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Re: C++Builder 2006 upgrade from BCB6, Loss of TSpinEdit sample VCL control

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From: Alain M. Dube
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 
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> 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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