PeterPanettone

In my Delphi 12.2 Winapi.Windows.pas unit in Windows 11, the declaration for PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION ($1000) constant is missing. Does this mean that my Winapi.Windows.pas unit is potentially corrupted?

This is indeed very strange. I have also discovered that when I use my previous code version: const {$IFNDEF PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION} PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION = $1000; {$ENDIF} ...then I can compile/build my app, but when I run it from the IDE, I get F2084 Internal Error: AV50A9A35E(509E0000)-R00000000-0 shown in the Structure view (without affecting my app at runtime). So I now simply declare the variable without any compiler conditionals, which resolves all compiler problems.

Delphi 12.2.

Your code creates a compiler error: {$IF NOT DECLARED(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION)}// [dcc32 Error] Common.pas(382): E2070 Unknown directive: '' const PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION = $1000; {$IFEND}

Hello Remy Lebeau, Thank you for your answer. However, the Delphi 12.2 compiler seems to accept this as a conditional compilation: The code compiles without errors.

Ah, I've found it here: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\23.0\CatalogRepository\WindowsAPIfromWinMD-1.0\Windows.System.Threading.pas Very nice! Unfortunately, the GetIt installer does not add WindowsAPIfromWinMD-1.0 to the Library Path.

Hello DelphiUdIT, Thanks for the hint. How would you reference PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION from WinMD? I need to use it in this context: hProcess := Winapi.Windows.OpenProcess( PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, // cannot be retrieved from Winapi.Windows False, ProcessID ); So I implemented it as a local constant: const {$IFNDEF PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION} PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION = $1000; {$ENDIF}

Doesn't Winapi.Windows pull this constant from Winapi.WinNT.pas? But Winapi.WinNT.pas is also missing.

Does anyone have an updated version of wuppdi Welcome Page for Delphi 11 Alexandria?

Unfortunately, Delphi does not natively support having separate persistent editor tab sets for each project inside a project group. Delphi’s Project Group (.groupproj) by default shares a single editor tab layout across all projects in the group — which can be frustrating when switching between projects in a Project Group. Is there a custom way to AUTOMATICALLY switch between separate tab sets when switching between projects in a Project Group?

Is there a timeline from Embarcadero for natively supporting Windows applications on the latest ARM CPUs (e.g., Surface Pro 11)?

Have you ever tried GDI+ Win32 apps compiled by Delphi?

From the Microsoft website (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-arm-faq😞 Emulated apps run via the Prism emulation engine, which minimizes performance loss and ensures that most x86/x64 applications operate seamlessly on Arm64 systems. Users shouldn't notice any significant difference between native and emulated apps apart from potential performance variations. Can I run Windows programs that aren't in the Microsoft Store on my Windows 11 Arm-based device? Yes, non-Store Windows apps can be installed and run on Windows 11 Arm-based devices. Most applications run natively or through Prism emulation, providing smooth performance.

How are Delphi apps performing on your Snapdragon Windows PC? Is the Windows-on-ARM emulation layer slowing Delphi apps down? Does the Delphi IDE run on your Snapdragon Windows PC?

I'm sorry for that.

That's my same knowledge. And that's why I asked in the first place.

The Windows-on-ARM emulation layer is used to run Delphi applications on a Surface Pro with Snapdragon. This emulation makes it possible to run x86/x64 programs on ARM processors, albeit with potential performance losses.

But this 2025 Surface Pro 11 unboxing video looks very promising:

By the way, where does the money from the license fees of millions of Delphi users go?

From your humorous response, I gather that Embarcadero has no timetable for supporting Delphi Windows apps on ARM CPUs and that you don't consider Embarcadero to be a serious company.

Today, when running the Delphi 12.2 IDE in Windows 11 24H2, I got this warning message: For what purpose does "Embarcadero need my location"?

Maybe hacking NSA databases could disclose my position?

You have not answered my question: How an app can get my location data?

Since I currently don't use Wi-Fi (I prefer more secure network cable connections), I wonder how an app may try to get my location data.

No, it popped up this morning when I woke Windows from its nightly sleep. Maybe a "woke syndrome"?