Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

  • Congratulations bkrike on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  1. MerryMadDad

    Desktop Text Display

    Hello, I would like to display a line of text from a list on the desktop, one line at a time with the option to choose the position of the text on the desktop. The text must be 'always on top' without any background, border, form, etc just the text itself. I would aslo like to change the...
  2. MerryMadDad

    Excess Kernel processor useage

    Hi, I have just purchased a new hard disc and installed Windows ME from scratch followed by all the other applications I use - too many to list here. The problem now is that using system monitor, I see that the Kernel processor usage is Always at least 50% but mostly 80% is there any way to...
  3. MerryMadDad

    What drivers for PCI System Management Bus ?

    In Device manager (Win 98) I have a yellow question mark over "other devices" and below this I have the message "PCI System Management Bus" When clicking properties I am informed the drivers are not loaded for this device (Code 28). The PC is a Dell Optiplex GX100 and I can't find anything on...
  4. MerryMadDad

    Call HTML Help from Delphi

    I have used Help&manual to create help files for my project. I can call the winhelp files Ok but don't know how to call the HTML help file (*.chm) from within Delphi can anyone help please. Thanks MMD
  5. MerryMadDad

    TMS AdvStringGrid

    Is there anyone out there who uses TMS software components, namely AdvStringGrid ? I have a problem with sorting. Grid layout group name salary (Column headers) . .possible blank rows . Group1 Bob 10,000 Fred 7,000 Jim 12,000 . . . blank rows . . . Group2 Jane 10,000...
  6. MerryMadDad

    89S8252 UART not working !

    Hello all, I'm trying to get the serial port of an Atmel 89S8252 to transmit data in mode 2 of the Serial port (Mode 2 should be 8 bit UART fixed baud rate) Here's some of the code : ;-------------- Timer 0 Setup Mov A,TMOD Anl A,#0F0H Orl A,#02H ;8 bit auto re-load timer...
  7. MerryMadDad

    Simple Atmel Serial Coms

    Hi, I need to periodically send a number of bytes (10 or so)to a PC running a delphi program to receive data on the serial port delphi part is ok, but in the chip I am using Atmel 89S8252 do I need to worry about start and stop bits if so how do I set the thing up. In the serial coms component...
  8. MerryMadDad

    Print selection in string grid

    Hello, could anyone help me with any of the following three questions please ? 1/ How do I print a selection of rows from a string grid 2/ add buttons to the string grid so that they always remain below whatever rows are displayed in the grid and move their position according to the size of...
  9. MerryMadDad

    state of bit test

    Hello, I am trying to test the state of bits in a byte, active low state I used the case of statement case of 254: do something 253: do something else 251: 247: and so on The problem is without working out every possible combination, how can I detect that two bits are active at the same time ...
  10. MerryMadDad

    add ascii bytes

    Hello all, can anyone help me to add a series of ascii numbers together ? The data comes in two bytes 00 (two seperate bytes) and could be for example 23 the first time and 65 the next time. I want to subract 23 from 65 when the characters are ascii - how ? any help much appreciated Robert
  11. MerryMadDad

    Check file saved before exit app.

    Hello all, Can anyone tell me how to run a bit of code that will check if a file has been saved when the user clicks on the X at the top right of the app screen. I got this to work Ok when using File | Exit but not with the application close button. Thanks for any help
  12. MerryMadDad

    Return from polling par port

    Hello all, I need to get data input on the parallel port, but the event takes only max 300uS so I can't poll the pp every 10mS like I wanted to or even every 1mS so can anyone tell me how to exit from continually monitoring the pp to check for any other events ? I would like to use the...
  13. MerryMadDad

    Change data in TDbgrid

    Hello all, I created a db in ms access and exported it as Dbase 5 then used this as the table in Database wizard in Delphi 4.0 displayed in a grid. Now I want to change the data displayed in the grid (all string type) for example using a button how do i change a single cell in the tdbgrid from...
  14. MerryMadDad

    Digital I/O

    Hello, I wrote an application that some of you helped me with. The application needs to read / write data to the parallel port. 1/ Does anyone know how I can do the same with the USB port. 2/ What hardware do I need for 8 inputs and 8 outputs to USB port on PC and where can I get or make the...
  15. MerryMadDad

    Save File With Program Generated File Name

    Hello, I am trying to save a file with its name generated from a combobox and and edit box, the contents of both change according to what the program is doing. I use if savedialog.execute then ... The problem is that when the file is saved its name is not displayed in the save dialog file...
  16. MerryMadDad

    Concatenate strings in memo other than by +

    I want to join a number of strings together on a Single line in a memo to make four to six rows (lines) and the number of different strings to join can be one to thirty-two. for example : First row s1a, s2a, s3a, ......sa32a Second row s1b, s2b, s3b, .... s32b third row .... fourth row .... ...

Part and Inventory Search

Back
Top