FAQ
Here, you'll find the most frequently asked questions which cover a range of components or all. You will find questions specific to one component in the How to section of each component.
How to get ICS
There are 3 options to get ICS source code:
- From the partner DVD you get from CodeGear when buying Delphi or C++ Builder
- From OverByte website
- From version control repository
Using the partner DVD from CodeGear is probably not such a good idea, since it is likely to be an old version, built at the time this Delphi / C++Builder version was pushed to the marked.
Using OverByte's website you'll get the latest stable release or beta. That's a good choice.
Using version control repository is the best choice if you want to have the very latest source code. OverByte uses a SubVersion server and you need to use a subversion client such as TortoiseSVN or your favorite browser. Once your SVN client is installed, for ICS-V6 you can browse to svn://svn.overbyte.be/ics or http://svn.overbyte.be:8443/svn/ics or for ICS-V5 to: svn://svn.overbyte.be/icsv5 or http://svn.overbyte.be:8443/svn/icsv5. ICS-V7 is a part of V6, in ics/branches/icsv7. All use usercode = ics and password = ics for read access. Write access is only available to TeamICS.
How ICS works
| Asynchronous paradigm | The non-blocking nature of ICS. | |
| Sending and receiving data | Draft discussing possible formats of data transfer. |
FAQ
| Concatenating data | A example on how to concatenate chuncks of data in a CPU / Memory friendly way. | |
| Difference TCP/UDP | What is the difference between TCP and UDP and which to use when ? | |
| General | General questions not belonging to other sections | |
| Internet | Specific for internet in general | |
| Microsoft .NET framework | Using ICS with the Microsoft .NET framework | |
| Multi-Threading | Using ICS components and threads | |
| Progress bar | Implementing a progress bar | |
| Timeouts | Implementing timeouts on connections or protocols |
