: Boolean; LBackupStream: TStringStream; begin LBackupAbortFlag := False; LBackupStream := TStringStream.Create; try Execute('"C:\path to\gbak.exe" -b -t -v -user SYSDBA -pas "pw" <db> stdout', LBackupStream.WriteString, // Should process stdout (backup) SomeMemo.Lines

Does anybody know how can i disable welcome page without using the < -np > command line option, its very the annoying and blocks the IDE for a few seconds on each start, does anybody know where can i configure this? You can disable it in the registry: under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CodeGear\BDS\7.0\Known IDE Packages , find the entry named $(BDS)\Bin\startpageide140.bpl and modify the value by prepending an underscore (so it looks like '_Borland Start Page IDE Package' ). You can re-enable it later by removing the underscore. Easier, rename Bin\startpageideXXX.bpl and it won't ever show the

The Delphi documentation for MSBuild says /property:name=value sets or overrides project-level properties, where name is the property name and value is the property value. Use a semicolon or a comma to separate multiple properties, or specify each property separately. /p is also acceptable. For example: /property:WarningLevel=2;OutputDir=bin\Debug I can't find a list of available properties, here's what I know so far: WarningLevel OutputDir (dcc32 -e equivalent) Config I'd like to get a complete list, but I'm most interested in being able to override the Defines (dcc32 -d equivalent). And if

I found a great explanation about the new RTTI in Delphi ,but I don't understand one important thing about all I have read - Where can I use that? What is it supposed to replace? Runner The extended RTTI works like Reflection in .NET. It gives you access to your internal application structure information. You can access class properties, methods etc.. at runtime, at extent you could not do it before. Some ways of using it: Serialization / Deserialization of classes to XML or other media Mapping of objects to databases. ORM. Cloning of objects Dynamic invocation of methods "Scanning" of object

I need three fast-on-large-strings functions: fast search, fast search and replace, and fast count of substrings in a string. I have run into Boyer-Moore string searches in C++ and Python, but the only Delphi Boyer-Moore algorithm used to implement fast search and replace that I have found is part of the FastStrings by Peter Morris, formerly of DroopyEyes software, and his website and email are no longer working. I have already ported FastStrings forward to work great for AnsiStrings in Delphi 2009/2010, where a byte is equal to one AnsiChar, but making them also work with the String

I've heard a lot about the new/improved RTTI capabilities of Delphi 2010 , but I must admit my ignorance...I don't understand it. I know every version of Delphi has supported RTTI...and I know that RTTI (Runtime Type Information) allows me to access type information while my application is running. But what exactly does that mean ? Is Delphi 2010's RTTI support the same thing as reflection in .NET ? Could someone please explain why RTTI is useful? Pretend I'm your pointy haired boss and help me understand why RTTI is cool. How might I use it in a real-world application? RTTI in Delphi is still