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Programming From Angela Bradley, your About Programming Editor Dear Subscriber, Welcome to this week's edition of your About Programming Newsletter. This week we look at how to create a QR code using Delphi. We also look at other programming articles. Have a great week! Generating QR-Code Using Delphi A QR code is a specific barcode that gained popularity during the last years when mobile phones with cameras allowed mobile phone users to quickly scan the image and get more info on a product, business, event, offer, URL address, ... A Controversial Line of Code I was affected by software patents ten years ago (in the UK). Any software that created .gif files was subject to a license fee of about $5,000 because of a Unisys license on a compression algorithm. So a package I developed for estate agents couldn't create .gif files. It used .png as a work around but it was still annoying because of the whole submarine patent aspect. Floating Point Number A Floating Point Number is a way to represent a precise number on a computer system. The "floating point" refers to the decimal point. Other than this it is very similar to scientific notation. See More About:  php math  math functions  floating point Databases and PCI DSS The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) sets forth the security requirements for organizations that store, process and/or transmit credit or debit card transactions. These requirements stem from a series of affecting databases of consumer credit information over the past decade. Programming Ads Mobile QR Code QR Codes Make QR Codes Make a QR Code QR Code Generator Featured Articles The Latest Version of Dreamweaver is Out Shadows, Overloads, and Overrides Installing Ruby on Rails on Windows What Databases Can you Integrate With Your Delphi App More Utility Programs in C++ and C# Expression   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Programming newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Javascript Books Javascript the Definitive Guide Professional Javascript for Web Developers Javascript for the World Wide Web Advertisement