Most serious Delphi manuals give info on DLL programming even old ones (D4 or D5) should do; you need to figure out how to launch a DLL from a calling .exe in the Delphi IDE (for debugging), then its fairly similar to ordinary .exe development;
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Duffy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Borland's Delphi Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: Modular Program > Ralph D. Wilson II wrote: > > David, > > > > IMHO, you need to check out DLL's. I have used them in the past to provide > > both extensibility and improved (i.e. easier) maintenance. You can specify > > the DLL extension (e.g. I usually use ".twg" for mine ;-) so that your main > > form can locate and load any and all of the DLL's associated with your > > app. (For an app that is composed of various "subapplications", I usually > > have a small MainMenu form that identifies any available ".twg" DLL's and > > queries them for their menu names, images, etc., and adds that information > > to the menu and task bar . . . as you create them and get them working, > > they automatically appear in the menu.) > > Thanks Ralph. (and others) It looks like DLL's are the way to go. > I just tried a simple example I found on the web but that didn't > include a forms in the DLL. Still have to figure how to do that bit. > I assume you can only run and debug the DLL by running the main > application that calls it? Just getting my head around it all. :-) > David... > > -- > ___________________________________________ > David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L > Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia > Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 > New Web: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au > ___________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 24/03/2006 > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
