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Enumerating available SQL Servers using Delphi code + Retrieving databases on a SQL Server

Thursday January 15, 2009
in Delphi does SQL :: If you are doing database development with Delphi and Microsoft's SQL Server is your choice (I'm thinking of using Delphi over ADO and OLE DB), then creating connection strings for a particular database on a particular SQL Server is what you do every day.

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TShellTreeView with CheckBoxes - Custom Delphi TShellTreeView Enhancement

Tuesday January 13, 2009
in Custom Delphi VCL :: The aim of the article is to create a component that would allow a user to select files for a backup program in a user interface that would look like the left pane of the Windows Explorer or clone that of previous versions of Microsoft Backup. This was done using the ShellTreeView component and extending it. Full Delphi source code available for download.

This component cannot select individual files in a folder. As soon as a node is checked, all the files that it contains are enumerated and put in the list of selected files.

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Programmatically Download a File from the Internet with Progress Indicator using Delphi

Saturday January 10, 2009
Delpohi TIPS :: If you need to save the contents of a specified URL to a file - and be able to track the download progress, use the TDownLoadURL Delphi action While TDownLoadURL is writing to the specified file, it periodically generates an OnDownloadProgress event, so that you can provide users with feedback about the process.

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Retrieving volume's (disk / drive) Serial Number using Delphi

Friday January 9, 2009
in Advanced Delphi :: In short, the serial number of a (logical) drive is generated every time a drive is formatted. When Windows formats a drive, a drive's serial number gets calculated using the current date and time and is stored in the drive's boot sector.

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