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  1. :Base delphi.HLP>main
  2. :Title Delphi Help
  3. :Index Component Writer's Guide =cwg.hlp
  4. :Index Delphi Library Reference =vcl.hlp
  5. :Index Object Pascal Reference =obpascal.hlp
  6. :Link obpascal.hlp
  7. 1 Using Delphi
  8. 2 What's new in Delphi?
  9. 3 Compiler and RTL changes
  10. 4 New data types
  11. ^=newCharacterTypes
  12. ^=newStringTypes
  13. ^=newVariantType
  14. ^=newCurrencyType
  15. 4 Compiler changes
  16. =newCompilerDirectives
  17. =newCompilerOptimizations
  18. =newCallingConventions
  19. =newUnitFinalizationSection
  20. 3 VCL changes
  21. g=newComponents
  22. 4 OLE 
  23. =newOCXControls
  24. 4 OLE 
  25. =newOLEAutomation
  26. 4 TDBGrid 
  27. _=newChangesToTDBGrid
  28. 3 Database Changes
  29. ^=newLocalFiltering
  30. 4 TField 
  31. g=newLookupFieldSupport
  32. _=newMenuChanges
  33. 4 SQL 
  34. ^=SQLMonitor
  35. 3 Development environment features
  36. =newVisualFormInheritance
  37. N=newVisualFormLinking
  38. 4 New compiler messages =NewCompilerMessages
  39. =DatabaseExplorer
  40. v=newFieldsEditorDragAndDrop
  41. 4 Delphi 1.0 
  42.  Delphi 2.0 
  43. s=newMovingFromDelphi1.0ToDelphi32
  44. 3 Object Repository
  45. 4 About the Object Repository=AboutTheObjectRepository
  46. 4 Using the Object Repository=UsingTheObjectRepository
  47. 4 Object Repository usage options=ObjectRepositoryUsageOptions
  48. 4 Using project templates=UsingProjectTemplates
  49. 4 Customizing the Object Repository=CustomizingTheObjectRepository
  50. 4 Changing defaults for new projects=ChangingDefaultsForNewProjects
  51. 2 Basic Skills
  52. 3 Project Management
  53. =BProject
  54. =OverviewofProjects
  55. =BasicProjectTasks
  56. =BProjectManager
  57. 4 Managing Projects
  58. =BProjectManager
  59. =SpecifyingTheProjectHelpAndIconFiles
  60. =SpecifyingTheMainFormForTheProject
  61. =UsingAppTemplates
  62. 3 Compiling, building, and running projects
  63. N=SyntaxCheckingProject
  64. =CompileProjects
  65. z=BuildingProjects
  66. s=RunningProjects
  67. =SettingProjectOptions
  68. [: Delphi 
  69. X=PVCS
  70. 3 Working with components
  71. v=BComponentPalette
  72. =PlacingComponents
  73. =SelectingComponents
  74. =ResizeMoveDelete
  75. =CutCopyPasteComponents
  76. =AlignMultiple
  77. =GroupComponents
  78. 3 Writing code
  79. =CodeBasics
  80. 3 Working with event handlers
  81. =HandlingEvents
  82. =GeneratingANewEventHandler
  83. =GeneratingTheDefaultEventHandler
  84. p=CodingExistingEventHandlers
  85. O=DisplayingSharedEvents
  86. =LocatingExistingEventHandlers
  87. X=ModifyingSharedEventHandler
  88. =DeletingEventHandlers
  89. =UseCodeWindow
  90. 3 Working with properties
  91. 4 Setting properties
  92. =PropertyBasics
  93. 5 Setting properties at design time
  94. =SettingDesignTimeProperties
  95. @=SetDefault
  96. =ViewNestedProperties
  97. =SetMultipleProperties
  98. 5 Setting properties at run time
  99. =SettingRunTimeProperties
  100. 4 Working with property editors
  101. =About_property_editors
  102. 5 Simple editor=Simple_editor
  103. 5 Drop Down List editor=Drop_Down_List_editor
  104. 5 Object List editor=Object_List_editor
  105. 5 Dialog box editor=Dialog_box_editor
  106. 5 Nested Properties editor=Nested_Properties_editor
  107. 5 Color Property editor=Color_Property_editor
  108. 5 Font Property editor=Font_Property_editor
  109. 2 Creating applications with Delphi
  110. 3 Choosing an application type
  111. 4 DDE 
  112. =odDDEClientApps
  113. 4 DDE 
  114. =odDDEServerApps
  115. 3 Multiple Document Interface
  116. X (MDI) 
  117. =MDIApps
  118. 4 MDI 
  119. =CreatingMDIFrame
  120. 4 MDI 
  121. =CreatingMDIChild
  122. W=MergingMenus
  123. X=WorkingWithOpenChildWindows
  124. 3 OLE containers
  125. 4 OLE 
  126. =odOLEContainerApps
  127. 3 Building Applications
  128. 4 Working with forms
  129. =WorkingWithForms
  130. =CreatingANewForm
  131. =ViewingFormsAndUnits
  132. =CallingFormsfromForms
  133. 5 MDI 
  134.  SDI 
  135. =MDISDI
  136. L=SharingForms
  137. =SavingFormsasASCII
  138. 5 Working with templates
  139. =WorkingWithPredesignedForms
  140. =DisplayingAMessageBox
  141. =UsingSimpleInputForms
  142. =AddingFormTemplates
  143. =CreatingaFormUsingtheDatabaseFormExpert
  144. 4 Designing a user interface
  145. v=DesignUI
  146. =LoadingAnImage
  147. 5 ScrollBar 
  148. =ScrollBarTasks
  149. =cwgAddingAStatusLine
  150. =cwgAddingAToolBarToAForm
  151. =ProvidingHelpHints
  152. =BuildDialogBoxes
  153. 5 Notebook 
  154. =AttachingTabsToANotebook
  155. 5 Designing menus (This topic is missing) =this topic is missing
  156. 5 Shape 
  157. =ShapeTasks
  158. =ProvidingAnAreaforTextManipulation
  159. 4 Designing menus
  160. =OpeningTheMenuDesigner
  161. =AddingMenuItems
  162. =Insertingamenuitem
  163. =Deletingamenuitem
  164. =AccelKeys
  165. =CreatingNestedMenus
  166. =MovingMenuItems
  167. =CodingMenuEvents
  168. =AddingMenuCommandsDynamically
  169. W=MergingMenus
  170. )=GreyingMenuItems
  171. 4 Responding to User Events
  172. =RespondingToEvents
  173. 5 Button Click Events
  174. =grRespondingToAClickEvent
  175. 5 Keyboard Events
  176. =RespondingtoKeyboardEvents
  177. =OrderOfKeyboardEvents
  178. @=HowKeystrokesAreProcessed
  179. g=FormKeyboardEvents
  180. 5 Mouse Events
  181. =grRespondingToMouseEvents
  182. v=fmDraggingAndDropping
  183. 3 Creating database applications
  184. 4 Database tools and features
  185. 5 Features chart=DBFeaturesChart
  186. 5 Using the object repository with data modules=DBUsingTheObjectRepositoryWithDataModules
  187. 5 Using the data dictionary=DBUsingTheDataDictionary
  188. 5 Using the SQL/Database Explorer=DBUsingTheSQLDatabaseExplorer
  189. 5 Using the SQL Monitor=DBUsingTheSQLMonitor
  190. 5 Using the Visual Query Builder=DB_Using_the_Visual_Query_Builder
  191. 5 Using Data Modules
  192. 6 About data modules=About_data_modules
  193. 6 Creating data modules
  194. 7 Creating a new data module=CreatingANewDataModule
  195. 7 Naming a data module and its unit file=NamingADataModuleAndItsUnitFile
  196. 7 Placing and naming components=PlacingAndNamingComponents
  197. 7 Using component properties and methods in a data module=UsingComponentPropertiesAndMethodsInADataModule
  198. 7 Creating business rules in a data module=CreatingBusinessRulesInADataModule
  199. 6 Reusing data modules
  200. 7 Reusing data modules in the Object Repository=ReusingDataModulesInTheObjectRepository
  201. 7 Copying a data module=CopyingADataModule
  202. 7 Inheriting a data module=InheritingADataModule
  203. 7 Inheriting event handlers=InheritingEventHandlers
  204. 7 Using a data module=UsingADataModule
  205. 6 Working with data modules
  206. 7 Accessing a data module from a form=AccessingADataModuleFromAForm
  207. 7 Adding a data module to the Object Repository=AddingADataModuleToTheObjectRepository
  208. 4 Understanding database components
  209. 5 Data access component summary=DB_Data_access_component_summary
  210. 5 Data controls summary=DB_Data_controls_summary
  211. 4 Connecting to databases
  212. 5 Specifying a dataset
  213. 6 Using TTable=DB_Using_TTable
  214. 6 Using TQuery=DB_Using_TQuery
  215. 6 Using TStoredProc=DB_Using_TStoredProc
  216. 6 Using TBatchMove=DB_Using_TBatchMove
  217. 5 Specifying a database
  218. 6 Using TDatabase=DB_Using_TDatabase
  219. 6 Logging into a server=DB_Logging_into_a_server
  220. 4 Working with data
  221. 5 Opening and closing datasets=DB_Opening_and_closing_datasets
  222. 5 Setting dataset states=DB_Setting_dataset_states
  223. 5 Displaying data in a data control=DB_Displaying_data_in_a_data_control
  224. 5 Using Filters=DBUsing_Filters
  225. 5 Writing an OnFilterRecord event handler=DBWriting_an_OnFilterRecord_event_handler
  226. 5 Working with TField components
  227. 6 Using the Fields editor=DB_Using_the_Fields_editor
  228. 6 Defining a data field=DB_Defining_a_data_field
  229. 6 Defining and programming a calculated field=DB_Defining_and_programming_a_calculated_field
  230. 6 Defining a lookup field=DB_Defining_a_lookup_field
  231. 6 Accessing field values with the default dataset method=DB_Accessing_field_values_with_the_default_dataset_method
  232. 6 Accessing field values with the Fields property=DB_Accessing_field_values_with_the_Fields_property
  233. 6 Accessing field values with the FieldByName method=DB_Accessing_field_values_with_the_FieldByName_method
  234. 6 Using conversion functions=DB_Using_conversion_functions
  235. 4 Specifying a session
  236. 5 Using TSession=DB_Using_TSession
  237. 5 Using TSessionList=DB_Using_TSessionList
  238. 3 Deploying an application
  239. 4 Deploying an application=DB_Deploying_an_application
  240. 2 Debugging Applications
  241. 3 Debugger Basics
  242. g=ExecutionPoint
  243. g=Breakpoints
  244. =Watches
  245. l=DataValues
  246. 3 Working with the Debugger
  247. =AboutDebugger
  248. =EnablingDebugger
  249. =GeneratingDebuggingInformation
  250. =SpecifyingProgramArguments
  251. n=StartingDebuggingSession
  252. Y=CustomizingDebuggingColors
  253. =ControllingProgramExecution
  254. O=DebuggingStartupCode
  255. 4 Working with Breakpoints
  256. =SettingBreakpoints
  257. =LocatingBreakpoints
  258. =DisablingEnablingBreakpoints
  259. =DeletingBreakpoints
  260. X=ModifyingBreakpointProperties
  261. 4 Working with Watches
  262. =SettingWatches
  263. =DisablingEnablingWatches
  264. =DeletingWatches
  265. 4 Other Debugging Tasks
  266. X=EvaluatingModifyingExpressions
  267. =LocatingFunctionCalls
  268. =HandlingExceptionsDebugger
  269. 4 Types of Bugs
  270. [=RunTimeErrors
  271. [=LogicErrors
  272. 2 Programming environment
  273. 3 Code editor
  274. =BCodeWindow
  275. 3 Form
  276. =BForm
  277. 3 Component Palette
  278. 4 Component Palette Pages
  279. 5 Standard 
  280. g=StandardPage
  281. 5 Additional 
  282. g=AdditionalPage
  283. 5 Windows 95 
  284. g=Windows 95 Components
  285. 5 Data Access 
  286. g=DataAccessPage
  287. 5 Data Controls 
  288. g=DataControlsPage
  289. 5 Dialogs 
  290. g=DialogsPage
  291. 5 System 
  292. g=SystemPage
  293. 5 Windows 3.1 
  294. g=Windows3.1ComponentsPage
  295. 4 Component Palette Tasks
  296. =AddingComponentsToTheComponentLibrary
  297. =Removingcomponentsfromthecomponentlibrary
  298. 3 Keyboard Shortcuts
  299. g=Keys
  300. 4 Default Keyboard Settings
  301. g)=KBDefaultClipboard
  302. CDOS IDE)=KBDebugger
  303. g)=KBDefaultEditor
  304.  DOS IDE)=KBBlockCommands
  305.  DOS IDE)=KBBookmarkOps
  306.  DOS IDE)=KBCursorMovement
  307.  DOS IDE)=KBMiscCommands
  308. g)=KBDefaultSystem
  309. 4 Classic Keyboard Settings
  310.  (DOS IDE)=KBClassicClipboard
  311. CDOS IDE)=KBDebugger
  312. ^ (DOS IDE)=KBClassicEditor
  313.  DOS IDE)=KBBlockCommands
  314.  DOS IDE)=KBBookmarkOps
  315.  DOS IDE)=KBCursorMovement
  316.  DOS IDE)=KBMiscCommands
  317.  (DOS IDE)=KBClassicSystem
  318. 4 Brief Keyboard Settings
  319. 5 Clipboard control (brief)=KBBriefClipboard
  320. CDOS IDE)=KBDebugger
  321. 5 Editor (brief)=KBBriefEditor
  322. 5 Block commands (brief)=KBBriefBlockCommands
  323. 5 Bookmark operations (brief)=KBBriefBookmarkOps
  324. 5 Cursor movement (brief)=KBBriefCursorMovement
  325. 5 System (brief)=KBBriefSystem
  326. 4 Epsilon Keyboard Settings
  327. 5 Clipboard control (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonClipboard
  328. CDOS IDE)=KBDebugger
  329. 5 Editor (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonEditor
  330. 5 Block commands (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonBlockCommands
  331. 5 Bookmark operations (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonBookmarkOps
  332. 5 Cursor movement (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonCursorMovement
  333. 5 System (Epsilon)=KBEpsilonSystem
  334. 3 Menu Designer
  335. =BMenuDesigner
  336. =OpeningTheMenuDesigner
  337. 3 Menus
  338. [=MFile
  339. [=MEdit
  340. [=MSearch
  341. [=MViews
  342. [=MProject
  343. [=MRun
  344. [=MComponent
  345. [=MDatabase
  346. [=MOptions
  347. [=MHelp
  348. 3 Object Inspector
  349. =BObjectInspector
  350. W=PropertiesPage
  351. W=EventsPage
  352. 3 Object Browser
  353. E=ObjectBrowserWindow
  354. 3 Project Manager
  355. =BProjectManager
  356. 3 SpeedBar
  357. =BSpeedbar
  358. =ConfiguringtheSpeedBar
  359. 3 SpeedMenus
  360. [=OpeningASpeedMenu
  361. [=AlignmentPaletteSpeedMenu
  362. [=BreakpointSM
  363. [=CallStackSpeedMenu
  364. [=CELocalMenu
  365. [=ComponentPaletteSpeedMenu
  366. [=FormSpeedMenu
  367. [=UsingMenuDesignerLocalMenu
  368. [=ObjectBrowserSpeedMenu
  369. [=ObjectInspectorSpeedMenu
  370. [=ProjectManagerSPeedMenu
  371. [=WatchListSpeedMenu
  372. [=SpeedBarSpeedMenu
  373. 3 Debugger
  374. =AboutDebugger
  375. E=BreakpointListWindow
  376. E=WatchListWindow
  377. E=CallStackWindow
  378. 3 Debugger SpeedMenu
  379. [=BreakpointSM
  380. [=WatchListSpeedMenu
  381. [=CallStackSpeedMenu
  382. (K) (
  383. [)=CELMToggleBreakpoint
  384. s(R) (
  385. [)=CELMRunToCursor
  386. X(E) (
  387. [)=CELMEvaluateModify
  388. (A) (
  389. [)=CELMAddWatchAtCursor
  390. :Include dbddesk.cnt
  391. :Include cwg.cnt
  392. :Include vcl.cnt
  393. :Include obpascal.cnt
  394. :Include pvcs.cnt
  395. :Include dbexplor.cnt
  396. :include imagedit.cnt
  397. :Include win32sdk.cnt
  398. 1 Delphi 
  399. W=Glossary
  400. :Include winhlp32.cnt
  401.