[DUG] Where is TypeInfo?

[Myles Penlington]

Steve, get a bigger screen or glasses (just for now). Or have you been
watching the Americas cup?

No "e" in the typinfo spelling!! Ie.typinfo.pas


Myles.

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]
On Behalf Of Steve Peacocke
Sent: Monday, 2 July 2007 11:45
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Where is TypeInfo?

Strangly, Explorer's search will not find the file named
"typeinfo.pas" even when asked to look in "..\win32\rtl\common\"

Steve

On 02/07/07, Steve Peacocke <steve.peacocke at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks nick. It's there on mine too.
>
> I do wonder why Microsoft's Explorer would not find the file when
> "Search subfolders" is switched on - even starting the search from
> ..\source\
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve
>
> On 02/07/07, Nick <nick at salehoo.com> wrote:
> > For me,
> > delphi 2006\source\win32\rtl\common\Typinfo.pas
> >
> >
> > Steve Peacocke wrote:
> > >> There is also the other unit TypInfo
> > >
> > > Where?
> > >
> > > Delphi can't find it - Searching everything under "\Program
Files\"
> > > does not fund the file. Can someone please let me know where it's
> > > supposed to reside? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > On 02/07/07, Nick <nick at salehoo.com> wrote:
> > >> The system unit contains 'typeinfo'
> > >> There is also the other unit TypInfo
> > >> Which you use when doing something similar to
> > >>  getEnumName(typeInfo(TReqStatus), Ord(s))
> > >>
> > >> Cheers
> > >> Nick
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Steve Peacocke wrote:
> > >> > Good Morning All,
> > >> >
> > >> > Re: Delphi 2007 and missing TypeInfo.dcu
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm converting some code from using strings - and therefore
litterally
> > >> > hundreds upon hundreds of lines of ELSE IF - into using enums
so case
> > >> > statements can be used. I am particularly wanting to use
> > >> > GetEnumName().
> > >> >
> > >> > But I'm stumped at the first step. If I place TypeInfo in my
uses
> > >> > statement, Delphi 2007 tells me that ..
> > >> >
> > >> > [DCC Error] main.pas(7): F1026 File not found: 'TypeInfo.dcu'
> > >> >
> > >> > A search of everything below "..\Program Files\" turns up
nothing that
> > >> > even mentions TypeInfo.
> > >> >
> > >> > What gives here? I know I used to just add TypeInfo into the
uses
> > >> > statement in Delphi 7.
> > >> >
> > >> > Can anyone please shed some light on this? Thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > Steve
> > >> >
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