LMD 2004 -Installation (Win32)

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Uninstalling LMD-Tools
Package naming conventions
Packages Overview
Source Installation
C++ Builder 5
C++ Builder 6
Delphi 5
Delphi 6
Delphi 7
Delphi 2005 (Win32)

Uninstalling LMD-Tools

To remove LMD-Tools from your system completely follow the directions below.

C++ Builder 5 and 6

Close all files and projects and and select "Components|Install Packages...".
Select all LMD-Tools packages from the Packages list and click the "Remove" button.
After that remove all LMD-Tools paths from the global library search path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).
Start OpenHelp tool and remove any LMD-Tools helpfiles (Menu Help|Customize..., select Tab "Link" then).

Delphi 5 to 7

Close all files and projects and and select "Components|Install Packages...".
Select all LMD-Tools packages from the Packages list and click the "Remove" button.
After that remove all LMD-Tools paths from the global library search path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).
Start OpenHelp tool and remove any LMD-Tools helpfiles (Menu Help|Customize..., select Tab "Link" then).

Removing LMD-Tools files completely from your hard disk
After uninstalling the components from the CBuilder IDE/Delphi you may remove the component files physically.

Open the Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel and double click the "LMD [..]" entry.
All the DCUs/object and backup files have to be removed manually from the LMD-Tools' uninstallation directory. As a rule the installation directory won't be deleted during the unstallation because such files will be generated while you work on the Tools but - for safety's sake - won't be deleted automatically by the uninstaller. Alternative: Use the Custom Uninstall method in Uninstaller application and select always all options - this will remove complete paths including generated files. We recommend to use the second way.
Remove all dcllmd*.* and lmd*.* files from the \projects\bpl (and \projects\lib in CBuilder) folders and below your CBuilder/Delphi installation folder. If you had chosen to install runtime files into system directory, remove all lmd*.bpl packages from the System directory of your Windows installation. To be sure search harddisk for these files and remove them all. Do not remove license files or registration utility from the system directory.
Be sure that you did not compile LMD-Tools files into a custom package!
Possible registry keys can be found under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LMD Innovative\LMD-Tools [2004]
Remove them if you don't want to use LMD-Tools any longer.

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Package naming conventions
If you did not choose automatic DPL/BPL installation, you have to install the packages manually. This section describes naming conventions for LMD-Tools Package files:

Runtime package names are constructed as follows: [NAME][VERSION][DB]_XX

[Name] is identifier for package name, e.g. lmdsys for LMD SysPack.
[Version] represents shortcut for current version, e.g. 20 in lmdsys20_d5.bpl (whereby 20 represents Release 2.0).
[DB] is added for database sensitive package, e.g. lmd70db_d5.bpl.

Designtime package names are constructed as follows: dcl[NAME][DB]_XX
[Name] is identifier for package name, e.g. dcllmdsys_d5.bpl for LMD SysPack.
[DB] is added for database sensitive package, e.g. dcllmddb_d5.bpl.

XX always represents the platform code, meaning
Delphi: D5, D6 and D7 represent Delphi 5 to Delphi 7.
CBuilder: B5 and B6 represent CBuilder 5 and CBuilder 6.

Example:
lmdsys20_d6.bpl represents LMD SysPack runtime package for Delphi 6.
dcllmdsys_b5.bpl represents LMD SysPack designtime package for CBuilder 5.
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Packages Overview
This section lists all available package files after installation of a compiled LMD-Tools version. If you want to recompile package files please follow descriptions in next section. Note: If you selected in installer to store all library files into one directory, you will find files in the \lib\XX folder. Otherwise for each package a different subfolder is used, e.g. lmdcore70\XX for the LMD-Tools Core components (individual directoroes are mentioned in following list). XX indicates the platform ID, e.g. B6 for CBuilder 6 or D7 for Delphi 7.

LMD-Tools global project group
__lmd2004all_XX.bpg
Available in LMD-Tools sourcecode versions only.

LMD-Tools Shared Package
Directory:       lmdshared70
Designtime:    dcllmdshared_XX.bpl
Runtime:         n/a
Projectgroup:   n/a
All LMD packages require dcllmdshared_XX.bpl. If you install manually, make sure to install this package first!

LMD-Tools Core Components
Directory:        lmdcore70
Runtime:         lmd70_XX.bpl, lmd70db_XX.bpl
Designtime:    dcllmd_XX.bpl, dcllmddb_XX.bpl.
Projectgroup:   _lmdtools_XX.bpg

LMD-Tools Compatibility Components
Directory:        lmdfree70
Designtime:    dcllmdold_XX.bpl
Runtime:         n/a
Projectgroup:   n/a
No runtime package available. Requires LMD-Tools Core Components.

LMD-Tools BarPack
Directory:        lmdbar10
Runtime:         lmdbar10_XX.bpl
Designtime:     dcllmdbar_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdbar_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools DesignPack
Directory:        lmddsg10
Runtime:         lmddsg10_XX.bpl
Designtime:    dcllmddsg_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmddsg_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools ElPack
Directory:        lmdel50
Runtime:         lmdel50_XX.bpl, lmdelx50_XX.bpl, lmdeldb50_XX.bpl
Designtime:    dcllmdel_XX.bpl, dcllmdelx_XX.bpl, dcllmdeldb_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdelpack_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools FxPack
Directory:        lmdfx10
Runtime:         lmdfx10_XX.bpl
Designtime:    dcllmdfx_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdfx_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools ParsePack
Directory:        lmdparse30
Runtime:         lmdparse30_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   n/a
There is no designtime package.

LMD-Tools RichPack
Directory:        lmdrtf30
Runtime:         lmdrtf30_XX.bpl, lmdrtf30db_XX.bpl
Designtime:    dcllmdrtf_XX.bpl, dcllmdrtfdb_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdrtf_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools ScriptPack
Directory:         lmdsct20
Runtime:          lmdsct20_XX.bpl
Designtime:     dcllmdsct_XX.bpl, dcllmdexp_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdsct_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools SearchPack
Directory:        lmdsp20
Runtime:         lmdsp20_XX.bpl, lmdsp20db_XX.bpl,
Designtime       dcllmdsp_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdsp_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools ShellPack
Directory:         lmdsh30
Runtime:          lmdsh30_XX.bpl
Designtime:     dcllmdsh_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdshell_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools StoragePack
Directory:        lmdstorage10
Runtime:         lmdstorage10_XX.bpl
Designtime:   dcllmdstorage_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdstorage_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools SysPack
Directory:         lmdsys20
Runtime:          lmdys20_XX.bpl
Designtime:      dcllmdsys_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdsys_XX.bpg
Can be installed standalone.

LMD-Tools TextPack
Directory:         lmdtxt70
Runtime:          lmdtxt70_XX.bpl, lmd70txtdb_XX.bpl
Designtime:     dcllmdtxt_XX.bpl, dcllmdtxtdb_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdtxt_XX.bpg
LMD-Tools Core Components and LMD ParsePack are required.

LMD-Tools WebPack
Directory:         lmdweb30
Runtime:          lmdweb30_XX.bpl
Designtime:     dcllmdweb_XX.bpl
Projectgroup:   _lmdweb_XX.bpg
Please note that ZLib units must be installed in order to activate ZLib- Compression Support.
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Source Installation
Installation of sourcecode was simplified for LMD 2004 packages: If you want to install a single package, simply search for the corresponding project group (for example: _lmddsg_d7.bpg for DesignPack Delphi 7 version; all other project groups are listed above). As a rule: For runtime packages press Compile button, for Designtime packages in addition Install button. In any case, always compile and install the dcllmdshared_XX package first - otherwise no other package can be installed into IDE.

To install a complete LMD-Tools version (Standard, CE or Professional), load the __lmd2004all_XX.bpg (as usual XX represents the compiler ID, for Delphi 2005 and higher file extension is .bdsgroup) project group. Please ignore file not found errors, the project group tries to load all available package files and depending on your version some files might not be available. As a rule: For runtime packages press Compile button (they start with lmd[..], for Designtime packages (they start with dcllmd[..] in addition Install button.

Changing compiler switches
Unlike in previous releases only one compiler switch file exists which is shared by all LMD Packages. It is named lmdcmps.inc. If you selected to use separate package folders, this include file can be found in the LMDShared70 directory. To enable e.g. DebugMode in LMD-Tools, simply enable the LMDDEBUG conditional define.
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C++ Builder 5

How to add the components
The installation program tries to install the packages automatically (unless you unchecked this option). For installing packages manually, you have to install the LMD-Tools designtime packages (check the package list above for available options), Please note, that all designtime package names start with dcl[...] praefix - installing a runtime package does not work.

Installation

Run C++ Builder and select "Components" menu. Click on " Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\b5 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder).
Select desired runtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\b5) of LMD-Tools OBJ-files yourself to global library path of C++ Builder (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the C++ Builder-IDE
By default the installer is able toinstall helpfiles automatically.
If you have for any reason to install helpfiles manually follow these steps:

Start Borland Openhelp Tool (Menu Help|Customize...).
Select Tab "Link". Choose "Add Files..." from the Edit Menu.
Add any LMD-Tools Helpfiles. You find them usually in the \help menu of your C++ Builder Installation. If not - copy all helpfiles from the \help folder of the LMD-Tools installation folder to this folder (*.hlp and *.cnt files).

Possible filenames of LMD-Tools helpfiles are:

lmdtools.hlp          LMD-Tools (Core) Helpfile
lmdbarpack.hlp        LMD BarPack Helpfile
lmddesignpack.hlp     LMD DesignPack Helpfile
lmdstoragepack.hlp    LMD StoragePack Helpfile
lmdrichpack.hlp       LMD RichPack Helpfile
lmdshellpack.hlp      LMD ShellPack Helpfile
lmdsyspack.hlp        LMD SysPack Helpfile
lmdwebpack.hlp        LMD WebPack Helpfile
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C++ Builder 6

Run C++ Builder and select "Components" menu. Click on " Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\b6 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder).
Select desired runtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\b6) of LMD-Tools OBJ-files yourself to global library path of C++ Builder (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the C++ Builder-IDE
By default the installer is able toinstall helpfiles automatically.
If you have for any reason to install helpfiles manually follow these steps:

Start Borland Openhelp Tool (Menu Help|Customize...).
Select Tab "Link". Choose "Add Files..." from the Edit Menu.
Add any LMD-Tools Helpfiles. You find them usually in the \help menu of your C++ Builder Installation. If not - copy all helpfiles from the \help folder of the LMD-Tools installation folder to this folder (*.hlp and *.cnt files).

Delphi 5

How to add the components
The installation program tries to install the packages automatically (unless you unchecked this option). For installing packages manually, you have to install the LMD-Tools designtime packages (check the package list above for available options), Please note, that all designtime package names start with dcl[...] praefix - installing a runtime package does not work.

Installation

Run Delphi and select "Components" menu. Click on "Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\d5 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder (assumed you installed all DCU files into separate project folders). If you installed designtime packages during installation to default BPL output folder, please search at that location).
Select desired runtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\d5) of LMD-Tools DCU files yourself to the Delphi's library path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the Delphi-IDE
By default the installer is able toinstall helpfiles automatically.
If you have for any reason to install helpfiles manually follow these steps:

Start Borland Openhelp Tool (Menu Help|Customize...).
Select Tab "Link". Choose "Add Files..." from the Edit Menu.
Add any LMD-Tools Helpfiles. You find them usually in the \help menu of your Delphi Installation. If not - copy all helpfiles from the \help folder of the LMD-Tools installation folder to this folder (*.hlp and *.cnt files).

Delphi 6

How to add the components
The installation program tries to install the packages automatically (unless you unchecked this option). For installing packages manually, you have to install the LMD-Tools designtime packages (check the package list above for available options), Please note, that all designtime package names start with dcl[...] praefix - installing a runtime package does not work.

Installation

Run Delphi and select "Components" menu. Click on " Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\d6 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder (assumed you installed all DCU files into separate project folders). If you installed designtime packages during installation to default BPL output folder, please search at that location).
Select desired designtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\d6) of LMD-Tools DCU files yourself to the Delphi's library path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the Delphi-IDE
By default the installer is able toinstall helpfiles automatically.
If you have for any reason to install helpfiles manually follow these steps:

Start Borland Openhelp Tool (Menu Help|Customize...).
Select Tab "Link". Choose "Add Files..." from the Edit Menu.
Add any LMD-Tools Helpfiles. You find them usually in the \help menu of your Delphi Installation. If not - copy all helpfiles from the \help folder of the LMD-Tools installation folder to this folder (*.hlp, *.cnt AND *.als files).

Delphi 7

How to add the components
The installation program tries to install the packages automatically (unless you unchecked this option). For installing packages manually, you have to install the LMD-Tools designtime packages (check the package list above for available options), Please note, that all designtime package names start with dcl[...] praefix - installing a runtime package does not work.

Installation

Run Delphi and select "Components" menu. Click on " Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\d7 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder (assumed you installed all DCU files into separate project folders). If you installed designtime packages during installation to default BPL output folder, please search at that location).
Select desired designtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\d7) of LMD-Tools DCU files yourself to the Delphi's library path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the Delphi-IDE
By default the installer is able toinstall helpfiles automatically.
If you have for any reason to install helpfiles manually follow these steps:

Start Borland Openhelp Tool (Menu Help|Customize...).
Select Tab "Link". Choose "Add Files..." from the Edit Menu.
Add any LMD-Tools Helpfiles. You find them usually in the \help menu of your Delphi Installation. If not - copy all helpfiles from the \help folder of the LMD-Tools installation folder to this folder (*.hlp, *.cnt AND *.als files).

Delphi 2005 (Win32)

How to add the components
The installation program tries to install the packages automatically (unless you unchecked this option). For installing packages manually, you have to install the LMD-Tools designtime packages (check the package list above for available options), Please note, that all designtime package names start with dcl[...] prefix - installing a runtime package does not work.

Installation

Run Delphi and select "Components" menu. Click on " Install Packages..." button.
Click on the "Add..." button. A dialog box appears. Click there on the "Browse..." button.
From the file dialog select the library path of package(s) you want to install (e.g. RichPack files can be found in the \lib\lmdrtf30\d9 directory below your LMD-Tools installation folder (assumed you installed all DCU files into separate project folders). If you installed designtime packages during installation to default BPL output folder, please search at that location).
Select desired designtime package files as mentioned in the package list above. Note: Hold Ctrl-key to select more than one file at the same time.

Important:
If installer did not add path settings automatically, you have to add the full paths (e.g. C:\LMD70\lib\lmdcore70\d7) of LMD-Tools DCU files yourself to the Delphi's library path (Library Page/Environment Options in the Tools Menu).

How to add helpfile into the Delphi-IDE
Installing/uninstall helpfile in Borland Developer Studio works completely different from previous Delphi releases.

For installing helpfile manually run RegHelpBds3W.bat in the \help\[package] folder of installation directory
For uninstalling helpfile manually run RemHelpBds3W.bat in the \help[package] folder of installation directory

Note:
For uninstalling, all help files must be available in same directory! If not, uninstallation does not work. In this case reinstall help files and perform uninstall manually.
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