Books : Mastering Delphi 7

Mastering Delphi 7 Appendix Update and Links

Appendix A: Extra Delphi Tools by the Author

• The cantools wizards are available (in compiled format for now) in the cantoolsw section of this site, and specifically the download link points to cantoolsw7.bpl [90KB]
• The VclToClx conversion program full source code (released under LGPL licence) is in the tools folder of the book source code
• The Object Debugger full source code (released under LGPL licence) is in the source is in the tools folder of the book source code
• The Memory Snap full source code (released under LGPL licence) is in the source is in the tools folder of the book source code

For the LGPL (Lesser GPL) license see http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html

Appendix B: Extra Delphi Tools from Other Sources

Here are the ready-to-click links to the sites mentioned:

• Internet Direct (Indy) is at http://www.nevrona.com/indy, while the Inpy Porta is at http://www.atozedsoftware.com/indy
• Open XML is at http://www.philo.de/xml
• Project JEDI's home page is at http://www.delphi-jedi.org
• The Delphree site is at http://delphree.clexpert.com
• DUnit can be found at http://dunit.sourceforge.net

Appendix B Extension: Even More Delphi Tools from Other Sources

• Want is a build management tool similar to Jakarta's Ant. I've used this to automate the build of the source code of the book. It can be found at http://www.suigeneris.org/want/
• After the book was done, Turbo Power has released most of its components under the MPL open source license. The various products are hosted on sourceforge.net. The main site with news is http://www.componentwriters.net

Appendix C: Free Companion Books on Delphi (by Marco Cantù)

• Essential Pascal can be found at http://www.marcocantu.com/epascal. Version 2 (in PDF format) is available. Notice that professional developer are suggested (although not requested) to donate 5 Euros when downloading this book.
• A new (and complete) edition of Essential Delphi is still under development. Keep an eye on http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi for updates.
• Two of the four chapters of the Delphi Power Book are currently available on http://www.marcocantu.com/delphipowerbook. More will come within a little time. Sorry for the delay.