I’m not entirely sure why you have the {} around the string values, – my hunch is that it is to demonstrate that the values are coming from a remote execution – but I know for a fact that S is being truncated due to optimization… {$O-} // Disable Optimization var S: AnsiString; S2: UnicodeString; … Read more
Load a pair of DFM files showing the difference. Click the Session Settings button (aka Rules w/ umpire icon) or use the Session->Session Settings menu item. Switch to the Importance tab then click the Edit Grammar… button to open a second dialog. Click the New… button below the top listbox to open a third dialog. … Read more
You should set s1.StrictDelimiter := True for spaces not to be considered delimiters, more info here. Since you work in a version that does not support the above (as was clarified after the answer was submitted), you have two options: Find a character you know will not be used in the original text (e.g. underscore), … Read more
This is a very broad question with many different angles. The meaning of the Assigned function Much of the code in your question betrays an incorrect understanding of the Assigned function. The documentation states this: Tests for a nil (unassigned) pointer or procedural variable. Use Assigned to determine whether the pointer or the procedure referenced … Read more
A var parameter will be passed by reference, and that’s it. An out parameter is also passed by reference, but it’s assumed that the input value is irrelevant. For managed types, (strings, Interfaces, etc,) the compiler will enforce this, by clearing the variable before the routine begins, equivalent to writing param := nil. For unmanaged … Read more
DUnit is a xUnit type of unit testing framework to be used with win32 Delphi. Since Delphi 2005 DUnit is integrated to a certan point into the IDE. Other DUnit integration tools for the Delphi IDE can be found here. DUnit comes with documentation with examples.
No. But I’m not fanatic of any, and work as consultant and use to recommend one of them for every requirement I have. So here are some facts to make easier the choose of what to use to address system development requirements that you can have. In Common: All of them are the best in … Read more
Do these false positives also occur with other compilers? Yes, this is has been a common problem in the past for AutoIt as addressed in this forum post “Are my AutoIt EXEs really infected?”. In most cases including AutoIt it stems from poor heuristic practices. Since AutoIt uses the free and open UPX compressor, it … Read more
First up, a disclaimer: although I work for Embarcadero. I can’t speak for my employer. What I’m about to write is based on my own opinion of how a hypothetical 64-bit Delphi should work, but there may or may not be competing opinions and other foreseen or unforeseen incompatibilities and events that cause alternative design … Read more
You can use the TFileOpenDialog (on Vista+): with TFileOpenDialog.Create(nil) do try Options := [fdoPickFolders]; if Execute then ShowMessage(FileName); finally Free; end; Personally, I always use the TFileOpenDialog on Vista+ and fallback using the SelectDirectory (the good one!) on XP, like this: if Win32MajorVersion >= 6 then with TFileOpenDialog.Create(nil) do try Title := ‘Select Directory’; Options … Read more