Contents
Issue 12, August 1996

• News
  Updates and product information from the world of Delphi development

• Windows 95 Tray Icons
  Marco Cant∙ shows how to build your own tray icon applications using System Resources examples

• Book Review: Database DeveloperÆs Guide With Delphi 2
  Written by Ken Henderson and reviewed by Bob Swart

• Printing In Delphi: Printing An Invoice Report
  Xavier Pacheco demonstrates how you can have professional-looking fully formatted reports without using any add-on reporting tools

• The Late Session
  Inside the Borland Database Engine with John OÆConnell, who has the low-down on sessions, both single and multiple, and how you can create your own in Delphi 1 and 2 applications

• Under Construction: A Hex Viewer And Editor
  Bob Swart returns to component writing in this monthÆs column, with a viewer and editor for binary files of up to 2Gb!

• Calling 16-Bit Code From 32-Bit In Windows 95
  Brian Long demonstrates how QT_Thunk can get your 16-bit code working in Delphi 2 applications (the techniques described complement Dave JewellÆs column last month, which dealt with generic thunks)

• Using A Text File Device Driver As A String Parser
  String parsing can be a real pain to implement but Jon Jacobs shows how to make it really easy using a TFDD

• Surviving Client/Server: Cached Updates
  Steve Troxell begins a tour of Delphi 2Æs new database-related features with this new performance enhancement option

• Beating The System: The Private Life Of A WinHelp File (Part 1)
  Dave Jewell loves delving inside the undocumented and this month he takes the lid off Windows Help files, showing how, by understanding the format, you can add extra functionality to your apps

• The Delphi Clinic
  Brian Long dispenses more wisdom on Delphi development topics; this monthÆs column includes sending raw commands to Windows printers, DLL image bases and an explanation of virtual, override and dynamic methods

• Tips & Tricks
  More hints and helps from readers

• On The Disk
  All the goodies on this monthÆs disk, including Mike OrrissÆ latest collection of tested shareware and freeware