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<DIV>Hi I am about to order the XE2 upgrade, currently on D2007 but have owned
RAD studio 2006 in the past. Anyone with opinions on the following
please post your opinions!</DIV>
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<DIV>1 - I am mulling whether to get just Delphi XE2 professional upgrade
or RAD Studio XE2 upgrade....interested in playing/experimenting with RADPHP –
eg a simple version of one of my apps rewritten as a web app could be cool and
useful... but its only a wish idea and might never get to it!
Anyone think its worth the $300 extra for RAD Studio XE2 upgrade if I am pretty
much a pure Delphi guy?</DIV>
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<DIV>2 – If I get Delphi XE2 now and add the RadPHP later how much would that
cost – and is that a practical way to do it if I get it only when I need
it...(ie does it install into the same IDE or is it then a totally separate
product)</DIV>
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<DIV>3 – I understand that Rave Reports in D2007 is no longer in XE2 – is this
correct? I use the code based reports and a generic printing unit
(load data on a form and use a generic function to turn the display into a
report – labels memos grids and all) – I presume what is XE2 has some equivalent
way of code based reports?. Can it output PDF as
well? (Rave can)</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John
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