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Robert · Guest

I am porting 3 applications from Delphi 6 to Delphi 2007, all of which
use a custom, non-visual component I created. The component is
installed and available on the tool pallet.

I am having an error that is within the component each time I run any
app with the component on it and need to get in and debug it. But I
cannot seem to be able to debug and the instructions in the help file
are confusing. I have tried it both ways, as an installed component
and as an uninstalled component. I am unable to be able to step
through the component's source and debug the errors.

Under Testing Installed Components, it reads

Test an installed component using a second running instance of the
IDE:
1. Choose ProjectOptionsDebugger and set the Debug Source Path to
point to the component's source file.
2. Then select ToolsOptions. On the Debugger OptionsBorland
DebuggersLanguage Exceptions page, enable the exceptions you want to
track.
3. Open the component source file and set breakpoints.
Select RunParameters and set the Host Application field to the name
and location of the Delphi executable file.
4. In the Run Parameters dialog, click the Load button to start a
second instance of Delphi.

Then drop the components to be tested on the form, which should break
on your breakpoints in the source.

Its the number 4 item I don't get. I do not see a Load button on the
Run/Parameters dialog.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Robert

Mike Williams (TeamB) · Guest

Robert wrote:

Liz · Guest

Robert wrote:

Robert · Guest

Hi Mike,

I am not sure what you mean by blue balls, I have attached a picture.
Let me know what you think.

Robert

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:41:30 -0400, "Mike Williams (TeamB)"
<mlwi!!iams@gmail!.com> wrote:

Robert · Guest

When I did it non visually and created it at run time, I had a create
event. But the error seems to occur before the vcl is even created
because putting a breakpoint on the oncreate event did not stop the
error from happening.

Pathwise, I have the VCL in the Lib folder so it should be able to see
it.

I do have the Load Process on my Run menu. I tried putting that in.
The error occurs on the Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
command.

Funny thing is, the VCL is working. It has calculations that I can see
working when I drop one on a form and change one of the property
values. I can't figure out why I get a 'file not found' error.

Thanks for your help,

Robert

On 16 May 2007 11:44:12 -0700, "Liz"
<liz_wants_no_spam (AT) xcalibur (DOT) nospam.co.uk> wrote:

Robert · Guest

I was able to get the vcl to work, even though I never was able to get
it to debug. I had to set some paths and now the file it was not
finding, it finds and works.

Now I am having an error that says Required package dss not found.

I notice that all the packages listed in Runtime Packages are the
older Delphi 6 ones. Do I need to delete all those or what? Any ideas?

Robert

On Wed, 16 May 2007 11:28:24 -0700, Robert <meshael (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Mike Williams (TeamB) · Guest

Robert wrote:

Liz · Guest

Mike Williams (TeamB) wrote:

Robert · Guest

Hi Mike,

The small blue dots are there. I did attach a picture but I guess it
did not come through. I am trying it again.

I still cannot figure what I am not doing that does not allow me to
debug and set breakpoints, etc,. in the code. In Delphi 6 it seemed to
be easier to do.

Thanks for your help,

Robert

On Thu, 17 May 2007 12:17:20 -0400, "Mike Williams (TeamB)"
<mlwi!!iams@gmail!.com> wrote:

Liz · Guest

Robert wrote: