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Installation

  1. Introduction.
    Our components are designed to support the design process. Therefore we do not deliver an executable file but a demo project. In this way you can get a full impression of our components.

    With time you will discover some structure in all the new properties and find many ways to make your future work much easier.

    Evaluation version of our components do not work in executable files running independently of the Delphi IDE. There are no further technical limitations.

    You may use this software for a 60 days evaluation period in accordance with the enclosed License agreement.

    We are looking forward to your suggestions on how to improve our components and reports on bugs we couldn' t find.

    Mail your feedback to mail@dataprojects.mindscape.de.

    Visit our website for orders and all the rest concerning our components at http://dataprojects.mindscape.de!

  2. Installation.
    1. Unzip DPDEMO.ZIP in an empty directory.
      You will get the files README.TXT, FILE_ID.DIZ and the following directories:
      • -DPDEMO (demo project)
        -DPDB (project database)
        -DPLIB16 (16-bit components)
        -DPLIB32 (32-bit components)
        -DPHTML (HTML documentation, price-list, license agreement)
        -DPTXT (TXT version of HTML documentation)
    2. Copy the contents of these directories to appropriate directories of your choice.
      You can simply move this structure to your Delphi directory.
      If the search path of your component library is full, you could copy the component files (from DPLIB16 or DPLIB32) to the existing search path. To avoid name conflicts (please check existing file names first!) our component files are named 'DP*.*'.
    3. Install components.
      After 'Options' >> 'Install Components' >> 'Add' >> 'Browse' select DPREG.PAS to install TDBGridDeLuxe and TGLnB in one step. (For single installation: DPDBGRID.DCU/DPGLNB.DCU.)
      Rebuilding the component library creates a new component page named 'DP' with your new components.
      Note: For the version independent demo project an additional component TTabSetDP is installed as a workaround of a version specific anomaly (for details v. DPTABSET.PAS).

    4. Open and adjust project file.
      Now you can begin to use your new components.
      To do this, open the demo project DPDEMO.DPR in the directory you selected at step 2.
      As Table1.DatabaseName enter the name of the path to which you copied the project database. The TDataSet component 'Table1' is in the lower left corner of the form. Finally please reset Table1.Active to 'True' and save the project.
      Note: The default path '..\DPDB' is just a dummy value! In general, relative paths only work as long as  there are no file operations in the IDE. Otherwise runtime errors may occur!
      Therefore we recommend the use of full, absolute pathnames or aliases!
    5. Next steps.
      Before making further changes to this project, start the application first.
      Follow the component hints! There are many spots to click.
      Note the variety of layouts and the different behavior of buttons and grids.
      Some texts are only visible at design-time: E.g. descriptions of the linking property ('LinkList') of TGLnB, which can be edited by doubleclick or via context menu with a component editor.
      Mouse 'Drag and Drop' of a GLnB moves linked components simultaneously!
    6. Read the documentation.
      For details refer to the enclosed HTML documentation (start: HOME_E.HTM) or the derived TXT version.
      There you will also find the price-list and the license agreement.

Enjoy our components!




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