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Question: How do you select the maximum value of a column in a DBGrid when displayed through a query? (query SQL:select max(CustNo) from customer, and get error message:”the table is

Question: In my Delphi 1.0 application, when I open a form (e.g. ClientForm.Show) I get an error message: “Error creating window.” This error occurs when several forms (nine or ten

Question: I am writing a program that needs to keep a running total of ID numbers allocated for this reason. The ID numbers are in an auto-increment field. I need

Question: I read somewhere that Object Pascal, the language used in Delphi, does not support multiple inheritance. Is this true? Answer: Yes, this is true. Object Pascal’s inheritance model follows

The Standard Library supplies the class template auto_ptr which automatically deallocates heap memory. Likewise, local objects are reclaimed in case of exiting their scope or during “stack unwinding” caused by

It is not uncommon for C++ code fragments to be called by non-C++ programs such as a C-based communication software, COBOL based TP monitors and the likes. However, global functions

Operator new throws an exception of type std::bad_alloc when it fails to allocate the requested amount of memory. Yet in some circumstances, or due to performance considerations, throwing an exception

A class can declare external functions or other classes as friends. Friendship grants full access to all of the grantor’s members, even private and protected ones: void encrypt (string &

Question: How do I display a quote through scripts? For example, I want to print the quotes in a line but JavaScript reads the quotes as part of the coding.