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About Randy Sill
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Expertise
Turbo Pascal and Delphi developer since 1986. Strengths - UI, Windows API, Database, SQL, Internet, Threading, NT Services.

Experience
Turbo Pascal and Delphi developer since 1986.

Education/Credentials
Delphi 5 Certification, Borland

Awards and Honors
2005 Indiana IT/Software Million Dollar Award, Key Technical Contributor

   

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dynamic buttons and images8/16/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: i would like to know how can i use 'stretch' in delphi7 programmatically to an image on a dynamic ...
  A: buttons don't know stretching, so you must do the image manipulation yourself. here is one solution ...
About excel from Delphi8/13/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: expert, hope you're fine, first of all. I'm having a problem that perhaps you could help me with. ...
  A: 1, WS := YourWB.Worksheets.Add(EmptyParam, EmptyParam, 1, EmptyParam, 0); 2, either by name or ...
How to set focus on form after messagedlg exits?7/25/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Using Turbo Delphi: If I click on messagebox "ok" button, code can't enable a tedit textbox for ...
  A: Glad I could be of assistance! I've been using Delphi since 1.0, and Borland Object Pascal since ...
How to set focus on form after messagedlg exits?7/24/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Using Turbo Delphi: If I click on messagebox "ok" button, code can't enable a tedit textbox for ...
  A: We can start with a working demo. Here is the source to a simple working project. Unit1.pas: unit ...
How to set focus on form after messagedlg exits?7/23/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Using Turbo Delphi: If I click on messagebox "ok" button, code can't enable a tedit textbox for ...
  A: I need a little more information. My applications respond exactly the way you are wanting them to. ...
Save a big file in Mysql using Delphi7/7/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: hi, I want to save a file using Delphi in database, it is a blob field, if the file is big(more than ...
  A: although many dataset implementations support AsString for blob fields, the official way is the ...
smtp authentication7/3/2008Randy Sill
  Q: we have a similar problem in our delphi program sending e-mail.(we use idSmtp component). we connect ...
  A: I did solve it, but by switching to CIS (Clever Internet Suite). I liked their support for SSL ...
code needs a showmessage6/27/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: I am developing an amateur theatre booking system. I have a matrix of TColorButtons representing the ...
  A: TColorButton is not a standard component, maybe it is your own? the piece of code you have provided ...
WinXP Raw sockets6/25/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I have for many years been wanting to create even a simple raw socket, however all the code i have ...
  A: I have not found anything that Delphi cannot do that C++ can. Raw sockets are not compatible with ...
About my second problem ....6/25/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: I am making Registry Backup Manager module for my app, but now I'm experiencing some problems of ...
  A: it is virtually impossible to find out your intentions from a piece of code. especially if it is a ...
A question about my program.6/24/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I use free pascal compile a program. I use some "goto" sentences in my procedures. But when I run ...
  A: Line numbers are a thing of the past. Most languages don't even support line numbers and any ...
A question about my program.6/23/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I use free pascal compile a program. I use some "goto" sentences in my procedures. But when I run ...
  A: Goto statements are almost never used in pascal. The compiler is correct when it states that you ...
Call procedure in DLL Form from DLL Source.6/20/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: Im making RSS Reader inside DLL in Delphi RAD Environoment, but i cannot figure out AV occurance ...
  A: don't give up that soon! you know where the exception happens. put a breakpoint there, and observe ...
Call procedure in DLL Form from DLL Source.6/18/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: Im making RSS Reader inside DLL in Delphi RAD Environoment, but i cannot figure out AV occurance ...
  A: you didn't tell what procedures were exported, and what procedure caused the AV. i believe you know ...
Re: MDI Applications6/6/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Hae, I got the following question and answer from this helpful site but I got halfway to solve the ...
  A: My example code works with no AV error. It sounds like you may be accessing another part of your ...
Hook another process Create by other users via Service6/3/2008Randy Sill
  Q: My application is running as service and I need to hook messages of process logged as SYSTEM and ...
  A: This is bit outside my expertise, but I'll take a stab at some suggestions. Are you able to ...
Passing Variable Array in Non-Var parameters6/2/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I want to pass an Array in EnumWindows function. When I make change to the array in EnumFunc it is ...
  A: ThreadList is nil, then passed to the EnumWindows function. The EnumFunc will always receive nil as ...
Re: MDI Applications5/31/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Hae, I got the following question and answer from this helpful site but I got halfway to solve the ...
  A: The PasswordFormShow is a function in a form to verify password. Here is more source for example: ...
File Size Extraction5/28/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I am using Delphi2006. I am using the TOpenDialog and was wondering if there is any way I can ...
  A: You can extract the file's size using the FindFirst() command which returns a TSearchRec. Here's an ...
Left Mouse Button disabling in Delphi Application's elements5/19/2008Randy Sill
  Q: So - I need to disable right mouse buuton click in All Aplication, but with possibility to re-enable ...
  A: I guess I don't really understand what you're trying to accomplish. It seems as if you want to ...
TwwDBGrid - Wordwrap5/15/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Could you tell me how we can use the word wrap property of TWWDbgrid? I have to use this for my ...
  A: Since I don't have that control I can only take guesses. Is the control capable of this? When I ...
TwwDBGrid - Wordwrap5/15/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Could you tell me how we can use the word wrap property of TWWDbgrid? I have to use this for my ...
  A: I don't use the TwwDBGrid, so I did a Google search and find that it is the InfoPower grid from ...
"Access Violation" / "Unsatisfied forward or external declaration" errors ..5/14/2008Randy Sill
  Q: =========================================================== unit SplashForm3; interface uses ...
  A: If you wish to make this a public function, change implementation to: function TForm3.Is_Admin: ...
Counting Rows in a text file.4/30/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I am using Delphi2006 and I'm trying to figure out a way to count how many rows are in a text file. ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. I was on vacation in Colorado. Here is one way to count the lines: function ...
keyb global hook question4/25/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: i recently search an source code of app which could catch keycodes and modify them on fly to another ...
  A: what project do you refer to? i had no project here, but the person who asked the question had. the ...
Access Violation drives me crazy!4/22/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: Here is this small piece of code: unit SplashForm3; interface uses Windows, Messages, MMSystem, ...
  A: sorry for the late answer, but my spam filter swallowed the email notification. i only discovered ...
dELPHI4/21/2008Randy Sill
  Q: i want to write a program by delphi 7 that u can save a char or word in picture. for example your ...
  A: That's called Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The process behind extracting character data ...
Screen saver custom text4/17/2008Randy Sill
  Q: Randy. Why can I only put no more than 20 words on my computer screen saver to see? Is it possible ...
  A: This group is designed for answering questions for the Delphi Object Pascal programming language, so ...
Mutiple Timers3/13/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I've been trying to make an application that creates N objects, each object possess one timer and ...
  A: Lets see if this helps: unit Unit1; interface uses Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, ...
Mutiple Timers3/12/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I've been trying to make an application that creates N objects, each object possess one timer and ...
  A: This should be no problem at all using the right object oriented techniques in your OnTimer event. ...
manipulating text2/29/2008Randy Sill
  Q: i was wondering how i would be able to manipulate text in delphi. for example: a text file has the ...
  A: It would go something like this: procedure TForm1.MoveH(const FileName: string); var FileBuf: ...
manipulating text2/29/2008Randy Sill
  Q: i was wondering how i would be able to manipulate text in delphi. for example: a text file has the ...
  A: If the text file is small, you could use a TStringList to load the file, manipulate the information, ...
Multimedia file summary2/29/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I was wondering how i could go about updating or even removing the additional information that ...
  A: The file info is not something Microsoft controls, but a feature they added to their OS to allow ...
Server application2/26/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: I have this calculator application already written in Delphi that i would like to make it a server ...
  A: 1. of course yes, but multithreaded programming is hard. as you might know, a tcpip server socket ...
Server application2/21/2008Krisztián Pintér
  Q: I have this calculator application already written in Delphi that i would like to make it a server ...
  A: the problem is that you have too many options. :) the most usuful alternatives: raw tcp/ip some ...
antivirus2/19/2008Randy Sill
  Q: i'm trying to make an antivirus software using Delphi . so my question is : excepts for all those ...
  A: I would be concerned about performance of such a scan. Viruses exist in only certain types of ...
OCI.Dll Error with Delphi20072/19/2008Randy Sill
  Q: I am currently upgrading a Delphi5/Oracle8.0.5 application to Delphi2007/Oracle10G. I have also ...
  A: Unfortunately documentation on errors like these are sparse. I'm not familiar with Oracle as I use ...
antivirus2/18/2008Randy Sill
  Q: i'm trying to make an antivirus software using Delphi . so my question is : excepts for all those ...
  A: I have often wondered how the virus scanners perform their scanning so fast. I don't think you will ...
Cannot Create Forms. No MDI forms are currently active2/18/2008Randy Sill
  Q: How can I solve this problem "Cannot Create Forms. No MDI forms are currently active". I want to ...
  A: Lloyd, I would process your password dialog in the DPR prior to creating your MDI Form. I do ...
Get Server Date or Time from a Client workstation2/14/2008Randy Sill
  Q: How can I get the Server Date or Time from a Client Workstation. I mean the client will get the ...
  A: On SQL Server, you could use "SELECT GETDATE()" and it would return the current datetime of the ...

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