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This chapter provides an overview of how to create applications, libraries, and components.

Topics

• Creating Applications
  • GUI Applications
    • User Interface Models
    • SDI Applications
    • MDI Applications
    • Setting IDE, Project, and Compiler Options
  • Console Applications
  • Service Applications
    • Service Threads
    • Service Name Properties
    • Debugging Service Applications
  • Programming Templates
• Creating Packages and DLLs
  • When to Use Packages and DLLs
  • Using DLLs in RAD Studio (C++)
  • Creating DLLs in C++Builder
  • Creating DLLs Containing VCL Components (C++)
  • Linking DLLs (C++)
• Writing Database Applications
  • Distributing Database Applications
• Creating Web Server Applications
  • Creating Web Services Applications
  • Creating WebBroker Applications
• Writing Applications Using COM
• Using Data Modules
  • Creating and Editing Standard Data Modules
    • Naming a Data Module and Its Unit File
    • Placing and Naming Components
    • Using Component Properties and Events in a Data Module
    • ClassGroup pseudo-property of TDataModule
    • Creating Business Rules in a Data Module
  • Accessing a Data Module from a Form
  • Adding a Remote Data Module to an Application Server Project
  • Setting the Framework Affinity for a Data Module
• Using the Object Repository
  • Sharing Items Within a Project
  • Adding Items to the Object Repository
  • Sharing Objects in a Team Environment
  • Using an Object Repository Item in a Project
  • Using Project Templates
  • Modifying Shared Items
• Enabling Help in Applications
  • Calling HTML Help from Applications
    • Types of HTML Help
    • Default Handling of F1 Help in VCL Applications
    • Customizing F1 Help in VCL Applications
    • Showing Help with Help Buttons
    • Associating Help with Menu Commands
    • Showing Help About Selected Menu Commands
    • Using the Hint Property to Show Contextual Help About Screen Objects
  • Help System Interfaces
    • Implementing ICustomHelpViewer
    • Communicating with the Help Manager
    • Asking the Help Manager for Information
    • Displaying Keyword-based Help
    • Displaying Tables of Contents
    • Implementing IExtendedHelpViewer
    • Using IHelpSystem
    • Implementing IHelpSelector
    • Registering Help System Objects
  • Using Help in a VCL Application
    • How TApplication Processes VCL Help
    • How VCL Controls Process Help
    • Calling a Help System Directly