64-bit type libraries still not supported by the IDE ?

[A.M. Hoornweg 144]

Hello all,

 

Delphi supports 64-bit development since XE2.  But somehow it is still not possible to list and import 64-bit type libraries ????

 

Kind regards,

Arthur

 

[Markus Kinzler 174]

 The IDE is still 32-Bit.

[A.M. Hoornweg 144]

So?  The IDE could spawn a 64 bit helper process to retrieve the info.  

[David Heffernan 2345]

There are plenty of command line tools for this. 

[A.M. Hoornweg 144]

The reason one pays for a subscription is for the product to be up to date. 64 bit support was hailed 7 years ago so I guess it's not unreasonable to expect it to work by now.

[David Heffernan 2345]

You can locate the library and run the typelib importer on it using the command line tool. The format is the same for 32 and 64 bit. The issue is just that a 32 bit process doesn't see the 64 bit registry. But once you pass the 64 bit com dll to the type lib importer it will be fine. Often you just import the 32 bit version of the COM dll and the same import unit works for both. 

[A.M. Hoornweg 144]

Hi David,

 

I'm aware of these workarounds, thanks.

 

But I'm also aware that a 32 bit process  *can* actually see the 64 bit registry, see  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/accessing-an-alternate-registry-view . 

 

And if that weren't the case, the problem could also be solved by putting the tlb importer GUI in a separate process, to be compiled in two versions.

 

 

It would just be really nice if this feature worked like it's supposed to. 

 

 

[David Heffernan 2345]

Posting here is not going to have any impact on development of the Delphi IDE by Embarcadero. You would need to submit a QP report, although I guess at least one already exists. 

 

I assumed that your post was driven by a desire to get something done. Which can only be to import some actual type libraries. Hence my comments. 

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

On 8/16/2019 at 6:00 PM, David Heffernan said:

You can locate the library and run the typelib importer on it using the command line tool.

You should even be able to just add the library using the Add button of the import wizard.