If that is the problem then it would be with native delphi stuff as I just
use standard published properties. Lets hope not. Could be just the
general complexity of the form?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 28 May 1999 14:40
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Delphi 4 DFM designtime AVs - URGENT.
>
> I would first look for components that write their own properties out
> using TFiler (Define Properties etc). , as I would suspect that an AV is
> getting thrown at this stage.
>
> There should be no problem with Delphi just reading standard published
> props and writing them to the file.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nahum Wild [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:27 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Delphi 4 DFM designtime AVs - URGENT.
>
> Yep I do have my own components on the form. Lots and lots of
> components on
> these two forms. I already have slated down on the 'to do' list to
> redo
> these forms so that they consist of a main form with a number of
> embedded
> forms instead of just one form with heaps of controls on it. Doing
> that
> will at least eliminate a potential cause or two. It may even help
> to show
> if a particular component of mine has kicked the bucket or not.
>
> In terms of reading in the form file, dephi can do that fine, but
> its the
> saving aspect that it has the problem with. I can still manipulate
> the form
> in the IDE just fine. Corruption is a main suspicion. But it does
> not seem
> right as I can go to a backup that was working fine and it then has
> the same
> problems! This makes it look like something has changed in my
> system setup
> that is doing this to previously fine DFM files.
>
> I have to wait till tonight before I can fiddle with the resource
> explorer.
>
> Food for thought.
> Thanks
>
>
> Nahum
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, 28 May 1999 08:42
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Delphi 4 DFM designtime AVs - URGENT.
> >
> > Have you got your own components on the Form?
> > Sounds like a streaming problem - Delphi Can't read in the Form
> file and
> > get it match with you components.
> >
> > The other alternative is that form file is actually corrupt (This
> is
> > perhaps more likely).
> >
> > Do you have an earlier working version? - You could use the Delphi
> > Resource explorer and export the Form details using this and then
> > re-construct this into a valid .DFM
> >
> > Myles.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nahum Wild [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 9:19 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: [DUG]: Delphi 4 DFM designtime AVs -
> URGENT.
> >
> > I've got a problem with a couple of DFM files that D4 is
> suddenly,
> > and for
> > no apparent reason, spitting at. A number of things are
> happening :
> >
> > I get the following message when I try to compile with
> either of
> > them open
> > in the IDE -
> > [Error] RLINK32: Error opening file
> "Forms\PlanetPageForm.DFM" and
> > [Error] RLINK32: Error opening file "Forms\ShipPageForm.DFM"
> > But never both at once. But if they are not open in the IDE
> the
> > project
> > compiles just fine. I checked the help on the error and it
> said
> > contact
> > Borland, but I thought I'd post here as well.
> >
> > Whenever I make a change to the forms layout and try to save
> it I
> > get an AV,
> > but any changes made to the pas are saved. I cannot view
> the DFM
> > text in
> > the delphi IDE because I get the same AV.
> >
> > I went to an earlier version of the project that was working
> when I
> > made the
> > backup, but the problem persists. I've reinstalled D4, no
> change
> > (Although
> > I did export my reg settings before the uninstall and
> reimported
> > them after
> > the install). I've tried the project on another PC, same
> problems.
> > I've
> > even done a scandisk and defrag, problem still there.
> >
> > Both are reasonable sized DFM files, 42k
> (PlanetPageForm.DFM) and
> > 27k
> > (ShipPageForm.DFM). The biggest in my app by far. But they
> have
> > been that
> > size for months without problems. It's really bizarre
> because I had
> > not
> > worked on the PlanetPageForm for a few days and suddenly it
> throws
> > these AVs
> > at me without having touched it!!
> >
> > My system specs are not lacking in any way, Win98 on a
> PII266, 256mb
> > ram,
> > 1.23gb free on the projects drive. I have D4 with up to and
> > including the
> > third patch. Currently no third party components / apps
> installed
> > into
> > delphi. I know that NT4 is the perferred choice in
> development
> > platform but
> > at the moment it's not a option - no multi monitor support.
> >
> > These two forms form the entire basis of the application (or
> game as
> > you may
> > have guessed by now) and as a result the games development
> has
> > ground to a
> > halt. (I'm currently going nuts cause I can't work on it.)
> >
> > Anyone know anything about this type of problem?? Thanks in
> advance
> > for any
> > advice / help.
> >
> >
> > PS. I work on this as my night job (Swichtec during the day)
> So
> > responses
> > from me won't be immediate.
> >
> > Nahum Wild
> > Software Developer
> > Realism
> >
> >
> >
> >
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