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  • Page Contents: New Stuff!

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    News & Press Releases

    Introducing Delphi Prism
    Delphi Prism targets .Net and Mono and is based on the Visual Studio.Net IDE.

    11/25/2008

    Prestwood Servers Moving to a New Server Farm
    The core Prestwood websites are moving to a new hosting server farm by Nov 21st.

    11/12/2008

    Message Boards May Be Disrupted
    We are moving our server in a few days so boards may be interrupted.

    11/12/2008

    A Better Search
    Message board search now searches replies and content!

    11/8/2008

    Contact Employers Directly
    Job seekers can now contact potential employers directly.

    11/7/2008

    Job Postings Now Free!
    Employers can now post a job and contact potential employees for free!

    11/7/2008

    Spend Your Points!
    It's time to spend your member points!

    10/1/2008 10:23:17 AM

    Delphi 2009 Ships!
    Embarcadero Technologies unveils Delphi 2009! The next generation of the popular CodeGear rapid application de...

    8/25/2008

    C++Builder 2009 Ships!
    Embarcadero Technologies unveils C++Builder 2009! The next generation of the popular CodeGear rapid applicatio...

    8/25/2008

    BuyMacStuff.com Goes Live!
    This week we launched a new website for one of clients (BuyMacStuff.com).

    8/20/2008

    New Message Boards Posts


    Happy Thanksgiving!
    Last Post: 11/30/2008
    The Lighter Side >> Just Conversation
    Yikes!
    Last Post: 11/25/2008
    Corel Paradox >> Paradox for DOS
    Message Boards Back up! Sort Of...
    Last Post: 11/24/2008
    The Lighter Side >> Just Conversation
    Paradox DOS 4.5
    Last Post: 11/17/2008
    Corel Paradox >> Paradox for DOS
    QBE error: unrelated questions
    Last Post: 11/17/2008
    Corel Paradox >> QBE & SQL
    restruct tabel shows idx from oracle, but ...
    Last Post: 11/14/2008
    Corel Paradox >> Paradox Forms
    using alias to oracle, datamodel gives error
    Last Post: 11/13/2008
    Corel Paradox >> Paradox Forms
    OCX Unavailable for access
    Last Post: 11/12/2008
    Corel Paradox >> ObjectPAL
    Hello Everyone
    Last Post: 11/12/2008
    The Lighter Side >> Member Introductions
    Just Testing
    Last Post: 11/9/2008
    The Lighter Side >> Practice Topic


    New Knowledge Base Articles


    FAQ
    Question: I like the concept and feature-set of Paradox, but wonder if it can handle very large transactions and storage?
    11/30/2008

    Code
    11/28/2008

    Code
    11/27/2008

    Code
    11/27/2008

    Download
    Download page from PHP.Net.
    11/27/2008


    Updated Knowledge Base Articles


    Code
    11/4/2008, Updated: 11/30/2008

    Code
    11/4/2008, Updated: 11/30/2008

    Article
    Beginners example of creating and using a class.
    2/26/2008, Updated: 11/30/2008

    Code
    10/23/2008, Updated: 11/30/2008

    Code
    10/23/2008, Updated: 11/30/2008

    New KB Comments

    Comments added to KB articles. View More

    Friday, November 28, 2008 Read | +Add Comment

    Elevate now has a full-blown MySQL competitor.

    You could also update, if you like, to include MySQL, Elevate's DB 2.0 and SQLite.



    Regarding...
    Databases: Which are Best?
    Which databases Prestwood Software prefers - and why.

    Friday, November 14, 2008 Read | +Add Comment

    Thanks Daniel. I added your info on (* *) to the multiple-line comment section and I combined the single line comment info with this post and deleted the single line comment. Originally I wanted to document single line comments from multiple line comments. In hindsight, that was a dumb idea.

    Since compiler directives are also embedded in comments, I added a bit of introductory info about that too.



    Regarding...
    Object Pascal Comments (// and { } or (* *))

    Commenting code generally has three purposes: to document your code, for psuedo coding prior to coding, and to embed compiler directives. Most languages support both a single line comment and a multiple line comment. Some languages also use comments to give instructions to the compiler or interpretor.

    Commenting Code
    Delphi uses // for a single line comment and both {} and (**) for multiple line comments. Although you can nest different types of multiple line comments, it is recommended that you don't.

    Compiler Directives - $
    A special comment. Delphi compiler directives are in the form of {$DIRECTIVE}. Of interest for comments is using the $IFDEF compiler directive to remark out code.


    Thursday, November 13, 2008 Read | +Add Comment

    You're welcome and thanks for the kind words. By the way, a few months ago you suggested we improve the look and make it a bit simpler and cleaner. Based on your input (and others) I made quite a few changes. Is the website better looking now? Or, do I have more work to do. I do have some ideas I haven't had time to implement but if you have any suggestions, they are welcome.



    Regarding...
    Mike Prestwood will present UML 1.4 at the Nov VB user group
    Mike Prestwood will speak on the Universal Modeling Language (UML) at the November 19th meeting of the Sacarmento Visual Basic user group. Tek Systems will be providing dinner.

    Thursday, November 13, 2008 Read | +Add Comment

    Mike,

    You are an encyclopedia of knowledge. So if no the session, even if the extracts of the session on UML 1.4 in th eform of knowldege base article would help us learn a lot.

    Request you to evaluate the possibility.

    And, thank you very much for so much knowledge sharing!

    Regards

    Arti



    Regarding...
    Mike Prestwood will present UML 1.4 at the Nov VB user group
    Mike Prestwood will speak on the Universal Modeling Language (UML) at the November 19th meeting of the Sacarmento Visual Basic user group. Tek Systems will be providing dinner.

    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Read | +Add Comment

    Although I still like Paradox, I guess I should add that if you want to explore switching to MS Access, check out my ObjectPAL and Access VBA Cross Reference Guide.



    Regarding...
    WPO X4 Ships! Paradox Still Does Not Support Vista!
    According to current information on the official Corel X4 home page, WPO X4 ships with Paradox 11 SP2 and still does not support Vista. Yet.


    New Member Blog Entries

    Member Title Updated Group >> KB Topic

    Databases: Which are Best?

    Authored by , Posted By wes
    Which databases Prestwood Software prefers - and why.
      +Add Blog Entry (2 Entries  last by rdkram )
    11/28/2008 DBA, Databases, & Data >> DBA & Data
     

    Is Paradox a good Internet solution?

    Authored by , Posted By mprestwood
    My thoughts on whether Paradox for Windows is a good solution for building web-based Internet solutions.
      +Add Blog Entry (6 Entries  last by mprestwood )
    11/26/2008 Corel Paradox >> Paradox Presales & Info
     

    The Future of Paradox Blog

    Authored by , Posted By mprestwood
    If you're still using Paradox for any of your business database applications, you need to put a plan together now for converting to another development tool or at least understand what the future is likely to hold. If you're a power-user or researcher working with data, stick with Paradox at least for now.
      +Add Blog Entry (21 Entries  last by mprestwood )
    11/12/2008 Corel Paradox >> Paradox Presales & Info
     

    Windows XP Not Supported After June 30, 2008

    Authored by , Posted By Wes
    Microsoft plans to discontinue sales of Windows XP on June 30, 2008. Because XP is a tried and true OS, and because of numerous problems with Vista, many users and IT departments would prefer to stick with XP. InfoWorld has an initiative to keep XP alive indefinitely. You can help.
      +Add Blog Entry (0 Entries )
    5/4/2008 Industry News & Trends >> IT Water-Cooler for Power-Users
     


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