Delphi for Vista

[Emiel Peeters]

Hi,

I used to work with Delphi 7.0 enterprice and win XP.

Now I am using Windows Vista and want to buy a version of Delphi, at least
the 7.0.
I looked in the store and there are so many versions, Which should I
choose??

Is this the right one?
pc CD-ROM Borland/Codegear Delphi 2007 for Win32 - Enterprise R2 - single
user

And will my Delphi 7.0 software be compatible with this one and also my
third party components?

Emiel

[Peter Below (TeamB)]

Post by Emiel Peeters
Hi,
I used to work with Delphi 7.0 enterprice and win XP.
Now I am using Windows Vista and want to buy a version of Delphi, at
least the 7.0. I looked in the store and there are so many versions,
Which should I choose??
Is this the right one?
pc CD-ROM Borland/Codegear Delphi 2007 for Win32 - Enterprise R2 -
single user

The latest version is RAD Studio 2007. If you only need Win32
development Delphi 2007 will do, you just have to apply update 3 to it
to get most of what RAD-Studio includes for Win32 development in Delphi.

Post by Emiel Peeters
And will my Delphi 7.0 software be compatible with this one and also
my third party components?

That is a hairy question. If you have the source code for all 3rd-party
components you use you have a fairly good chance to rebuild them in
D2007, with no or at most minor changes. The same applies to your own
code, of course. All components you do not have source for have to be
replaced with D2007 versions (if available).

D2007 uses a somewhat different IDE, which can take a bit of time to
get used to. It also uses a different help system based on MS HTML Help
2 (MS Document Explorer), since MS does not offer the API docs in any
other format. Older 3rd party component help cannot be integrated with
this help system, but somebody wrote an IDE add-in to use the old
WinHelp files, if memory serves.

[Bob Swart]

Hi Emiel,

Post by Emiel Peeters
Now I am using Windows Vista and want to buy a version of Delphi, at
least the 7.0.
I looked in the store and there are so many versions, Which should I
choose??

You can buy Delphi 2007 for Win32 (R2) if you want to build Win32
applications only, and not .NET (or C++ for Win32) applications.

If you also want to build C++ and/or Delphi for .NET applications, then
CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 will be the best choice.

Delphi 2007 for Win32 coems in Professional and Enterprise editions,
CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 comes in Pro, Enterprise and Architect editions
(the Architect edition contains ECO IV for .NET, as main feature on top
of Enterprise).

I'm a reseller for BeNeLux, so if you want you can go to my website and
check out the different options as well as the prices. Plus subscription
details (highly recommended).

See http://www.bobswart.nl/CodeGear for details.

And if you can read Dutch, then the Delphi OplossingsCourant at
http://www.eBob42.com/doc contains articles about Delphi 2007 for Win32
as well as CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 and the benefits of taking
subscription (at the same time as your purchase of a new version or
upgrade).

Post by Emiel Peeters
And will my Delphi 7.0 software be compatible with this one and also my
third party components?

More source code will compile without problems, but you should try to
find Delphi 2007 specific editions of your third-party components.
Experience shows that at least the design-time support needs to change
(the Delphi 2007 IDE is different from the Delphi 7 IDE, especially in
the area of the OpenTools API).

Note that you can download the trial edition of CodeGear RAD Studio 2007
to give it a go and see if your components and applications work as
expected.

Post by Emiel Peeters
Emiel

Groetjes,
Bob Swart

PS: Apart from the normal benefit of subscription (getting all new
versions for free during the active subscription period, as well as
three incident support calls), people who purchase their new version
from me get a 50% discount on my Delphi Courseware manuals, or a
discount for attending my training classes or workshops.