[DUG] BDS2006 and Delphi 2007

[Richard Vowles]

Jeremy North wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The reason some VCL code won't run under Win9X is because the new
> GraphUtil introduced in D2005 and enhanced in D2006 includes a call to
> the GradientFill API function. This function resides in a dll
> (msimg32.dll from memory) that doesn't exist on Win9x. You can copy
> the DLL to a Win9x box and it works however I'm not sure that is
> within the ms license.
>
> I have no idea why RAVE doesn't work on Win9x as I don't use it. The
> VCL uses the GradientFillCanvas function (which wraps GradientFill) in
> TControlBar, TToolbar, TCategoryButtons and TCaptionedDockTree. If you
> don't use these classes (or in the case of TControlBar and TToolbar
> don't use the Gradient Style) then you should be fine under Win9x.
>
Lots of web sites seem to offer this DLL for download, and there is a 
chap here:

http://qc.borland.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=22256

Who has written enough of the missing function to allow it to work under 
95 and NT4 so...

Richard

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