[DUG] MSIMG32.DLL

[Dennis Chuah]

Did you register the DLL?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bird" <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>
To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 12:40 PM
Subject: RE: [DUG] MSIMG32.DLL


>I tried copying a Win 98 version of the DLL into the program directory, it
> said kindly "This MSIMG32.DLL file expects a later version of Windows -
> upgrade your Windows version".  This was on Windows 95B which normally is
> able to accept a lot of Windows 98 stuff (eg it has FAT32).
>
> I am pretty sure it is the RVSystem component, as the only programs that
> have RVSystem are the only ones with the problem, the rest are all using
> stock standard VCL components.
>
> I will experiment with a cut down version as an alternate...
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy North [mailto:jeremy.north at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, 17 March 2006 12:10 p.m.
> To: johnkbird at paradise.net.nz; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] MSIMG32.DLL
>
>
> It is because of the TToolbar component I would think. It now has an 
> option
> to draw as a gradient and that function isn't supported by Win95 or NT4.
>
> You can actually copy a MSIMG32.dll from Win98 or higher machine to the
> Win95 machine if you are able to do that.
>
> Alternatively you could write your own MSIMG32 dll that exports a
> GradientFill function with the same params as the API one and just don't
> implement it.
>
> Or you could tell them that Win95 is not supported anymore.
>
> cheers,
> Jeremy
>
> On 3/17/06, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>> D2006: I have a program using Rave Reports in Code (RVSystem
>> component).  I have just discovered this program will not run on
>> Windows 95, which does not contain MSIMG32.DLL.  As far as I can tell
>> Windows 98 and later generally have this file (used for enhanced
>> graphics).
>>
>> This program does need to be able to run on Windows 95, which can live
>> without the printing function.  I figure the best way is to make a
>> version of the program without the Rave component for those pcs.
>>
>> Q1 - is the MSIMG32.DLL used for Rave?  (I am guessing used for the
>> print
>> preview)
>>
>> Q2 - Is this scheme below the best way to make an alternate version of
>> the program minus the printing?
>>
>> The printing code and definition of RVSystem is all in one unit, with
>> several printing functions and procedures in it called from other
>> units as needed, so I guess the way to do it is make a cut down
>> version of this unit with a similar name, and a messagebox saying
>> "printing is not supported in this version", and in the second version
>> of the program have the cut down unit in the project instead of the
>> full one.....
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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