Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview

Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview Release Notes ======================================================= This file contains important supplementary and late- breaking information. We recommend that you read this file in its entirety. ======================================================= CONTENTS * LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION * SUPPORTED PLATFORMS * PRODUCT INSTALLATION * NOTES AND ISSUES * KNOWN PROBLEMS * PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB ======================================================= LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION * LICENSE contains information on licensing allowances and limitations for this product and other Borland software that is bundled with it. * DEPLOY contains information about redistributing your applications. ======================================================= SUPPORTED PLATFORMS: This technology preview supports both PocketPC and SmartPhone devices running .NET Compact Framework 1.x. Note: Some devices (such as SmartPhone) do not support pointer devices (mouse, stylus, etc.). This limits the WinForms controls and properties that you can use with these devices. ======================================================= PRODUCT INSTALLATION: This version of the Technology Preview is delivered as a windows installer (.msi) setup. Run Borland Delphi .NET Compact Framework Tech Preview.msi and agree to the license agreement to complete the installation. You need to have Delphi 2005 installed on your system before installing this setup. This preview will get installed to a directory named "CFPreview" under Delphi 2005 installation directory. ======================================================= NOTES AND ISSUES: This release of the Delphi for .NET Compact Framework Technology Preview is not meant for use in production applications. The following steps outline how to build a simple .NET Compact Framework application using the Windows Forms designer for desktop applications: 1) Create a new Delphi for .NET Windows Forms Application. 2) Set the form's Text property to "Delphi for .NET Compact Framework". 3) Drop a Label on the form 4) Set the label's Text property to "Hello World!" 5) Save and compile the project. 6) Switch to the code editor (View | Show Code). 7) Expand the region "Windows Form Designer Generated Code". 8) Comment out the following lines: Self.SuspendLayout; Self.Label1.Name := 'Label1'; Self.Label1.TabIndex := 0; Self.AutoScaleBaseSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(5, 13); Self.Name := 'TWinForm'; Self.ResumeLayout(False); Note: Please see the Microsoft .NET SDK documentation for information regarding properties and methods supported by the .NET Compact Framework. 9) Select Project | View Source. 10) Find the line "[STAThread]" and delete it. 11) Save the project. 12) Open a commend prompt and change to the folder where the project is saved. 13) Delete the project's cfg file (del Project1.cfg). 14) Run the command: "C:\Program Files\Borland\Bds\3.0\CFPreview\Bin"\dccil Project1.dpr -u"C:\Program Files\Borland\Bds\3.0\CFPreview\Lib" -lu<CF_Assembly_Path>\System.Windows.Forms.dll -lu<CF_Assembly_Path>\System.Data.dll Note: Substitute <CF_Assembly_Path> with the folder where the .NET Compact Framework is installed. 15) Deploy Project1.exe to the Windows CE device and run. More in-depth information about building .NET Compact Framework applications with Delphi is available on BDN, http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,33066,00.html. ======================================================= KNOWN PROBLEMS * The following Delphi types are not supported in this release of the Technology Preview: Currency, TDateTime, TDate, TTime * Calling System.Array.Copy, or using functions that use System.Array.Copy (such as SetLength on dynamic arrays), will not result in System.Array.Copy being called. ======================================================= PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB The following Borland Web-based resources provide a continuous stream of news, product information, updates, code, and other materials. Code Central ------------ The CodeCentral Repository is a free, searchable database of code, tips, and other materials of interest to developers. For details and registration information, visit http://codecentral.borland.com/ The Borland Web site -------------------- Borland Software Corporation home page: http://www.borland.com Delphi home page: http://www.borland.com/delphi/ Delphi developer support: http://www.borland.com/devsupport/delphi/ Newsgroups: news://newsgroups.borland.com/borland.public.delphi.dotnetPreview Worldwide offices and distributors: http://www.borland.com/bww/ FTP site (anonymous access): ftp.borland.com ======================================================= Copyright (c) 2005 Borland Software Corporation. All rights reserved.