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fule12,
I just recently started programming (as the beginner of beginners!) and have to tell you, if you've never done anything with Object Oriented Programming, that the books are hard to understand. Now that I've been just working in it for 6 months now, I can read the books and have a clue. I downloaded a copy of Learn Delphi in 21 days (it is not V7, but I don't think much has changed as far as how it works) just to get started and that helped. Mastering Delphi by Marco Cantu (spelling?) is INCREDIBLE but I'm only just now starting to understand some of that, it's not very beginner friendly. But he tells you that up front. Asking questions in here is great too! There are so many people willing to help you out, there is tons of information out there already. I go back through pages of threads to read what people are trying to do and how they solved it. has lots of information and help too. I've learned a lot of VBA programming from Delphi that allows me to create Word and Excel documents and reports and manipulate those programs (lots of information on that at the borland site). Good luck! It's worth it! This is one of the best programming languages I've ever been exposed to (once you get used to how it works!) and I won't program with anything else if I have a choice. Leslie
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I just recently started programming (as the beginner of beginners!) and have to tell you, if you've never done anything with Object Oriented Programming, that the books are hard to understand. Now that I've been just working in it for 6 months now, I can read the books and have a clue. I downloaded a copy of Learn Delphi in 21 days (it is not V7, but I don't think much has changed as far as how it works) just to get started and that helped. Mastering Delphi by Marco Cantu (spelling?) is INCREDIBLE but I'm only just now starting to understand some of that, it's not very beginner friendly. But he tells you that up front. Asking questions in here is great too! There are so many people willing to help you out, there is tons of information out there already. I go back through pages of threads to read what people are trying to do and how they solved it. has lots of information and help too. I've learned a lot of VBA programming from Delphi that allows me to create Word and Excel documents and reports and manipulate those programs (lots of information on that at the borland site). Good luck! It's worth it! This is one of the best programming languages I've ever been exposed to (once you get used to how it works!) and I won't program with anything else if I have a choice. Leslie
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Hi Fule,
I also recommend Marco Cantu's (*Leslie - you had the correct spelling!!!) publications and agree with Leslie that they are very detailed. But go to and download his Essential Pascal book first (unless you already know the Pascal language) - it's free. Delphi is built on the Pascal language so it's essential you learn some of this.
To move on from that - a very comprehensive guide to start with is - Marco Cantu's Essential Delphi which can also be downloaded from his site. Both are very helpful.
delphi.about.com is also an extremely useful site to glean information from.
'Delphi In Easy Steps' by Brendan Murphy is a VERY simple introduction to Delphi (only costs £10) and extremely useful if you don't have a clue.
So, I suggest reading, in this order:
Essential Pascal,
Delphi In Easy Steps,
Essential Delphi.
Hope this helps!![[infinity]](/data/assets/smilies/infinity.gif "[infinity] [infinity]")
I also recommend Marco Cantu's (*Leslie - you had the correct spelling!!!) publications and agree with Leslie that they are very detailed. But go to and download his Essential Pascal book first (unless you already know the Pascal language) - it's free. Delphi is built on the Pascal language so it's essential you learn some of this.
To move on from that - a very comprehensive guide to start with is - Marco Cantu's Essential Delphi which can also be downloaded from his site. Both are very helpful.
delphi.about.com is also an extremely useful site to glean information from.
'Delphi In Easy Steps' by Brendan Murphy is a VERY simple introduction to Delphi (only costs £10) and extremely useful if you don't have a clue.
So, I suggest reading, in this order:
Essential Pascal,
Delphi In Easy Steps,
Essential Delphi.
Hope this helps!
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