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Creating an InterBase database on the fly with FireDAC
Recently I have been creating a number of applications using InterBase on iOS and Android using FireDAC components to talk to the database. One...
Is Your SQL Server Slow? Maybe It’s Trying Too Hard
The following is a guest post by Microsoft Certified Master Robert L Davis. Find more from him at SQLSoldier.com, and follow him on twitter...
Copying instance lists between SQL Elements and SQL Diagnostic Manager
If you’re a user of both SQL Elements and SQL Diagnostic Manager, it’s a reasonable bet that you’ll have some overlap of instances being monitored...
Customizing and Creating VCL Styles
Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio include various VCL styles out of the box. These can be used for your Windows applications and customized via the...
Using the REST Debugger will help you prototype your Delphi and C++ REST apps
As part of the new addition of the REST Client Library components in Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE5, we also include a REST Debugger so that...
Five Must-Have Tools For DBA’s
SQL Diagnostic Manager SQL diagnostic manager is a full, feature-rich monitoring solution for your SQL Server and virtualization platform with...
Percentage Of Full Table Scans.
We are hitting over 50% on our master database for full table scans. Would queries like this: SELECT DATE_FORMAT(now(),'%Y%m%d') as today,...
Fun with FireMonkey Gradients
Everybody loves colours. Great apps should use colours in clever and original ways. I have been recently spending a lot of time using Delphi XE5 for...
Android Bluetooth SPP / RS232 with Delphi XE5 YouTube video and examples
I found this great Delphi XE5 Android Bluetooth YouTube video, by Björn Hansen, from back in September last year after the launch of Delphi XE5. it...
Delphi XE5 – deploying and accessing local files on iOS and Android
Larry in Canada recently sent me an email asking a Delphi XE5 mobile multi-device question: "How do you include files and/or folders containing...
Changing FireMonkey style at runtime
Last month Sarina DuPont blogged about loading custom FireMonkey styles on a mobile device at runtime ("How to load custom styles at...
Using the new REST Client library components to connect to Web & Cloud services (Part 2)
This REST BaaS (Backend as a Service) client tutorial shows how to use the Embarcadero REST Library for accessing REST-based web services (REST...
Using iAnywhere Driver, how to fix conversion errors using dates which used to work with the old driver ?
In Aqua Data Studio 14.0.0, I checked the option "Use iAnywhere Driver" for a Sybase IQ 15+ Server property to test the Bulk Import Feature. The...
The Cheat-Sheet on SharePoint’s Distributed Cache
I was in Indiana this past weekend at SharePoint Saturday Indianapolis, and one of the presentations I delivered at the event was a favorite of...
Creating an Overflow Menu on Android
During my CodeRage 8 session I talked about creating an Action Bar with an Overflow menu, so I wanted to provide some step-by-step instructions. On...
How to load custom styles at runtime
During my session at CodeRage, I briefly talked about how to load custom styles at runtime. I wanted to elaborate on this topic and provide some...
Bridging the NoSQL, Cloud and Big Data gap with Studio 14!
With increasing adoption of NoSQL, Cloud and Big Data databases, we have released our new 14.0 version of Aqua Data Studio with full support for...
Mobile app lifecycle events handling in Delphi XE5
The lifecycle of a mobile app is more complex and different from a desktop app. On a mobile device an application runs either in the foreground or...
Are you asking about app size? (by Delphi for Android)
You're asking about app size? Not a news. Since Delphi 1 people're asking "why Windows calculator is 33 kb, while Delphi version of...
Playing Audio Clips on Android
I have been working with our R&D team on the samples and snippets for RAD Studio XE5. Our mobile snippets are designed to showcase key...
Manipulating File System Paths (Part 3)
In previous tips we illustrated how you can turn file system paths into arrays and then create new paths by changing or excluding parts of the...
Manipulating File System Paths (Part 2)
When you turn a path into an array to manipulate parts of the path, if you access path elements by fixed index numbers, then this approach will only...
Manipulating File System Paths
PowerShell lets you access multiple array elements. With the help of -split and -join, you can easily manipulate file system paths this way. To...