(originally published in The Borland Developer Network) Paths are a little-used method of creating some very interesting effects in Windows. While typically complicated to program, Builder (and in particular the TCanvas object) makes using these functions very straightforward, providing the convenience of RAD with the power of direct API calls...

(originally published in The Borland Developer Network) Although the TMediaPlayer component in Builder does just about everything I could want, one problem I’ve encountered with it is in recording. This article details how to provide recording support in Builder with the MCI Window interface. Simple Recording? The problem is fairly...

(originally published in The Borland Developer Network) Tray Icon programs are those apps you see with the icon near the clock, such as the volume control, or DeskMenu. While putting the icon in the try is fairly easy, the details of putting together a program that works properly is not...