Delphi Sources - Essential Delphi - English Delphi Programming Guide

Table of contents

Part I - Foundations
	Chapter 1	–	Delphi 7 and Its IDE
	Chapter 2	–	The Delphi Programming Language
	Chapter 3	–	The Run-Time Library
	Chapter 4	–	Core Library classes
	Chapter 5	–	Visual Controls
	Chapter 6	–	Building the User Interface
	Chapter 7	–	Working with Forms
Part II - Delphi Object-Oriented Architectures
	Chapter 8	–	The Architecture of Delphi Applications
	Chapter 9	–	Writing Delphi Components
	Chapter 10	–	Libraries and Packages
	Chapter 11	–	Modeling and OOP Programming (with ModelMaker)
	Chapter 12	–	From COM to COM+
Part III - Delphi Database-Oriented Architectures
	Chapter 13	–	Delphi's Database Architecture
	Chapter 14	–	Client/Server with dbExpress
	Chapter 15	–	Working with ADO
	Chapter 16	–	Multitier DataSnap Applications
	Chapter 17	–	Writing Database Components
	Chapter 18	–	Reporting with Rave
Part IV - Delphi, the Internet, and a .NET Preview
	Chapter 19	–	Internet Programming: Sockets and Indy
	Chapter 20	–	Web Programming with WebBroker and WebSnap
	Chapter 21	–	Web Programming with IntraWeb
	Chapter 22	–	Using XML Technologies
	Chapter 23	–	Web Services and SOAP
	Chapter 24	–	The Microsoft .NET Architecture from the Delphi Perspective
	Chapter 25	–	Delphi for .NET Preview: The Language and the RTL

	Appendix A	–	Extra Delphi Tools by the Author
	Appendix B	–	Extra Delphi Tools from Other Sources
	Appendix C	–	Free Companion Books on Delphi

	Index
	List of Figures
	List of tables
	List of Listings
	List of Sidebars

Essential Delphi

Mastering Delphi has changed from an introductory text to an intermediate one as I've tried to cover most of the features Borland has added to Delphi over the years. In the process, I had to cut some of the material aimed at programmers who've never used Delphi or a visual tool. This material is now contained in the Essential Delphi e-book, freely available in PDF format on my site at www.marcocantu.com/edelphi. Here is the table of contents (which is still under development):

Chapter 1: "A Form Is a Window"

Chapter 2: "Highlights of the Delphi Environment"

Chapter 3: "The Object Repository and the Delphi Wizards"

Chapter 4: "A Tour of the Basic Components"

Chapter 5: "Creating and Handing Menus"

Chapter 6: "Multimedia Fun"

Chapter 7: "Saving Settings: From INI Files to the Registry"

Chapter 8: "More on Forms"

Chapter 9: "Delphi Database 101 (with Paradox)"

Chapter 10: "Printing"

Appendix A: "Essential SQL"

Appendix B: "Common VCL Properties"