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Thread Easiest way to upgrade from v1?
Thu, Aug 20 2015 5:06 AMPermanent Link

Matthew Jones

So, assuming 2.01 is out, what is the easiest way to convert a 1.0
application to 2.0? Is it basically a "start a new project, create
duplicate forms, create the layout and name things, then copy all the
code from the original, and then test a lot"? Or are there any
shortcuts available? Anyone done this? I have 66 files to convert (most
of them a form/unit pair).

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Matthew Jones
Thu, Aug 20 2015 12:45 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

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Matthew,

<< So, assuming 2.01 is out, what is the easiest way to convert a 1.0 application to 2.0? Is it basically a "start a new project, create duplicate forms, create the layout and name things, then copy all the code from the original, and then test a lot"? Or are there any shortcuts available? >>

Unfortunately, there really aren't any shortcuts.  The problem was that EWB 2 ended up being an almost entirely different product, visually, so that there were some serious issues concerning how to convert the visual controls between the two.  That, combined with the fact that the controls look entirely different than the default EWB 1.x themes, led me to believe that this was best left to a manual conversion whereby the new features/controls in EWB 2.x could be properly taken into account and used to the best of their capabilities.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com
Thu, Aug 20 2015 1:31 PMPermanent Link

Matthew Jones

Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:

> Unfortunately, there really aren't any shortcuts.  The problem was
> that EWB 2 ended up being an almost entirely different product,

That's fine - I understood (and like) the way it came out. I shall be
on this as soon as it is out, unless someone wants to pay me for
contract development on EWB or Delphi services for it... (hint hint!
8-) I shall use this quiet spot for more learning of the new system.


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