Merlin’s Delphi Forge

If you want to delete a file and have the ability to recycle it you should better forget about low-level functions such as DeleteFile(). You need to use the Shell API functions in order to use the recycle bin. This is because deleting files with the use of the recycle bin is not just moving [...]

When you are creating a splash screen you probably want it to show up as soon as possible. I have seen source codes where the splash screen has been shown on the main form’s OnCreate event and closed on its OnShow event. Well, this is not acceptable. Why? Because the splash screen is only shown [...]