FAQ: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc miniFAQ (short version)

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FAQ FOR NEWSGROUPS: COMP.LANG.PASCAL.DELPHI.MISC, ALT.COMP.LANG.BORLAND-DELPHI

Version: 2006-09-16
First maintainer: Esther Michaels
Current maintainer: Maarten Wiltink (Evil miniFAQ Boss)
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CONTENTS
1. How do I start another program from my program?
2. How to stop a second instance of my program from executing? (Also: HPrevInst
doesn't seem to work, why?)
3. Floating-point work - i.e. with single, real, real48, double, extended -
gives long decimals or wrong numbers. Why?
4. Is there a limit on the number of characters allowed in a tMemo/tRichEdit?
5. Why do I get an "abstract error" when I try to use a tStrings variable?
6. How do I access a component/property/field of Form1 from Form2?
7. How do I change the background, font, general appearance of an entry in a
tListView, tTreeView, tListBox, tCombobox list, tStringGrid, etc.?
8. How do I change the formatting of a line/word/character in a tMemo?
9. Why does the debugger show my For loop variable counting down, not up?
10. How do I get the path of my executable? And, how do I retrieve the command
line parameters?
11. When my program is in a loop it doesn't respond to user input or update its
display. Can I change this?
12. How do I access the compilation date in my program?
13. How do I access the VersionInfo tab's data at runtime?
14. Does Delphi have an equivalent to the VB Split function?
15. I create a label/edit/some other control at run-time but it doesn't appear
on the form. Why?
16. How do I use streams?
17. How do I declare an event handler for an object that I create at runtime?
18. When using the TRegistry component under Windows NT, Windows 2000, or
Windows XP, a user with less than Administrator rights is unable to
access information stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. How can I
work around this?
19. When drawing text on a canvas, how do I determine the resulting text size?
20. How can I loop through the components/labels/edit-boxes on my form? (Also:
Tag is unused, what is it good for?)
21. Can I pass objects to a DLL? (Also: Why does it say 'Cannot assign a TFont
to a TFont'?)
22. What compiler settings should I use, and where do I set them?

[Hunter]

Dear fellows

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Notwithstanding that, this extract is appropriate
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the image:
There are three basic stages in the creation of the image:
3.
Using larger areas of tone to unite all the elements of the portrait.

However, when you draw a portrait from life, a more accurate approach to
drawing is needed.
You will see that right eye is situated on the vertical
centre of the page.
Most artists make the greatest number of changes at the
start of a drawing.
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