On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Alan Mead wrote:
> My Delphi experience is limited to going through "Delphi for Dummies" > a few years back, I was once a proficient Turbo Pascal 5 programmer. > I've been using FPC.. one of the things I really like about it is > being able to compile the same code on Windows and Linux. > > I've been given a copy of Delphi (8, altough I may exchange it for 7) > and been asked to create a class that implements some non-visual > functionality (it will perform searches on textual data, like > Google.com). > > I'm dreading giving up Linux compatibility. Is it possible that I > could create the required class in such a way that it can be compiled > by both Delphi 7/8 and also by FPC? If it's possible, is it > *reasonable* that I do this as a Delphi novice? Got any tips on > things to avoid? I'm not even sure how I will do it without a > command line.... It should be perfectly possible. > > Any recommendations on a good book for my context? I haven't met a good book on Object pascal yet. Most books are focused on Delphi's RAD aspect, and in particular, the GUI aspect. A major shortcoming IMHO, but who am I... > Using FPC and the > FPC docs, I tried making a class over the weekend and I did something > majorly wrong... I don't grok the difference between an object field > and a class property. Let's say that an object field can always be considered a class property, but not the opposite. If the docs are not clear on this point, feel free to send me remarks. Also, if you need assistance in writing cross-platform code, feel free to contact me in private. If I can help, I will. Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
