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Developing Windows Applications Using Delphi

Paul Penrod

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If you're new to object-oriented Windows programming, then this is the Delphi book for you.

Here's a quick, easy way to become fluent in Borland's hot, new object-oriented programming language, Delphi. This book will introduce object-oriented programming techniques, and then teach you how to use Delphi by taking you step-by-step through the process of building a full-featured Windows application.

Along the way you'll learn:

• Everything you need to know about Object Pascal
• Guidelines for designing intuitive GUIs
• Debugging and testing your applications
• Event handling, exception handling, and error handling
• Using the runtime libraries and compiling executables

Developing With Delphi: Object-Oriented Techniques

Edward C. Weber, J. Neal Ford, Christopher R. Weber

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Very disappointing Object-Oriented book 2 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I thought this book would give revolutionary ideas on how to use object-oriented techniques to help my day-to-day programming life, but I was badly mistaken. There is only a few chapters on actual object-oriented programming but it does not use real world examples. The rest of the book is a badly written explanation of Delphi, which there are several other books which explain it much better.

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The complete guide to creating large mission-critical applications with Delphi. The authors, all experienced developers, cover the object-oriented concepts underlying Delphi, present examples including a comprehensive case study, and show how Delphi can be used with other technologies, such as OLE 1.0/2.0, DDE, Windows DLLS, and database-related tools.

Discover Pascal in Delphi

Sue Walmsley, Shirley Williams

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Suitable for the novice programmer, "Discover Pascal in Delphi "provides a complete and user-friendly introduction to programming in Pascal with the accessible prize-winning programming environment - Delphi. Written to complement the author sprevious book, "Discover Delphi", it puts more emphasis on the Pascal language, whilst keeping the enjoyment and fun of programming in the Delphi environment to the fore. With the aim of teaching the student how to write good, readable code, the authors cover all of the programming fundamentals, before moving on to show how to develop database applications using Delphi components, and other more advanced topics. Comprehensive appendices show how to use Delphi to produce professional Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), and also summarise the main Pascal constructs for easy reference. Based on successful courses given by the authors, "Discover Pascal in Delphi "is an ideal text for novice programmers, and particularly suiting scientists and engineers who wish to learn programming skills in a sympathetic environment.

Distributed Algorithms: 5th International Workshop, WDAG 91, Delphi, Greece, October 7-9, 1991. Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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This volume contains the proceedings of the fifth International Workshop on Distributed Algorithms (WDAG '91) held in Delphi, Greece, in October 1991. The workshop provided a forum for researchers and others interested in distributed algorithms, communication networks, and decentralized systems. The aim was to present recent research results, explore directions for future research, and identify common fundamental techniques that serve as building blocks in many distributed algorithms. The volume contains 23 papers selected by the Program Committee from about fifty extended abstracts on the basis of perceived originality and quality and on thematic appropriateness and topical balance. The workshop was organizedby the Computer Technology Institute of Patras University, Greece.

Essential Delphi 2.0 Fast: How to Develop Applications in Delphi 2.0 (Essential Series)

John Cowell

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Delphi is a new Windows software development environment from Borland. Released in 1995, it has quickly built up an excellent reputation as one of the best Windows software development tools.
John Cowell shows how to program in Delphi using various tools. He provides lots of examples and illustrations and describes various database specific tools included with the Delphi package. The book shows how to use the Borland database engine along with other database formats (including Microsoft's Access). There are a number of chapters which cover the object-oriented aspects of Pascal, and advanced programming techniques such as drag-and-drop, DDE, OLE, and the creation of on-line help systems are also looked at. New users, as well as current Visual Basic users wanting to get up to speed on Delphi, will find this clear and informative book provides all the information they need to develop Windows applications quickly, competently, and easily.

Essential Delphi 3 Fast: Includes Activex Development (Essential Series (Springer-Verlag))

John Cowell

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Delphi 3 is a true object oriented, visual programming environment. If you need to write complex applications for Windows 95, Delphi is an excellent choice. Many professional developers considered that the user interface and the facilities that Delphi 2.0 offers were superior to any other programming environment. Delphi 3 has an improved user interface and offers many additional features. One of the most exciting recent developments has been ActiveX. Delphi 3.0 has all the tools that you need to develop ActiveX components. Essential Delphi 3.0 presents all of the key features of Delphi including database and ActiveX applications with many examples. The key events and methods, graphics programming, using Object Pascal, designing menus and debugging are some of the features covered. Essential Delphi 3.0 is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast.

Essential Skills With Delphi 5

Andrew Santos

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Disappointed with Translation and Content 1 out of 5 stars.
27 of 27 people found this review helpful.

This book suffers from being poorly translationed and for lack of usable content. It was obviously not well edited--notice under Trademarks that the paragraph end with an incomplete sentence "as affecting the validity of" . More seriously, things soon get worse in content, for the first chapter covers installation which should be a no-brainer with the installation screens which it reproduces. Chapter two, covers the Delphi 5 environment, but is even less useful than Delphi's online help. Delphi provides a tutorial that better explains the development environment. Chapter 11, "Working with Database" is slightly more focused, but come on guys, who is this book going to help?

Never should have made it to the printer 1 out of 5 stars.
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This is a waste of ink. The language and editing are attrocious -- and I mean attrocious! This is nothing more than a collection of screen prints which do nothing to illustrate concepts. There is nothing here to help either a novice or an experienced programmer. The amazing grammar will have you putting the book down before you get through a few pages. Close your eyes and pick any other Delphi book.

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The essential guide to learn Delphi 5, a major new version of its award-winning rapid application development tool for windows.

Foundations¿ of Delphi¿ Development for Windows® 95

Tom Swan

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Foundations of Delphi Development for Windows 95 is the complete Windows programming tutorial and reference you need to master the Delphi visual programming environment. Author and programming guru Tom Swan introduces you to Delphi's extensive Visual Component Library and shares proven techniques for working with forms and component properties, methods, and events. As a combination tutorial and reference, Foundations of Delphi Development for Windows 95 offers the best means to learn and use features and concepts such as… Delphi's ready-to-use interface elements, including menus, buttons, toolbars, status panels, multi-page dialog boxes, and text controls Graphics, printing, MDI, the Windows clipboard, OLE, DDE, and relational databases Borland Object Pascal string-handling, lists, file streams, and exceptions Debugging, producing online help and hints, constructing custom components, using and creating dynamic link libraries, and managing application projects

Plus, the bonus CD-ROM accompanying Foundations of Delphi Development for Windows 95 contains a complete hypertext version of the book, Borland's Online Visual Component Reference, and dozens of sample applications and shareware.

Guia de Desarrollo Delphi 5 - 2 Vol.

Teixeira Pacheco

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High Performance Delphi 3 Programming

Jim Mischel, John Penman, Terence Goggin, Jon Shemitz

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Not recommended 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

If you're looking for an advanced book on Delphi look elsewhere. The book is long on words and short on value. You have to trawl for information - the last third of the book is almost entirely taken up with the story of "Ace Breakpoint" detective, which I didn't even find entertaining let alone enlightening. A large amount of the book's text is printed source code (unnecessary when you have it on CD; it just serves as filler). And while every chapter is on a different topic, many are, while Windows related, hardly Delphi specific ("3D Fractal Landscapes", "Drag and Drop the Windows Way" (ie. not the Delphi way) etc.). All this would have been forgiven if the titbits in this book were worthwhile Delphi tips. But although various developers have looked at it, nobody in our office has yet obtained anything useful out of this book. It just sits on a bookshelf now, gathering dust.

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You've learned to program with Delphi 3, and now you're ready to move to another level. If you want to get serious about Delphi programming, this book was written just for you. Open it up and shift into second gear, where you'll explore input/output filtering, fractals, way-out-there database technology, and Windows arcana. Then pop it into high gear and slam the pedal to the metal, as you speed through Internet development secrets, dynamic user interface design, process monitoring, embedded components, and more. Powerful stuff, written by experts for those who wish to become experts - and all written with a light heart and more than a touch of wit (you'll even be learning techniques through the programming adventures of Ace Breakpoint, Non-Traditional Programmer).