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I’ve completed a Delphi project whilst using a desktop running XP. When I run the 'exe' file on a Win98 Laptop the form size and components come out slightly different sizes, thus allowing a peep at the edge of text intended to be hidden at that stage. Can I combat these subtle changes...

I have an Excel project using table data selected with VlookUp and wish to emulate that program with a Delphi version stand-alone executable file. I’m using Delphi 6 free edition (no database components). 1. I looked first at arrays; my columnar data is mixed so no good. Also too clumsy to...

Part of a project has labels in a GroupBox. Originally if I changed the GroupBox colour then the label background colour matched the box. The same was true when I changed back. Recently I’ve been experimenting with changing colours. After my tinkering, if I change the GroupBox background...

I have a simple application where I would like to report the date the application was previously used and who used it, when the CreateForm event occurs. Date seems easy, but how can I find out the current user name to store in the *.ini file for next time? It's obviously silly for each user to...

With assistance from subscribers to this forum, plus researching various web sites, I’ve designed an application that does what I want (well 98% of what I want!). Now I’m trying to add a help menu with zero success. I run a free version of Delphi6. The Delphi User Guide I have is little use...

I’m using Delphi 6 free edition. In the left on the top bar of the application window is an icon followed by the application name (the current Delphi icon shown is a large letter ‘I’ with a small globe). How can I change that Delphi icon to one of my own which has more relevance to the...

I wish to prevent a user resizing the window/form. I know I have read somewhere how to do it, and I know it's simple stuff, but I'm darned if I can find the reference. I also know there are no such things as silly questions: so how do I do it? Jerry BOP NZ

In a small project I’d like to save user settings for the next run. I perceive that: - 1. On exit I need to generate an *.ini file storing the settings. 2. On subsequent runs I read back those settings on entry. · On the first run, how do I avoid an (imagined) error situation when I try to...

As per "Quick Start" pdf file shipped with my download I'm trying to create a menu, for which (in vain) I seek the Action Manager icon from the "Additional" tab. This program was downloaded some time ago. Can I create a menu without it? If so, how? Or can I add Action Manager component from...

A combo box in Excel returns a value indicating which item on the drop-down list has been chosen. Can I do the equivalent in Delphi? How?