May 9, 1997

Question: Where is the best place to put code that you want to run every time a new record is read into buffer? For example, in a HR system, you

Question: How can I override the Enter key to act like theTab key between components in a TDBCtrlGrid? Answer: There’s no simple way to do this. Why? Because child controlscontained

Question: I use Delphi 1.0. The standard dialogs (such as TOpenDialog and TPrintDialog) offer a method called execute. It executes the form/dialog, and waits until it returns. I would like

Question: My Paradox table has grown to about 130 MB.Now whenever I try to insert a new record to the table (from code or Database desktop), I geta “Table is

Question: Is it possible to write a non-interactive program in Delphi 2.0 that does something quick in the background without opening a form or a console window? Answer: Sure, but

Question: I have a simple animation on a form created by turning bitmaps on and off in sequence. How can I pause between frames? There is no wait or pause

Question: I have written a database program that gives me information about PCs on our network. When more than one user tries to access my data, they get a message

Question: I want to draw a picture with bigger coordinates (x,y) than the screen can contain. For example, my screen’s resolution is 600×800, but I will draw a filledellipse on

Question: At present we have a large application that runs under DOS protected mode. It is written in Borland Pascal 7.0. We have a longer term project to convert it