Delphi¿ 4 Bible (Paperback)

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If you appreciate hands-on examples in your programming books, consider this guide. Delphi 4 Bible combines a solid tour of basic Delphi programming with excellent material on more advanced language features available in Delphi 4. This text stresses traditional client/server programming using Delphi's classic strengths for corporate database development.

Early chapters concentrate on familiarizing the reader with the key features of the Delphi environment and the basics of using the Delphi Visual Component Library (VCL) effectively in simple programs. The author pays much attention to user-interface design with components such as menus, buttons, checkboxes, toolbars, and list controls. Further sections cover graphics programming, printing, and database applications. The authors also look at Delphi's charting and reporting capabilities, a necessity for any real-world corporate development.

The book includes more expert material on Pascal language features, such as exception handling, default parameters, method overloading, and dynamic arrays, plus some Windows internals such as advanced message handling. Additional sections explain how to build custom ActiveX controls and dynamic link-libraries (DLLs) and offer a quick tour of Internet component programming in Delphi. --Richard Dragan

Product Description

You don't have to know Pascal, C, C++, or Visual Basic to develop sophisticated Windows applications. With Delphi 4, a powerful and simple-to-learn programming environment, anyone can write Windows software. Delphi™ 4 Bible shows you how.

Written for users of all levels, Delphi 4 Bible is your best resource for learning and mastering this popular tool. For the novice, there's a complete overview of the Delphi environment, visual components, and forms. Advanced users will appreciate the step-by-step programming instructions, expert tips and techniques, and valuable sample applications. No matter what your experience, before long, you'll be creating graphics, multimedia, and database programs, developing user-friendly interfaces, and integrating custom components into your applications with relative ease.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 953 pages
• Publisher: Hungry Minds (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764532375
• ISBN-13: 978-0764532375
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,687,896 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Delphi Book ever published!, October 11, 1999

By	Hussein Dharsi "dharsihm" (Toronto. Canada) - See all my reviews

I have examined very closely various books on delphi including Mastering Delphi by Cantu, Delphi developers handbook by texeira but nothing can come close to Tom Swans book.

If you have never programmed in Delphi before, take my words and buy this book. You will not regret. However, if you are very well versed in Delphi than just get a subscription to Delphi magazine. The other books in my opinion are simply rehash of the delphi guides that accompany the software and you will hardly learn anything new. In fact you may end getting more confused.

Being a brilliant programmer does not automatically mean that you can write a book!. Tom Swan has the art to convey the message.

In summary, it is a well thought, cut and presented book on Delphi.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Beginners Book to Both Delphi and the Borland IDE, March 12, 2001

By	mr3flowers - See all my reviews

I am a Java programmer and have longed for the oportunity to create GUI applications. This is a fantastic alternative to BOTH Java and C++. This language will allow you the power and the ease of use to create anything you want. This book will guide you to it. It gives you everything you need to write programs period. When finished with the second chapter I was already creating useful things. A word of advice...judge not the actual programs that you are creating, but the invaluable tools that you are learning. Buy this book and keep it always for a quick reference

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Delphi text if you already know Pascal, February 11, 1999

By	Richard Hughes (Camarillo, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You learn programming by doing it and Tom Swan's very good text is full of little programs that you can expand upon. Chapters of the first and second parts are nearly independent so you can jump around if you need expertise in a particular area. The second half of the book covers some advanced topics. You do need to already know the Pascal language, however, because the treatment is sparse and incidental to other topics. The expert user tips at the ends of chapters contain some real gems. All in all an excellent intermediate text with a few tips for experts as well. Don't confuse this book with the Delphi Super Bible a totally different book.