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 Dr.Bob's Delphi 2007 for Win32 Clinic
Note:  This section of Dr.Bob's Delphi Clinic is devoted to news about Delphi Spacely, the upcoming version of Delphi 2007 for Win32 from CodeGear, which is focused purely on the core Delphi native Windows/Win32 developer customer base.

2008/05/01 - Updated Delphi 2007 books at Lulu
I'm about to publish a new book on Lulu.com (about IntraWeb - currently available for 99 Euro as PDF edition), and have published updated versions (and lower prices) for the other books.
Updated are the two Delphi for Win32 books (prices are for print / download versions):

My main ASP.NET and XML/SOAP manuals are still used in my training classes and under constant revision (growing every month), and will remain available as PDF purchase through my own courseware site, where a purchase also includes free PDF updates and e-mail support.

2007/09/12-13: RAD Studio 2007 Developer Days
On September 12th and 13th, we could attend in-depth R&D sessions with the creators of the RAD Studio 2007 product. Technical sessions were held at multiple times so that Delphi, C++, and C# developers around the world can take part.


2007/09/05 - CodeGear announces CodeGear RAD Studio 2007
CodeGear announced CodeGear RAD Studio 2007, supporting Windows 2000, XP and Vista, including Delphi for Win32, Delphi for .NET 2.0/3.0 and C++Builder.
CodeGear RAD Studio is available in three editions:

What's new? Prices for the BeNeLux are available on my Dutch www.eBob42.com site, where you can order the Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) versions directly from me + subscription of course!

2007/08/17 - First Look at Delphi Highlander
At the Delphi Hour from Thursday, August 16th, 2007, Nick Hodges gave us a first look at Delphi Highlander (aka Delphi for .NET 2.0/3.0). Nick showed ASP.NET 2.0 Master and Content pages as well as the new BlackFish database technology. You can watch the replay or download it


2007/07/18-19: CodeGear Europe Developer Days
On July 18 and 19, 2007, CodeGear Europe will be holding a free 2-day web seminar event offering several technical sessions on Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi for PHP and even a Ruby IDE sneak peak.
I will be performing a session on Tracing/Debugging/Testing Win32 Web Services using Delphi 2007 myself on Thursday morning.


2007/07/01 - Abakus VCL v3.30
Abakus VCL is a professional set of Borland Delphi and C++Builder realtime components for virtual instrumentation. Abakus VCL version 3.30 Build 2 is available for download, containing support for C++Builder 2007 now.


2007/06/21 - Delphi and C++Builder Roadmap
CodeGear has published document that describes the roadmap and their intended plans for Delphi and C++Builder. Note that a roadmap is never cast in stone, and always subject to change (like the support for Generics in Highlander, which went from "consumption only" to "consumption and creation of parameterized types in Delphi for .NET" (after a lot of feedback).
You can also listen to the replays of the Delphi and C++Builder Roadmap Briefings.


2007/06/13 - Installing C++Builder 2007 on Delphi 2007
This helpful article describes the steps to install C++Builder 2007 on a system where Delphi 2007 for Win32 is already installed.


2007/06/13 - Installing Update #1 for Delphi 2007
This helpful article describes the steps to install Update #1 of Delphi 2007 for Win32 using the Auto Update feature of the IDE.


2007/05/14 - New C++Builder 2007 brings RAD Windows Vista
CodeGear announced C++Builder 2007 - the world's only native C++ rapid application development (RAD) integrated development environment (IDE) for Microsoft® Windows. C++Builder 2007 provides support for Microsoft Windows Vista, enabling developers to seamlessly upgrade existing C++ applications to support Vista and rapidly build new Windows applications that take advantage of the new Vista Aero user interfaces.
With C ++Builder 2007, developers can quickly build rich client applications that support Vista as well as create dynamic AJAX-enabled Web applications. Applications can be built on Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP or Vista, and deployed automatically to all three platforms without recompilation.


2007/05/07 - IntraWeb 9.0.16 for Delphi 2007
Hadi Hariri has announced on his blog Intraweb version 9.0.16. It is highly recommended that we should upgrade to this build.


2007/05/06 - New Downloads for Delphi 2007 Registered Users
QuickReport, the Remote Debugger, and the BDE Merge Module are now available for download on the Delphi 2007 Registered Users page.


2007/02/13 - Delphi Spacely screenshot (on Windows Vista)
Take a look at a full-size screenshot of Delphi “Spacely” running on Windows Vista, supporting Vista enhanced Aero UI, controls, effects, and APIs. The screenshot shows the ActionBars WordPad demo running in Delphi 2007 (and there are some interesting things to note, which I'll list below the screenshot itself):

Delphi 2007 for Win32

There are a number of interesting things to note:

It's also good to see that the Win 3.1 tab is still present in Spacely ;-)

Also available: Highlander News (Delphi for Win32 and .NET 2.0).


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