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jen
jen

Reputation: 1

Missing "VCL Form" option in Delphi "File, New, Other Files" menu

I was given a new laptop at work. I had Delphi on my old laptop. We only have 1 licence for Delphi. It was removed from my old laptop and installed on my new laptop.

Normally I would go "File, New, VCL Forms Application" and start putting objects on the Main Form. Then, I go to "File, New, Other Files" and I have only "Project Group" and "Text File" showing.

How do I get "VCL Form" to show?

Delphi Programming IDE

Delphi other option

Delphi customise option

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1413

Answers (2)

David Cornelius
David Cornelius

Reputation: 447

That "Customize" option allows you to add items to the menu that you use most for your convenience. If you select that, a dialog similar to this shows up: enter image description here

Here, I've gone to the "Delphi Files" folder under Gallery Items and scrolled down until I found "Form". Now I can just drag-and-drop it over to the right under Menu Items, click OK, and the next time I open the File > New menu, I'll see this:

enter image description here

Now this doesn't say "VCL Form" like you were expecting, but these screenshots were from Delphi XE and I think you're using a different version. However, this does add a VCL Form to my project.

It should be noted that without customizing, you can always just go to File > New > Other and see all possibilities--including a Form. Using Customize simply adds an often-used item for quicker access.

Upvotes: 1

Anton Tokmakov
Anton Tokmakov

Reputation: 700

In Embarcadero® RAD Studio 10.2 it looks like File->New and then you have options: VCL Forms Application-Delphi, VCL Form-Delphi and etc.

Upvotes: -1

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