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not sure what your looking for but maybe a record is what you want.

Type
  TypeSet =(String, Numeric, data, etc);
  MyRecord = Record
   name:string[128];// fixed 128 charactor string.
   SortName:String[128];
   ModeType:TypeSet;
   Range:Array[0..1] of integer;
   Mandatory:Boolean; // maybe?
   PermittedChars:String[MaxLengthNeeded?]; // must load this field from 
and out side source
   etc...
  End;

Just a thougght//

noproblem wrote:

> I am porting a VB application in Delphi.
> It has a very complex settings section, with more than 700 values to be
> inserted in various forms.
> 
> In VB I made a centralized declaration of these fields - say an array of
> field descriptors.
> So every field has:
> - a name ( to be shown in the form)
> - a short name
> - a type (string, numeric, date, ecc.)
> - a range (min, max)
> - a mandatory property
> - a set of permitted characters (for string fields)
> - an SQL type (for creating a table in DB)
> - an SQL field name (for creating a table in DB)
> and so on...
> 
> Then I associate every field (say TextBox) in the form with one of these
> field descriptors, and a special set of routine let the form work fine,
> magically!
> 
> I was wondering what to do with delphi about this subject.
> Can anyone suggest me a suite of components (freeware or open source) or a
> different approach to do this porting?
> Thanks in advance
> Noproblem
> 
>