April 17, 1997

Question: Circular referencing Answer: This tip addresses circular referencing between units; that is, where two units are dependent upon each other in some way. Or in more simple terms: two

Question: How can I use two different data controls to display data from a single data source and table?For instance, I’d like to use a DBGrid as a navigating tool

Question: Some useful string manipulation functions Answer: If you’re like me, you create a bunch of utility functions and store them in a separate unit or maybe even a DLL

Question: Preventing a form from re-sizing using a Windows message Answer: There are some cases in your development where you want to prevent your users from re-sizing a form. This

Question: Previous instance of a running application via EnumWindows Answer: The code below will check for the previous instance of an application. Ifit finds an instance of an app already

Question: I need to add a right-click event to aTDBGrid, but am ata loss as to how to accomplish it. I want to pop up a menu. Do you knowhow?

Question: Using SQL2 built-in functions Answer: A problem that’s rampant with many software tools today, even one as complete and comprehensive as Delphi, is that documentation on many important subjects

Question: A simple property editor Answer: This is an introductory level article about creating a simple property editor that I hope will get you started. I’ll provide enough information about

Question: Two ways of Indexing a paradox table Answer: Having done a lot of work with Paradox in the past, there are things I’ve learned in Paradox that I’ve needed