Re: [fpc-pascal] pascal on macbook

2008-04-24 Thread Jerry
If you haven't been around the Mac much lately, you might also like to know that there is another compiler, GNU Pascal, or GPC. Free Pascal is like Delphi and GPC is more compatible with ISO standards, but each accommodates several dialects. Also, there is an alternate IDE under development

Re: [fpc-pascal] Trim db-fieldnames, or not?

2008-04-24 Thread Marc Weustink
Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: Marc Weustink wrote: with quoted identifiers you can do whatever you want. One of the examples I use why you don't want to use them is: SELECT "select" FROM "from" WHERE "where" and "and" BETWEEN "between" and "and" HAVING "having" ORDER BY "order by" hehehe... I d

Re: [fpc-pascal] pascal on macbook

2008-04-24 Thread Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
I'd say yes. Free Pascal works very well with Mac OS X. Here are instructions to install it: http://www.freepascal.org/fpcmac.var After installing Free Pascal, I'd recommend you to download the latest subversion Lazarus and then build the Carbon native Lazarus IDE. It's a native Mac IDE, and work

[fpc-pascal] pascal on macbook

2008-04-24 Thread George R Smith
I used to have a MacIntosh and would like to go back to programming in pascal. Can I do this on the Macbook. Is it recommended ? Thanks grs ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-p

[fpc-pascal] Using JNI in free pascal

2008-04-24 Thread Alan Krause
Has anyone used the Java Native Interface unit (JNI.pas, home page is http://www.pacifier.com/~mmead/jni/delphi/) to provide JNI access to a shared library under Linux? I currently use it with Delphi to provide a JNI interface to a Windows DLL, and would like to do the same under Linux. Unfort

[fpc-pascal] RealThinClient SDK for FreePascal/Lazarus - anyone?

2008-04-24 Thread Danijel Tkalcec
What is the RealThinClient SDK? http://realthinclient.com/about_sdk.htm Where can you download it for Delphi/Win32? http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtcsdk What about FreePascal/Lazarus? http://realthinclient.com/forum/?cmd=viewtopic§ion_id=12&topic_id=54 Best Regards, Danijel Tkalcec, Team RTC h

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Pascal postscript reading library

2008-04-24 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
Tiziano De Togni wrote: This is true if you deal with metal sheet and mechanical applications. And that's exactly what my friend's business is about. :-) Regards, - Graeme - ___ fpGUI - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal htt

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Pascal postscript reading library

2008-04-24 Thread Tiziano De Togni
Graeme Geldenhuys ha scritto: Funky Beast wrote: Most if not all CAD or vectorial software out there supports import/export from/to DXF format. If you support importing this format, you would already support a plethora of designing software out there. Your customers will have more choices for th

Re: [fpc-pascal] Pascal postscript reading library

2008-04-24 Thread Johann Glaser
Hi! > I am a little impressed that everyone says postscript is so complex, > so I'm reevaluating which path to go, but I do have a competent > software developer available to whom send the task, so the amount of > work isn't that much a problem =P (as long as it is doable by 1 person > in a couple

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Pascal postscript reading library

2008-04-24 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
Funky Beast wrote: Most if not all CAD or vectorial software out there supports import/export from/to DXF format. If you support importing this format, you would already support a plethora of designing software out there. Your customers will have more choices for their favourite designing tool.

Re: [fpc-pascal] Pascal postscript reading library

2008-04-24 Thread Marc Weustink
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 4:32 AM, Krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hmm... vague your mail is. What kinda interpretation? If all you want is to slurp the text then it might be possible but then Postscript is a full blown programming language and people (most