I don't recall if D5 has it, but D7 has "Search/Find in Files" on its main menu, which lets you search for strings in files. Once found, you can right-click on the list of found files and choose "Save messages..." to save to a .txt file, then print or process as needed.
At 09:28 AM 3/6/2009, you wrote: >Hi, >I have been given a project to look at dropping the BDE from our >main application and using other means instead. >We have Firebird as our database, and the majority (approx. 90%) of >the units mainly use TIBQuery components for data access, but there >are some old units which still use the BDE, and we also create >temporary Paradox tables in some old units as well, so these use the BDE. > >The main question here is : "Is there any quick and easy way to >generate a list of units that are affected by / use the BDE ? >We have approx. 1400 pascal units in the main application, and would >ideally like a checklist as follows: >1. Global Search | Find in files for "TTable" - if exists, then >this unit needs to be changed. >2. global search for ...... etc etc. > >Has anyone else gone through this exercise, or know of any good >resources out there for this, as I don't know a great deal about the >BDE, not having used it before in any previous projects. >BTW - I'm using Delphi V5 & Firebird V1.5 > >Regards, >Steve Bowker > >_______________________________________________ >Delphi-DB mailing list >Delphi-DB@elists.org >http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-db Regards, Sid Gudes PIA Systems Corporation sid.gu...@piasystems.com _______________________________________________ Delphi-DB mailing list Delphi-DB@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-db