In Delphi 2005 custom components are installed in the IDE as packages (BPL files). If you need to install custom component(s), and you have source files (units containing the components), with Delphi 2005 (for Win32) you need to create a package to host the components prior to installing the components in the Tool Palette.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10 minutes
Here's How:
- Component containers in Delphi 2005 are packages. A package is a special dynamic-link library used by applications, the IDE, or both. Design-time packages are used to install components in the IDE. Here's how to create a new (design-time) component package in Delphi 2005 (Win32 personality) and add your source code (custom components) to it.
- Once the component package is created, you need to install it in the IDE for the components to appear on the Tool Palette. Here's how to install a component package in Delphi 2005.
