Yes it sounds to me as if you have the options for that project at
leased set to use runtime packages...in which case the app will only run if
it can find the relevant bpl's required.
What I do now since it seems more and more that I come across
"badly" created installs for both IDE add-ons and applications, and they
require using hard-coded path information and/or settings in many cases, is
to let Delphi and Visual Studio alone and use the defaults. For example
Delphi now sets up a directory under the usernames documents folder in which
a sub-directory named BPL's is created. By default all bpl's loaded by 3rd
party add-ins and/or components go there along with their dcp's. ( Except
of course for those that come with the install like component One...but I
make copies and put them there anyway! ). Also, anytime I add a package
myself, I place them here as well. The reason I do this is that it makes
them all easy to find and archive from one place.
from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design
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Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:54 AM
To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List
Subject: RE: Strange situation when installing new VCLs
I've tried with a diffrent VCL.
I left all the setting as the owner of that VCL put them:
The 'Usage' is set to 'Design and runtime', and the 'Explicit rebuild' is
cheched.
I've set the BPL/DCP path to the folder where the package is installed:
D:\Borland\Delphi\Packages\CoolTrayIcon
Anyway, I think I will reinstall Delphi and let the setting as default.
--- Robert Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you sure you don't have your options set to use runtime
> packages?
>
> from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Behalf Of Human
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:41 PM
> To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Strange situation when installing new VCLs
>
> It is strange because it works after I compile and install the package
using
> the *.dpk file.
> Only after Delphi restart, it loose the BPL.
> I've looked in the registry and the path is ok.
>
> After the restart it (Delphi) automatically put my new package in
'Disabled
> Packages'.
> I keep all my packages in D:\Borland\Packages\. Every pakage in it's
folder.
> The old ones works.
> Only the new ones have problems.
>
> -------------
> The first time when I saw this problem was when I tried to instal
Graphics32
> package, a free fast
> graphics library.
>
> Also in that moment I observed another strange thing.
> Every time I've tried to 'build' my program that used the Graphics32
> library, Delphi put the BPL
> files in my program's folder instead of Graphics32 folder.
> -------------
>
>
>
> The strage fact is that I used this tehnique (with empty BPL/DCP path)
until
> now (several years)
> and IT WORKED!!!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Francois PIETTE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > when I install a new component every thing seems ok until I restart
> > > Delphi.
> > > After restart it tells me that it can't find the bpl for the new
> > > component.
> >
> > > The path for BPL/DCP is set to '' (empty).
> >
> > BPL are really DLL. You must make sure Delphi can find those DLL.
> > I'm not sure, but probably Delphi search as any other application for
his
> > DLL (exefile dir, search path, Windows and system32 directories) and
> > probably also in the locations defined by the registry keys at
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\7.0\Library
> >
> > Personnaly, I have "BPL output directory" set by default as
> > "$(DELPHI)\Projects\Bpl" and all my additional packages bpl files are
> > located there. All standard delphi packages are in $(DELPHI)\bin (that
is
> > where the exe file is).
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Human" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Delphi-Talk Discussion List" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 4:29 PM
> > Subject: Strange situation when installing new VCLs
> >
> >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I always hated the way Delphi install packages.
> > > The settings are spread all over.
> > > After I reinstall my OS, I had to reinstall Delphi and all that VCLs I
> > > use. I hate this job.
> > > I always prefer to use my own code/VCLs then to relay on others. In
this
>
> > > way I don't depend on
> > > them when I want to upgrade to a new version of Delphi and my code
> always
> > > compile on ALL Delphi
> > > versions without modifications.
> > >
> > > And because I had problems in the past, now I install every new VCL in
> its
> > > own package which I
> > > keep in the same folder with the source code.
> > > The path for BPL/DCP is set to '' (empty).
> > >
> > > --------
> > >
> > > That worked until 2-3 months ago. Since then I have problems:
> > > when I install a new component every thing seems ok until I restart
> > > Delphi.
> > > After restart it tells me that it can't find the bpl for the new
> > > component.
> > > If I go in 'Component -> Install Packages', the component is listed
but
> > > the check box is
> > > unchecked.
> > > If I try to check the checkbox it tells me the same thing:
> > > 'The application has failed to start because xxx.bpl was not found.
> > > Re-installing the
> > > application...'
> > >
> > > Few hours ago I just tried to reinstall Jedi package using their
> > > installer.
> > > The installation was ok until Delphi restart.
> > >
> > >
> > > Any idea?
> > > PS: I have Delphi 7 Update 1.
> > > Of course I've put the path in 'Library path.
> > >
> > >
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