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Updates and product informationSurviving Client/Server: Custom Dataset Components, 1
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Delphi 3 now makes it much easier to interface to databases without using the BDE and this month Steve Troxell begins a series demonstrating how to do just this by creating your own dataset componentsWho Said ItÆs Hip To Be Square?
Tired of those boring old rectangular windows in your app? Well Steven Colagiovanni is here to show you how to spice things up with windows any shape you like!Web Commerce With Delphi
As the web gets more and more popular, so companies are more interested in using it to sell their wares but how can you build the secure web apps needed? Peter Hyde discusses the issues and pitfalls and demonstrates a simple online sales application created using the WebHub application frameworkOne Last Compile...
Mr Angry writesBeating The System: Now Where Did I Put That File?
Dave Jewell creates a general purpose file finding utility class, which can even look inside ZIP files, ready to plug into your own applicationsUnder Construction: Delphi 3 Web Modules, Part 2
Continuing on from last month, Bob Swart shows how to write dynamic queries, save state information and even eat some cookies along the way...Speeding Up Client/Server
Mission-critical client/server apps need to run fast and David Selwood has lots of tips to help you ensure your programs will make the grade, including BDE setup, transaction control, SQL tuning and making the most of your chosen database serverThe Delphi Clinic
Brian Long with more answers to your Delphi development problems, including: GUID generation, ReportSmith and the mystery of the (Delphi 3) missing TReport, using static class data, WideStrings and Unicode, DelphiÆs command line compiler and controlling bitmap pixel coloursTips & Tricks
Hints and helps from readers, edited by Mike Orriss, including: large string lists, clipboard use and a data upgrade unit