Is it still possible to find and install Delphi 2010 on my Windows machine so that I can develop in the same environment as the student?
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Searched but unable to find a clear answer. Is the upgrade from Delphi Alexandria a new installation (i.e. remove 11.0 first) or is it a simple "run to update"?
11.1 is still Alexandria. Embarcadero changed their version naming scheme for the 11.x series, where x is for updates, not major releases like in the 10.x series.
The Alexandria installation instructions states the following:
https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Alexandria/en/Installation
Upgrading RAD Studio Alexandria
Attention: You do not need to follow these steps to install a different version of RAD Studio. Different versions of RAD Studio can coexist on the same system.
To replace RAD Studio Alexandria with a better edition or an update of RAD Studio Alexandria, you must remove RAD Studio Alexandria from your system and install your upgraded edition or update of RAD Studio Alexandria.
We are trying to set up 10.4 Sydney automated builds based on the Delphi command-line compiler. Our build servers are Windows Server 2016, but RAD Studio 10.4 is supported only for Windows 10 and attempts to install on Windows Server 2016 have failed. Embarcadero technical support says to purchase RAD Server, but is RAD Server really intended to support automated builds?
Would manual setup be a solution? Is it feasible to manually set up the Delphi 10.4 command-line compiler on Windows Server 2016 (i.e. copy over needed files and import needed Registry settings)? Or will 10.4 install on Server despite this not being officially supported (with our woes being due to heretofore unidentified IS policies or security settings which are interfering with the setup)?
Edit: The error is "No valid license information found for Embarcadero Delphi 10.4. You must provide a valid serial number in order to use Embarcadero Delphi 10.4 Do you want to run the registration wizard again?"
The solution (suggested by our Embarcadero sales rep, not their tech support, who refused to help because 10.4 is not officially supported on Windows Server 2016) was to uninstall 10.4 (what little had installed) and then reinstall. Reinstalling, the installer found the manually-imported license (the same one that it had complained held no valid license information) and allowed the install to proceed. There were no further issues with the install and now both the Delphi 10.4 IDE and command prompt are working properly.
When Team Foundation Server 2010 was released, there are no Windows 10. I check its system requirements and found it supports Windows 7. So does anyone have experiences in installing TFS 2010 on Windows 10 successfully?
Thanks
TFS 2010 doesn't support Windows 10, it only supports the following client operating systems:
Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Windows Vista SP2
More details, please refer to Requirements and compatibility.
I was reading the Embarcadero FireMonkey literature and it lists a lot of db platforms, but not PostgreSQL. Is there a way to build a cross-platform PostgreSQL Delphi application?
PostgreSQL Data Access Components by DevArt:
PgDAC is a cross-platform solution for developing applications using
various IDEs: RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder, Lazarus (and FPC) on
Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Linux, and FreeBSD for both x86 and x64
platforms. PgDAC also provides support for the FireMonkey platform,
which allows you to develop visually spectacular high-performance
native applications for Windows and Mac OS X.
Delphi XE2 includes the dbExpress ODBC driver which can be used with the PostgreSQL ODBC driver for access this database. Unfortunally the dbExpress ODBC driver only supports windows (for now).
For cross-platform development you can try the PgDAC component from DevArt
PgDAC is a cross-platform solution for developing applications using
various IDEs: RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder, Lazarus (and FPC) on
Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Linux, and FreeBSD for both x86 and x64
platforms. PgDAC also provides support for the FireMonkey platform,
which allows you to develop visually spectacular high-performance
native applications for Windows and Mac OS X.
I am installing TFS 2010 on a Win XP PC. When I get to "Select features to install" it only offers to install the Team Foundation Build Service. It does not offer to install Team Foundation Server.
Why oh why is this?
XP is not a supported operating system. Only 2003+ server operating systems are supported.
Edit - Just noticed my link was for TFS 2008 - Here's the list of OSes that support TFS 2010:
Windows Vista® operating system with Service Pack 2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, excluding Windows Vista Starter and Home Basic Editions)
Windows 7® operating system (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, excluding Windows 7 Starter Edition)
Windows Server® 2003 (32-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later (all editions)
Windows Server® 2003 R2 (32-bit) or later (all editions)
Windows Server® 2008 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later
Windows Server® 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Well.. it is a SERVER product.
However, considering you can install it on Vista or Windows 7 then they probably are doing things that just aren't supported under IIS 5.1