Featured Webinar

Cary Jensen has worked with Delphi developers around the world – including noted authors, leading third-party vendors, and front line developers – to learn how they approached their Unicode conversions, what challenges they faced, and what solutions they employed. Learn best practices for migration to Unicode in this informative webinar.

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Additional on-demand Webinars

Get tips and information on migrating to Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 2010.

• Webinar: Migrating to Delphi 2010 - view the webinar replay on demand
• Webinar: Migrating to C++Builder 2010 - view the replay on demand

Learning about the new features

Each new version of Delphi introduces many new features. Here are a few sources of information on new features from recent versions.

• What’s new in Delphi and C++Builder 2010 (RAD Studio doc wiki)
• Debugger Enhancements since Delphi 7 & C++Builder 6
• Delphi 2010 Compiler RTTI Enhancements (video)
• What’s new in the VCL in Delphi and C++Builder 2010 (video)
• New Features in the RAD Studio 2010 IDE (video)
• Reasons to Migrate from Delphi 7 to Delphi 2009
• A Tour of Delphi 2009
• Building User Interfaces with Delphi 2009
• Using New Delphi Coding Styles and Architectures
• The New DataSnap in Delphi 2009

Updating third party components

If you use third party components, you may need updated versions for 2010. Check this list for some of the third party components available:

• Delphi 2010 Compatible Third Party Tools & Components
• C++Builder 2010 Compatible Third Party Tools & Components
• Delphi Prism 2010 Third Party Tools & Components
• Search all tools and components on the Embarcadero Technology Partner Directory

Moving from Delphi for .NET to Delphi Prism

• Delphi Prism Primer
• Language differences between Delphi for Win32 and Delphi Prism
• Delphi Prism and Delphi Syntax Differences
• Oxidizer utility for porting from Delphi for .NET to Delphi Prism for .NET

More resources on moving to Unicode

Delphi and C++Builder 2009 introduced Unicode. In addition to the product documentation, there are a number of good resources to ease your move to Unicode.

• Delphi in a Unicode World
• Delphi and Unicode
• Dr. Bob’s Unicode page and 8 Unicode Tips
• Unicode Statistics Tool - evaluation tool for migrating applications

Moving from MIDAS to DataSnap

• New! DataSnap videos and white paper from Bob Swart
• Developing Multi-Tier Solutions using DataSnap (video)
• DataSnap REST Support for Web Applications (video)
• DataSnap Tooling (video)
• DataSnap information in the RAD Studio Doc Wiki

Migrating from BDE to dbExpress

• Converting from BDE to DBX (video)

Ready to upgrade to Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio 2010?

• Buy an upgrade from the Embarcadero Online Store
• Buy an upgrade from an Embarcadero Partner
• Contact Sales for volume license pricing

Looking forward…

• Roadmap for RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism

Upgrading to RAD 2010 - FAQs