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Article #469Re: C++Builder 2006 upgrade from BCB6, Loss of TSpinEdit sample VCL control
From: Alain M. Dube
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:10
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:10
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I'll have to retrace my steps through setup. I hope that your bad luck in not contagious; I've got some serious BCB6 code that I intend to migreate to this new stuff. Hope it works! Thanks for your help. "Thomas Goodson" <thomas_nospam.goodson@omega-link.com> wrote in message news:43d170c3$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > Simple answer: I don't know. All I can tell you is that when I installed, > I made special point to being sure that I installed ALL the options. So > far I've had real bad luck with existing projects, but have been able to > build new projects using the existing unit files without trouble. > (A case of the blind leading the blind here, maybe somebody that knows > what they're talking about will jump in and help) > > > "Alain M. Dube" <adube@cadencesoftware.com> wrote in message > news:43d16328$1@newsgroups.borland.com... >> Hi Tom; >> >> Thanks for your quick reply. >> >> I think my problems can be explained by the total lack of a "samples >> area" in the Tool Palette. I've used BCB since v3, but this new 2006 >> stuff is very different. Trying to figure my way around. Are the >> "Samples" an elective or something that I perhaps opted out of (perhaps >> at install time)? >> >> Thanks in advance for your help. >> >> Regards; >> >> Al >> >> "Thomas Goodson" <thomas_nospam.goodson@omega-link.com> wrote in message >> news:43d160ad$1@newsgroups.borland.com... >>> Interresting, every one of the controls that you mention are present in >>> my installation of C++Builder 2006. All are present in the samples >>> area, and several show up elsewhere also (for example, TTrayIcon is >>> found in the Additional area). However, I was a bit paranoid during load >>> and selected to load everything. I have the Pro version. >>> >>> It is my impression that BCB6 components must be recompiled to work with >>> 2006, so if you have the source code, you should be in good shape. >>> >>> ** Tom ** >>> >>> >>> "Alain M. Dube" <adube@cadencesoftware.com> wrote in message >>> news:43d1570a$1@newsgroups.borland.com... >>>> Hello; >>>> >>>> A number of "sample" vcl controls/components that I've used extensively >>>> in BCB6 are no longer available in C++Builder2006, for example, >>>> TrayIcon, CSpinButton, CSpinEdit and CCalendar. >>>> >>>> Are there 2006 equivalents to these? I am unable to load my projects >>>> in 2006 without it catching on the missing VCL items. >>>> >>>> Also, can 3rd-party VCL components for BCB6 be used asis in 2006? Some >>>> of these components are very expensive. >>>> >>>> Thanks; >>>> >>>> A Dube >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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X-Google-Thread: 10529a,57585aadf622a058 X-Google-Attributes: gid10529a,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit From: "Alain M. Dube" <adube@cadencesoftware.com> Newsgroups: borland.public.cppbuilder.upgrade References: <43d1570a$1@newsgroups.borland.com> <43d160ad$1@newsgroups.borland.com> <43d16328$1@newsgroups.borland.com> <43d170c3$1@newsgroups.borland.com> Subject: Re: C++Builder 2006 upgrade from BCB6, Loss of TSpinEdit sample VCL control Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:10:11 -0500 Lines: 76 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.243.229.114 Message-ID: <43d17b3f@newsgroups.borland.com> X-Trace: newsgroups.borland.com 1137802047 69.243.229.114 (20 Jan 2006 16:07:27 -0700) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news3.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!peer01.west.cox.net!cox.net!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!newsgroups.borland.com!not-for-mail