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Question: How can I call the operator= of the base class from the operator=in the derived class?The data member in the base class is a private data member. I want

Question: How do I pull out every second digit from a string and sum them? Answer: This is a rather unusual question, but it’s not that hard to accomplish.What must

Question: I am creating numerous threads on-the-fly in Delphi 2.0. I create them suspended. The question is: How do I make the threads go away? I’ve tried Free, Terminate… nothing

Question: Is drag-and-drop on a menu item possible? Answer: If I was going to be rhetorical, I’d answer in very Zen-like terms:”Anything is possible.” But in more practical terms, no,

Question: I am currently trying to convert three components to ActiveX components. I am doing this through Delphi 3, which I realize some people do not have access to.I need

Question: I am trying to make a Delphi program that has TCP/IP networking capabilities.I found some functions, etc. in the wininet.dll.My question:Does anybody know how to use it?The manual says

Question: When a user clicks on an item in a list box, how can I get the actual string that was clicked on? For example, if ‘dog,’ ‘cat,’ and ‘fish’

Question: I’m using Delphi to do a client-server application in which all the lines I get from a socket I send to a TMemo in my form. I want that

Question: I am using a simple grid with names and numbers, and I have the fields set as required in the database. I would like to know how to trap