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fpc-pascal · 2002-08

1. How to get the Home Directory of the user?

   Hello, Every body Can you tell me how to get the Home Directory of a user in free pascal under linux? Thank you very much. mili

   MPmilimeter, Peter Vreman8-31-2002 15:11 UTC
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2. Crypt() or shadow stuff

   I have now a working TCP/IP server program written in FreePascal and want to add authentification to it. With the DES unit, I can see if the following is true, but this…

   MUMartyn Ranyard, Unknown author8-30-2002 23:10 UTC
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3. Error Compiling INET sample program

   It looks like the inet and sockets unit from the win32 FPC 1.0.6 distribution have some build bugs. Here's what happens: fpc testinet.pp Free Pascal Compiler version…

   FFMFernando Lozano, Full_Name, Michael Van Canneyt8-29-2002 19:47 UTC
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4. Unit process, example testproc.pp, and identifier poExecuteOnCreate

   Using the 1.0.6 release, an attempt to compile example program C:\pp\examples\fcl\testproc.pp results in the complaint: testproc.pp(19,34) Error: Identifier not found…

   RARich Pasco, amorel8-28-2002 23:48 UTC
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5. Garbage on client socket

   I wrote two small programs using the sockets unit from FPC 1.0.6 under Windows 95. One is a client that just sends one line of text and reads the reply from the same…

   FFernando Lozano8-28-2002 21:04 UTC
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6. Xlib-based pascal toolkit?

   Does anyone know of some xlib-based gui (toolkit) written in object pascal? (I'm *not* asking about bindings to C toolkits and such) Nikolai Zhubr

   NFMNikolai Zhubr, Florian Klaempfl, Michael Van Canneyt8-28-2002 14:32 UTC
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7. .NET opinions?

   In discussions between FPC developers the question if we should build a .NET back end for FPC pops up again. Now I want to know what our users think? Did you ever…

   FABFlorian Klaempfl, Aitor Santamaría Merino, Brian Grainger8-27-2002 17:51 UTC
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8. Re: Will gtk2forpascal be added to newest version of Free Pascal?

   We are fully aware of it. If you look you will see that the main developer of 'gtk2 for pascal' is also one of the main developers for the Lazarus project. So in a word…

   MMMMichael A. Hess, Marco van de Voort, Mattias Gaertner8-26-2002 00:26 UTC
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9. Re: How to make a constructor failed?

   As far as I know, there is no way to do this. The best you can do is raise an exception and catch this. Michael.

   MAFMichael Van Canneyt, Aitor Santamaría Merino, Full_Name8-24-2002 12:31 UTC
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10. Re: fpc-pascal digest, Vol 1 #1473 - 2 msgs

    Yes, I know; just, because I had no practicular experience with fpc under windows; I used it only under linux (and without graphic functions)! So, now I need it for a…

    MMr. Ivan Baev8-24-2002 10:15 UTC
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11. compiler

    Hi; I have a problem: Does anybody knows a FREE!!! pascal compiler, allowing to produce some simple graphics. This compiler should run under win2000 and probably under…

    MOMr. Ivan Baev, Olaf Leidinger8-24-2002 09:41 UTC
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12. Re: Re: fpc-pascal digest, Vol 1 #1470 - 5 msgs

    Yes. Yes, because they do not try to lock it. If they would try to lock it, it would fail, and they w

    MMMichael Van Canneyt, mili8-23-2002 23:43 UTC
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13. How to Lock a file?

    Hello, Every one I opened a file with TFileStream, and I don't want any other program to access this file. So I try to lock it with FLock function in unit Linux as…

    MMmili, Michael Van Canneyt8-22-2002 15:35 UTC
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14. what about Java?

    I think i read something in this digest about FP and Java. please somebody tell me what that all about? can FP compile to JVM code? if not is this possible to implement…

    YFUYaroslav Yanovsky, Florian Klaempfl, Ulrich Floer8-22-2002 11:05 UTC
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15. TStream.WriteAnsiString

    Greetings. I'm having a problem with TStream.WriteAnsiString. My apologies if this has been answered previously, I haven't seen it in the archive. I'm using the…

    BMBrian Grainger, Michael Van Canneyt8-22-2002 03:58 UTC
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16. Special chars on console

    Hi!: I can't write special chars on Linux. It is ok on dos, but for linux doesn't work. Why ? . . write('Char 128: '+ chr(128); . . Thanks...…

    IGRInpromptu, Gene Buckle, Rainer Hantsch8-21-2002 13:23 UTC
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17. Error compiling the unit Source code ssockets.pp

    I'm receive the following error when compliling the unit's source. Am I missing a compiler switch or something? Compiling for LINUX Platform Compiling Debug Version…

    SAStefan Becker, Arne Hanssen8-20-2002 19:04 UTC
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18. Btrieve & Xtrieve

    where i find Btrieve & Xtrieve APIs ? for FPC.

    HSUHaluk DUMAN, Stefan Becker, Unknown author8-20-2002 01:36 UTC
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19. Sockets

    I have read the previous discussion, last year, on the subject of sockets. I am familiar with sockets under UNIX. What I need to do in the short term is quite simple. I…

    PAMPeter H.M. Brooks, amorel, Marco van de Voort8-19-2002 09:29 UTC
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20. return

    in the linux unit : a call of an external program through one of the exec.. commands "does not return" ; but i would return ... please, give me a tip .. René Bastian…

    RMRené Bastian, Michael Van Canneyt8-16-2002 10:57 UTC
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21. linux Socket programming question with inetd as launcher

    I am trying to write a socket (client/server) communications. I've decided to write the server simply by using the inetd.conf as a launcher and reading and writing to…

    SFGStefan Becker, Fernando Lozano, Georgi Georgiev8-15-2002 12:41 UTC
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22. Sablopas 0.7 available

    Sablopas is now 0.7. Sablopas is an Object Pascal wrapper for Sablotron, an XSLT/Xpath library written in C++. Runs under Linux, Windows and must work with BSD. Works…

    CChristophe8-14-2002 18:11 UTC
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23. popen problems...

    I am writing a menu program in FPC, gpl'd so I'm asking here for comments, as I don't quite understand why my calls are no longer working. I used this call in a…

    MMMartyn Ranyard, Michael Van Canneyt8-14-2002 15:36 UTC
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24. RE: MD5 & Volume Label

    Many thanks to all! The MD5 unit has just worked. I like things like that ;) The volume label for the CD has turned out to be more interesting. I decide to go with a…

    RRolf Grunsky8-14-2002 04:02 UTC
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25. (no subject)

    I have a little problemw with the following: while not eof (beschleunigungen) do begin; read (beschleunigungen,b,c,d,e,g); writeln(b:8:0); end; writeln('test'); close…

    IJMIvan Baev, Jonas Maebe, Michael Van Canneyt8-13-2002 11:00 UTC
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26. Missing Win32 API Function -- Part 2

    Okay, after some playing around I'm fairly convinced that the reason I can't get any information returned from this Win32 function has something to do with FP. I made…

    UFMUnknown author, Full_Name, Marco van de Voort8-9-2002 13:03 UTC
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27. Getting disk label and serial numbers

    I am currently trying to write a catalog program for my archive CD-ROM's and I can not find a working method of a) getting the volume label and b) getting the serial…

    RUWRolf Grunsky, Unknown author, www8-9-2002 08:25 UTC
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28. Missing Win32 Function

    Okay, I've found another Win32 API function that's not supported by 1.0.6 -- EnumPrinters. According to the API Reference that function can give a list of local and/or…

    UFMUnknown author, Full_Name, Marco van de Voort8-9-2002 01:51 UTC
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29. FCL bug? [ was: fpc and MySQL]

    Thanks a lot. Now it works. But the same program using the MySQL FCL unit presents on Linux the same bug as on Windows: When I get a field value using method "AsString",…

    FFernando Lozano8-7-2002 20:23 UTC
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30. Returned mail: User unknown

    The original message was received at Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:34:56 -0600 (MDT) from 200-204-124-235.dsl.telesp.net.br [200.204.124.235] ----- The following addresses had…

    MMail Delivery Subsystem8-7-2002 17:35 UTC
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31. odbc problem solved

    Thank you Michael, that's solved. Fpc is marvellous. It reminds me of TP5 some 10 years ago. I've switched to GNU C these days and it is beyond words how good it is…

    UUnknown author8-7-2002 14:40 UTC
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32. odbc problem

    Hi, I'm new to the list. From the archive has written in June on the odbc package. I have successfully downloaded it from the daily snapshot (it's not in the standard…

    UMUnknown author, Michael Van Canneyt8-7-2002 07:58 UTC
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33. Problem with TReader and integer idents

    I have an object stream for a component with a published property Color: TColor. The stream contains the statement: Color = clRed Since 'clRed' is an identifier, TReader…

    MMMattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt8-6-2002 21:23 UTC
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34. fpc and MySQL

    Using fpc 1.0.6 and MySQL 3.23.49a under Red Hat Linux 6.2, everything installed from rpm packages. When I try to compile a simple program usign the mysql unit I get the…

    FMMFernando Lozano, Marco van de Voort, Michael Van Canneyt8-6-2002 21:00 UTC
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35. Re: libglade and fpc on win32

    Hi! Anyone else interested on using libglade with Free Pascal? Any kind coder who could provide us a working glade.dll + fpc unit? Well, we've also added a libglade2…

    OFOlaf Leidinger, Fernando Lozano8-5-2002 11:32 UTC
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36. 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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37. 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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38. Missing Win32 API function

    The Win32 API function timeGetTime isn't part of the 1.0.6 release (4/23/2002), but since it's in the reference it probably should be. Here's what the reference says:…

    UUnknown author8-2-2002 20:09 UTC
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39. Re: GTKpas on Win32

    Hi! I only used gtkpas on Linux until now. But I would be happy to see it on Windows (despite I don't like Windows :-) ). I think it is better to install the programs…

    JFJohann Glaser, Fernando Lozano8-2-2002 17:11 UTC
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40. How to assign values to a record variable?

    Hello, Every one Could anybody tell me that how to assign all values to a record typed variable? I mean that in C I can assign a struct variable such as: struct aaa {…

    MGJmili, Göran Andersson, Jonas Maebe8-1-2002 23:51 UTC
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41. RE: Initializing record types (=?gb2312?B?SG93IHRv...)

    values to a record struct variable Do you mean like this ? program rectest; type tMyRec = record a, b : integer; s: string[15]; end; const aMyRec: tMyRec = (a:16; b:37;…

    YYet Another Geek8-1-2002 11:11 UTC
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