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   August 2007 Minimize  
Topic: Building Data-aware components
Presenter: Robert Love

Robert covered the interaction between components and data objects using TDataLink and a minimal overview of component creation.
     
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   July 2007 Minimize  
Topic: Using the DBX4 framework
Presenter: Robert Love
 
1.  Unidirectional and Bidirectional interaction.
2.  Using DBX with components
3.  Using DBX from code
4.  The improved driver development framework
     
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   June 2007 Minimize  
Topic: Introduction to Delphi for PHP
Presenter: Robert Love
 
1.  Custom controls
2.  Data Controls
3.  PHP basics
4.  Debugging
5.  Unit testing frameworks

     
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   May 2007 Minimize  
Topic: Multithreaded development in Delphi
Presenter: Robert Love
 
1.  Creating threads
2.  Controlling threads

     
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   March 2007 Minimize  
     
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   October Minimize  
Topic: How to Expose Delphi to other Programming Languages
Presenter: Robert Love
 
1.  Building a DLL
2.  Building a COM DLL
3.  Building a .NET Assembly
      - Controlling Namespaces
     
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   September Minimize  

Topic:
Part 1: Creating and controlling windows services (presented by Robert Love)
Part 2: Creating Context Menu Shell Extensions (presented by Phil Gilmore)

Resources (Part 2)

URLs Discussed in the Meeting

Files and notes:

  • Notes and clipboard demo project coming soon.
     
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   July 2006 Minimize  

Topic: Automated Build Systems
Presenter: Robert Love, Phil Gilmore

We had a great turnout for this meeting!
Robert gave a great presentation of FinalBuilder and its capabilities, then gave an overview of CruiseControl. 
Phil demonstrated WANT and showed how to extend it using Delphi.

     
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   June 2006 Minimize  

Topic: JCL - Jedi Code Library
Presenter: Robert Love

Robert covered the different sections of code available in the Jedi Code library in detail and covered stack trace debugging with JCLDebug.

     
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   May 2006 Minimize  

Topic: Ajax development
Presenter: Phil Gilmore

Phil covered Ajax development with in-depth javascript examples and XML webservices built in Delphi7 and Delphi for .NET.  He went on to review and demonstrate some high-level toolkits.

We had a great turnout for this meeting.  Thanks to everyone who attended!

     
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   April 2006 Minimize  

Topic: Delphi 2006 features, in-depth
Presenter: Robert Love

Robert covered new features introduced since Delphi 8.  This included features that were not covered in our February meeting due to time constraints.  Refactorings, hotkeys, the new IDE, and more were all covered.

     
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   March 2006 Minimize  

Topic: Cryptography
Presenter: Phil Gilmore

We covered the concepts behind SSL and PGP, Symmetric cryptography, Asymmetric cryptography, and covered demos for Win32 using Hagen Reddman's DEC package and for .NET using the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.

     
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   February 2006 Minimize  

Topic: Delphi 2006 Demonstration
Presenter: John Kaster

For our February meeting, we had John Kaster from Borland come to present Delphi 2006 (BDS 4.0).  John gave away 2 copies of Delphi 2006 Enterprise, demoed Delphi 2006 and answered questions about DevCo and the IDE tools divestiture.

Thanks, John!

     
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   October 2005 Minimize  

Topic: Borland Road Map
Presenter: Robert Love

We covered the Borland Roadmap, code names and expected features in each version.  You can find the roadmap in Robert's Blog.

     
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   September 2005 Minimize  

Topic: Tools Review
Presenter: Robert Love, Phil Gilmore

We covered some of our favorite utilities, system administration tools, development tools, Delphi experts, xml tools, editors, and troubleshooting tools.  A huge thanks to Jim Roberts for his hard work on this presentation.

     
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   August 2005 Minimize  

Topic: ADO.NET and .NET Data Binding
Presenter: Robert Love

Robert covered the basics of ADO.NET and the disconnected data model.  He covered data binding for web applications and windows forms.

     
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   July 2005 Minimize  

Topic: Writing Delphi Plugins
Presenter: Phil Gilmore

Phil covered methods for building new project wizards, experts, adding simple and complex items to the Delphi menu, accessing Delphi message windows, accessing code editors, custom keyboard bindings, and the Open Tools API object framework.

     
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   June 2005 Minimize  

Topic:   VCL and VCL.NET Component Development Techniques
Presenter: Robert Love

Here is the code that we developed during the meeting

Here are some useful articles on component development.

Creating Custom Components Part #1 - Peter Morris

Creating Custom Components Part #2 - Peter Morris

Creating Custom Components Part #3 - Peter Morris

Delphi Property and Component Editors - Dr Bob Swart

Tips for Converting VCL Components to VCL.NET - Yorai Aminov

 

     
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   May 2005 Minimize  

Topic: Back-end Database Development - Stored procedures in Delphi
Presenter: Robert Love, Phil Gilmore

Phil presented methods of implementing database functions in Microsoft SQL Server using Delphi for Win32 as a COM server and as real Extended Stored Procedures (XPs).

Robert presented methods of implementing UDFs in Interbase using Delphi, and went on to demonstrate the unsupported (as of yet) ability to write CLR stored procedures in the SQL Server 2005 beta using Delphi and the .NET 2.0 framework.

     
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