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Year 2000 (1-13)		Year 2001 1st semester (14-23)		Year 2001 2nd semester (24-30)		Year 2002 1st semester (31-36)
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Or read them one by one here:

Delphi Newsletter
D#1	Threads [Introduction, TThread class, Thread example] Execution of an external application
D#2	A simple file finder The Windows Registry (What is the Registry? TRegistry; Example: Launching the associated application)
Kylix Newsletter
K#1	Kylix [What is Kylix? Why Linux? Why Kylix? How much will it cost?] Prepare for Kylix: The compiler and RTL News: Inprise/Borland calls off proposed merger with Corel
K#2	Free Pascal and Lazarus Introduction to Borland Object Pascal (I) Porting issues: Assembler in Delphi
K#3	Introduction to Borland Object Pascal (II) Porting issues: File system
The former Kylix Newsletter and the former Delphi Newsletter were merged in the new Pascal Newsletter:
#01	Introduction to Borland Object Pascal (III): Abstract classes, Interfaces Subclassing components.
#02	File Finder [Alternative to not subclassing and replacing a component, Reading and saving a file, A simple tokenizer, Sorting a TListView] Is Pascal dying.
#03	Find file: Adding a context menu Porting issues: UTF-8 strings [Strings types in Delphi, MultiByte Character Strings (MBCS) in Windows, Length of an ANSI string, Introduction to UTF-8 (UCS Transformation Format), UTF-8 encoding, Length of an UTF-8 string].
#04	Getting the icon of an application or document [ExtractAssociatedIcon, Find File: Adding icons] Determining if there is an active connection to the Internet
#05	Free Pascal Delphi Zip [Where to get it?, Installation, Trying the demo, How does it work?].
#06	Free Borland Tools Scanning compressed archives The newbie and the pro: Boolean constants, variables and expressions.
#07	Database programming in code [Create Structure; Use; Append (and Replace); Go Top, Go Bottom, Skip, Skip N and EOF; Replace; Delete; Insert; Locate; Locate...Continue and Set Filter; Set Order To; Seek and (Softseek or Set Near); Set Filter (Ranges)] The newbie and the pro: Indexes and pointers.
#08	Kylix FAQ Database programming in code (II) [Set Relation, Index On, Queries, Select - SQL]
#09	Database programming in code (III) [Action queries: Update, Insert and Delete; Data definition language (DDL): Create Table, Alter Table, Drop Table, Create Index, and Drop Index; Subqueries: In the From clause, In the Where or Having clauses, and as a value] Some notes about programming in network environments: Paradox databases, Improving performance Rounding numbers
#10	MySQL [What is MySQL? MySQL License, Delphi and MySQL, ODBC, LibMySQL.DLL, WinZeos] POST-IT: Sizable windows without border or title
#11	Storing and retrieving JPEG images in a table field Getting the volume serial number
#12	Cropping an image Getting the version of an executable or library Getting the size of huge files Showing hints in a status bar
#13	Non-rectangular shapes - Part I OpenGL applications with Delphi 5.0 - First steps Opening Microsoft Access .MDB databases from Delphi [ADO, BDE, BDE + ODBC] Listing tables and queries in a database
#14	Kylix, when??? Drawing cells in a dbgrid Error handling in Delphi 5 (I) Getting the user name of a Windows session Getting the computer's network name Getting the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive unit Invoking the default mailer program to send an email
#15	JfControls Library Error handling in Delphi 5 (II) [Default exception handler, API errors, API errors as exceptions, Custom Exceptions, Other errors] Windowse - Advanced Windows analyser; A DBGrid with a checkbox News: Borland has just announced the availability of Kylix
#16	Non-rectangular shapes - Part II Indistinguishable gray blobs in disabled menu items Color button Kylix license
#17	Introduction to strong crypto programming using Borland Delphi Progress bar without a frame
#18	Angled text Borderwidth - Error in components property
#19	Delphi programming - Expression evaluation the xBase way Capturing application messages Dynamic arrays (inlcuding multimensional dynamic arrays) Delphi on the Net
#20	Help & Manual Determining if a form has moved Getting the BIOS serial number From newbie to newbie: Writing with Label1 in realtime Delphi on the Net
#21	Porting Delphi applications to Kylix Converting from TFiletime to TDatetime Old times (I) Regular expressions in Delphi with TRegExpr freeware library Delphi on the Net
#22	Validating email addresses in Delphi Old times (II) Searching text in a memo field Greatis Print Suite Miscelaneous string handling functions Copy, inherit or use Delphi on the Net
#23	Hash table Loading a JPEG image file into a bitmap Hyphenation Gratis TFormdesigner 3.0 Getting the icon of an application or document
#24	DBISAM Custom containers pack (CCPACK 5) A simple database application Borland and Delphi News Decompiling Delphi executables Delphi on the Net
#25	IBADMIN 3.2 - Complete Interbase SQL tool Diving into Delphi (I) Downloads from Borland's web site Embedding files as resources in a Delphi executable Moving rows and columns of a StringGrid by code Preventing the user from selecting text in a Memo control Deactivating the context menu Sorting a TListView by the column clicked by the user Updating a table with data from another table using Local SQL Looking for text in any part of a field Painting Rows in a Delphi 4 DBGrid Delphi on the Net
#26	Diving into Delphi (and II) Building a business object Delphi 6 Personal Edition FAQ VCL Components (SpeedParser Component - Rapid Expression Parser; PCX Image w/palette support) Making an application a TCP/IP client Aligning text in a StringGrid Making an application "modal" Preventing the user from launching other applications Delphi on the Net
#27	Bar codes PocketStudio YAPI - Yet another printer interface Detecting if the screensaver is running Refreshing a DriveComboBox Capturing keyboard messages at application level Knowing when a form is minimized Opening comma-delimited data files Delphi on the Net
#28	Bar codes (and II) News [Kylix 2] Determining if a logical drive exists Hiding the cursor for all applications Checking if a Windows feature exists (Hide your app in the Task List) Performing a lengthy operation when Windows shuts down Delphi on the Net
#29	Alphablending on forms with Delphi 5 How to avoid stepping into the VCL source code when pressing F7? Calculating the difference between two dates in years Using a login form in our application Delphi on the Net
#30	Design Patterns in Delphi 5 Downloading Files Printing a TStringGrid Ellipsis - Displaying a long text in a short space Running an application as an NT Service Searching for files recursing into subdirectories Delphi on the Net
#31	Solving linear equations using the Gauss method Making an application a TCP/IP client Designing 'skinned' Delphi apps Delphi on the Net
#32	Simple controls WebBroker paging using ClientDatasets Creating components at runtime Routine for transforming an image to grayscale Delphi on the Net
#33	In the news How to protect your software against piracy Save positions of TCoolbar bands Going undercover in Delphi; Showing Windows 'Open Folder' dialog Delphi on the Net
#34	Applications without VCL (I) Assembler in Delphi TTrayComponent Stop Windows from displaying critical error messages Showing Windows 'Open Folder' dialog (II) Delphi on the Net
#35	Applications without VCL (II) Shutting down the PC at a given date/time under Windows NT/2000 Delphi on the Net
#36	Delphi's signature Using ADO Using HTML Help files in your programs Inline Assembler in Delphi (I) Delphi on the Net
#37	The future of the BDE Undocumented: Detect if an application has stopped responding Inline Assembler in Delphi (II) - ANSI strings Database Find Dialog Delphi on the Net
#38	Delphi 3,4,5 TCollection performance issues and solutions Undo Redo using commands Getting the name of the host given its IP address. Delphi on the Net
#39	In the news - Delphi 7 is here Understanding VisualCLX - What are hook-objects in a Qt application? Creating High Performance Middleware Applications with Indy Inline Assembler in Delphi (III) - Static Arrays Delphi on the Net
#40	Windows Hooks (or How do all those spy programs work?) Base64 (MIME) Encode and Decode Example of a Windows Service, with a thread Capture Output of a Console Application Inline Assembler in Delphi (IV) - Records Delphi on the Net
#41	Remote NT/W2000 Server Admin and Info Classes Inline Assembler in Delphi (V) - An Introduction to Objects Delphi on the Net
#42	TDataSet to Excel (No OLE or EXCEL required) - Class TDataSetToExcel Distributed applications, the easy way (I) How to do data exchange between processes in distributed applications Calls to Qt cause installation problems for components in Kylix BCB IDE Inline Assembler in Delphi (VI) - Calling external procedures Delphi on the Net
#43	MS Exchange API via CDO (Collaboration Data Objects) Distributed applications, the easy way (II) Changing standard Windows dialogs Delphi Easter egg Delphi on the Net
#44	Disk operations - How to check if a diskette is in the drive unit or if it is protected, and more... Using MS Word as report generator IDE harddisk serial number - Using S.M.A.R.T. IOCTL API In the news: Borland releases Optimizeit Profiler for .NET; SideWinder: Borland is developing a C# IDE for .NET; BorCon Lite 2003 Delphi on the Net
#45	Advanced debug manager (exception handler) Intercepting Windows messages in non-visual components Associate your program with file extensions Inline Assembler in Delphi (VII) - 128-bit integer arithmetic (1) Delphi on the Net
#46	Interbase Performance Guidelines (I) Including components into a StatusBar Enumerating Network Connections Searching for files in Delphi Inline Assembler in Delphi (VIII) - 128-bit integer arithmetic (2) Delphi on the Net
#47	Interbase Performance Guidelines (II) Using Cabinet.dll to create your own cabinet files Detecting right-clicks on your form's title bar High Accuracy Timings/Timer Inline Assembler in Delphi (IX) - 128-bit integer arithmetic (3) Delphi on the Net
#48	HTML Dialog Boxes Replacing the TStringGrid's standard InplaceEditor Using Delphi's Shell Controls Inline Assembler in Delphi (X) - Playing sounds with the PC speaker Delphi on the Net
#49	Class Attributes - The Delphi Way Creating a Delphi Expert Inside Delphi's Classes and Interfaces (I) Delphi on the Net
#50	Getting a Drive's Type Inno Setup Review How to Run a Single Instance of an Application (I) Delphi on the Net
#51	How to Run a Single Instance of an Application (II) Inside Delphi's Classes and Interfaces (II) Delphi on the Net
#52	How to Add a Program to the Explorer Send To Menu Introductory Principles of Indexed Searching Extracting Records in a Field into a TStringList Returning Classes from a DLL Simplified Collision Detection in Game Programming Delphi on the Net
#53	Code Profiling with Non-Breaking Breakpoints Introducing YAPI How to Set a Component's Default Event Handler Delphi on the Net

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