[Ray Konopka]

Hi Mark,

Embarcadero acquired the components back in 2015. The Konopka Signature VCL Controls is available via the GetIt Package Manager within recent versions of Delphi. Startup of the RAD Studio (Delphi) IDE and select the Tools > GetIt Package Manager menu item. Then type “Konopka” into the search box and you will find the entry for KSVC. Click the Install button to install. The source code is installed during the installation.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Ariagna,

In regards to #1, there are a few situations that can affect whether or not a CodeSite message makes it from your application code to the Live Viewer.

1. The CodeSite logger that is used to send the message has its Enabled property set to False.
2. The CodeSiteManager.Enabled property is set to False.
3. If a CodeSite logger is set to use a Destination that does NOT include the Viewer, then any messages generated by that logger will NOT show up in the Live Viewer.
4. The CodeSite logger is trying to use a destination that is not valid. This would manifest itself in the CodeSite Dispatcher (the icon would turn red, and there Dispatcher Log would show an error). In this case, the logger would become disabled.
5. The Live Viewer could be configured to Block Incoming Messages. Check the Tools > Block Incoming Messages menu item.
6. The CodeSite Dispatcher could be configured to block categories of messages. CodeSite messages that specify a Category that is blocked will not be sent to the final destination.

When using the Dispatcher to block a Category, the CodeSite logger still generates the CodeSite message and sends it to the Dispatcher. As noted above, the Dispatcher then stops the message from going further, if the message’s Category is blocked.

A better approach to control the amount of messages that your application generates is to use separate loggers and enable or disable the loggers as needed. For example, you could create a csCritical logger that is always enabled and is used for logging critical information. You could then create other loggers based on how you want to control the amount of logging. The use of Categories and Logger instances makes CodeSite quite a bit different than traditional log-level approaches.

Hope this helps,
Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Ariagna,
CodeSite Studio is sold as a traditional software license. It is a one-time payment, and NOT a subscription. The license is the traditional “like a book” license. You are allowed to install the logging classes (the code that you link into your programs) onto multiple machines provided you are the only one using the software at a time. If you have another developer that will be compiling/building code using the CodeSite logging classes, then a separate license should be purchased for each developer.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Ariagna,

Thank you for your interest in CodeSite Studio. I will do my best to answer your questions.
1. I believe what you are asking for in this question is the ability to encrypt the data that is captured with CodeSite. The current version of CodeSite does not support automatically encrypting the message data. We are investigating ways to do this in a relatively seamless manner for a future release.
2. The current version of CodeSite Studio supports sending CodeSite messages to a remote computer using TCP. Specifically, your application would specify a TCP remote destination. Then when your app generates a CodeSite message, it is sent to the CodeSite Dispatcher running locally on the machine. Then the local Dispatcher will send the message to the CodeSite Dispatcher that is running on the remote computer. The Remote Dispatcher will then typically save the CodeSite message to a log file.
3. There are several methods of controlling the amount of data that is generated/sent by CodeSite. For example, you can setup separate CodeSite loggers and specify a Category for each logger. Then you can Enable/Disable the loggers as necessary to control the amount of messages that are logged. The Viewers also provide the ability to create filtered views so that you only see the messages that you are interested in. For example, you can create a new view that only shows you messages from a specific process.

I hope this answers your questions.
Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for submitting the report. I have also been very frustrated with the situation. This is one of the reasons why I have been encouraging people to submit reports so that Embarcadero can see that many, many developers are dependent on these components. I will be presenting at EKON in a couple weeks and will try to connect with Embarcadero team members in attendance.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for sending the test project. I was able to reproduce the issue you are running into. The fact that you are building a 64-bit application is key to the issue. More specifically, the “Support address space layout randomization” setting, which in 11.2 is set to True by default for 64-bit applications. You can work around the issue by turning this setting to False. The setting is located in:
Project Options
Building
Delphi Compiler
Linking
Support address space layout randomization

As for reporting issues with KSVC, Embarcadero still hasn’t added specific entries for the components. However, Marco Cantu has suggested that issues can be reported under the general VCL category. Furthermore, the subject of the issue should start with KSVC so that the issue is marked as a KSVC-related issue. For example, if you go to Quality Portal and conduct an issue search for “KSVC” you will see many other examples.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Chris,

I have been unable to duplicate the error condition you are experiencing. Are you able to reproduce the issue in a test project? If so, please send the source (no executables) to support at raize.com and I’ll take a look. I’m curious if there are property settings that are resulting in the error.

I would also encourage you to file a report about this issue on Embarcadero’s Quality Portal so they are aware of the issue. Any fix will need to come from Embarcadero as they own the components now.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi,

I saw some reports on Embarcadero’s Forums regarding issues with installing KSVC in 11.2. It appears that Embarcadero has reverted to a previous build which is now installing properly in 11.2. As such, I would suggest trying to install the components again.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Gordon,

While what I stated earlier is indeed true, we discovered that there was an issue with the CodeSite Logging Classes when ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) was enabled. The problem affects 64-bit applications and prevents CodeSite messages from being delivered to the CodeSite Dispatcher. As such, Live Logging and File Logging do not work.

We have just released a new 5.4.1 version that fixes this problem. Please see this link for more details: CodeSite ASLR Support

We have also provided Embarcadero with an update to the CodeSite Express edition that is deployed through the GetIt Package Manager. The new 5.4.1 build should be available in GetIt soon.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Delphi 11.2 is dcu compatible with 11.0 and 11.1. As such, the latest version of CodeSite will work with 11.2.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Steve,
I apologize for the delay. I just created a test app using Delphi 10.2.3 and DropMaster 2.5.2 and the TDMTextTarget component is working just fine in the app.
Are you able to recreate the issue in a test project and send me the source code (no executables) and I can take a closer look?

Did anything change recently with your system? Before Jim went on vacation, he saw your message and thought that it sounded like it might be related to permissions.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Steve,
I apologize for the delay. I just created a test app using Delphi 10.2.3 and DropMaster 2.5.2 and the TDMTextTarget component is working just fine in the app.
Are you able to recreate the issue in a test project and send me the source code (no executables) and I can take a closer look?

Did anything change recently with your system? Before Jim went on vacation, he saw your message and thought that it sounded like it might be related to permissions.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Dave,

I believe you are getting “Not enough actual parameters errors”.

Yes, Embarcadero needs to update the demo code that comes with the components. In the meantime, you can fix the missing parameter errors with the demo by adding Self as the first parameter to the method calls.

For example,

if UsingSystemStyle then
becomes
if UsingSystemStyle( Self ) then

C := GetGradientPanelFrameColor( FCurrentGCS )
becomes
C := GetGradientPanelFrameColor( Self, FCurrentGCS )

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi Mike,

The event that I mentioned in my response was the OnDblClickOpen event and not the OnDlbClick event. The OnDblClickOpen event handler has the Handled parameter.

Ray

[Ray Konopka]

Hi,

Not in the current version. However, in CodeSite 6, an internal dispatcher will be available, which will mean that the CodeSite Dispatcher application does not need to be installed. The CodeSite Dispatcher will still be available to handle situations where you want to capture CodeSite messages from multiple applications into a single log file.

Ray

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