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How are components used?

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dmarnerou

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Jun 12, 2002
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How can I use the Delphi components I downloaded? Is there a way I can install them?

- Demetra
 
They can only be installed if they are set up for installation. However, components do not *HAVE* to be installed in order to be used. You can use the unit and the components in it without putting it on the palette. You just get no design-time assistance in using them.

Components with no visual existence or static properties gain little from being installed. Neither my graphics library nor a printing library are installable, but both work fine.
 
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