In some Delphi 7 code I am maintaining, I've noticed a lot of instances of the following: with ADOQuery1 do begin // .. fill out sql.text, etc try execSQL; except raise; end; end; It seems...

Which component is best to use for receiving HTTP requests in Delphi application?

How can one save an Object, in its current state, to a file? So that it can immediately be read and restored with all its variables.

Is OutputDebugString(PAnsiChar('')); thread safe? I/we have been using it in threads for debugging, and it never occurred to me if I should be doing it a different way. (Delphi 7)

I have a unit wich defines TBla and the following code in the initialize section: initialization RegisterClass(TBla); showMessage('registered'); This unit is inside a package. ok. In a button...

In a Delphi 7 application, I want to move a component following the mouse. I'm doing something like this: procedure MyComponent.MouseMove(Sender: TObject;Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer); begin ...

Im sure this will be a simple one but have a project that started as a test. When it was created it was saved as "Project2.dpr" Now the test is no longer a 'test', i would like to change the proje...

In most modern IDEs, you can have Debug and Release build configurations, and you can quickly switch between them. In Delphi 7, this does not seem to be possible. I have to go to Project Settings ...

I have a Delphi 7 application that has two views of a document (e.g. a WYSIWYG HTML edit might have a WYSIWYG view and a source view - not my real application). They can be opened in separate windo...