Delphi 8: Migrating Delphi applications to the Microsoft. NET Framework with Delphi 8

Borland Software Corporation, 2004. - 22 pages. Introduction With the release of Delphi 8 for the Microsoft.NET Framework (a.k.a. Delphi for .NET), Borland has enabled Delphi developers to target another new platform, supporting the needs of its developer base. Previous versions of Delphi can produce Microsoft Win32 applications (and with Borland Kylix, we can build Linux applications using the Delphi language). Delphi for .NET enables developers to write native .NET applications using Windows Forms or Web Forms as the framework, or using VCL for .NET components. This paper discusses the migration of Delphi applications for Win32 to the Microsoft .NET Framework using Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework. The difference between Windows Forms and VCL for .NET is covered, as well as several sample migrations from existing Delphi Win32 VCL applications to Delphi for .NET native .NET applications. Introduction 3 Delphi( 7 to Delphi( for the Microsoft( .NET Framework 3 VCL, VCL for .NET, and Windows( Forms 4 Delphi( 7 language and RTL not available in Delphi( for Microsoft( .NET 5 Unsafe code 7 New language features 8 Delphi( 7 VCL components not in Delphi( for the Microsoft( .NET Framework 8 VCL to VCL for .NET 9 VCL applications 9 Ownerlist 10 ConvertIt 11 AppEvents 12 VCL for .NET deployment 13 Database applications 14 Data Access components 15 FishFact (BDE) 16 Frames\Db (Frames and BDE) 16 dbExpress 17 Web applications 19 Web Services 20 Miscellaneous 20 Summary 21 References 22