Patrick PREMARTIN

It was my second point, I've updated the post.

I'm glad to see that my videos are sometimes useful. 😉

Good to know. In projects used in older Delphi releases (or for open source) I suggest to replace the unit by this code if you still use FireDAC Encryption for SQLite : {$IF CompilerVersion >= 36.0} // Delphi 12 Athens FireDAC.Phys.SQLiteWrapper.FDEStat, {$ELSE IF CompilerVersion >= 34.0} // Delphi 10.4 Sydney FireDAC.Phys.SQLiteWrapper.Stat, {$ELSE} FireDAC.Phys.SQLiteWrapper, {$IFEND}

Modifying standard units can be a source of problems when you install a new update or major release. It's better you add your own implementation. In FMX it's simple : - ShowModal of a form for Windows, Mac, Linux - For iOS / Android, using a Rectangle for the background (to catch the click events) and your design in front of it. A TFrame shown with an alignment contains and it's done. You can also use https://github.com/andrea-magni/TFrameStand which have dialog box samples.

... or less, it depends on the subjects

Drawing forms according to screen size is a nice feature when targeting a particular device model, but if it's for the general public, don't use it. FMX uses the source screen with the same width/height for a specified OS. Just 2 pixels wider and it returns to the default view (according to tests I did a long time ago). It's preferable to draw our screens using the numerous layouts (grid, flow, layout) and alignments. Think responsive, like for a web page. If you draw your screen by pixel, use a TScaleLayout as a global container. It has a virtual size and a real size. You can use it to adapt the size of your content or add a zoom in / zoom out feature. Look a "screens" samples in GetIt to see how Embarcadero suggest to use those features for classic screens in a mobile app.

You submitted an issue. Now it's in the hands of Embarcadero quality team and project managers. Someone will check your issue and try to reproduce it. Depending on the result, it will be opened, closed or they will send you a question about what your case.

Hi I use SQLite with FDE and haven't any problem on the projects I compiled or tested on 12.3 Athens. For which platform do you have the violation access exception ? Can you reproduce it on a short project ?

It's not encrypted. It's in French. 😉 (I can show the PDF with macOS viewer, you should be able to read it)

Ok. Don't hesitate to let me know directly if anything changes, I occasionally get requests from French-speaking Delphi developers looking for positions. I can share without any problem.

Thanks for sharing. Do you want I post it on my LinkedIn account ?

For me, the generic answer would be "no", but you have to look at the use, the need and adapt. A lot of software goes online for reasons of maintenance and “simplified” access everywhere. If your software needs to be used from smartphones and desktops, the simplest solution will always be the website (even if it's sometimes complicated to do, even with tools available for Delphi developers).

Great you found a solution, but strange you needed it.

Hi I don't know what is come from, but don't you have a file style/apptheme.base in the Project/Deployment wizard for your Android platform ?

When you publish a game in this challenge or in general, don't forget to add "delphi-game" topic to be listed in https://github.com/topics/delphi-game "delphi", "gamedev", "game-development" and "game-source" are welcome too for showing to the other game developers that Pascal and Delphi are available for game programming.

Yes for Microsoft Store : we don't have to sign the six files generated by Delphi if we choose the store deployment. But MSIX is a container like was APPX and Delphi generate one in RELEASE if we choose the "store" distribution and "adhoc" in the project options. Delphi try to sign by itself. I'm not sure the six file generated by this way is still valid. In the past I haven't any problem with Certum certificates for MSIX files but I haven't tried since I have a token and use my DProj 2 Win Setup which uses Inno Setup and Exe Bulk Signing programs to generate a signed installer from Delphi deployment wizard. In your command add the time stamping operation ("https://time.certum.pl" for Certum). It's better to have long term signatures on files even after your certificate expire.

Hi @Paul Dardeau Strange Ian didn't answered. You're email or his answer has perhaps been filtered by an anti spam somewhere. If your software target specifically Delphi/C++Builder developers you can submit it on GetIt (as a trail version if you want). The submit form is on https://getitnow.embarcadero.com website. If you target SQLite users you enter in the search engines arena... and being seen is hard. You need a website for the software or you as editor and promote it like any website. Check forums and link sharing sites around development and databases. In some cases Product Hunt (and clones) site can help to have some users : https://www.producthunt.com Of course it's better if you fix the name of the software before sharing it or writing about it. To start selling (or distributing) you can use websites like Gumroad, LemonSqueezy and many others merchants of records ("MoR"). They sell (and bill the clients) for us. For the price, it depends a lot on what you want to get out of it, the potential customers and the interest the software can generate. It's pure marketing. The advantage is that you can give a bogus price right from the start and run a launch promotion at a test price that you can change whenever you like. Making source code available can be of interest to some users, and reassure others that the software will continue to operate in the event of a mishap at the publisher's premises. The disadvantage is that some users may prefer to compile it from the code repository, sometimes even appropriating it and reselling it under their own name. In the event of piracy or abuse, you need to be able to offer additional services (such as ebooks, video courses, technical support).

Nobody contacted you for this little contest ? 😞

You are a developer, can you give us your magic method to fix unreproducible bugs ?

Thanks, I open an issue about the installer. It should not check by default something not installed and of course must allow to install it.

When you opened the Tools / Manage Feature dialog (before reinstalling) it was checked but you unchecked it when you installed ?

Strange. Are you in a Professional or Enterprise edition ? You only have "html" part under "language" option ? Do you have the refactoring options in contextual menu in the code editor ? Can you uninstall the modeling option and reinstall it ?

Check the installer ("Tools / Manage features" in the IDE). The code formatter and other .Net dependencies are in the "modeling" option.

Hi Ian Very strange. Does this components include a design package or IDE wizards ? Does it needs external DLL ? Does it affects builds and constructs in DEBUG and RELEASE configurations ? Is it for Windows or an other platform ?

(hope it will still work tomorrow)