Officially on September 9th, Embarcadero released the new version 11 of Delphi, named “Alexandria”.
Continue reading “Delphi 11 is released”Creating and extracting ZIP archives in Delphi
Since version XE2, Delphi is shipped with the built-in unit “System.Zip” for creating, editing and extracting ZIP compressed files. It is based on the RTL, and it can work slightly with VCL and FMX frameworks on all supported targets.
In this tutorial, we will show you what are the abilities of this unit and how to use it properly.
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One of the best implemented features in Delphi datasets is the filter (records filtering). This built-in tool work by combining SQL filtering commands and string options like case sensitivity.
In this quick tutorial, will show you how to use the filter effectively.
Continue reading “Using the Filter in Delphi datasets”Delphi 10.4.2 is released
Embarcadero has just released the new version 10.4.2 of Delphi.
Continue reading “Delphi 10.4.2 is released”Using platform-specific paths in Delphi
The TPath class from System.IOUtils unit give you the ability to access system and application specific paths and folders, like the user folders (My documents, My music, My pictures, …).
Continue reading “Using platform-specific paths in Delphi”Comparing sizes of files in Delphi
Delphi has many system routines that enable you to handle and work on files and storage contents. Also, these routines can be used on all supported platforms, provided by the System unit and sub-units.
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