Delphi Programming Problem Solver (Paperback)

~ Neil Rubenking (Author)

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Product Description

With the richly featured Delphi programming language you can create customized applications that are as easy-to-use as they are powerful. Now, so you can avoid reinventing the wheel -- or just get a big boost up the learning curve -- there's Delphi Programming Problem Solver, a thorough and authoritative resource for anyone using Delphi to build database features and functionality. In Delphi Programming Problem Solver, respected author, columnist, and programming expert Neil Rubenking shares the benefit of his extensive experience on the whole range of Delphi development areas, including...

Writing and using Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) containing Delphi forms. Executing and controlling other programs. Accepting files dragged-and-dropped from File Manager or Explorer. Adding an always-on-top command to the system menu. Affixing the Windows 95 help button to forms. Using the power of the new Rich Edit component. Creating owner-draw and bitmap menu items. Using forms as components of other forms. Building metafiles and enhanced metafiles. And internationalizing programs using resource-storage DLLs. Plus, on Delphi Programming Problem Solver's accompanying bonus disk, you get valuable, ready-to-use programs written by the author and performance-tested on many major platforms:

Delphi 1.0/Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Delphi 1.0/Windows 95 Delphi 2.0/Windows 95 Delphi 2.0/Windows NT 3.51

Product Details

• Paperback: 604 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing; Pap/Dsk edition (April 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568847955
• ISBN-13: 978-1568847955
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,457,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for every Delphi programmer, August 9, 1996

By A Customer

Not for the beginner, this book really delivers on the promise of its title. An hour after opening it, I was doing things I'd wanted to do for a long time.Rubenking starts by showing you how to take control of a form's basic appearance -- yes, you can remove the caption and keep the border! He goes onto help you make Delphi's various components behave the way you'd like, and includes information on accessing helpful Windows API functions. Some ofthe other topics are date math, DLLs, the application object, data-aware controls -- and lots more. Sophisticated topics are explained in comprehensiblelanguage. Both the 16- and 32-bit versions are covered. This book can help you reach the next level of Delphi programming in a short time

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem: full of useful and practical techniques, April 14, 1998

By A Customer

Neil Rubenking's (the author of the immensely popular Delphi Programming For Dummies) book is a treasure trove of helpful techniques that will benefit every Delphi programmer. For example, he has the best "force a single instance of a running program" code example I've seen. The only complaint I have is that the index isn't as good as it could be. Not for beginning Delphi programmers, but even those with moderate Delphi experience will benefit from the eclectic mix of topics covered in this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Each Delphi programmer here now has his own copy., September 28, 1996

By A Customer

A full range of techniques and tricks about Delphi and Windows integration. Each technique is presented using a very well focused program, i.e. the minimal piece of clean and elegant Delphi code demonstrating the solution. Even better, the problems and solutions (about 200 of them) presented in this book are really useful! On the first day we got the book, we found ready made solutions to problems we had discovered but hadn't solved before (or hadn't found time to investigate before). This is one of the rare books we don't share: each Delphi programmer here now has his own copy.