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1. A 10 Minute Paradox Reports Quick Start

Creating reports in Paradox. The purpose of this article is to walk you through the main features of Paradox's report designer starting with a quick report.
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Mike Prestwood
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2. Global Dashboard - Metrics for documentation processes

This article presents an overview of the global dashboard and the related metrics for all regions, specifically for documentation teams. This helps the user to understand and gain more knowledge on the metrics, measures and quality standards used for content management, portal management, elearning systems teams.
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3. Knowledge Management

An overview of knowledge management in corporate companies with the basics providing information peratining to such knowledge management teams that lead to greater organizational growth and individuals growth also.
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4. A 10 Minute ObjectPAL Quick Start

If you've never programmed in ObjectPAL, spend 10 minutes and see how easy it is to program Paradox for Windows.
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Mike Prestwood
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5. Recommended Paradox Preferences

Step by step instructions for setting some of Paradox's more useful preferences.
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6. Looping in ObjectPAL

Using loop structures in ObjectPAL (for, forEach, scan, while, and looping with timers).
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7. Repair Paradox Tables

Step by step instructions for repairing your Paradox tables.
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8. Using Paradox 9's Application Framework

Getting started using the application framework in Paradox 9.
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9. Debugging ObjectPAL Code

Tracinging built-in events, setting breakpoints, compiler options, debugging without the debugger, types of errors, the error event, errorShow, and the try structure.
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10. Delphi Best Practices I - Handling TForm.OnCloseQuery

In this first installment of a New Knowledge Base Series I'll discuss The TForm.OnCloseQuery Event which too frequently goes unhandled.
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11. COM Collections

Correctly implementing COM collections.
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12. Paradox Forms From Scratch: Be Your Own Expert!

Form building techniques.
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13. Security Tips: 13 Ways to Harden Your Code

13 things you can do to make your code more secure, general advice about the rest of it, PLUS YOUR COMMENTS and experiences.
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14. Process: Software Artifacts

The term software artifact has a general meaning in software development process. Several processes have used this term as part of their process. This article focuses on both the general definition and a specific implementation in PSDP Online.
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15. Electronics Corner: Coding for 13 and 26-Bit Values

The world of electronics is a fascinating place. Thousands of devices are available as tiny integrated circuits that can do truly amazing things. Some depend upon an external input to "program" them - or change their outputs. Here we explore one interesting aspect of dealing with these gadgets, some fast, low-level math routines that deal in unusual numbers of bits.
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16. Validating Form Fields

Adding JavaScript to your HTML forms to validate form fields.
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17. A 10 Minute Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) Quick Start

DFDs document a process by documenting the flow of data throughout the process. They depict how data interacts with a system. They can be used to engineer a new process, document an existing process, or re-engineer an existing process.
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18. A 10 Minute ASP Classic Quick Start

An example of using ASP's Response.Write and creating functions.
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19. Chapter 26: Introduction to Paradox for Linux

Chapter 26 by Mike Prestwood from the book WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux: The Official Guide.
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20. Chapter 27: Designing Your Database With Paradox for Linux

Chapter 27 by Mike Prestwood from the book WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux: The Official Guide.
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21. Chapter 28: Using Forms and Queries in Paradox for Linux

Chapter 28 by Mike Prestwood from the book WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux: The Official Guide.
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Mike Prestwood
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22. Chapter 29: An ObjectPAL Primer for Paradox for Linux

Chapter 29 by Mike Prestwood from the book WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux: The Official Guide.
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23. Exploring Where To Put Code

Think levels when you code in the Pardox ObjectPAL development environment.
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25. MSI Installers: Whats Up with These?

For a while, now, Windows has supported a new mechanism for installing applications: MSI. This is quite a bit different than the familiar setup.exe, and here we begin exploring the differences - and the significance of MIS installations.
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26. Application Virtualization: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Virtualization is a concept greatly expanded in Vista. This article discusses the impact of Application Virtualization on you development. It can have a huge impact on how the programs you write will behave when installed on Vista.
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27. Is it time to go out and buy a Mac?

We have Vista, they have Leopard, we have an anemic find, they have a great Spotlight. We have the registry, they have, well, they don't have a registry. We are the Empire, they are the Rebel Jedi. Windows vs. Macs, who is the clear winner here?
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28. Where to Put Code - Short Overview

Techniques for thinking about where to put code in Paradox's object-based event model.
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29. Paradox and the Internet

Using Paradox internet features. Content from chapter 25 of my "Paradox Power Programming: The Official Guide" book.
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30. Technology Debt: Is it getting to your bottom line?

Technology Debt is a rather loose bucket in which we can lump many things that come back to bite your projects. Put simply, it's like the old Fram oil filter slogan: "Pay me now - or pay me later." Unless a project has a very short life expectancy, the things that are put off today will almost certainly have to be revisited and dealt with later - sometimes with "interest." Here, we talk about what comprises technology debt, and how to keep it from degrading the profitability of our efforts.
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31. DBISAM Database Maintenance Techniques

DBISAM is a fantastic database for Delphi (or C++ Builder) projects. Don't let the name fool you: This database has great SQL support. Among its many features are the flexibility offered by its database maintenance routines.
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32. Connecting to Paradox Databases Via .NET

Recently, one of our message board visitors asked if was possible to connect to - and use - an existing Paradox databases with Visual Studio .NET. The answer is "Yes!"
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33. Get the XP Look in Older Versions of Delphi

Windows XP incorporates a "theme manager," and includes a newer version of comctl32.dll. Together, they help produce the unique XP Look. Later versions of Delphi are equipped to take advangage of this. But what if you have to maintain a Delph 5 application, and would like to spruce it up to look like a real XP program?
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34. Great Sound for $30?

For a while, now, most new computers have come equipped with a sound system on the main board. Unfortunately, many of them are not very good. Would you believe that a simple, $30 upgrade can deliver superb sound and recordings?
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35. QC: Change Management Procedure

Quality Control: Vault change management procedure including using promotion groups.
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36. First Look at Microsoft Expression Web

First Look at Microsoft Expression Web Designer
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37. FrontPage Due to be Discontinued

Microsoft is killing FrontPage later THIS YEAR!
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38. My Tickets Overview

An introduction to the Prestwood ticket system.
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39. PSDP Online Overview

Our online database gives you visibility into the work we're doing for you. It tracks your requests including workflow, client info, app info, and project information.
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40. Displaying graphic images in DBGrid components

An example of work I did to display a graphic (+ text) in a single column of a DBGrid based on two tables in a Delphi 2006 Application (not limited to later versions of Delphi)
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41. Getting locates to work on a non-key field with a SQL Server Table using filters

A "simple" procedure that worked fine in BDE (use a TTable component attached to a table with a numeric primary key field, a string field not in the primary key, and a third field that's filtered on, use the .Locate() call to perform an incremental search on the string field) was failing using TADOTable and SQL Server. This article describes how I worked around the issue.
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42. Power: Chapter 02, Tables and Developing

Chapter 2 "Tables and Developing" from Paradox 9 Power Programming: The Official Guide by Mike Prestwood.
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43. Sub-Classing the BDE TQuery Component

First in a series
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44. Hidden Searching Secrets in Windows XP

You've probably used the Find Files feature of Windows in the past. And it seemed slow. By enabling the Indexing Service feature, you will be able to speed up this process, and make searching files, including phrases and words internal to the files on your drive, MUCH faster. Just follow the steps below, and you'll be on your way to a much faster find feature.
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45. Cliff's Corner: Improving the Code

Cliff's Corner by Cliff Suttle: Feb/Mar/Apr edition.
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46. Delphi: Windows Shell Extensions

How to add functionality to the existing Windows™ shell.
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47. JavaScript Event Model

Description of the JavaScript event handlers.
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48. An ObjectPAL Primer: Part 2

Part 2.