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fpc-pascal · 2002-07

1. Cross compiling Linux -> Windows - how?

   Hello! I will possibly get an order to write a small program which does nothing else than printing exported block data from AutoCAD in a nice form. (Data are exported…

   RJJRainer Hantsch, jc, Jonas Maebe8-3-2002 02:51 UTC
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2. shared libraries interface

   Is it possible to keep certain classes implementation in a shared library and export it out directly by some native object pascal ways? A related question: wouldn't it…

   NFFNikolai Zhubr, Florian Klaempfl, Full_Name8-3-2002 00:28 UTC
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3. Integer type?

   I'm trying to use a Win32 API function, which is being called like this: var BytesAvail : int64; BytesTotal : int64; BytesFree : int64; RootDir : array [1..4] of char;…

   URUnknown author, Rich Pasco7-31-2002 12:27 UTC
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4. MySQL under Windows

   I am using FPC 1.0.6 under Windows 98 and MySQL 3.23.49. The simple test program bellow generates a run-time error 103 on the first write/writeln call unless I define…

   FBFFernando Lozano, Bernhard Steffen, Florian Klaempfl7-27-2002 22:30 UTC
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5. Searching MPICH 1.2.x bindings

   Does someone know an fpc binding for mpich 1.2.x? Mattias Gaertner

   MMattias Gaertner7-27-2002 07:23 UTC
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6. Common database access in Pascal

   I was wondering whether someone here knows if there's some sort of unit which provides some (basic) methods for common database access across different database systems…

   TFFThomas Schatzl, Fernando Lozano, Florian Klaempfl7-27-2002 04:12 UTC
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7. FPC and GTK+

   I used to try simple GTK+ apps using FPC for Windows and the GTK+ DLLs provided by Dia and Gimp. Now, using FPC 1.0.6, Dia 0.90 and Gimp 1.2.3 (both from the installer…

   FFOFernando Lozano, Florian Klaempfl, Olaf Leidinger7-27-2002 04:05 UTC
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8. FPC and InterBase/Firebird problems

   compiling the example testib60.pp, on a linux box (Slackware 7.0), I get this error: * /usr/lib/libgds.so: undefined reference to 'crypt' * testib60.pp(164) Error: Error…

   JMJilani Khaldi, Michael Van Canneyt7-26-2002 09:14 UTC
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9. Bug on the FCL?

   After I got a compatible libmysql.dll my test program for the FCL database classes shows a strange result: C:\usuarios\lozano\fpc>testedbmysql codigo: INFO, nome:…

   FFernando Lozano7-25-2002 15:23 UTC
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10. linking bug

    I have written a small program under linux, which calls an external procedure in a dynamic lib. See at the end of the mail. I compiled it with the -XD option without any…

    MMattias Gaertner7-25-2002 12:14 UTC
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11. .so import/export

    As far as I understood, the only way to link to .so's now is by manually calling dlopen/dlsym. Are there any plans for some more nice-looking way (like borland's…

    NJNikolai Zhubr, Jonas Maebe7-25-2002 11:10 UTC
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12. GTK and Object Pascal

    I am building a small GTK app on Free Pascal, using the provided Gtk+ unit. As each window has a lot of code to build the UI, I decided each Window will be one class. I…

    FFernando Lozano7-25-2002 05:31 UTC
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13. exporting FPC classes to C++

    I was wondering if there is any way to make a DLL o object file in FPC, of a Unit using "classes" and use them in a C++ compiler. I don't need to extend the classes in…

    IIvan Montes7-24-2002 16:52 UTC
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14. FPC and MySQL under Linux

    Using the same test program I already sent, but this time under Linux nad not Windows 98. Red Hat 6.2, fpc 1.0.6 (the real one, not the beta that was released by…

    FFernando Lozano7-24-2002 15:57 UTC
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15. filesize

    I've just found out, to my horror, that a tiny program like here: program tester; var f:file of char; begin assign(f,'testfile'); reset(f); writeln(FileSize(f));…

    AJMAdam Naumowicz, Jonas Maebe, Martyn Ranyard7-24-2002 14:00 UTC
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16. RE: more error text in some cases

    There are 1 or 2 errors run time (such as this one) and some compiler errors, that often come up & get answered by the developers... would it be worth expanding the…

    LJLLee, John, Jonas Maebe, Lee7-24-2002 13:48 UTC
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17. Any examples using x11 units?

    (I appologise if this is not exactly the right place to ask,) are there any fpc projects/examples/demos/whatever using x11 units rather than wrapping to some toolkits?…

    NAGNikolai Zhubr, Anton Tichawa, Georgi Georgiev7-24-2002 12:44 UTC
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18. Beginner's Question : After compile & run, nothing happens

    I am using Bloodshed Dev-Pascal 1.9.2 with Free Pascal Compiler. I followed the instructions in the tutorial found in the Help menu to create a Pascal Windows project. I…

    RRay top7-23-2002 18:24 UTC
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19. file

    Hello list-members! Let's say I've a variable of type file. Is there a way to find out if it is assigned and the file is opened? Olaf

    OJOlaf Leidinger, Jonas Maebe7-22-2002 06:37 UTC
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20. Plugins and stuff.

    om I thank those who have responded to my inquiries about plugin architectures. I will certainly look into the things that have been suggested. As to the question of…

    AMAlan Grimes, Matt Emson7-21-2002 10:20 UTC
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21. FreePascal and Firebird

    Hi. I have debian Woody. I try to use firebird from Free Pascal. Free Pascal Compiler version 1.0.4 [2001/08/31] for i386 Copyright (c) 1993-2000 by Florian Klaempfl…

    KMKorkuts, Marco van de Voort7-20-2002 18:40 UTC
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22. Re: plugin frameworks.

    Quoting Alan Grimes : Take a look on Torry (www.torry.net) and search form 'plugin' (right hand, toppish corner.) If you're feeling lazy, this link is to the first…

    FAAFull_Name, A.J. Venter, Aitor Santamaría7-19-2002 20:41 UTC
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23. FPE error inside compiler

    what does "FPE error inside compiler" mean. It occurs under certain circumstances (if I use single's instead of double's, ...). Does it mean "Floating point exception…

    SAFStefan Ziegenbalg, A.J. Venter, Florian Klaempfl7-19-2002 09:04 UTC
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24. Extremely disappointed..

    I was greatly saddened when I read in one of the manuals that the overlay feature had been removed... I am a horribly inexperienced programmer so maybe there is a better…

    AJLAlan Grimes, Jeff Wormsley, Lee7-18-2002 11:29 UTC
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25. Internal error

    The following type definition TYPE test_type=RECORD CASE b:BOOLEAN OF TRUE:(s:BYTE); FALSE:(s:WORD); END; does not work, of course, because 's' is a duplicate identifier.

    PPhilipp Lucas7-18-2002 06:47 UTC
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26. Keyboard and Mouse units...

    Greetings! Is there anyway to wait for either a keyboard or mouse event at the same time without constantly polling for them in Windows? One way to make it possible…

    Jjc7-17-2002 10:38 UTC
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27. How to give an array-of-const to a C ellipse?

    I have found a problem with 'array of const'. There are two types: The array of variant records and the C-Compiler array used by the 'cdecl;external;'. The compiler…

    MMattias Gaertner7-17-2002 08:48 UTC
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28. Socket problems

    Hi all, this is my first post to this list, lets see if there are any knowledgable eager beavers out there. I have a program that used to run fine (Compiled with…

    MTMartyn Ranyard, Thomas Schatzl7-16-2002 14:35 UTC
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29. FPC on Symbian Platform?

    Is there somebody who has a plan for Symbian (http://www.symbian.com) Platform version of FPC? TPS

    TFTomas TPS Ulej, Florian Klaempfl7-15-2002 11:05 UTC
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30. more on GetOpts

    Sorry, one more on GetOpts. I have read the help and examples, and it wasn't clear for me what to do when I want to have a "free parameter" (such as filename, etc.).…

    AAitor Santamaría Merino7-15-2002 08:52 UTC
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31. Re: About GetOpts and configuration file parsing

    I don't think so. Afaik, it's a port from a GNU package and they always use - and never /, even under Dos/Windows. There's a unit called inifiles in the FCL. It's not…

    JAAJonas Maebe, Aitor Santamaría, Aitor Santamaría Merino7-14-2002 02:58 UTC
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32. INI file handling

    TurboPower has (had) a very nice unit for handling these. The code was an extra with the Asych package. As far as I know it was freely distributable. I didn't see their…

    RRolf Grunsky7-13-2002 01:01 UTC
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33. Come find your secret admirer!

    Thanks for joining SomeoneLikesYou.com. You have a secret admirer but you have to list some guesses in order to find out who it is -- Find out now! Go to:…

    UUnknown author7-12-2002 02:28 UTC
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34. question about FileGetAttr

    Hello, Everyone under /usr/local/, I have a file of information: -rw-r--r-- root root aaa.dat so the file belongs to root, and can be read by any user. Then I try to…

    MJYmilimeter, Jonas Maebe, Yet Another Geek7-11-2002 09:57 UTC
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35. Corrupt OS2106full file

    I downloaded the os2106full.zip file from two sites and in both cases the file was corrupt. In both cases the page said the file should be 15.3M but the file itself was…

    RAJRolf Grunsky, amorel, Jonas Maebe7-11-2002 00:58 UTC
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36. OS/2 FindFirst/FindNext problem

    I have written a small utility that reports any filenames that are too long for a CD (64 characters.) It displays the length and name of any filename that is too long or…

    RURolf Grunsky, Unknown author7-10-2002 20:03 UTC
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37. Blizzard Entertainment Technical Support

    Thank you for E-mailing Blizzard Support. We have received your message and will be responding to it as soon as possible. Please note that due to the recent release of…

    OOnline Support7-6-2002 21:32 UTC
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38. Re:�Problem�with�ANSI-Strings

    Thank�you�for�this�information. Is�there�an�easy�fix�that�I�can�apply�to�the�compiler�code�to�remedy� this?� Philipp Lucas

    PLJPhilipp Lucas, Lee, John7-5-2002 13:15 UTC
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39. Problem with ANSI-Strings

    I have a problem with ANSI-Strings. Please take a look at the following program, which is a minimal sample of code that produces different results depending on whether I…

    PMPhilipp Lucas, Michael Van Canneyt7-5-2002 08:28 UTC
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40. offtopic: GTK question

    I need to draw an animation on GTK (1.2) window (let's say array[0..15] of PGdkImage, or so), I had a problem to force GTK to redraw window, which I solved by not…

    VFMVit Kavan, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort7-4-2002 20:09 UTC
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41. SetIsrVec / GetIsrVec

    Using version 1.0.6 (23.4.2002), with GO32 Extender, we have the problem that the procedures SETISRVEC and GETISRVEC do not work properly: We want to save first the old…

    PPPeter Baumgartner, Pierre Muller7-4-2002 12:26 UTC
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42. CRT problem - Linux

    I again have a problem with the CRT unit for Linux, and I think it is a bug. What I want to do is to fill the whole screen with a background color. So I set the…

    AAAndreas K. Foerster, A.J. Venter7-4-2002 10:55 UTC
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43. gtk2 bindings - need Testers

    There are now alpha bindings for the gtk 2.0 - the "gimp tool kit" - for FreePascal. See http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk2forpascal/ The bindings are not complete…

    MFMattias Gaertner, Florian Klaempfl7-4-2002 07:49 UTC
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44. MySQL question...

    Hello, everybody! Currently I am thinking about enhancing my MySQL unit, because it currently does only a very simple way of querying. I use Michael's "mysql" unit and…

    RMMRainer Hantsch, Michael Van Canneyt, Mirek Novak7-4-2002 07:48 UTC
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45. Brad Murphy/digitalESP is out of the office.

    I will be out of the office starting 07/03/2002 and will not return until 07/08/2002. I have received your email, however I am out of the office until Monday, July 8th.…

    UUnknown author7-4-2002 05:00 UTC
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46. Re: Beep in Linux

    I wrote a small proggie quickly that used the ncurses wrapper and called the beep routine from curses (man beep) IE: program beeptest; USes NCurses; Begin Beep; End. It…

    AAAA.J. Venter, Aitor Santamaría, Aitor Santamaría Merino7-4-2002 04:31 UTC
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47. Strange problems with MySQL ...

    Hello, everybody! Primarily for my own use, I wrote a nice, little invoicing program in FPC 1.0.4. It uses the MySQL libraries. While this program works smoothly when…

    RRainer Hantsch7-3-2002 17:03 UTC
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48. I don't understand value typecast

    In the manual explain that the value typecast doesn't work, when the type size of the expression and the size of the type cast not must be the same. (page 58. ref.pdf)…

    LJSLuis Del Aguila, Jonas Maebe, Stefan Becker7-2-2002 14:11 UTC
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49. I am your Special Angel...

    ****************************** WARNING ******************************* This message has been scanned by AbsolutOK Relay mail and was found to contain infected…

    BAAbobara, Aitor Santamaría, Andreas K. Foerster7-1-2002 19:54 UTC
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