If you need to install an "inf" file using Delphi, you could use the next code: { Usage: InstallINF('C:XYZ.inf', 0) ; } uses ShellAPI; function InstallINF(const PathName: string; hParent: HWND): Boolean; var instance: HINST; begin &nbs...
Universal/Uniform Naming Convention. A UNC path describes the location of a volume, directory, or file.The format for a UNC path is \servervolumedirectoryfile and is not case-sensitive. For example: \Shared1_svrShared1WGroupsNetworkOrders.xlsR...
IsFileInUse will return true if the file is locked for exclusive access. It would fail if the file doesn't exist at all. function IsFileInUse(fName : string) : boolean;var HFileRes : HFILE;begin Result := false; if no...
By using the SHBrowseForFolder Windows API function and Delphi we can invoke a Windows system dialog used to browse for files and folders on users hard drive as well as network computers and printers. First, let's look at what SHBrowseForFolder needs. Here...
Followings are the useful example can run shell command./* Programmed 1998 by Kurapa Chunun Kang (kurapa@kurapa.com) By below function, you can run shell command easily.*/#include void KShellExecute(HWND handle, LPCTST...
You can set transparent mode by calling SetBkMode function.procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);begin with Image1.Picture.Bitmap.Canvas do begin Font.Color := clBlue; Brush.Style := bsclear;  ...
To remove the icon from the taskbar, you need to call a Windows API call:BOOL ShowWindow(HWND hwnd,int nCmdShow);Delphi makes it very easy to use this command. All you need to do is supply the Application.handle and SW_HIDE to remove the icon from the task...
This code show an example of how to print a text of a RichEdit component.unit Unit1; interface uses Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls, ComCtrls; type TForm1 = class(TForm) ...
Show how to create an animated icon in your programvar icon1:Boolean; ... procedure TForm1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject); begin if icon1=false then begin Application.icon:=Image1.Picture.Icon; icon1:=tru...
Shows how to activate the next or prior control in a formnext control: SendMessage(Form1.Handle, WM_NEXTDLGCTL, 0, 0); prior control: SendMessage(Handle, WM_NEXTDLGCTL, 1, 0);
Create a different form in your application...procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender:TObject); var region: HRgn; begin region:=CreateEllipticRgn(1,1,200,200); SetWindowRgn(handle, region, true); end;
Get the total and available memory in your system. (Total free memory space in your system)procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var memory:TMemoryStatus; begin memory.dwLength:=sizeof(memory); GlobalMemoryStatus(memory); &nb...
This code shows how to set the system time to another value.procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var systemtime : TSystemTime; NewTime:string; begin NewTime:='13:58:00'; DateTimeToSystemTime( D...
Identify the Windows version of your systemfunction GetWindowsVersion : string; var OsVinfo : TOSVERSIONINFO; HelpStr : array[0..50] of char; begin ZeroMemory(@OsVinfo,sizeOf(OsVinfo));...
Obtains the language that Windows is using.function Language:string; var sLangID:LangID; sLanguage: array [0..100] of char; begin sLangID:=GetSystemDefaultLangID; VerLanguageName(sLangID,sLang...
Show how to paint a form in a different way...procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject); var Row, Ht: Word; IX: Integer; begin iX :=200 ; Ht:=(ClientHeight + 512) div 256; for Row := 0 to 512 do begin &nbs...
To hide the caption bar you need to override on of the default form methods CreateParams (this also exists for other objects).The CreateParams method initializes a window-creation parameter record passed in the Params parameter (ref:Delphi Help).Go to the ...
Use this function to send an e-mail through your program. You must have the component TNMSMTP from FastNet tools. This component is included in Delphi 4-5 Professional and Enterpriseprocedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin NMSMTP1.Host ...
Use this function to open your browser with a given URL.uses shellapi; .... procedure TForm1.Label1Click(Sender:TObject); begin shellexecute(handle,'open','http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch', nil,nil,sw_show); ...
Use this code to verify if a soundcard is installed in your systemuses mmsystem; ... function Soundkarte:Boolean; begin Result := WaveOutGetNumDevs >0; end;
Change the resolution of your screen.Actually I've ever used this function for TV-based software development, because of TV-resolution.{ The function NewRes can have the following result: DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL The settings change was successful. DISP_CHAN...
Some English speaking countries use the "point" as decimal separator, while the rest of the world is using the "comma". How can you make sure that the user will press the correct key when entering a number with a decimal fraction? With the code in this exa...
Use the registry to register your own filetypeuses registry; procedure TForm1.RegisterFileType(prefix:String; exepfad:String); var reg:TRegistry; begin reg:=TRegistry.Create; reg.RootKey:=HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT;
Obtains the volume name of a indicated drivefunction VolumeName(Laufwerk: Char): string; var max, Flags: DWORD; Buf: array [0..MAX_PATH] of Char; begin try GetVolumeInformation(PChar(Laufwerk + ':'), Buf, sizeof(Buf), nil, max, F...
Get the name of the Windows and System directory used in your systemfunction GetWinDir: String; var dir: array [0..max_path] of char; begin GetWindowsDirectory(dir, max_path); result:=StrPas(dir); end; function GetSysDir: String; var &nb...
Shows how to identify the type of the drive you are acessing.procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var typ:Integer; s: string; begin s:='C:'; typ:=GetDriveType(PChar(s)); if Typ <> 0 then case typ of &nbs...
Take a look at TDatabase. You can set the Alias property to the physical path at runtime. InstallShield Express, which ships with D2 and D3 (and greater)lets you define new aliases with paths relative to the directory where the user installs the program.Th...
This source code sets the SQL String in Query1. As it fits on one line we just use SQL[0].The SQL statement finds all the fields from the Article table where the user_id field is equal to a varaible Text value dbtUser.Text.A better way would be to use Para...