Re: Listbox can contain multiple font colours?
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Hi Russell,
Hi all, absolute newbie here.
Welcome!!
Can I make a listbox contain different coloured text? I have a
listbox that adds words in a wordgame I am writing and would like
to show the incorrect words in red, correct words black.
I googled the phrase delphi listbox colors and found two articles that
should be of use to you. The first demonstrates adding colors to a
TListBox, and the second demonstrates adding graphics. You should be
able to combine the two (if you want) to add a green check mark and a
red cross to the colored text to give additional visual cues to your users.
Hope this helps get you started...
Best regards,
Cord
Set a color lines in ListBox
http://www.greatis.com/delphicb/tips/lib/components-colorline.html
First of all, you should set Style method to lbOwnerDrawFixed. And then
use OnDrawItem event with lines:
procedure TForm1.ListBox1DrawItem(
Control: TWinControl;
Index: Integer;
Rect: TRect;
State: TOwnerDrawState);
var
Mas: array[1..5] of Integer;
begin
Mas[1]:=clRed;
Mas[2]:=clBlue;
Mas[3]:=clYellow;
Mas[4]:=clAqua;
Mas[5]:=clGreen;
with (Control as TListBox).Canvas do
begin
Brush.Color:=Mas[Index+1];
FillRect(Rect);
TextOut(Rect.Left,Rect.Top,IntToStr(Index+1));
end;
end;
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Stick graphics in ListBox
http://www.greatis.com/delphicb/tips/lib/components-stickgraphic.html
Use OnDrawItem event for inserting graphics into Listbox or Combobox.
Change ItemHeight property for changing size of picture. Don't forget
change Style property to lbOwnerDrawFixed.
procedure TForm1.ListBox1DrawItem(
Control: TWinControl;
Index: Integer;
Rect: TRect;
State: TOwnerDrawState);
var
Bitmap: TBitmap;
R: TRect;
Mas: array[1..3] of string;
i: Integer;
begin
Mas[1]:='Pict1.bmp';
Mas[2]:='Pict2.bmp';
Mas[3]:='Pict3.bmp';
with (Control as TListBox).Canvas do
begin
Bitmap:=TBitmap.Create;
FillRect(Rect);
Bitmap.LoadFromFile('C:\Pictures\'+Mas[Index+1]);
if Bitmapgtnil then
begin
R:=Bounds(
Rect.Left+2,
Rect.Top+2,
Rect.Bottom-Rect.Top-2,
Rect.Bottom-Rect.top-2);
StretchDraw(R,Bitmap);
end;
TextOut(Rect.Left+100,Rect.Top,Mas[Index+1]);
Bitmap.Free;
end;
end;
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Re: Font problem
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Re: similiar to opening a csv file in default program
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Storing Document/File Settings
Hi folks -- Many applications store settings that are specific to an opened document or file. For example, every file you open in MS Word has associated with it a user specified document template file. Applications often keep track of things like document-specific default settings and info about the user's display. Hopefully, you understand what I'm referring to but, for the sake of clarity, let me specify that I'm *not* talking about *application* specific information, like an MRU list that might appear on a File menu, or window size and position settings. I'm curious what the general strategy is for storing this kind of information. I assume that it is somehow hidden within the saved document file. Are the first few lines of a file reserved for this kind of information? That's how I've been doing it, but I wondered whether better alternatives might exist. Thanks, as always -- Al p.s. As you predicted, with the combination of your help and a little time spent playing around on my own I have gotten the hand of DB aware controls and their use for record addition, editing, etc. My thanks again to those of you who reponded a couple weeks ago. :) _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ___ Delphi mailing list - Delphi@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
Hi everyone, I have two related questions, to which I think the answer (if there is one) is the same: Over the years I have modified my Delphi 7 installation - installed and uninstalled components, made changes to the editor by changing paths, made source code templates, etc etc. Also I take my laptop out to client sites and sometimes do development work on it when I am away from the office for long periods. I've therefore modified the laptop setup and not always in the same was as the home version. Question 1: Is there a way of getting a snap-shot of the current state of the Delphi installation, (maybe a text file? something human friendly?) which shows eg path settings, list of installed components so that I can compare the two versions, and Question 2: make it easier to restore everything in the face of a disaster recovery? Anyone got any advice on this? Take it for granted that I know I ought to be meticulous in keeping careful records of every change I make, but somehow the odd one slips through ... :-) Regards to all Rob __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
My latest solution to this problem is this: Put everything delphi-work-related into a VmWare Virtual Machine. Back it up often. Move your VM to your laptop when you're on the go: You'll have the EXACT same version on both your desktop and your laptop, and as an added benefit you'll be desaster-protected. Of course, I had to change my desktop to a dual-core 2Gb of ram monster AND get a dual core laptop to get this going. And the transfer between the two is not as fast and easy as one might want it (my VM is 53 Gb in size at the moment!) but it does work. Rob Cameron wrote: Hi everyone, I have two related questions, to which I think the answer (if there is one) is the same: Over the years I have modified my Delphi 7 installation - installed and uninstalled components, made changes to the editor by changing paths, made source code templates, etc etc. Also I take my laptop out to client sites and sometimes do development work on it when I am away from the office for long periods. I've therefore modified the laptop setup and not always in the same was as the home version. Question 1: Is there a way of getting a snap-shot of the current state of the Delphi installation, (maybe a text file? something human friendly?) which shows eg path settings, list of installed components so that I can compare the two versions, and Question 2: make it easier to restore everything in the face of a disaster recovery? Anyone got any advice on this? Take it for granted that I know I ought to be meticulous in keeping careful records of every change I make, but somehow the odd one slips through ... :-) Regards to all Rob __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
All, I have heard this VM product mentioned previously, particularly now that Microsoft has released Virtual PC, but was never aware of quite what it did. It appears to offer functionality like Norton Ghost (ie. take a snapshot of the entire disk which can be restored on to the same machine or a different PC). Is this the case, and if so, what happens to things like drivers that will work on one PC configuration and not on another ? Thanks, Darren -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of leon Sent: 10 July 2006 16:59 To: 'Delphi-Talk Discussion List' Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations Rob - Along with Cosmin I recommend looking at Vmware. I've been using it for over 6 years and found it to be the best solution yet. I started it back in win98 days - I looked at the time I wasted with hanging/rebooting, etc. I use a vm for each major application - Delphi 5/7 on one, Delphi 8 on another, Accounting, MS Office stuff, Redhat, Ubunto, etc. For a couple years I used Linux as the base and vmware for linux to run the above as available. When Xp pro settled in I switch to vmware for windows and now use that. I just copied the above machines to the new xp machine and was off and running. I mainly use win2k as the base operating system for my windows vm machines. When I'm traveling I just copy the vm machines I need to my laptop and I've got everything with me. When I get back I copy my changed machines back to the desktop/local network and everythings there. I know all the software we use is supposed to run happily togther on one machine but that's never been my experience with any operating system - uninstall programs don't always work correctly, etc. This is like having unlimited machines with clean installs to try new things and ideas. I am in now way associated with the vm company, but this has been the most significant time/problem solver I've run across - (4 19 monitors being the 2nd) ZAK Software Inc. Leon Zak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zaks.com Rob Cameron wrote: Hi everyone, I have two related questions, to which I think the answer (if there is one) is the same: Over the years I have modified my Delphi 7 installation - installed and uninstalled components, made changes to the editor by changing paths, made source code templates, etc etc. Also I take my laptop out to client sites and sometimes do development work on it when I am away from the office for long periods. I've therefore modified the laptop setup and not always in the same was as the home version. Question 1: Is there a way of getting a snap-shot of the current state of the Delphi installation, (maybe a text file? something human friendly?) which shows eg path settings, list of installed components so that I can compare the two versions, and Question 2: make it easier to restore everything in the face of a disaster recovery? Anyone got any advice on this? Take it for granted that I know I ought to be meticulous in keeping careful records of every change I make, but somehow the odd one slips through ... :-) Regards to all Rob __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
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RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
I keep a backup of my Delphi 7 in a RAR file. After I reinstall Windows (GOD, there are 5 months since I installed my Windows XP last time and it is still working), I just extract the archive without actually reinstalling Delphi. My backup contain: c:\Borland\Delphi7 c:\Borland\Common Files c:\Borland\My Collection c:\Borland\My Packages c:\Borland\Repository c:\Windows\*.bpl c:\Windows\*.map X:\Documents and Settings\User\.borland\*.slip(the license key) The whole borland registry key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland] Also I have few more reg file to restore the file association. Those are something like: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=Delphi Package [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpk] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpr] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup] @=Borland Project Group [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pas] @=DelphiUnit [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit] @=Delphi Source File [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,5 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\Command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dfm] @=Delphi Form [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm] @=Delphi Form [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 2 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 --- leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vmware is a true virtual machine. There are two versions of the vmware workstation software - one runs on windows as the host, the other runs on linux as the host. Once they are loaded on your machine they operate in the same manner. You start vmware and tell it you want to start a new virtual machine. It then asks a few questions, makes some assumptions (you can override things like how much memory, what size hard drive,...) and then you get the boot screen of the vm machine - just like starting a new computer - press f2 for setup, etc. Press f2 you get the Pheonix bios setup - boot option, drive options,.. You provide a installable operating system either by image or cd and it installs just like bringing up a new machine. With the default options it uses your existing network card and you can control access to all your resource normally available to you. It saves this machine and the files it needs in a folder. It's hard drive is a file on your hard drive. I usually make my vm machine hard drive
Re: Strange problem with D7 IDE
I think this is a Windows message not Delphi. Delphi is looking for a folder that can't be found by Windows. Try a 'scan disk' first. --- Wilfried Mestdagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have since a few day a very strange problem wiht D7 pro running on XP pro. Sometime D7 is starting only partial and gives a white screen or a white form without any other information on it. When I open task manager, I see Delphi7 is 2 time started. When I kill both instances (or 1 and the other one leaves from his own), I can restart Delhi and it works. This only happens once a while. And I can restart Delphi and it is then working normal. Since this only happens once a while it is no problem. But since a few days a new worse problem comes up. It is typically with a project with many forms (however not that many, I think 8 forms). I have the problem 4 out of 5 times so it is annoying. When I open the project I have then following error: Error creating form: System Error, Code: 2, The system cannot find the file specified. Then say 4 times after another: Error creating form: A call to an OS function failed. At that moment (project opens normal), I cannot swith from unit to form, however some forms work and some are not. I have in this project 4 forms working and 4 not. I can compile / build / run the project. Tools - Environment options - Library path - ... button : A call to an OS function failed. Same problem with Browsing path. Both have the error and dont open the dialog form. Same with View - Forms and View - Units. Opening several other projects (typicall with 1 form) works. Swithing back to the larger project give then many times the error: Error creatingform: System Error, Code: 8, Not enough storage is available to process this command. And certainly it works. I did do nothing but pulling some hair out, drinking a snaps, smoking a cigaret and it certainly works. I'm not sure at the moment wy it start working certainly. Seems coincidence, however there is no conincidence in software so I think I do something other / different. Someone can give me some hint on where to search for this problem ? --- Rgds, Wilfried mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mestdagh.biz __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk If I choose Christianity then the Islamic will say I'm a pagan. If I choose Islamic then the Buddhism will say I'm a pagan. If I chose Buddhism then the Jewish will say I'm pagan. If I choose no God then everybody will say I'm pagan. Please, can I be free? Can you NOT tell me how I should live MY life? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
Human, You are missing something incredibly crucial: Program Files\Common Files as well as all the Borland DLL's (of which there are hundreds) The modifications it makes to the Windows Installer system, the modifications it makes to the Shell32.dll folder for the new pathing and Debug facility. I'm affraid I have tried to accomplish what you are attempting many times before, but it just seems logistically impossible without knowing of EVERY file, folder and registry key that Delphi produces upon install. I have a good method of finding this out, but I haven't had the time to spare a machine to format it and monitor the changes made by installing JUST DELPHI 7 and nothing else. By doing that I would be able to produce a full list of the aforementioned things, and then back it up into a .RAR file or some other medium for immediate installation should I ever need it. Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations I keep a backup of my Delphi 7 in a RAR file. After I reinstall Windows (GOD, there are 5 months since I installed my Windows XP last time and it is still working), I just extract the archive without actually reinstalling Delphi. My backup contain: c:\Borland\Delphi7 c:\Borland\Common Files c:\Borland\My Collection c:\Borland\My Packages c:\Borland\Repository c:\Windows\*.bpl c:\Windows\*.map X:\Documents and Settings\User\.borland\*.slip(the license key) The whole borland registry key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland] Also I have few more reg file to restore the file association. Those are something like: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=Delphi Package [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpk] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpr] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup] @=Borland Project Group [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pas] @=DelphiUnit [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit] @=Delphi Source File [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,5 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\Command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dfm] @=Delphi Form [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm] @=Delphi Form [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 2 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiForm\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)]
Error: -5
One of my users is getting Error: -5 messages, and I can't reproduce this. It seems to happen during a directory traverse. Anything obvious I should be looking for? Does the error ring a bell with anyone? Thanks, David __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
You are missing something incredibly crucial: Nope. I enumerated that already: c:\Borland\Common Files I was carefull to install the whole Borland stuff in a single folder so I can RAR it all. You can move even the files from Windows here (*.bpl) and take them through the registration server to restore the path to them. - If you can't restore Delphi from the archive after Windows reinstal, try to first install Delphi (without careing what do you install and without the updates) then overwrite the fresh installed Delphi with the files from the archive. This will work 100% and all your preffered settings will be preserved. --- Kraven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Human, You are missing something incredibly crucial: Program Files\Common Files as well as all the Borland DLL's (of which there are hundreds) The modifications it makes to the Windows Installer system, the modifications it makes to the Shell32.dll folder for the new pathing and Debug facility. I'm affraid I have tried to accomplish what you are attempting many times before, but it just seems logistically impossible without knowing of EVERY file, folder and registry key that Delphi produces upon install. I have a good method of finding this out, but I haven't had the time to spare a machine to format it and monitor the changes made by installing JUST DELPHI 7 and nothing else. By doing that I would be able to produce a full list of the aforementioned things, and then back it up into a .RAR file or some other medium for immediate installation should I ever need it. Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations I keep a backup of my Delphi 7 in a RAR file. After I reinstall Windows (GOD, there are 5 months since I installed my Windows XP last time and it is still working), I just extract the archive without actually reinstalling Delphi. My backup contain: c:\Borland\Delphi7 c:\Borland\Common Files c:\Borland\My Collection c:\Borland\My Packages c:\Borland\Repository c:\Windows\*.bpl c:\Windows\*.map X:\Documents and Settings\User\.borland\*.slip(the license key) The whole borland registry key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland] Also I have few more reg file to restore the file association. Those are something like: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=Delphi Package [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpk] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpr] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject] @=DelphiProject [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiProject\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup] @=Borland Project Group [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe, 4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BorlandProjectGroup\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pas] @=DelphiUnit [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiUnit] @=Delphi Source File
Re: Error: -5
Do you use NTFS or FAT? --- David J Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my users is getting Error: -5 messages, and I can't reproduce this. It seems to happen during a directory traverse. Anything obvious I should be looking for? Does the error ring a bell with anyone? Thanks, David __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk If I choose Christianity then the Islamic will say I'm a pagan. If I choose Islamic then the Buddhism will say I'm a pagan. If I chose Buddhism then the Jewish will say I'm pagan. If I choose no God then everybody will say I'm pagan. Please, can I be free? Can you NOT tell me how I should live MY life? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
Human, Yeah you did enumerate Common Files I didn't see that when first reading your e-mail but on second check you did. However, your idea of overwriting a fresh install with a backed up copy doesn't work! I have tried this, it does not restore your installed components (even if you overwrite the default package file for your version of delphi with one containing loads of components) because the paths to the packages installed (and thusly the components within) are stored in the registry. If you back up that registry path keys and run that into the registry after overwriting the files, delphi rejects it for some weird reason, overwriting them with the original default ones, and thus no components installed. I suspect it has something to do with known stored dates or CRC checks designed to prevent unintended third party alterations but that is speculation. Any ideas on this one? Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:45 PM Subject: Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations You are missing something incredibly crucial: Nope. I enumerated that already: c:\Borland\Common Files I was carefull to install the whole Borland stuff in a single folder so I can RAR it all. You can move even the files from Windows here (*.bpl) and take them through the registration server to restore the path to them. - If you can't restore Delphi from the archive after Windows reinstal, try to first install Delphi (without careing what do you install and without the updates) then overwrite the fresh installed Delphi with the files from the archive. This will work 100% and all your preffered settings will be preserved. --- Kraven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Human, You are missing something incredibly crucial: Program Files\Common Files as well as all the Borland DLL's (of which there are hundreds) The modifications it makes to the Windows Installer system, the modifications it makes to the Shell32.dll folder for the new pathing and Debug facility. I'm affraid I have tried to accomplish what you are attempting many times before, but it just seems logistically impossible without knowing of EVERY file, folder and registry key that Delphi produces upon install. I have a good method of finding this out, but I haven't had the time to spare a machine to format it and monitor the changes made by installing JUST DELPHI 7 and nothing else. By doing that I would be able to produce a full list of the aforementioned things, and then back it up into a .RAR file or some other medium for immediate installation should I ever need it. Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations I keep a backup of my Delphi 7 in a RAR file. After I reinstall Windows (GOD, there are 5 months since I installed my Windows XP last time and it is still working), I just extract the archive without actually reinstalling Delphi. My backup contain: c:\Borland\Delphi7 c:\Borland\Common Files c:\Borland\My Collection c:\Borland\My Packages c:\Borland\Repository c:\Windows\*.bpl c:\Windows\*.map X:\Documents and Settings\User\.borland\*.slip(the license key) The whole borland registry key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland] Also I have few more reg file to restore the file association. Those are something like: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=Delphi Package [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpk] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage] @=DelphiPackage [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\DefaultIcon] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe,3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open] @=Open [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\command] @=D:\\borland\\Delphi7\\Bin\\delphi32.exe /np [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec] @=[open(\%1\)] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DelphiPackage\Shell\Open\ddeexec\Application] @=DELPHI32 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpr] @=DelphiProject
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
Is because some keys have precedence over others. Delphi reads first 'Local_Machine' then 'Current_User'. Hm... Or viceversa? I don't remember (try a google search). I just have lots of backups in diffrent points in registry. Not only Borland. When I reinstall Windows I restore also the settings for other applications not only for Borland. I also never delete the 'program files' folder. I think, I have programs in 'Program files' since 98. This is because I never formated the hard drive in my life. When I buy a new, larger HDD, I just move all my data. This is why (if you look in my original email) now I have all my data on the C: drive 120 GB and the Windows folder is in X: drive (a Western Digital of 6GB from 1998-99 I think). - Back in the old days I never installed Windows 95/98. I had a copy in a diffrent folder. When something was wrong I just deleted the old broken Windows and repaced with the backup copy (under DOS or from another working computer). No need for virtual machines or ghosts. I never tryied to do that with WinXP because only I need to reainstall it just 2 time/year. And this in not so much (since I don't have to reinstall also the 'program files' stuff). What I want to say is to tickle more your registry and finally it will work. PS: don't forget to make a backup copy :) --- Kraven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Human, Yeah you did enumerate Common Files I didn't see that when first reading your e-mail but on second check you did. However, your idea of overwriting a fresh install with a backed up copy doesn't work! I have tried this, it does not restore your installed components (even if you overwrite the default package file for your version of delphi with one containing loads of components) because the paths to the packages installed (and thusly the components within) are stored in the registry. If you back up that registry path keys and run that into the registry after overwriting the files, delphi rejects it for some weird reason, overwriting them with the original default ones, and thus no components installed. I suspect it has something to do with known stored dates or CRC checks designed to prevent unintended third party alterations but that is speculation. Any ideas on this one? Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:45 PM Subject: Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations You are missing something incredibly crucial: Nope. I enumerated that already: c:\Borland\Common Files I was carefull to install the whole Borland stuff in a single folder so I can RAR it all. You can move even the files from Windows here (*.bpl) and take them through the registration server to restore the path to them. - If you can't restore Delphi from the archive after Windows reinstal, try to first install Delphi (without careing what do you install and without the updates) then overwrite the fresh installed Delphi with the files from the archive. This will work 100% and all your preffered settings will be preserved. --- Kraven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Human, You are missing something incredibly crucial: Program Files\Common Files as well as all the Borland DLL's (of which there are hundreds) The modifications it makes to the Windows Installer system, the modifications it makes to the Shell32.dll folder for the new pathing and Debug facility. I'm affraid I have tried to accomplish what you are attempting many times before, but it just seems logistically impossible without knowing of EVERY file, folder and registry key that Delphi produces upon install. I have a good method of finding this out, but I haven't had the time to spare a machine to format it and monitor the changes made by installing JUST DELPHI 7 and nothing else. By doing that I would be able to produce a full list of the aforementioned things, and then back it up into a .RAR file or some other medium for immediate installation should I ever need it. Regards, Simon - Original Message - From: Human [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List delphi-talk@elists.org Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations I keep a backup of my Delphi 7 in a RAR file. After I reinstall Windows (GOD, there are 5 months since I installed my Windows XP last time and it is still working), I just extract the archive without actually reinstalling Delphi. My backup contain: c:\Borland\Delphi7 c:\Borland\Common Files c:\Borland\My Collection c:\Borland\My Packages c:\Borland\Repository c:\Windows\*.bpl c:\Windows\*.map X:\Documents and Settings\User\.borland\*.slip(the license key)
Re: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations
My latest solution to this problem is this: Put everything delphi-work-related into a VmWare Virtual Machine. Of course, I had to change my desktop to a dual-core 2Gb of ram monster AND get a dual core laptop to get this going. my VM is 53 Gb in size at the moment!) We use VMWare at work, and our standard Delphi 7 VM is 4GB disk, 512MB RAM, and they will run on a single core, 1GB laptop albeit somewhat more slowly than on a dual core/4GB machine. Delphi 2006 works better with 1GB of RAM in the VM, which limits how many VMs I can have running at a time. Of course, if you want a DB server or something in the VM you'll need to bulk it up accordingly (MS SQL Server adds 1GB RAM/6GB disk for us). The 4GB size is a bit magic, as it will go onto a DVD without compression. Some other notes from a talk I gave: http://moz.geek.nz/moz-talks-virtualisation.html Moz __ Delphi-Talk mailing list - Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
