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The links point to a russian forum with a topic like this. Is not a spam ... it's just a clumsy reference.

It should be for 64 bit Modern C++ (bcc64x): https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Athens/en/BCC64X

These things will happen more and more often in the future, as Let's encrypt will no longer send certificate expiration notices.

Look this for the patch: https://blogs.embarcadero.com/rad-studio-12-3-april-patch-available/ ONLY if you install the patch from IDE GUI the update will appear in the "About" box. The PAServer should be copied manually to the destination target (from the Repository path that you have indicated). About the personality, I don't know about it but may be is some issue about license ?

Lool, I always use Assigned(...) hoping that one day or another it will solve all the situations (either nil or an invalid pointer) 🙂

You are right, those were my fear.

The use of pred here is only the result of copy / paste operation. But I use pred sometimes, especially when there is a dimension of an array in play. In a for / to cycle instead I use normally "-1".

It is not mine, I'm not a chemical tech. I only see the use of the "absolute" directive and ask if there is any issue (in assignement for example). By the way I have tested some uses case and i don't found any issue, it's like a normal array of records. Like I wrote, I had know that there are other methods, I was only curious about "absolute" used in array of records. Thank you all for your interest.

Hello everyone. From a post in the international Lazarus forum ( https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,71183.msg555336.html#msg555336 ) I noticed the use of the "absolute" directive to actually initialize an array of records. By defining an initialized array of strings, these are then fully matched to an array of records. I knew about the "absolute" directive, but honestly I have never seen it applied (or at least I have never noticed it, I vaguely remember seeing it in Indy). Apart from other ways to obtain the same results, does the definition as it was made have any contraindications other than the pure reading of an element of the record (I think of its writing or passing as a "var" to some processing method)? Sample: const TABLE_SIZE = 118; //118*3 -1 = array size TABLE_DATA: array[0..pred(TABLE_SIZE * 3)] of string = ( 'H', 'Hydrogen', '1.00794', 'He', 'Helium', '4.002602', 'Li', 'Lithium', '6.941', 'Be', 'Beryllium', '9.012182', 'B', 'Boron', '10.811', 'C', 'Carbon', '12.0107', 'N', 'Nitrogen', '14.0067', 'O', 'Oxygen', '15.9994', 'F', 'Fluorine', '18.9984032', 'Ne', 'Neon', '20.1797', 'Na', 'Sodium', '22.98976...', 'Mg', 'Magnesium', '24.305', 'Al', 'Aluminium', '26.9815386', 'Si', 'Silicon', '28.0855', 'P', 'Phosphorus', '30.973762', 'S', 'Sulfur', '32.065', 'Cl', 'Chlorine', '35.453', 'Ar', 'Argon', '39.948', 'K', 'Potassium', '39.948', 'Ca', 'Calcium', '40.078', 'Sc', 'Scandium', '44.955912', 'Ti', 'Titanium', '47.867', 'V', 'Vanadium', '50.9415', 'Cr', 'Chromium', '51.9961', 'Mn', 'Manganese', '54.938045', 'Fe', 'Iron', '55.845', 'Co', 'Cobalt', '58.933195', 'Ni', 'Nickel', '58.6934', 'Cu', 'Copper', '63.546', 'Zn', 'Zinc', '65.38', 'Ga', 'Gallium', '69.723', 'Ge', 'Germanium', '72.63', 'As', 'Arsenic', '74.9216', 'Se', 'Selenium', '78.96', 'Br', 'Bromine', '79.904', 'Kr', 'Krypton', '83.798', 'Rb', 'Rubidium', '85.4678', 'Sr', 'Strontium', '87.62', 'Y', 'Yttrium', '88.90585', 'Zr', 'Zirconium', '91.224', 'Nb', 'Niobium', '92.90628', 'Mo', 'Molybdenum', '95.96', 'Tc', 'Technetium', '(98)', 'Ru', 'Ruthenium', '101.07', 'Rh', 'Rhodium', '102.9055', 'Pd', 'Palladium', '106.42', 'Ag', 'Silver', '107.8682', 'Cd', 'Cadmium', '112.411', 'In', 'Indium', '114.818', 'Sn', 'Tin', '118.71', 'Sb', 'Antimony', '121.76', 'Te', 'Tellurium', '127.6', 'I', 'Iodine', '126.90447', 'Xe', 'Xenon', '131.293', 'Cs', 'Caesium', '132.9054', 'Ba', 'Barium', '132.9054', 'La', 'Lanthanum', '138.90547', 'Ce', 'Cerium', '140.116', 'Pr', 'Praseodymium', '140.90765', 'Nd', 'Neodymium', '144.242', 'Pm', 'Promethium', '(145)', 'Sm', 'Samarium', '150.36', 'Eu', 'Europium', '151.964', 'Gd', 'Gadolinium', '157.25', 'Tb', 'Terbium', '158.92535', 'Dy', 'Dysprosium', '162.5', 'Ho', 'Holmium', '164.93032', 'Er', 'Erbium', '167.259', 'Tm', 'Thulium', '168.93421', 'Yb', 'Ytterbium', '173.054', 'Lu', 'Lutetium', '174.9668', 'Hf', 'Hafnium', '178.49', 'Ta', 'Tantalum', '180.94788', 'W', 'Tungsten', '183.84', 'Re', 'Rhenium', '186.207', 'Os', 'Osmium', '190.23', 'Ir', 'Iridium', '192.217', 'Pt', 'Platinum', '195.084', 'Au', 'Gold', '196.966569', 'Hg', 'Mercury', '200.59', 'Tl', 'Thallium', '204.3833', 'Pb', 'Lead', '207.2', 'Bi', 'Bismuth', '208.9804', 'Po', 'Polonium', '(209)', 'At', 'Astatine', '(210)', 'Rn', 'Radon', '(222)', 'Fr', 'Francium', '(223)', 'Ra', 'Radium', '(226)', 'Ac', 'Actinium', '(227)', 'Th', 'Thorium', '232.03806', 'Pa', 'Protactinium', '231.0588', 'U', 'Uranium', '238.02891', 'Np', 'Neptunium', '(237)', 'Pu', 'Plutonium', '(244)', 'Am', 'Americium', '(243)', 'Cm', 'Curium', '(247)', 'Bk', 'Berkelium', '(247)', 'Cf', 'Californium', '(251)', 'Es', 'Einstenium', '(252)', 'Fm', 'Fermium', '(257)', 'Md', 'Mendelevium', '(258)', 'No', 'Nobelium', '(259)', 'Lr', 'Lawrencium', '(262)', 'Rf', 'Rutherfordium', '(267)', 'Db', 'Dubnium', '(268)', 'Sg', 'Seaborgium', '(271)', 'Bh', 'Bohrium', '(272)', 'Hs', 'Hassium', '(270)', 'Mt', 'Meitnerium', '(276)', 'Ds', 'Darmstadium', '(281)', 'Rg', 'Roentgenium', '(280)', 'Cn', 'Copernicium', '(285)', 'Nh', 'Nihonium', '(286)', 'Fl', 'Flerovium', '(289)', 'Mc', 'Moscovium', '(290)', 'Lv', 'Livermorium', '(293)', 'Ts', 'Tennessine', '(294)', 'Og', 'Oganesson', '(294)'); var Elements : array[0..pred(TABLE_SIZE)] of record Symbol : string; Name : string; Mass : string; end absolute TABLE_DATA; { absolute, don't program without it !! } procedure XXXXX begin for var i in Elements do begin ShowMessage(i.Symbol+' / '+i.Name+' / '+i.Mass); end; end; Thanks EDIT: the question is for TABLE_DATA defined as "var" of course, not as "const" ...

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But you can click "Ignore Patch", this only take away the advertise from Welcome Screen, you can always choose to install selecting the patch form the list.

I don't know about your issue (I have not any solution). I don't know if you have installed the patch or not, 'cause the note about the patch is present in the about box only if you install it form GETIT.

No, this is the note about the April Patch. Take care that this is showed ONLY IF YOU INSTALL the patch with GETIT.