Lars Fosdal

Ref. paths and VCS systems... We use standard paths C:\SomeFolder\Projects Common ThisCollection ThatCollection External Lib1 Lib2 Proj1 Proj2 We also use a $BIN environment var to direct the project outputs. Allows the team members great freedom for where to put their source, and where to direct the output. and try to ensure that all project search or include paths are on this form ..\Common\ThisCollection Those are stored in the .dproj which can be committed to the VCS. That also allows me to check out various versions Projects <- my typical working branch switched between trunk/pilot/live Projects.Rio <- while still on Tokyo, but testing Rio Projects.Trunk Projects.Pilot Projects.Live

Somewhat off topic, but related. Ctr+-F12 gives you a list of units to open, and I assumed it was from the search paths and project paths, Turns out that it also will look at the .dpr uses statement. Ideally, the paths should be relative... uses SomeUnit in '..\RelativeFolder\SomeUnit.pas' But, I had a stale test project in my project group where the uses path used an explicit path uses SomeUnit in 'c:\Obsolete.Path\to\RelativeFolder\SomeUnit.pas' So, pressing Ctrl+F12 gave me both of these - even if Obsolete.Path didn't exist.

I usually limit NOLOCK to queries for - data that is used as viewing info (i.e. not acted upon) - data that are currently in the custody of the client (i.e. not likely to be changed by other processes)

For Windows, the norm would be to install the font. AddFontResource could be used, but as you demonstrated, it doesn't seem to work as intended? For MacOS, I would also assume that installing the font is recommended. I've not used custom fonts with FMX on Android or iOS, so I can't answer that.

I literally do that failing Generics Ctrl-Click several times a day. I guess I am a slow learner 😛 I also wish that the Insight mechanism would deduce the most likely class types in scope and let me select one as jump target, and not ALWAYS send me to the virtual/abstract declarations of the base class.

Virtually, yes. Seriously busy days atm. Themed IDE = Lipstick on pig. I just deadlocked the IDE while trying to abort a compile/run - F9 then Escape -> Not responding.

Is there a FixPack for 10.3.1 ?

The new IDE skinning is a disaster. So! freaking! slow!

What happens if you install the font in Windows and just try to use it the same way as any other font? (Saw that was answered already). AddFontResource is a WinAPI call, so if you plan for cross-platform FMX code, you should not use it. Also, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wingdi/nf-wingdi-addfontresourcea says that return value for success = the number of fonts installed, and 0 = failure.

Read queries can lock and be deadlocked in MS SQLServer. https://aboutsqlserver.com/2011/09/28/locking-in-microsoft-sql-server-table-of-content/

Grammarly is a nice Chrome plugin for spell-checking in any edit box. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen

Also, if it is your own old post, you can also check your activities on your profile.

In the Web UI, search is upper right on the white bar.

You should read this post

So, let's just rename it to Insight Errors...

Well, I've added that where it seems safe for the viewers, but it is a short way between being a viewer and being a requestor, so for certain lookups, the data needs to be accurate. The entire allocation part is a very heavy SQL statement with joins, functions, conditions and sorting - and the actual grabbing is totally void of transactions.

It really annoys me that they didn't adapt Error Insight for inline declared variables. So ugly!

Every time this happens to me, there are duplicate source files on different paths. I believe I am editing ./myproject/thisversion/myfile.pas, while I actually am in ./myproject/thatversion/myfile .pas Sometimes this happens because I used find in files on the wrong path, or a file was included in the project from the wrong path.

I use MWSR queues for stuff like logging. Multiple threads queue things for logging, and a single log thread does the actual work. Basically, it is a useable model for any kind of data that in the end needs to be serialized to storage.

It is waste if you spend time continuously fixing the same broken code, instead of buying or rebuilding something that can replace it and reduce "daily" maintenance chores?

I am not sure that I am buying Joel's TCP analogy. It doesn't guarantee arrival, but it does guarantee that you as a sender will know if it arrived or not.

Added updated code example for how to prioritize specific MSSQL connection types on a machine that may have multiple installed.

Non-implementation detail = the interface declaration - i.e. the black box UI - the what. Implementation detail = how an interface has been implemented - i.e. the inside of black box - the how. You want to use the first, and avoid relying on details from the second.

FYI, @Martyn Spencer, it seems that the new MSOLEDBSQL drivers are as fast as SQLNCLI. See other thread above for how to select a specific driver.