File not found error when running the demo

rbuser

Hi,

I try to run the first demo from the trial version for D7 (demo.dpr).
When I compile, I get :

[Fatal Error] File not found: 'c:\program
files\borland\delphi7\RBuilder\Lib\ppProd.pas'

What do I miss ?

Thanks,

Patrice.

digitalmetaphors

I've installed RB 7 for D7 trial to test this. It worked fine. Make sure
that the Delphi Tools | Environment Option | Library | Library Path has an
entry to your installation directory for RBuilder\Lib. I tested both the
default installation directory and a custom installation directory when
running the installation program.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Jim,

The path was good in the environment options.
I copied the whole Lib dir to another place and added this path in the Lib
paths but the error message is the same.
The ppProd.dcu file is well in the $(DELPHI)\RBuilder\Lib directory, not the
ppProd.pas of the error message, but it should work.
I tested another demo, but I get the error with another .pas file.
I have already reinstalled RB7.

I have tried to make a new project.
I put a TppReport on a form and tried to compile :
[Fatal Error] File not found: 'c:\program
files\borland\delphi7\RBuilder\Lib\ppComm.pas'
It sounds like a classical path problem, but I ran a default setup.

Any other idea ?

Patrice.

rbuser

Jim,

I have installed RB7 in a custom directory and it does not work :
[Fatal Error] File not found: 'c:\RBuilder\Lib\ppCom.pas'

Something strange :
when I go in the library path list and try to make the path to RBuilder\Lib
the first entry in the list, I receive this message :
[Fatal Error] File not found: 'c:\program
files\borland\delphi7\Projects\Bpl\ppComm.pas'
wich is the path that was just before the RB path before I moved it to the
first place.
Isn't it a Delphi bug ?

I am very disapointed because I have to test RB with Intraweb before I can
buy RB7.

Patrice.

digitalmetaphors

That certainly sounds strange. It could very well be a Delphi problem. Have
you tried installing into Delphi 5 or 6? Try uninstalling/reinstalling RB
completely. We have some detailed uninstallation instructions (see below)
which will guarantee that all traces of RB are removed from your machine.
Then make sure you can run Delphi 7 without RB without any errors. Can you
install and run with any other 3rd party tools? Is Delphi 7 still raising
an error when going into the library path settings dialog? I know it takes a
long time, but try reinstalling Delphi 7 as well.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

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Article: Cleaning up a Corrupt Installation
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If you have been advised by Digital Metaphors technical support that you may
have a corrupt installation, or if you are having difficulty installing,
compiling or running applications after a ReportBuilder install, then it may
be necessary to manually remove all ReportBuilder files from your system.
Corrupt installations usually result when you are installing over a previous
version of ReportBuilder which was not installed into the default directory,
which was recompiled from the source, or when ReportBuilder files were
manually moved from the default install location. Cleaning up a corrupt
installation, consists of locating all ReportBuilder related files, and
deleting them from your system. The first step is to use the uninstall
program to remove as much of ReportBuilder as possible.


Run the uninstall program

1. Exit Delphi, and all other applications. You should have no applications
running except the uninstall, otherwise you may lose some of your work.

2. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel from your Windows desktop.

3. Double-click the Add/Remove programs icon.

4. Locate the version of ReportBuilder you wish uninstall and double-click
it.

5. The first page of the Uninstall Wizard allows you to choose between an
Automatic or Custom uninstall. Choose Custom and click the Next button.

6. Click the Select All button, then the Next button. Repeat these steps
until you reach the last page of the wizard.

7. Click the Finish button. All of the items you selected will be removed
from the system.

8. After all the ReportBuilder files are removed, you may be prompted to
reboot the system. If this is the case, reboot the system.


Delete the ReportBuilder root directory (and all subdirectories)

1. Using the Windows Explorer, locate the ReportBuilder root directory. The
default directory is:

C:\Program Files\Borland\DelphiX\RBuilder

2. Once you have located this directory, inspect it. If you have any custom
work in this directory which you would like to keep, move it to another
directory.

3. Delete the ReportBuilder root directory.


Delete all remaining ReportBuilder files

1. Using the Windows Explorer, search the entire hard drive for all
occurrences of:

dclRB*.bpl
dclRB*.dcp
rb*.bpl
rb*.dcp

2. Delete any occurrences which correspond to the version you are removing.
All packages are named with the convention NN, where the first number
is the ReportBuilder version and the second number is the Delphi version.
Thus, a typical package name for Delphi 5 would be rbRCL45.bpl. The same
package for Delphi 4 would be: rbRCL44.bpl. Check Installing ReportBuilder
for a list of the packages associated with each version.

3. Using the Windows Explorer, search your hard drive for all occurrences
of:

pp*.*
da*.*
ra*.*

4. These are the prefixes used by individual ReportBuilder units. 'pp' is
used for ReportBuilder units, 'da' is used for DADE units, and 'ra' is used
for RAP units. Depending on which ReportBuilder you have (Standard,
Professional or Enterprise) you may not have all of these unit types.



Additional Notes

1. Never have Delphi running when installing ReportBuilder.

2. All ReportBuilder related files should be stored in the root directory
$(DELPHI)\RBuilder.

3. All ReportBuilder run-time packages should be stored in the
Windows\System directory.

4. You should never have ReportBuilder files in Delphi\Lib, Delphi\Bin or
Delphi\Projects\Bpl.

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rbuser

Jim,

It is the trial version of RB7 that I have, and it does not appear in the
list of installed applications in the control panel/add-remove programs.

Patrice.

digitalmetaphors

I installed the trial edition of RB 7 and it does show up in the list of
installed programs in the windows control panel. When I choose to
uninstall, it launches the uninstallation script. I am using Win 2K Pro and
Win XP Pro.

You'll have to manually uninstall the ReportBuilder packages and source
files as shown in the article.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors