| Title: | Borland Delphi conference |
| Moderator: | BROUGH::DAVIES |
| Created: | Tue Mar 12 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 30 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 33 |
| Total number of notes: | 110 |
Delphi 3.0 is out!
I received a mail about upgrading my Delphi 2.0 to 3.0 and promptly put
in an order. The package arrived within three days, so now I have
Delphi 3.0
There are a lot of changes - new components, new features, new style
help...
VCL components don't have to be in the main VCL package - I added two
to a package of mine own. It rebuilt very quickly and appear no
different than normal. Nice one!
There appear to be more hints and warnings. I got a lot of 'unused
variable' hints and 'may be uninitialized' warnings.
Otherwise everything works as before. Delphi 3.0 supports creating
ActiveX controls, and has a JPEG library. Debugging is with pop up data
tips - like Visual C++. It also has prompting for function calls and
statement shortcuts.
Looks like I've got a lot of reading to do... 8)
Pete
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| 30.1 | Not me - I'm broke | 45862::16.194.208.3::sharkeya | Who am I now ? | Sat May 03 1997 21:08 | 8 |
But the price !!!!! Previous upgrades have been around the �99.00 mark. This one is �249 - I know its the second one up but you'd think they would be nice to their long time customers. Alan | |||||
| 30.2 | sigh | NUBOAT::HEBERT | Captain Bligh | Tue May 06 1997 22:01 | 3 |
Delphi 3 on Alpha would be nice. Art | |||||
| 30.3 | 45080::CWINPENNY | Wed May 07 1997 18:10 | 12 | ||
Re: Upgrade price
I too was shocked by the upgrade price, 250 pounds is way too much and
makes one wonder what the full price will be. I suggest waiting until
it's on the shelves, I've generally found that Delphi is much cheaper
from mail order/retail outlets rather than ordering direct from
Borland. The only downside is that you have to wait a short while until
it's out there but I can live with that. Also from the bumpf I received
I'm still undecided as to whether it'll be worth upgrading,
Chris
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| 30.4 | 4262::WRAY | John Wray, Distributed Processing Engineering | Wed May 07 1997 18:35 | 8 | |
How much is a full copy of Delphi 2.0 in the UK? In the US, you can
pick up Delphi 2.0 developer for just under $200, and once you've done
that, you can get the upgrade to V3 through Borland free (or at least,
for a $10 handling fee). I think the upgrade offer applies to Delphi
2.0 purchases between April 1 and May 31. I'm assuming the upgrade
promotion is valid worldwide, which may be a rash assumption.
John
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