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Question: I am using Delphi 1.0 and am having a hard time trying to find commands/procedures/modules to lock a record from a Paradox database. What should I do to lock

Question: My completed Delphi application exports Quick Reports to Excel. This operation is 99.5 percent successful, and users are delighted. I am one of the developers, and one of the

Question: I am developing a database/intranet package for which I need to use a grid based on a TQuery, but I only need a few of the fields to show

Question: I have installed a Delphi 2.0 BDE application over a network where two terminals can access the table at the same time.I have checked the NET DIR to point

Question: We have a specialized ISA bus hardware card that has relays, etc. on it that are accessed by writing or reading to the PC’s I/O ports.How can I port

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

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 want to create a button in code, put it on a form and attach a procedure to its click event. How can I get the click event linked

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