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| - There are many components available on the Internet that come as a single .pas file rather than a complete package project. This is how to install these: Delphi 1-7 Use the Components -> Install Component menu entry to install the component into the default dclusr-Package. all Delphi versions Create a new package using the File -> New -> Other menu entry, add the component's unit to that package, compile and install the package Step by step instructions: 1.
* File | New | Other... | Delphi Projects | Package, click OK 2.
* Project | Add to Project [add units and/or Requires items] 3.
* In Project Manager, right-click on Package1.bpl node and select If you want the convenience of the old Delphi versions for Delphi 2005 and Delphi 2006 (and the Turbos): See Rudy Velthuis' VCL Component Installer. As of Delphi XE, this installer is part of the IDE again. To automate this process, you need to 1.
* compile the package and 2.
* install the generated dcp file For the first part, see Compile from Commandline, for the second, there are at least two tools available:
* Delphi Package Installer (DelphiPI)
* dzPackageInst
* How to Install Components in the Delphi IDE on Steve Trefethen's blog.
* Installing a Component into Delphi 2007 on Nick Hodges' blog.
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