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Hi, Lately I've been using a lot more $IFDEF than I use to. And modifying code in the wrong block is what worries me, since there's no difference between active and unactive block. For example: {$IFDEF USE_FEATURE} { .. procedures and functions using a feature } {$else} { .. procedures and functions not using this feature } {$endif} USE_FEATURE might be defined as a project conditional define or in an included unit.( that really depends on the project) Anyway, I would like to know if there is an extension that would use syntax highlight in the {$IFDEF} block when USE_FEATURE is defined, fade the {$ELSE} block, and of course if USE_FEATURE is not defined, the $ELSE block would be colorful and $IFDEF block grayed out. TIA,

Why would any professional programmer be using getit anyway? As I understand it, it is suitable for hobbyists and no more.

How easy does it seem right now?

Between the time you check connectivity and the time you want to send an email, your Internet connection may go down, or the Internet may encounter problems (DNS outages, DOS attacks, etc), or the server may go into maintenance mode, or .... So, there is no real benefit to checking the connection ahead of time. Simply attempt the connection at the time you actually want to send the email, and handle any errors that may occur at that time. That is your simplest and best option.

The problem described here is the basic reason (of course there are others) why I have never considered downloading from Getit any tool or component we will use in a production environment. We have source for all the components we use and for every one the BPL/DCP is built by a Finalbuilder project under our control. And if you download and install something from Getit (when it comes back up) how do you check precisely what has changed since you last downloaded it? Where has your older version gone, for comparison?

Thanks. Actually I think we agree on most things, we just have a disagreement on the mechanics of SO. I don't think that's very important in the grand scheme of things, and I am extremely appreciative and admiring of all the good work you do in the Delphi community.

Perhaps this comes down to perception, and the type of work involved, and the other attractions of the company, but personally I hire programmers. If they don't know a specific language when they arrive, we teach them that language. I don't really buy in to the idea that there are Java programmers and C# programmers and Python programmers and so on. In my mind there are just programmers.