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Borland C++Builder 5

I recently upgraded from BCB1 to BCB5 so I expect some problems will pop up. When they do I'll try to keep track of them on this page so you can avoid the same pitfalls.

  1. Error message: [Pascal Fatal Error] file.pas(line #): File not found: 'DsgnIntf.dcu'

  1. Error message: [Pascal Fatal Error] file.pas(line #): File not found: 'DsgnIntf.dcu'

    2. Posted: October 17, 2000

    Problem: When I try to install a Delphi component I get the above error message. The error refers to a file DsgnIntf.dcu in the Uses section of the source code but I don't have the file. What do I do?

    Solution: Apparently, the file DsgnIntf.dcu is proprietary and isn't distributed with newer versions of BCB and Delphi. The problem and solution are described in the "Using C++Builder" help file in the section

    In short, click on the menu option Project > Edit Option Source to to open project.bpk.xml. Then find the line 

    	<PFLAGS value="..."/>
    and append option -LUvcl50 so it looks like 
    	<PFLAGS value="... -LUvcl50"/>

    Finally, choose File > Save all and Project > Make ... to rebuild and install the component.

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