July 23, 1997

Question: How can I open an MDI child form so that it’s initially in a maximized state? Every time I try, it appears in its normal size, then maximizes visibly.

Question: When dismissing a dialog, how can I set the focus on the calling form? Is clicking the calling form the only way? Answer: There is a weird bug in

Question: How can I catch a double click when the cursor is placed over an edit field? The normal double-click handler doesn’t respond. I need to open a dialog window

Question: How can I structure a database created in Excel? Answer: If you want to use data in an Excel database with Oracle Power Objects,there is no need to create

Question: How can I make Delphi 2 pick me any number within a range I specify (for example, between 0 and 100)?I’m guessing this is a fairly easy thing to

Question: I am developing a radon database for the Ohio Department of Health with Oracle Power Objects. I have two combo boxes. First a choice is made from one of

Question: I’ve created a method I’d like to put in the Object class so it can be inherited by all the other classes. Is there a way to extend a

Question: Can I export or import a Dbase file from OPO 1.016 to another DBMS (Microsoft Access or Visual Basic, for example)? Answer: OPO Version 1 did not support ODBC.

Question: I need to be able to print results of a query to an Excel spreadsheet rather than to a report. I am using the Crystal Reports product included with