[DUG] Where is TypeInfo?

[Steve Peacocke]

Thanks Miles.

It's Monday!

Steve

On 02/07/07, Myles Penlington <myles at ams.co.nz> wrote:
> 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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