Re: Do we require any additional components/dll for executing a program written in delphi?

Posted by Kurian Varkey on August 21, 2004 at 06:20:43:

In Reply to: Re: Do we require any additional components/dll for executing a program written in delphi? posted by webmaster Guido on August 20, 2004 at 13:49:39:

: : : I am new to Delphi, just started to study delphi. I want to make program that run independently on any windows machine. ie, single executable with out any run time files. I am VB programmer and u know vb require run time files to run.

: : : Do a program written in delphi can run in any windows platform without any additional run time files?
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: : A Delphi program is a stand-alone application, that doesn't need any additional files such as DLL's. Only when you work with databases (for example Paradox, dBase, Acces, Interbase,...) in most cases you need to install an additional "database engine" and/or database drivers.

: : An application written in a 32 bits version of Delphi runs on any type of Windows 32.
: : I.e.: programs written in Delphi 2 or higher, run on Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, NT.

: : A 16 bits Delphi 1 program runs on all Windows versions, including the old Windows 3.x.
: : The reverse is not possible: you can't run a 32 bits Delphi app on the old 16 bits Windows.
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Hello,
Thanks a lot for ur kind information. Just one more question. If we r making any program in VB it should be packaged into setup using package and deployment. In Delphi, if i am making a notepad application and i want to share that program exe to my friends, What i have to do?
Only copy the exe of my application or do same as package and deployment wizard does. Is delphi program shares the resourses of windows dlls such as kernal32.dll,user32.dll etc...

with rgds,
Kurian