What happened to the ppIDE unit?

rbuser

I have a test app written before I upgraded to RB 9. The test app uses
the ppIDE unit. Now when I try to compile the project under Delph 7 I
get the error "File not found: ppIDE.dcu".

What do I need to change to get this working again?

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.Bill.

nicocizik

Hi Bill,

The design workspace was drastically changed for RB 9. The ppIDE file was
removed from the product. Try simply removing it from your uses clause and
rebuilding your app. This may fix the problem. Take a look at the
following article on some of the changes made in RB 9.

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Article: RB 9 Architecture Changes
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ReportBuilder 9 includes architecture changes to more cleanly separate
Designer code from Report code. The code related to component popup menus
and design controls has been broken out into separate classes.

For an example, check out RBuilder\Demos\RCL.


The myChkBox.pas unit contains the component classes....


TppCustomComponent

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TMyCustomCheckBox

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|-- TmyCheckBox
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|-- TmyDBCheckBox


The myChkBoxDesign.pas unit contains popup menu and design control classes.
These are compiled into a separate package.


A. Popup Menu classes....

TppComponentPopupMenu

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TmyCustomCheckBoxPopupMenu

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|-- TmyCheckBoxPopupMenu
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|-- TmyDBCheckBoxPopupMenu


B. Design Control classes.....



TmyCustomCheckBoxControl

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TmyCustomCheckBoxPopupMenu

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|-- TmyCheckBoxControl
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|-- TmyDBCheckBoxControl


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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com