Questions tagged [rad-studio]

Use this tag if you have questions about RAD Studio features and functionality. DO NOT use it if you have questions about how to write code in RAD Studio. Please mention the version you're using.

RAD Studio is a suite of development tools developed by Embarcadero. Can be used to develop applications in Delphi or C++.

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Delphi.Personality is not avaliable

Recently, I get this error, and all Delphi-related project/file creation items are missing: The project can not be loaded because the required personality Delphi.Personality is not available.. What I need to do is select "Manage Platform" and then…
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Delphi Version number central but other info decentral

Background Upto RS10.3 I used to use Andreas Hausladen DDevExtensions to set my version number in my project sources to be the same for all modules (bpl's/exe), but unfortunately Andreas has stopped updating his tool for RS10.4 and later. So I am…
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Delphi 10 Seattle do NOT open last used project on start

I'm new to Delphi, coming from Visual Studio it's a simple question (I guess): how do I prevent Delphi 10 Seattle to open last use project(group) when I start the IDE? I've found some information about the .dsk file and what it does: The .dsk file…
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Delphi: define const double from binary representation

Background I want to create a unit test to test some rtl aspects of Delphi, and in order to do this I want to use very specific IEEE floating point values that I want to create directly from their binary representation. I have come up so far with…
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Create a borderless form without losing Windows commands

I've changed my form to a borderless form, I just changed the BorderStyle property to bsNone, but now my application loses the windows anchor and some commands like WIN + ↑ (Align the form Client) WIN + ↓ (Minimize the form) WIN + →(Align the…
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RAD SERVER 10.4.1 " E2597(SystemPath)\ld-linux.exe: error: cannot find -lz " deploying to Linux 64

I am trying to re-compiling some API in the 10.4.1 for Ubutun 18.04.4 LTS ( builded in RAD SERVER 10.3), but ever API who has this lib "REST.Response.Adapter" the compiler fails and i get this error : [DCC Error] E2597 C:\Program Files…
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Delphi FreeAndNil: Looking for an alternate implementation

NOTE: Bear with me, I feel a little "flame grilled" due to some discussions over here and here and some issues I reported here and here. Some background Ye olde (pre 10.4) FreeAndNil looked like this: FreeAndNil(var SomeObject) The new and fresh…
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Firemonkey & Android 64-bit requirement

Starting August 1, 2019: All new apps and app updates that include native code are required to provide 64-bit versions in addition to 32-bit versions when publishing to Google Play. How in a Firemonkey application, can I set app to meet 64-bit…
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Need to port complex GUI interface projects from RAD Studio to Visual Studio

I'm working for a company which maintain several Desktop application projects written in C++. All of these apps have complex GUI interfaces. What I mean by "complex" is, among others, interfaces with many components, deep component hierarchy, usage…
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Missing .bpl files

After compiling a FireMonkey project and executing the app on another PC I've encountered an error - "rtl190.bpl is missing". So I searched google and I found the "solution" which didn't work for me. It said that I should uncheck "Link with Dynamic…
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Debugging of Delphi BPL x64 packages does not work

I have a large project consisting of one exe (C++) and several dlls (C++) and bpl (delphi ). My target architecture is x64. I ran into a problem in bpl - package. When I tried to debug it, I saw that the breakpoints do not work: I made a minimal…
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How to install C++Builder (RAD Studio) documentation

I've clicked a "Help" button in an error message box shown by the C++Builder IDE, and another error message box pops up telling me RAD Studio's help is not installed. Please reinstall RAD Studio's documentation. So I seem to have missed checking…
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Delphi 2007 helper class can't access private method

I have an old Delphi VCL project build in Rad Studio 2007. This version contains a bug in the TScreen.FindMonitor method. I am trying to fix this using a seperate helper class like stated in Is there a runtime patch for AV in…
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Debugging a package during component installation

I need to build old components made for BCB6 (Borland C++ Builder 6) in Embarcadero RAD Studio XE5. Projects are CPP- projects, and the component code is contained in the *.PAS - files. The project contain 6 packages: three packages a design…
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Delphi declare Unit in Project (DPR) visible entire Solution

Exists the possibility for declare (uses) a UNIT in Project (.DPR or other location) and show in All Forms? (without necessary redeclare uses in Form the Form), a Global UNIT declarated one time in Project and visible to All Form/Units.
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