Ian Branch

Hi Thomas,

Windows 10.

>>What's your screen resolution(s) and scaling?

2 x 1920 x 1080.  Both 100%.

>>If multiple monitors:

>>Which one is primary and which one is the IDE on?

Identity 1 is the Primary and the IDE opens on and usually runs on 1 however sometimes I flip it to 2, but only when i need to do something on 1.

>>Do you have the task bar on both?

Windows Task bar?  Yes.

Regards,

Ian

Hmm.  Issue.  When I click on GExperts in the IDE menu, the GEXperts Menu briefly flashes then it immediately opens the ASCII Chart.

See attached.

P.S.  ALL other installed 'Experts' disabled and the same occurs.

P.P.S.  Doesn't happen in D2007.

Regards,

Ian

Ah Ha!  Done & Dusted.  Many thanks.

Is this going to be a regular need going forward?

All the best for 2020.

Regards,

Ian

D2007 builds without issue.

D10.3.3 build errors per the attached.  This was a clean svn download just now.

Regards,

Ian

To one and all, 
Particularly those that have offered and/or given me support this year, may I wish you a Merry Christmas and a marvelous 2020.
Ian

Hi Odlarhg,

The component's Datasource/DataField are the main table.

You need to assign the ListSource/ListField/KeyField to the Table you are looking up.  The Key field should match the DataField.

HTH

Ian

Found it.  It turns out my Synology NAS is returning these values.  I moved some files to my PC and all is fine.

Need to talk to Synology.

Thanks for looking.

Ian

Hi team,

Win 10, D10.3.3.

New form, add a button and a TOpenDialog.

Filter set as 'All (*.mkv;*.avi;*.mov;*.mp4;*.mpg;*.flv;*.wmv)|*.avi;*.mov;*.mp4;*.mpg;*.flv;*.wmv|Matroska (*.mkv)|Audio Video Interleave (*.avi)|Quicktime File (*.mov)|*.mp4| *.mpeg|Flash (*.flv)|Windows Media (*.wmv)';

Run it.  Select, in my case, a video file.

I get the result as shown in attached screeshot_7

Drop the file name dropdown and I get as shown in screenshot_8.

Ummmm.  What the!

The initial 'name' per SS_7 changes with the file but is always the same for any particular file.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Regards & TIA,

Ian

Hi Team,

Does anybody know of a tool that can select and/or deselect themes in multiple projects?  Aside from one-by-one in the IDE. 😉

Regards & TIA,

Ian

All done.  Killed the Process.

Thanks to all.

Ian

And I was that close....

OK.  I guess my question of what/where is the Windows Text still applies?

Ah Ha!  It's the Main Window/Form Title.

Sorted.

Hmm.  Not an issue in my case but what happens if the Form/Window doesn't have a Caption?

Regards & Thanks for your input Guys.

Ian

Hi David,

I am clearly having a mental block on this subject.  Starting to feel like a dunce. 😞

Which documentation are you referring to?

When I did F1 on FindWindow in Delphi it took me to "FMX.Platform.Win.FindWindow".  Singularly unhelpful.

I don't understand what you mean by "It's the text of the window.". 😞

Regards,

Ian

Hi Team,

Accidentally got it sorted.

I should have had..

FindWindow(PChar('TMainForm'), nil);

And this works.  However I would rather use the Application's name rather than having to go into each of the apps and change their class definition.

So, I still don't understand exactly what goes into 

FindWindow(nil, PChar('MyApp'));

for 'MyApp'.

Regards & TIA,

Ian

Hi Guys,

Thank you for your inputs.

The picture is that I have a head application that runs one or more function specific applications using the shellexecute functionality.  That all works fine.

The individual apps can be run as a standalone app.

As it stands, each individual App has to be closed.

What I would like to do is when the head app is closed it automatically closes any apps that are open.  Even if the subordinate apps were run from outside the head app.

Perhaps to complicate matters, the main form of each subordinate app is defined as follows.  

type
  TMainForm = class(TForm)
   ....
   ...

I tried..

FindWindow(nil, PChar('TMainForm'));

but that didn't work. 😞

Regards,

Ian

Hi Team,

D10.3.3, Win 10.

I am experimenting with closing an external App programaticaly.

I have the following code..

procedure TForm10.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  hnd: HWND;
begin
  //
  hnd := FindWindow(nil, PChar('MyTestApp'));
  //
  if hnd = 0 then
    MessageDlg('MyTestApp is apperently not running.', mtInformation, [mbOK], 0)
  else
    MessageDlg('MyTestApp is apperently running.', mtInformation, [mbOK], 0);
  //
end;

Even though MyTestApp is clearly running, the FindWindow doesn't seem to find it.

Should this work?

Is there something I have missed?

Is this a known issue/bug?

Is there an alternative?

Related - What actual Application property is the application name in the FindWindow(nil, PChar('AppName')); ?

Regards & TIA,

Ian

David - Thank you.  I'll stick to MyForm.create(self).show I think.

UWE - Thank you.  I have found the Option and have set it now.

Regards & Tks to both.

Ian

Sorted.  Just told Windows to run the file, be it mp3 or mp4 or whatever.

It automatically uses the file extent associated application.

Hi Team,

Is there some way to call the default windows media player, what ever the user has set it as, from delphi?

Some users use VLC, some leave it as Windows Media Player, others use other progs.

I would need to be able to pass it a file name.

I have looked at TMediaPlaye but it is too limiting.

Regards & TIA,

Ian

Hi Team,

Question 1.  What are the consequences/pros & cons of using MyForm.Create(nil).show; v MyForm.Create(self).show;?

Question 2.  I have asked this somewhere/sometime in the past but I don't recall where/when or the answer.  When I open some projects they open showing the form, others open showing the source code and yet other open not showing either.   Annoying..    Where is this information kept/save so I can set or reset it so I get them to all open the same please?  If I in fact can...

Regards & TIA,

Ian

When I installed D10.3.3 replacing D10.3.2, it seemed to lose the Fix Pack in part.  Couldn't find a .dll, although IDE Fix Pack 6.4.4 still showed during Delphi start up.

I found the IDE to be horribly slow and a little weird compared to what it was in D10.3.2 with FM 6.4.4.  :-(

I reinstalled FP 6.4.4 and all performance restored.  :-)

Ah Ha!  Thanks David.  All sorted.

regards,

Ian

Hi Team,

Just installed D10.3.3 32 & 64 bit.  Did have D10.3.2 32 bit installed.

Never installed 64 bit before.

Went to create a small 64bit project and there doesn't seem to be a 64bit option?

If I look into the Tools|Options|Language|Delphi|Library I see Windows 64-bit as a selectable platform.

Is there somewhere else I need to set to enable 64bit?

Regards & TIA,

Ian

FWIW I prefer GExperts Code Formatter.  It has more/better options.

What I would like in the GExperts Code Formatter is for it to be able to format all the project files in one hit like the Emb formatter.

Ian

Hi Team,

I'm sure this is something I should know. ;-)

If I call a Form off the Main Form via a ToolBar Button using say "TSecondForm.Create(nil).Show;", it appears over the Main Form.  Good.

From time to time the Main Form will re-appear between the SecondForm and say a dialog.

I need the Second, Third, etc, forms to be non-modal so that more than one of them can be open(ed).

I have a work around by when the Second, Third, etc form is called/created it calls Application.Minimize.  Messy.

Is there a better way to manage this issue?

Regards & TIA,

Ian