Re: Just realise that I'm about as thick as they come!

From: Raptor (bogus_at_none.com)
Date: 02/03/05

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    Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:19:08 -0800

    Genome <ilike_spam@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
    news:1ChMd.1$Co6.0@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
    > I want to write a thing called TestXYZ.
    >
    > It comes up with a form that has a 'begin' button on it.
    >
    > I'm not trying to be fancy here.
    >
    > When you click on the 'begin' button the form turns into TestXYZ.1 with
    some
    > bits and pieces on it.
    >
    > (An instruction panel and a picture thing to demonstrate what to do. With
    > some edit boxes that display values, and perhaps an up/down thing that
    lets
    > the user see what's going on. A done button and a 'next' button.)
    >
    > When you click on the 'next' button (I might call it TestXYZ1Done) the
    form
    > turns into TestXYZ.2 with some different bits and pieces on it.
    >
    > (An instruction panel and a picture thing to demonstrate what to do. With
    > some edit boxes that display values, and perhaps a left/right thing that
    > lets the user see what's going on. A couple of extra edit boxes for the
    user
    > to put some values back in along with a done button and a 'next' button.)
    >
    > When you click on the 'next' button (I might call it TestXYZ2Done) the
    form
    > turns into TestXYZ.3 with some even more different bits and pieces on it.
    >
    > And so on.
    >
    > Now, there's probably some extra bit of underlying recording results to
    > files and some such stuff but, I'll try to beat me bollocks over that
    later.
    >
    > I might, just, be able to do the bits in brackets.
    >
    > At the moment I am messing about with MDI forms and that's getting a bit
    > aimless. I tend to do that. I really don't speak the language and I don't
    > know how to use it.
    >
    > By the way, I've got Delphi4 Standard.
    >
    > Please feel free to slap me about the face a bit.

    I suggest you Google the web for 'delphi tutorial.' The stuff you're asking
    about sounds as basic as you can get, not much more than the traditional
    'Hello, world' programs, and you should be willing to look that up on your
    own.

    If you get stuck on a particular and are unable to get past it, a specific
    question might get a response, but you should begin with the tutorials.

    Raptor

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