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Hi All,
Welcome to the collection of freeware Delphi 1.0 components, brought to you
by Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob). The components in this collection include:
- TDrBob
- TConvert
- TDosEnvironment
- TTicTacToe
- TBUUEnCode/TBUUDeCode
Also included is a TFileName and a new TPicture/Image property editor, and a
special DOS/Windows command-line utility to convert 16-bit .RES/.DCR files
(that only contain bitmaps) to 32-bit .RES or .DCR files.
> Installation
Installation is simple: just copy all these files in this archive to a single
directory (like C:\DELPHI\DRBOB.COM) and add the file "DRBOBREG.PAS" to the
list of installed components (in the Options | Install components dialog).
RESCONV.EXE can be run from the DOS command-line or from Windows directly.
> TDrBob
The 'kernel' component from this collection; all components are derived from
this one.
> TConvert
Convert numerical values to hexadecimal and roman digits (and back) using an
internal field an several conversion routines.
> TDosEnvironment
Return the DOS environment strings in a property of type TStringList.
> TTicTacToe
The game also known as naughts-and-crosses, based on a strategy MAGIC.DLL.
Make sure MAGIC.DLL is available in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (or the
directory with the final application) itself. Otherwise, the component will
not work and raise an exception.
> TUUCode
The TBUuEncode and TBUuDecode components are DLL wrapper components around
UUCODE.DLL, which implements the uuencode/uudecode algorithm; to encode a file
which may contain any character into a file with a standard character set, so
this file can be sent over diverse networks that do not support binary files
(such as the internet-CompuServe link).
To install the help- and keyword-file, just copy the TBUUCODE.HLP file to
C:\DELPHI\BIN, and the TBUUCODE.KWF file to C:\DELPHI\HELP. Then run the
HelpInst application from your Delphi group in Windows, and make sure to add
the TBUUCODE.KWF file from the DELPHI\HELP directory (the DELPHI.HDX main
index file is in C:\DELPHI\BIN, by the way).
For more information about these components, read the helpfile TBUUCODE.HLP.
Note that this component has its own property editors installed to give you
as much support during design time as possible (using the Activate property
it is even possible to actually uuencode/uudecode files at design time)!
> Dr.Bob's Enhanced Picture Editor
Dr. Bob's Enhanced Picture Editor is a replacement for the Picture Editor
Borland provided with Delphi (one that cannot give you a preview when you
load .BMP files). After installation of DRBOBREG.PAS you can find the new
Picture Editor at - for example - the following places:
- TImage (picture)
- TBitBtn (glyph)
- TSpeedButton (glyph)
> Dr.Bob's (Bitmap) Resource 16 to 32-bit converter
This program (DOS command-line - written in Turbo Pascal) will convert
a 16-bit binary resource file (such as .RES or .DCR) to 32-bit, provided
that the resource file only contains bitmaps.
Personally, I use this to convert all my 16-bit .DCR files to 32-bit,
as well as my 16-bit .RES files that contain bitmaps for my experts to
32-bit R32 files.
Groetjes,
Dr.Bob Swart (100434,2072)
P.O. Box 799
5702 NP HELMOND
THE NETHERLANDS