Paul Dardeau

It'll be easier for someone to help you if you can provide more details. What have you tried? Do you have information about the server you're wanting to connect to?

Hi Serge, Thanks for the reply. I would love to read your site but unfortunately I'm not a French reader. It's really sad because French was the first language for all 4 of my grandparents and both of my parents were fluent in French. French was not passed down to my generation and it's very unfortunate. I'm originally from South Louisiana where French is largely dying out.

Thank you all. I ordered both of the books that were recommended. Quick question while I'm waiting for the books to arrive -- which FMX component is the closest match to VCL's TListView in report mode? Thanks!

Very true! I've decided to keep it closed source. Thanks.

Hi Ian, thanks for the note! Email sent. Thanks!

Hi @Patrick PREMARTIN Thank you for a very helpful reply. The product I'm building is targeted for non-developers (SQLite end users).

You're absolutely correct that how the product was developed is of no concern to potential customers! It is of concern to me though! Thank you for the link to the reddit thread. I will have a look through it. I'm sure it has helpful suggestions. Probably the better question I should have asked is this -- "To all vendors of applications made with Delphi -- if you could give advice to your former self (when you were at the stage that I'm at now), what would you say? What is it that you wish you would have known then?"

I sent the following email to the Ian (developer evangelist) at Embarcadero but never got a reply. Thought I'd ask the same here. I have created a Windows application in Delphi (VCL) to do data analysis of SQLite databases. The software is geared towards non-technical and slightly technical users (may or may not know anything about SQL). I just put my installer up on Google Drive today to share with my initial testers. The software doesn't have a name yet and I haven't decided on my company name yet either. I'm still torn on whether to make it open source or closed source. Similarly, I don't know what my pricing would be yet. Do you have any general suggestions or recommendations for brand new Delphi software vendors who are at this stage of development? Thanks!

You might want to try username 'SYSDBA' and password 'masterkey'. I don't know for sure if it will work but it's worth a try.

Hi, I know nothing about FMX (except that it exists) and would like to learn a little about it. At this point in time, I'm only interested in learning how to make a cross-platform desktop application (windows/macos/linux). My existing Delphi knowledge is completely VCL oriented. Any recommended resources? Thanks!

Thank you all for the very helpful comments. I really appreciate it! I don't have a single FreeAndNil in my project because I didn't know about it prior to the youtube livestream. I do have many places in my code where an object variable will have long lifetimes and will need to be reused. In those cases, I have this: FMyObject.Free; FMyObject := nil; Should I go back and change those 2 statements to the single call FreeAndNil? FreeAndNil(FMyObject);

Embarcadero hosted a youtube livestream the other day with MVPs. It was a debate on use of FreeAndNil. Being new to Delphi, I don't have any historical baggage (well, I do; but not on this particular topic) or preconceived notions of how it should be done. I was disappointed that the video didn't at least include a "if you're brand new to delphi, here's our recommendations on the use of FreeAndNil". Having said all that, can you suggest some best practices for someone who's new to Delphi on good use of FreeAndNil?

Not currently.

Thank you! Much appreciated!

Thanks Anders! I appreciate the detailed suggestions. I will make all the stylistic and quick/easy changes you suggested. No, that thought never occurred to me! What type of control would you suggest for the handles?