The GExperts IFDEF expert now supports include files. For each include file in the current unit it displays an additional tab containing all symbols defined in that include file with {$DEFINE }, {$UNDEF } and the usual disabled notation of these {.$DEFINE }, {.$UNDEF }. It searches for the include files in the search path … Continue reading GExperts IFDEF Expert support for include files
Compiling GExperts
Several times people have asked me how to compile their own GExperts dll. It’s really simple, here is how.
New Expert IFDEF in GExperts
New expert: Warn directives
Colin Wilson’s XN Resource Editor
A really useful tool that I have used for many years, was Colin Wilson's XN Resource Editor. Before he apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, Colin was so kind to release the source code under the MPL on his homepage. Unfortunately this page now is also gone, only a few snapshots in the … Continue reading Colin Wilson’s XN Resource Editor
Specifying a date for MS SQL Server
Today I had the "pleasure" to fix a problem in a customer's SQL server database where some records had wrong values in date fields. The theory is quite simple. Find out which records are affected (there were only 7 of them) and correct the problem with a statement like this: update tablename set datefield='2008-02-14' where … Continue reading Specifying a date for MS SQL Server
GExperts 1.38 experimental twm 2016-07-24 released
This is another test release before Erik is going to do an official 1.39 release. Please report any bugs you may find (preferentially in the GExperts community on Google+ or the bug tracker on SourceForge) Again, I have built installers for each Delphi version. These installers should install everything that is necessary, including the files … Continue reading GExperts 1.38 experimental twm 2016-07-24 released
Default color of a hint window
Since it doesn't seem to be documented anywhere and at least in Delphi 2007 there is no constant for it: The default background color of a hint window is [delphi] const clHintColor = $80FFFF; [/delphi] (Taken from THintWindow.Create)
Updated GExperts Documentation
I added some new pages to my blog to document all the changes and improvements I have made to GExperts that so far are not in the official documentation. I probably still missed a few...
Opening an explorer window from the folder select dialog
Ever used a program that showed one of the folder select dialogs and you wanted to open a normal explorer window showing that folder? There is no button for that and no entry in the popup menu, but you can add one: Create a new shortcut in C:\Users\≶yourname>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo Enter "Explorer" as the location and name … Continue reading Opening an explorer window from the folder select dialog