TOPIC

Everyone has their favorite Delphi IDE plug-in, their favorite Notepad replacement, their favorite tricks for saving time. We'll share these tips with each other tonight.

Some of the things we'll likely cover include GExperts, editor macros, templates, debugging and logging, build events, mapped or redirected drives and paths, WinInternals tools, dealing with UAC and 64-bit issues, and automated builds.

TOPIC

There is no formal topic for this month's meeting. Our regular meeting time and place will be kept and there will be a laptop with Delphi 2010 hooked to the big screen TV, but no PowerPoint slides and no agenda.

PRESENTATION

Last summer, a member of the group brought a multi-touch enabled laptop to an ODUG meeting. Of course everyone wanted to see a touch enabled application written in Delphi. He now has a demo ready that shows some of these capabilities in a business application.

PRESENTATION

We'll be going over how to create XML documents in Delphi using the XML Binding Wizard to create the document from either an XSD or XML file. We'll use a web broker based REST server to serve up the document and then read it in using a Delphi client. As we do that we'll define what a REST server is and why it's replacing SOAP servers.

PRESENTATION

Debugging your applications is an old topic. But there are always new tricks to be learned. One product that can go a long way in trouble-shooting is CodeSite by Raize Software.

PRESENTATION

The word is out. The biggest and best Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio release is coming soon. Join us at this free event to get a first-hand look at all the new RAD capabilities you’ve been asking for and more.

TOPIC

This month, the Oregon Delphi User Group will be looking at integrating help into Delphi applications. Just Great Software produces a complete help authoring tool called, HelpScribble that simplifies the task of producing help files and manuals in multiple formats. These files can be used to provide context-sensitive help in your Delphi programs, stand-alone software manuscripts, or even online documentation--all from the same help project file.

TOPIC

We have decided we want to meet again! I don't know how regular this will be, but this month, we're getting together, once again on the 3rd Monday of the month to talk about programming with the great Delphi programming tool.

The emphasis this month will be using Firebird with examples and member experiences shared.

We will have one final "regular" meeting of the Oregon Delphi User Group. It's been a good run, lasting 15 years, but as things change and people move on, other venues of networking and professional development will, and have already begun, to take its place.