Modelmaker integration

[Dave Craggs 7]

HI, I am using Modelmaker and Delphi 12.2

 

The Modelmaker integration expert has been working well, but just recently I can't use the locate in Delphi button, it is just greyed out. The Modelmaker integration option in Delphi work though.

 

Any ideas? Is there something obvious I have missed?

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

I couldn't reproduce, but I am on 12.3 here.

 

Can you give detailed steps to reproduce? Perhaps I tested something plain simple while the real problem is more complex.

[Dave Craggs 7]

It's just the locate in Delphi button is greyed out.

 

I worked a week or so ago.

 

 

 

[Dave Craggs 7]

Looking at IDE integration the list only goes up to Delphi 10.1 Berlin. I though your tool integrates with Delphi 10.2.

 

[Dave Craggs 7]

Using Modelmaker 11.11.0 build 5488

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

Same here and this is how the dialog looks here:

[Dave Craggs 7]

That's odd. I am missing Delphi 10.2 Tokyo.

 

[Dave Craggs 7]

[Dave Craggs 7]

Hmm - I did uninstall an old version of Delphi recently possibly 10.2. Would that have done it?

 

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

That's possible. IIRC ModelMaker looks for the BDS\xx.x\Experts key in HKLM.

[Dave Craggs 7]

BDS\19.0 was missing

 

I added this

 

 

But still no joy 😞

 

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

Is this in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE?

 

If yes, there might be other criteria being checked for existence of a Delphi version. I'm willing to investigate, but my possibilities in regard to ModelMaker are a bit limited compared to MMX.

[Dave Craggs 7]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

 

Interestingly Modelmaker on my new dev notebook has no Delphi IDE's listed.

 

I did try reinstalling MM.

 

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

The code for checking the presence of a Delphi IDE is like this:

function IsDelphiIDEInstalled(IDEVersion: TDelphiIDEVersion): Boolean;
var
  R: TRegistry;
begin
  R := TRegistry.Create;
  try
    R.RootKey := HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
    Result := R.OpenKeyReadOnly(DelphiIDEKey(IDEVersion));
  finally
    R.Free;
  end;
end;

DelphiIDEKey evaluates to Software\Embarcadero\BDS\%d.0 for the newer versions. Note that ModelMaker is only aware of BDS versions up to 19.0 (Delphi 10.2 Tokyo). 

 

You might get away with just creating the base key for a non-installed version to trick ModelMaker into looking for the expert. So adding HKLM\Software\Embarcadero\BDS\19.0 to the registry should get you going.

[Dave Craggs 7]

This is very confusing.

 

This is what is in HKEY_CURREJNT_USER

 

 

19.0 was missing but I added it

 

HKLM is not have a BDS entry

 

I added one

 

 

But still no joy.

[Uwe Raabe 2156]

OK, on a 64-Bit Windows, the key seen by a 32-Bit application like ModelMaker is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Embarcadero\BDS\19.0

[Dave Craggs 7]

Fantastic. That has cracked it.

 

Many many thanks Uwe.

 

Dave