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We've used TurboPower's Abbrevia for zipping or unzipping Winzip compatible
files from within our software.
This was with Delphi 6 which we are now upgrading to Delphi 2007

Does anybody either
a) know how to install Abbrevia to work with Delphi 2007

or

b) know of another 3rd party tool to create Winzip files, list contents of
those files and Unzip from them

or am I missing something that already exists in Delphi 2007 (which we have
just got...)

Thanks in advance
John

It should work. Abbrevia, now open source is up on Sourceforge.net.
Just download latest sources and take the most current package files and
edit to make a D2007 package. I have used it with D2006 and works fine.

I can see that the B305vr70 and B305vr70.res files are the latest Delphi
versions.
What do I edit to make this work with Delphi 2007 ??

Very grateful for your help.
Perhaps the edited files should then be emailed to sourceforge.

Abbrevia (like most of the TurboPower products) were so useful until they
went opensource.

John




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Thanks but just what do we need to edit to make it work with D2007.
I can see runtime and designtime packages for say D7.

Do we need to just edit something in those two files and then link them into
D2007 ?

John





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I use and like ZipForge

www.componentace.com

Steve

Create copies of the following three files using a different file
name:

B304_r70.dpk
B304_vr70.dpk
B304_vd70.dpk

I named mine

B304_r2007.dpk
B304_vr2007.dpk
B304_vd2007.dpk

Assuming you use the same names as I did -

1. Edit B304_vr2007.dpk
2. Go to the requires section and locate B304_r70.dpk
3. Change it to B304_r2007.dpk
4. Save the package
5. Compile the package
6. Edit B304_vd2007.dpk
7. Go to the requires section and locate B304_vr70.dpk
8. Change it to B304_vr2007.dpk
9. Save the package
10. Install the package

IIRC, that should be all you need to do....

ohn

There are "RUNTIME" packages (which you compile first).
Then ther are "DESIGN" packeages (which you compile and install) (some
say just install).

If you open the packages in D2007. Right mouse click on the
appropriate file and compile or install.

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Malcolm
Townsville, Australia



"John Jefkins" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message
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Thanks Bill. But I am not quite there yet.
How do you turn the DPK files into a BPL file (which the Add package tool
appears to need)

When I pick Install Packages (or Project / Options / Packages) and try to
Add the package it says that a dpk file is invalid.

I did as you said. Copied and Edited the files (in notepad and also in
Delphi 2007)
Not sure how to compile a dpk file though.
It created a dproj file and Ctrl+F9 did create a load of dcu files - but its
creates no BPL file.

On D6 pro I have a Tools / Package Collection Editor option
No such option on D2007 Pro.

Very grateful for your help with this
John







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hanks.
Still making the transition from D6 to D2007.
Right clicking the files listed on the top right list - and picking compile
did produce a BPL file (when I had got the search filepaths sorted).

When I had produced one for the VD file - the designtime package, my project
has now accepted the addition of this file and I have the abbrevia palette
back !!!

Now to see if I can get these components do actually do what they are
supposed to....
(I''ll let you know how I get on - but all looks fine so far!!!)

Thanks all for your excellant help.

Abbrevia is a useful product. Ok for a Tzip component in Delphi proper !!

John




"Malcolm Cheyne" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message
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John,

| b) know of another 3rd party tool to create Winzip files, list
| contents of those files and Unzip from them

I really like ZipForge!

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Steve,

| I use and like ZipForge

So do I. <g>

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