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Patrick PREMARTIN
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Hi This one can be a good choice too : it's a "how to create FMX programs" with simple sample projects. https://delphi-books.com/en/Delphi-Programming-Projects.html
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Any chance of getting a signed installer?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jim McKeeth's topic in GExperts
Just a reminder about self-signed certificates: they're no more valid than no certificate for Windows, and that's normal. Nothing prevents someone from creating one with the same name as the original certificate and spreading malware in the software. The advantage of expensive certificates is that there is a check on the identity of the signatory or his company. This is the only reason to use certificates: to validate the issuer and ensure that the file has not been modified since it was signed. Self-signature can only be used within a company, with a key distributed to company devices for internal software. For external software, it's of no use at all. To create a personal certificate, all you have to do is go to the environment options in the Windows deployment level, and the IDE will suggest either using an existing certificate, or creating your own. -
Any chance of getting a signed installer?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jim McKeeth's topic in GExperts
There are 2 CSC levels, the first one is allowed for people, the second only for companies. -
Any chance of getting a signed installer?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jim McKeeth's topic in GExperts
Globally yes, I have to trust you... and Windows have to trust me. 😉 For current exe's we can assume that they have been downloaded and installed enough for me to sign them with my eyes closed and return the signed exe for troubleshooting and to avoid smartscreen, for the future it would be better if this was done at source. -
Any chance of getting a signed installer?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jim McKeeth's topic in GExperts
Certum has lower prices for open source projects, but it's a "by project" CSC : https://shop.certum.eu/code-signing.html (having sponsors could help in any case) For current Delphi 11 and 12 releases I can sign them for you if you want. -
Any chance of getting a signed installer?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jim McKeeth's topic in GExperts
Let's Encrypt deliver only website certificates, they are not compatible with code signing on Windows. -
What do you think of "Local Global variables"
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Tommi Prami's topic in RTL and Delphi Object Pascal
Hi Just a question for me : why do you declare variables before the nested methods if this behavior disturbs you ? -
untilHi Not sure the calendar is the best way to announce it, but it's an event ending in 12 days, so I try. 😉 As you know GDK Software organizes the Delphi Summit 2024 in June in Amsterdam. They allow me to give a free 2 days pass to someone and I started to think how I can do it not only with my Twitch viewers. The best idea was to create a lottery and open it with other gift prizes. So here we are. If you want to try your chance and participate you can go to https://loterie.developpeur-pascal.fr/ every day until the May 29th at 1PM (GMT+2). The prizes are: - 1 pass for the Delphi Summit 2024 (IRL or online if you can't be there) - 10 "Delphi" collector mugs (only for European citizens for logistic reasons) - 50 coupons to access all my private contents about Delphi and web programming (videos, live coding replays, training courses, blog posts) for French speaking people (use the French version of the website to contest in this category) If you have any question or suggestion, don't hesitate to contact me.
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Hi Jim For which platform do you need it ?
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You mean using "https://" URLs to access to distant resources ? On which Delphi release are you ? If you use Indy components you need openssl.dll accessible somewhere (if it hasn't change since last year I checked). If you use "native" components (TNetHTTPClient, TRESTClient, TURLStream, ...) you only have to use the good URL, it uses system API.
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A Memory Game in Delphi
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to LaryRose's topic in Algorithms, Data Structures and Class Design
Hello. It's more a question of algorithm than language, in my opinion. Once you know how to organize the game, the display, the clicks on the elements, you'll have a multitude of solutions in Delphi. As for me, I have a FireMonkey version with a game whose board changes size depending on the game mode chosen. It's called Pairpix and here are the source codes (open today to answer your questions): https://github.com/DeveloppeurPascal/Pairpix You can have a look at it if you lack inspiration, but it won't be compilable (the images and other elements aren't public for copyright reasons). Generally speaking, a grid (a two-dimensional array) storing the number of the image and the images placed on the screen by looping over the grid (in X and Y) remains the simplest solution. To fill the grid have a 1D array or a List where you put your pairs (two elements with same image number). Use a random index to get them when you fill the grid and remove each element of the list when it has its place in the grid. -
Hi. If you ned to check some versions numbers for a project, look at https://github.com/omonien/Delphi-Version-Information
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Delphi 12 Update 1 is not displayed in the IDE About dialog
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to PeterPanettone's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Perhaps on Tuesday during the 29th birthday webinar. -
TForm Destroys are not called when target is macOS ARM 64-bit
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Navid Madani's topic in Cross-platform
It's not new : destroy of the main form and finalization bloc in units is not executed on Mac since years. On Mac, for the main form use the onClose event instead of onDestroy. -
Strange issues using multiline strings (was "Is it just me?? ")
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Ian Branch's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
I can't reproduce it on a new project. Do you have a sample project to share it or can you do a little video to capture your screen ? Do you have auto completion enabled or only on TAB ? -
if you want to manage everything yourself, simply put an image on your form and draw on its bitmap canvas and if you need layers, use other images depending on the layers you need
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paserver How to request Embarcadero to update a PAServer download link?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Luis SIlvino's topic in General Help
Hi I submitted an issue after reading this topic and it's now closed : https://quality.embarcadero.com/browse/RSP-42023 The PAServer links have been updated in the doc. If you have any new remarks, requests or anomalies to report on the doc, don't hesitate to open one. -
Hi. You have many repositories on GitHub with a lot of FMX samples : https://github.com/DeveloppeurPascal/Delphi-samples/blob/main/OtherDelphiSampleRepositories.md The question about a mode to create the user interface like Flutter is a good question some developers ask but you can do it by code in Pascal. Not sure having the same UX than Flutter or QT for the interface is a good idea inside Delphi/C++Builder.
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Getit / my.embacadero and quality down?
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to softtouch's topic in Delphi IDE and APIs
Hi It should work now. There was an hosting problem between Embarcadero websites and Cloudflare. -
Delphi compiled EXE are flagged as malware by anti virus software
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jaska's topic in General Help
Not sure the signature has any impact : it only say "the detected virus or malware has been added before signing, developer/editor computer is infected" -
Delphi compiled EXE are flagged as malware by anti virus software
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Jaska's topic in General Help
Each anti virus software editor has a process to send them false positives. If your programs are flagged, send it to them directly for evaluation. You don't have other solutions. We can't bypass this because if we could, virus/malware authors could. -
Mobile Permssions component (adrianos santos version)
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to cupboy's topic in Cross-platform
Hi Please open a request on the project if it's a bug and of course give the solution if you have it. -
Can you extract the not working part in a sample program and reproduce the problem ? If yes, share it here, we could check on our devices.
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Behind the Build: RAD Studio and C++Builder 12.0 - Webinar Replay
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to stukelly1's topic in General Help
it's a beta preview and a sort of roadmap. they are obliged to add this information for legal reasons. -
Android Create SQLLite Database at Runtime.
Patrick PREMARTIN replied to Robert Gilland's topic in Databases
Hi @Robert Gilland Can you give us the code you used previously ? It's very strange you need to create a file before using it as a SQLite database. I've never needed to do that. Perhaps you need some permission about external storage or use a not authorized folder ?
