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Component: DXQuatro Spreadsheet Engine
Platform: Delphi 7 VCL
Palette: CodeBox
License: Purchase for commercial and personal use

I asked Mark if I could take over MKMSG* - and he said yes.

February 2026 - What's New?

Virtual Pascal 2.1 (OS/2 Support)...

Three units form the new 6th Gen foundation; they are defensive and portable. The OpenSSL loader supports many of the common functions needed to perform TLS over an existing socket.
TBPDXSSLSock is intentionally simple: EnableEncryption initializes OpenSSL ...

February 2026 Build...

dxsock6.pas // compatibility wrapper re-exporting core types
dxsock6_core.pas // core socket class (TBPDXSock)
dxsock6_utils.pas // helpers: DNS/IP, platform compat
dxsock6_ssl.pas // dynamic OpenSSL loader + wrappers
dxsock6_netutils.pas // network utilities ...

Switches between byte- and word-alignment of record and object fields.

Field alignment speeds up execution.

Switches between byte- and word-alignment of variables and typed constants.

Data alignment speeds up execution.

Specifies whether to align entry points of the procedures and functions at the double word boundary.

Code alignment speeds up execution.
{&AlignCode+} ═ All functions and procedures entry points are aligned at the double word (4-byte boundary.)

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BEST PRACTICE: Using 'packed record' Instead of {$ALIGNMENT OFF}
Why Your Suggestion is Better - Performance Optimization Guide ...

So prove it!


MEASURABLE BENEFITS
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BENCHMARK: Processing 10,000 mail records

WITH Global {$ALIGNMENT OFF}:
Time: 245 milliseconds
Memory: 8.5 MB
Cache misses: 12,400

WITH packed record for legacy only:
Time ...

WHY THIS SHOULD BE IN PRODUCTION CODE
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Standards Organizations Recommend:
✓ ISO/IEC 7185 (Pascal standard): Explicit record packing
✓ Modern compilers: Move away from global directives
✓ Performance best practices ...