[DUG] D2007 help incomplete or install issue
Nick
nick at salehoo.com
Thu Jul 19 11:05:14 NZST 2007
You can Ctrl-left click on the name of a function (in some source code
where it works) and it will open that unit.
Robert martin wrote:
> One of the main things I use help for is to find the unit name of a
> function so I can add it to the uses !
>
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> Paul Hectors wrote:
>> Good point so the key is to put the unit name in front of the
>> function or procedure and then you can get to the help. Like you said
>> system.readln or system.abs gets to the content.
>>
>> On 7/19/07, *John Bird* <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz
>> <mailto:johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>> wrote:
>>
>> Looks the same as you said to me - the Dinkumware link brings up a
>> not found
>> error. I wonder what is supposed to be there :) ?
>>
>> Using the left hand window to Search for READLN brought up only
>> topics from
>> the Indy Help, but searching from the right hand window brought up
>>
>> RAD Studio VCL Win32 Reference
>>
>> System.ReadLn
>> Description | See Also
>> Collapse All
>>
>> Reads a line of text from a file.
>> Description
>> In Delphi code, the ReadLn procedure reads a line of text and then
>> skips to
>> the next line of the file.
>> ReadLn(F) with no parameters causes the current file position to
>> advance to
>> the beginning of the next line if there is one; otherwise, it goes
>> to the
>> end of the file.
>> If F is omitted, the global variable Input is used, which
>> accesses the
>> processes standard input file. Use of Input in GUI applications
>> raises
>> special issues.
>> Note: {$I+} handles runtime errors using exceptions. When using
>> {$I-}, use
>> IOResult to check for I/O errors.
>>
>> See Also
>> Read
>> Writeln
>> SetLineBreakStyle
>>
>>
>> So the stuff is in there......looks like you need to know your way
>> around
>> the help to find things.
>>
>> I tend to use a combination of 3 helps: Google (eg "Delphi
>> Readln", Delphi
>> 5, Delphi 2007. Have to say probably in that order too, mainly
>> because the
>> D2007 document explorer can be glacially slow (thanks again
>> MS). The actual
>> help content is OK though in the main.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
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