The Tomes of Delphi

The Tomes of Delphi

Author: Julian Bucknall

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13:

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Featuring a wealth of code examples appropriate for practicing developers, this advanced-level guide provides comprehensive coverage of such topics as arrays, binary trees, data compression. The CD includes the author's highly successful freeware library, EZDSL, along with the code from the book.


Tomes of Delphi

Tomes of Delphi

Author: John Ayres

Publisher: Wordware Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 9781556227493

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This new titles is an updated edition of "Tomes of Delphi: Win32 Graphical API", which received rave reviews from the industry. The new edition retains its reference organization and distinctive help file on the CD, as well as including Windows 2000 changes.


The Tomes of Delphi 3

The Tomes of Delphi 3

Author: John Ayres

Publisher: Wordware Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 928

ISBN-13:

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Offers software developers a comprehensive guide to the Microsoft Windows application programming interface, including the most common graphical Windows API functions from displaying graphics and user interface elements to bitmap and metafile creation and manipulation. Color palette functions, menu creation, text output, and regions and paths are also detailed. An included CD-ROM contains source code from the book, a Help file for use within Delphi, shareware, freeware, and other tools. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


The Tomes of Kylix

The Tomes of Kylix

Author: Glenn Stephens

Publisher: Wordware

Published: 2001-12-01

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 9781556228230

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This guide takes the Kylix developer through the core facets of Linux development from advanced file processing to Linux threading issues, including advanced Linux communication methods relative to the application programming interface.


The Tomes of Delphi

The Tomes of Delphi

Author: Alan C. Moore

Publisher: Wordware Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556226663

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The "Tomes of Delphi: Win32 Multimedia API" provides a comprehensive reference for using Windows multimedia API functions to incorporate audio in Delphi applications. Author Alan C. Moore begins with two chapters on the role of audio in the Windows environment and building a multimedia database application. He then covers in depth the various Win32 multimedia/audio APIs and their functions, including: the Wave APIthe MIDI APIthe Mixer APIthe MCI APIEach function entry contains the syntax, a description of what the function does, a list and description of parameters, acceptable constant values, return values, and an example of its use in Delphi's Object Pascal. Additional examples demonstrate several functions and their relationships. The companion CD includes all of the code from the book, audio freeware components showing more examples of using the multimedia APIs, and a 60-day trial version of Delphi 5 Enterprise edition. Alan C. Moore, Ph.D., is a professor of music at Kentucky State University where he teaches music theory and composition. He has also been programming with Borland languages since the 1980s, and is a contributing editor of Delphi Informant, for which he writes the File]New column. He specializes in writing educational software and multimedia tools and components in Delphi.


Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed!

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed!

Author: John Ayres

Publisher: Wordware Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556226373

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"Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed! with DirectX" is a comprehensive reference describing high-performance graphics and game programming techniques in the Delphi development environment. Author John Ayres begins with a discussion of basic game programming and graphics concepts, and moves quickly into an introduction of DirectX, which gives Delphi developers a high-performance interface to system-level hardware while maintaining the benefits of the Windows operating system. Palettes, sprite animation, collision detection, and sound and music are also discussed. In addition the book includes a complete example game illustrating the different techniques discussed throughout, an appendix explaining how to use DirectSetup for installing DirectX, and a glossary of common words and phrases used in the game programming industry. The CD includes: - Source code from the book's projects - full retail version of Delphi 4 - 60-day trial version of Delphi 5 Enterprise - DirectX header files from Project JEDI - freeware sound effects, MIDI musical compositions, and the SpriteLib sprite library John Ayres has over 10 years of programming experience, including over 5 years with Delphi. He is a lead developer and product architect for Beckett Interactive in Dallas and is the lead author of "The Tomes of Delphi 3: Win32 Core API" (1-55622-556-3) and "The Tomes of Delphi 3: Win32 Graphical API" (1-55622-610-1).


Learn Object Pascal with Delphi

Learn Object Pascal with Delphi

Author: Warren Rachele

Publisher: Wordware Computer Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556227196

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"Learn Object Pascal with Delphi" provides an introduction to the popular programming language that is used as the basis for many computer science programs and a wide range of professional software development projects. The book is organized around specific programming skills, such as defining constants, creating variables, declaring types, making decisions, looping, encapsulating routines into procedures, using arrays and records, and handling files. Among the elements that make this book perfect for beginning Delphi developers are Quick Check review questions to reinforce new concepts; Test Your Knowledge exercises for trying out newfound skills; and an appendix listing Object Pascal's reserved words. The companion CD-ROM puts you to work immediately with the complete Delphi 5.0 Standard Edition compiler ready for installation. The CD also contains the complete source code for all of the examples; trial versions of GLAD components; and a trial version of the UIL Security System from Unlimited Intelligence Limited. Warren Rachele is an application developer with over 15 years of experience writing code. He is the chief systems architect at The Hunter Group in Evergreen, Colorado, and an instructor at colleges in the Denver area. He is also a frequent contributor to the "Delphi Informant" and the author of "The Tomes of Delphi: Win32 Database Developer's Guide".


Tomes of Delphi

Tomes of Delphi

Author: Clay Shannon

Publisher: Wordware Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556228162

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Book and CD-ROM. This is an alphabetical reference to almost 1,000 design-time, compile-time, and run-time error messages that can be encountered while working with Borland's Delphi Object Pascal language. This updated edition covers Delphi versions 1-6, so the book is comprehensive. This is the only book on the market that provides troubleshooting coverage of Delphi. For each error message cited, the possible causes of the error are given, along with clear and concise information on how to resolve the problem. Additional clarifying information is also provided to help explain the context of the error message and its resolution.