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Installing a single source Delphi component into an existing Package

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Starting Delphi. Preparing to install a new component
Installing a single source Delphi component into an existing Package

There are many free source Delphi components arround the Internet you can install freely and use in your applications.

If you need to install a third-party Delphi component, and you only have the .PAS source file(s), follow this step-by-step tutorial and learn how to add the component into an existing package.

Note 1: this tutorial covers installing components in Delphi for Win32 (Delphi 7).

You'll learn how to install the TColorButton component.

First, start Delphi. A new project is created by default ... close it by pointing to File - Close All.

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