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Is .NET based 3rd party controls like Xtragrid or Essential Grid tested in VCL.NET platform?

As I don't find any general issues with these controls in VS.NET (C#) for which this control was targetted(Developed).

regards,
Jitender

"Arie Zilberstein" <azilberstein@mercury.com> wrote:
>Hi Jitender,
>
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>"Jitender" <jitender.mahinderkar@ge.com> wrote in message 
>news:44c9c986$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
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>> I am in the process of defining a best possible technical solution to 
>> replace legacy Delphi 3rd party controls in existing product.
>>
>> I am targetting the intermediate stage build in VCL.NET. So if I import 
>> .NET 3rd party control (Say Xtragrid/Essential grid) in VCL.NET for one of 
>> the control replacement, I think I will be able to move it to .NET 
>> platform C# easily.
>>
>> Issue's that I can see with 3rd party .NET controls to be able to work in 
>> VCL.NET platform:
>>
>> *All the control specific properties are not shown when you place import 
>> control on VCL.NET Form.
>> *All the design time features of these 3rd party .NET control to configure 
>> properties placed on VCL.NET form (in-place configuration) are missing. 
>> Say example:
>> *3rd party .NET designer, control customization design-time feature
>> totally not avaialble.
>> *As soon as I place a 3rd party .NETcontrol on VCL.NET form it is loosing 
>> its XP style appearance. I.e. it's becoming a basic control look(bland).
>>
>> If possible, please try to answer this direct questions that will help me 
>> to come out with a feasible solution.
>>
>> *Do 3rd party .NET controls that primarily developed or targeted for .NET 
>> plaform(C#) can still work in Delphi VCL.NET?
>
>Yes, they can. Although sometimes it takes some amount of hair-pulling, but 
>it can be made to work.
>
>> *Is Xtragrid control doesn't support the VCL.NET Delphi 2006 underlying 
>> architecture that its standard VCL.NET control supports.
>
>It doesn't, that's what the Winform Control Import Wizard is for. Also if 
>possible you can consider ExpressQuantumGrid from the same vendor, they have 
>a native VCL.NET version and it's very similar to XtraGrid.
>
>>
>> 1. Am I trying something which is not a technically feasible solution? 
>> That is, trying to import a .NET 3rd party control which is
>> targeted for Visual studio .NET development (C#.NET based).
>>
>> 2. Is 3rd party .NET control targeted for Visual Studio .NET development 
>> (using C#) still work in VCL.NET platform?
>>
>> 3. Is the Winform control Import wizard works for 3rd party .NET based 
>> control (I.e Visual Studio) import process?
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>It's feasible, yes and yes.
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>>
>> 4. Is this Winform control Import wizard works only for standard Windows 
>> form controls (C#) import process?
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>No, it works with any control which inherit System.Windows.Forms.Control.
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>>
>> 5. Is there any utility available from Borland that converts VCL win32 
>> application to VCL.NET?
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>No, you should do it all by yourself.
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>Regards,
>Arie 
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