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Here are a few recent projects I've created that might be useful to others: CScript: C99 Scripting Engine for Delphi 🅲🆂cript represents a sophisticated 🅲99 scripting engine meticulously crafted for experienced 🧑‍💻 Delphi developers. Leveraging the compact yet highly versatile TinyCC compiler, 🅲🆂cript seamlessly integrates ⚙️ dynamic backend code generation into the Delphi development environment. With 🅲🆂cript, Delphi developers can 🛠️ compile and execute 🅲 scripts at runtime, directly in 💾 memory, and generate output in the form of 🪟 Win64 executables (.exe), dynamic-link libraries (.dll), or 📂 object files (.obj). MemoryDLL: In-Memory Win64 DLL Loading & Execution for Pascal. The MemoryDLL unit provides advanced functionality for loading dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) directly from memory in Win64 environments. Unlike traditional methods that involve loading DLLs from the file system, MemoryDLL allows you to load DLLs from byte arrays 📂 or memory streams 💾, retrieve function addresses, and unload them—all in-memory. This library is ideal for Delphi/FreePascal developers who need to manage DLLs without relying on the filesystem, enhancing both performance ⚡ and security 🔒. PSFML: SFML for Pascal PSFML is a Pascal binding for the ⚡ Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML), providing Pascal developers with a straightforward way to utilize SFML’s multimedia features directly in their projects. Whether building 🎮 games, 🤖 interactive applications, or 🎥 multimedia tools, PSFML integrates smoothly with SFML, bringing robust multimedia functionality to the Pascal ecosystem. Enjoy! 👀

What about a class procedure? type tTest = class(tObject) public class procedure MyFormShow(Sender: TObject); end; ... self.OnShow:=tTest.MyFormShow;

You can use the CompilerVersion constant. See system.pas The question really is: Why do you need this information at all? The users doesn't need it and supposedly you yourself know which version you used...

And I reported it on Embarcadero Quality Portal : Problem with Brace Highlight in IDE editor - RAD Studio Service - Jira Service Management

I've been experimenting with an integrated playground IDE plugin for the Sempare Template Engine ( https://github.com/sempare/sempare-delphi-template-engine or via GetIt). The template engine is available under Apache 2.0 and has been around for years, and has backward capability back to XE4. The playground plugin is similar to the standalone playground demo app that exists in the project. Anyways, I decided it was time to have a richer IDE experience. My initial development currently it supports: - highlighting (script tags, comments, numbers, strings) - toggling whitespace visibility - IDE Options Dialog allows you to customise options (overriding defaults which are IDE theme aware) - Supports prototyping templates against mock data (in json files) - Supports script tags <% %> or {{ }} - Real-time validation of templates and evaluation/preview - Preview as raw text or in a browser As I changed the license of the template engine to be Apache from GPL, this will be available initially to supporters of the project. More to follow... Any other ideas/improvement suggestions welcome. Here are some screenshots:

Maybe they should be clear about the costs instead of you must contacting sales. I think this is a hurdle for many developers. (Normally you see this when the costs is high..) Just put some system senarios on the webpage with the costs needed. Even with (bit complex) MS-Azure subscription, for example, it is possible to do an overview of the costs.

You're welcome--I hope you find it useful. Appreciate it but I have access to a couple of servers on Azure and have a couple of old licenses to Thinfinity. The application is proprietary--I know a simple generic app would work so would need to test this one in particular. I'm pretty sure Cybele Software would give me a trial of their latest version.

Perhaps the MCI_BREAK command can help you? CTRL+Break is the default for aborting am MCI wait operation, but you can specify a different key, or even disable breaking.

I might very well be wrong; I don't know enough about GDPR to say otherwise and I should probably keep my mouth shut about the topic. However, I do have some experience with GDPR having worked at medical device- and a pharmacy POS suppliers, with direct access to client/patient data. Only people who had been given permission to act as an agent of the user/customer were allowed to access user data. My point was not that the screenshot wasn't a GDPR violation but that it wasn't much different from the rest of the bug report. I agree; If the application just gathers data (screenshot or not) and sends it of without user consent to a third-party, which haven't been given permission to act as an agent of the user, then yes, there's definitely potential for a violation. But if the end-user is given opportunity to review the data then I believe it's their problem. With madExcept it's possible to have the user review the bug report data, and the screenshot if there is one, before it is sent. I can't remember if EurekaLog has a similar feature.

Sorry, but you are not right. For example no one can ACQUIRE data about HEALT status without your explicity WRITTEN and PREVIOUS consent. Thw European law is not only about how you threat the data, but also about you acquire the data ... So if one send you a screen shoot with name, age a healt status behind the scenes, you will be in fault if you don't have the explicity consent. This happened to a client of mine (for whom I made a piece of management software). It is not uncommon to find difficulties in sending information, that is, sending it and having a response, due to the GDPR.

I don't think they understand what GDPR is about. Sending the screenshot would not be any different from sending a call stack or whatever else is in the bugreport. How the receiver treats the data is where GDPR becomes relevant.

Ah... Me neither 🙂

Hello, is ready to download and test the wrapper around the Opencv version 4.6 C++ API . This is the more recent Opencv stable version. The old pure C API misses all the functions implemented only as C++ classes, starting from the Machine Language module (ML), that was present since the Opencv v 1.0 . Note: from v 2.4 onwards the old C API is always present, although no more officially supported. This version of Opencv, among many other things, has a Deep Neural Network (DNN) module, capable of load and use the most common neural net formats: Tensorflow, Torch, Caffe, Darknet, ONNX. The wrapper supports this, of course, and has many improvements compared to my precedent wrapper for Opencv v 2.4.31 . All suggestions are welcome. On Github: https://github.com/gidesa/ocvWrapper46 Thanks Giando

Well, after playing around, I added these two lines to OverbyteIcsTypes.hpp (after '#include <System.SysUtils.hpp>') and it worked! #include <mswsock.h> #include <ws2ipdef.h> So hopefully this is helpful. I am still trying to get everything to work but at least it compiled and linked.

The TRecordA/TRecordB relation leads to a structure of infinite size. I would question the design choice, but having no knowledge of the underlying API that is not more than just a gut feeling. IMHO, you should use the approach that fits best. There is no general rule for all cases.

I disagree the use of pointers directly for a waste use. In the past I had some side effects not "beauty" ... especially if they were targeting structures with "managed types". In the state of Darian exposition, I will prefer the mix solution. CodGen projects are always "beasts", I wish you good luck in your job @Darian Miller

@Darian Miller In times like these I just use pointers. Not sure whether that will affect the API interaction though. PRecordB = ^TRecordB; PRecordC = ^TRecordC; TRecordA = record Field1 : Integer; Field2 : PRecordB; Field3 : string; TopX : PRecordC; end; TRecordB = record Field4 : Integer; Field5 : TRecordA; end; TRecordC = record Items : TArray<TRecordA>; end;

Which - fun fact - does not happen on the method call (unless it's a virtual method) but when accessing any member inside of it. You could still have some method which does not access any member and it will not AV at all. We can argue all day about this - any runtime behavior one might slap onto it will not save the language from being inherently unsafe. It needs to be built into the language/compiler itself (Hi, Rust)

A FMX (or VCL) application is not a Web application. The best way, if you need to have a full Delphi Web dev project, is to use a framework like TMS Web Core : https://www.tmssoftware.com/site/tmswebcore.asp or UniGui : https://www.unigui.com/ both creating web applications in Delphi.

I have used a Clever Components support ticket (I have never had any other way to contact them) to send Sergey a link to this thread and ask him to comment.

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Oops sorry. Teach me a lesson for posting.

A generic class constructor can behave even weirder. https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Methods_(Delphi)#Class_Constructors

I didn't understood a thing

Whereas you feel safe with American companies which hand over everything on you to NSA and FBI as they do not risk to end up in jail. Come on, OrangeUI is probably an individual who sells his product. I am sure all of us have bought components from such individuals in the past. And, really, would you feel more comfortable if the site was in English and the download link was a direct file? or if the domain was orangeui.com?