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Saturday, December 21, 2002
Saturday, September 15, 2001
- It took me a week to finish it, but its finally ready. The new &
improved version of WebBoard is up & running.
The major difference is that WebBoard is now powered by Interbase instead of
MS Access. Interbase is a full fledged client-server SQL database, and is
much more stable & scalable than MS Access.
Unfortunately the port to Interbase wasn't easy. This was mostly due to my
bad design of the first version of WebBoard, which was written in a table
oriented way, vs a query oriented way (big difference in Delphi). But the
work has finally paid off!
Let me know what you think about WebBoard, or post
any comments, questions, or suggestions here.
Monday, April 30, 2001
My DSL line is back up, please go to the main Xylobot
page for downloads & news for Xylobot. If you are looking for my
Delphi components, no need to go there, you're on the right page!
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Sunday, October 8, 2000
- I got some print preview code from Joseph
Wilcock that extended some of the print preview code I had written
earlier. Here's the readme
file, and here's the source
code.
Thursday, April 20, 2000
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
- I've created a few tools for the game EverQuest:
Tuesday, March 23, 2000
- Interbase has gone "Open Source" with their server database,
here's a link to the download.
This is really cool stuff, no more struggling with limitations in MS
Access!
- In the spirit of Open Source software, I am going to immediately open
source my WABD3 components and WebBoard message board software.
Note there is no documentation for these components.
- Here are the links to the downloads:
- Currently the WebBoard message system has some trouble running under IIS
(occasional Internal Server #500 errors). I'm not sure if its due to
using Access as the database, or if there are some threading issues,
etc. Hopefully by going open source these problems will get
resolved. I also plan to convert the backend from MS Access to
Interbase as soon as I get the Interbase database up & running on my
server.
Sunday, February 13, 2000
- Added a new project called SuperThumbnails.
This small utility generates web pages from a directory of JPEG files.
This is great if you have a digital camera and want to quickly put up your
vacation pictures on your web site, etc. It creates an index page with
thumbnails, and optionally creates an html page for each image (to provide
next and back buttons to scroll through your images). There are several
options that let you control the JPEG quality for thumbnails, medium-res
images, high-res images, etc.
Saturday, February 12, 2000
- Its been a while since I've updated my web page. So long in fact
that there have been about 20,000 visitors since the last update!
- WABD 3.0 is under development and coming along nicely. Another
project that goes side by side with WABD is WebBoard.
WebBoard is a web-based message system, basically like newsgroups but you
read the messages in a web browser, instead of a newsgroup reader.
WebBoard is written in Delphi 5.0, and uses the WABD 3.0 components.
Check out the link to WebBoard to see how it works.
- WebBoard is organized into Boards, Groups, Topics, and Messages. So
when you click the link above, just drill down until you get to the Public
Announcements, and read those messages. You can also create a user
account if you wish. That will allow you to toggle email notifications
for new messages, and to post your own messages to the board.
- Expect some more news on WABD 3.0 shortly, hopefully within a week.
I plan to put up a demo for WABD 3. One of the demos for WABD 3 will
probably be something you'd like: Basically slap 1 or 2 components on
a new web project, connect to a dataset, and you're off to the races. You
can browse the dataset (in table or record form), edit records, append
records, delete, etc.
- You comment, suggestions, and feedback are welcome. And I'd really
love it if you utilized WebBoard!
;)
Saturday, September 25, 1999
- Ed Duffe put up a web
page that gives some more details on installing my print preview
component.
Thursday, July 1, 1999
- I'm going to the Borland
Conference again this year!!! Woo-hoo!! ;)
- If you're going to the conference also & you want to ask me some
questions about WABD or any of
my other tools, send me an email
& we can figure out how to meet. If I get a bunch of people who
want to meet, maybe we can make our own little "Birds of a
Feather" session. ;)
Wednesday, June 16, 1999
- For those of you who play Ultima
Online, I've created a new utility called UO
Robot that performs many of the mundane tasks in the game for you
automatically. Check out the new
web page, and if you contact me early you could be a beta tester!
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
Thursday, February 25, 1999
- Reached another milestone today: Over 20,000 visitors! Thanks
for supporting my Delphi page!
- Added a new project called AutoStocks.
This program automatically downloads stock history data (either single
stocks or groups of stocks), and also has an example analysis package.
Hopefully people will send in better analysis routines (those who
actually know something about stocks!), and I can add those routines to the
project.
Monday, January 25, 1999
Thursday, January 21, 1999
- I uploaded a Delphi 4 version of WABD to my
source code page. From here on out all source code will be developed
for Delphi 4.02.
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
- I started work on a new project: a better call stack integrated into
Delphi's IDE. Unfortunately there are several problems with Delphi 4's
Open Tools API - several of the Debugger Notifier service events do not fire
as they are supposed to. Also a warning to those using the ImgHelp.pas
file - there are problems with some of the structures declared in there (TStackFrame
is wrong, and others may be too).
- I will try to post a beta of this project soon.
Monday, October 5, 1998
- Reached a milestone today: Over 10,000 visitors! Thanks for
supporting my Delphi page!
Tuesday, July 21, 1998
Monday, July 20, 1998
Thursday, July 9, 1998
- More fixes to the Remote Control
project. Added the missing "About" box units, fixed up
references to the Trace unit, enhanced feedback to user on bad passwords.
Wednesday, July 8, 1998
- Updated the Remote Control project
again. The last update did not include the password support for some
reason, this one does. The client form now supports a "Full
Screen" mode, which is nice to view the entire screen if the
resolutions both match.
- Fixed a bug in the MsgSimulator
component.
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
- Added the Resizer component (with demo
project).
- Updated the Remote Control
project. I added password support, and cleaned up the user interface a
little bit.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
- Updated the MsgSimulator component
to include recording user input.
Monday, June 29, 1998
- Submitted my page to the Delphi
Programmers Ring. See the links at the bottom
of this page. This page should be added to their database within a day
or two. (July 1 - still no word back from the email I sent)
Friday, June 26, 1998
- Updated the Remote Control
project. It now supports accessing remote files, and terminating
remote processes. The Remote Control project requires the MsgSimulator
component.
Thursday, June 25, 1998
Tuesday, June 16, 1998
- Made some fixes to WABD (changed Pool_Mod_Unit.pas) and BenLib (BenTools.pas),
created new .ZIP files to download.
- Added an FAQ Page
- Added a few links to the Links Page.
Sunday, June 14, 1998
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