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NOTE
NOTE
Creating Applications in C++Builder
The Forms list box on the left side of this dialog box lists the current forms as well as any other
objects in the application (such as data modules). First, select the form that you want to add
to the Object Repository.
The active form in the Form Designer will already be selected in the
Forms list box in the Add To Repository dialog box.
Now enter the object’s title. This is the title that will appear below the icon in the Object
Repository. The Description field is used to give further information about the object. This
description is displayed when the Object Repository view is set to display all object details
(refer back to Figure 9.2). The Author field is where you type your name as the author of the
object. You can enter your personal name, a company name, or any other identifying name.
The prebuilt objects in the Object Repository that come with
C++Builder have “Borland” as the author name.
The Page field is used to select the Object Repository page where the new object will be
placed. You can choose from one of the existing pages or simply type in the name of a new
page in the Page field. If a page with the name you type does not exist, C++Builder will create
a new page with that name. Near the bottom of the dialog box is a button labeled Browse that
you can use to select the icon used to represent the object.
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You can choose icons from the CBuilder\Images\Icons directory or the
CBuilder\Objrepos directory. The icons in the Cbuilder\Objrepos
directory are the icons used by C++Builder for the items it places in the
Object Repository.
Once you’ve filled in all the fields and selected an icon, you can click OK to add the object
to the Repository. The object is added to the Object Repository on the page you specified.
You can now reuse that object any time you want. As you can see, adding an object to the
Object Repository is nearly as easy as using an object.
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