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2022

Profile logging updates in OpenInsight 10.2 (Published 09 NOV 2022)

EditTables - The CELLPOSCHANGED event (Published 31 OCT 2022)

Migration tool updates in OpenInsight 10.2 (Published 20 SEP 2022)

ListBoxes and TreeListBoxes - "in-place" editing (Published 15 SEP 2022)

The HTTPSERVER control (Published 14 SEP 2022)

String comparison in OpenInsight - Part 4 - String-Only operators (Published 14 SEP 2022)

EditTables - Getting multi-select data the easy way (Published 14 SEP 2022)

2021

The DIRWATCHER control (Published 30 DEC 2021)

Yield or Die! (Published 30 DEC 2021)

The Case of the Extra Pixel (Published 02 NOV 2021)

The Case of the Jumping Dialog (Published 29 OCT 2021)

RList Interrupted (Published 28 OCT 2021)

PDF files and the FILEPREVIEW control (Published 22 OCT 2021)

Indexing Transactions in OI10 (Published 07 OCT 2021)

RList eXtended - New features for OpenInsight 10.1 (Published 07 OCT 2021)

The Saga of ShellExecute (Published 14 JUL 2021)

Methods, Events, and Documentation (Published 09 JUL 2021)

Reordering tabs with the AllowDragReorder property (Published 24 JUN 2021)

Screenshots with the CAPTUREIMAGE method (Published 21 JUN 2021)

Context Menu updates (Published 09 JUN 2021)

The SHOWDATABINDING method (Published 07 JUN 2021)

String comparison in OpenInsight - Part 3 - Linguistic Mode (Published 19 MAY 2021)

String comparison in OpenInsight - Part 2 - UTF8 Mode (Published 18 MAY 2021)

String comparison in OpenInsight - Part 1 - ANSI Mode (Published 18 MAY 2021)

Implementing a Dropdown Panel dialog (Published 13 MAY 2021)

Resizing the RevEngine window (Published 13 MAY 2021)

The IMAGE Object API (Redux) (Published 12 MAY 2021)

Databinding in the Form Designer (Published 12 MAY 2021)

LocateC, GSClear and Expendable (Published 11 MAY 2021)

A tour around the updated IDE Database Toolpanel (Published 11 MAY 2021)

2020

Menu Designer update in v10.0.8 (Published 01 JUN 2020)

What's "this"? (Published 01 JUN 2020)

OpenInsight 10 and QuickEvent Processing (Published 09 FEB 2020)

What is the ENDDIALOG event? (Published 06 FEB 2020)

EditTables - The COLUMNS Sub-Object (Part 1) (Published 10 JAN 2020)

Loading the IDE in v10.0.8 (Published 10 JAN 2020)

OLE Control improvements in v10.0.8 (Published 10 JAN 2020)

Using Evaluate Notes in the IDE - making a "To-Do" list (Published 10 JAN 2020)

EditTables - Coloring cells with the CELLSTYLES property (Published 08 JAN 2020)

Login Dialog Customization (Published 08 JAN 2020)

Adding Custom Properties in the Form Designer (Published 08 JAN 2020)

2019

A focus on the FOCUS property (Published 08 AUG 2019)

Coloring your tabs with the ITEMSTYLE property (Published 19 JUL 2019)

Tracking the SAVEWARN property (Published 18 JUL 2019)

Extended Precision Mode (Published 18 JUN 2019)

2018

EditTables - The Sub-Object Interface (Published 27 APR 2018)

EditTables - The new "CELL" events (Published 24 APR 2018)

EditTables - Deleting and Inserting Rows (Published 20 APR 2018)

Region Blocking (Published 19 APR 2018)

2017

The EDITSTATECHANGED event (Published 31 AUG 2017)

The COMMUTERMODULE Property (Published 30 AUG 2017)

Context Menus in OpenInsight 10 - Part III (Published 23 AUG 2017)

Context Menus in OpenInsight 10 - Part II (Published 22 AUG 2017)

Context Menus in OpenInsight 10 - Part I (Published 21 AUG 2017)

2016

Assertions in Basic+ (Published 16 SEP 2016)

BLen is the new GetByteSize (Published 17 JUN 2016)

The FILEPREVIEW control (Published 17 JUN 2016)

The AUTODROPDOWN property (Published 13 JUN 2016)

Listboxes and ToolTips (Published 11 JUN 2016)

TOOLTIP is the new HELPTEXT (Published 01 JUN 2016)

Object Notation Syntax (Published 29 APR 2016)

2015

POPUP Changes (Published 23 NOV 2015)

The CHOOSEDIR and CHOOSEFILE methods (Published 19 NOV 2015)

OpenInsight 10 and the Visual C++ 2015 Runtime (Published 17 NOV 2015)

The VALUES and VALUE properties (Published 04 OCT 2015)

Sorting in EditTables (Published 26 SEP 2015)

Size and Position (Published 16 APR 2015)

2014

A Technical Preview ... (Published 01 OCT 2014)

Insert records and the TCOMPILE method (Published 16 JUN 2014)

The SCALED event (Published 09 JUN 2014)

The SCALEFACTOR property (Published 02 JUN 2014)

OpenInsight and High-DPI - Part 2 (Published 29 MAY 2014)

QuickEvents, Commuter Modules and Passing-By-Reference (Published 28 APR 2014)

A last word on EditLines (for now) (Published 23 APR 2014)

Edit controls and the Image API (Published 18 APR 2014)

EditLines and the Glyph API (Published 14 APR 2014)

EditLines and EditMasks (Published 07 APR 2014)

Password-style EditLines (Published 31 MAR 2014)

2013

OLE Control Integration (Published 20 NOV 2013)

The WRITEATRECORD property (Published 18 NOV 2013)

Property Indexes (Published 17 NOV 2013)

Promoted Events and the Repository (Published 15 AUG 2013)

The FILESYSTEM WATCHDIR method (Published 13 AUG 2013)

The IDLEPROC Queue (Published 09 AUG 2013)

Split-Button controls (Published 29 JUL 2013)

Button controls (Published 26 JUL 2013)

Hyperlink controls (Published 25 JUL 2013)

Label controls (Published 23 JUL 2013)

Progress Bar controls (Published 07 JUN 2013)

Date and Time Picker controls (Published 29 MAY 2013)

Up-Down controls (Published 25 MAY 2013)

Taskbar Integration - Progress Bars (Published 03 MAY 2013)

Taskbar Integration - Overlay Icons (Published 29 APR 2013)

Editline Autocompletion (Published 25 APR 2013)

OpenInsight and High-DPI (Published 23 APR 2013)

The System Monitor - Part II (Published 12 FEB 2013)

The Image API (Published 07 FEB 2013)

Image transparency - Color-keying and Alpha-blending (Published 01 FEB 2013)

Subject to change... (Published 01 FEB 2013)

Image format support in OpenInsight 10 (Published 23 JAN 2013)

Taskbar Integration - The TASKBARID property (Published 21 JAN 2013)

Special FX - The SHOW and HIDE methods (Published 18 JAN 2013)

Special FX - The TRANSLUCENCY property (Published 16 JAN 2013)

Special FX - Aero Glass (Published 14 JAN 2013)

OpenInsight and Direct2D (Published 10 JAN 2013)

The System Monitor (Published 08 JAN 2013)

2012

The Reflection API (Published 10 DEC 2012)

The RXI Files - Part II (Published 04 DEC 2012)

The RXI Files (Published 30 NOV 2012)

The new STYLE_N property (Published 26 NOV 2012)

The LOG_EVENT method (Published 12 NOV 2012)

The Set_Property_Only subroutine (Published 05 NOV 2012)

The new FILESYSTEM object (Published 29 OCT 2012)

The SYSTEM object - some new properties (Published 22 OCT 2012)

The Utility function (Published 14 OCT 2012)

Send_Message and Exec_Method (Published 11 OCT 2012)

Welcome... (Published 05 OCT 2012)