How to set IDE Style path

[Gary 18]

Hello all,

My styles have disappeared from the IDE, and now projects will not compile. I get an intermediate .vrc file with the error cannot find file on this line:

 

IcebergClassico VCLSTYLE "c:\\program files (x86)\\embarcadero\\studio\\22.0\\bin\\22.0\\Styles\\IcebergClassico.vsf"

 

The files are where they are supposed to be in :  C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\Styles not the above.

 

This happened after Delphi asked to update my path for run time packages (I'm not currently using run time packages). How do I point the IDE to the correct location.

 

Thanks

[programmerdelphi2k 237]

hi @Gary

you can try "delete" your ".DPROJ" file! IDE always recreate it again!

This file inform what your configuration for your project... then, if using some in special, just re-config!

[Gary 18]

It's not just the project, the styles are not in the IDE. Project/Options/Appearance all styles are empty including default Windows style. Delphi IDE Style directory is wrong. I don't know where to redirect to the correct location

[Uwe Raabe 2064]

Can you check what the IDE environment variable $(BDSCOMMONDIR) contains?

[limelect 48]

@Gary For my 10.2.3 it is C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\19.0\Redist\styles

did you try searching your computer for *.vsf ?

 

[Gary 18]

BDSCOMMONDIR c:\program files (x86)\embarcadero\studio\22.0\bin\22.0

 

That seems to be the problem, the last \22.0

 

How do I change it?

[Gary 18]

@limelect

 

All my styles are in C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0\Styles

[programmerdelphi2k 237]

to try "fix it" you can redefine the "BDSCOMMONDIR"...

 

[programmerdelphi2k 237]

probable cause: you tried or installed the same IDE (version) on this computer and it didn't complete successfully!!! if yes, then many other problems may arise from there...

[limelect 48]

@Gary sorry never gave it a thought I have it in 2 places 

[limelect 48]

@Gary If you do not find what to do then

Maybe you can debug how TStyleManager.StyleNames

loads style names.

If you find put it here

[Gary 18]

@Programmer...   

It happened after Delphi offered to correct my path to allow run time packages. Foolishly clicked OK

[programmerdelphi2k 237]

@Gary

 

you can try create a new "session" for you IDE using this:

• ......\bin\bds.exe /r NewNameToSession
  • this create a "NEWand CLEAN" registry key to RAD Studio, then, you can use as your main link to load it
    • if you use some third-party components, you need re-install the components [Components-Install package (BPLs)]" in your IDE.

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Alternate registry key. Allows you to specify an alternate base registry key so you can run two copies of the IDE using different configurations.

This allows component developers to debug a component at design time by using the IDE as the hosting application, without the debugging IDE interfering by trying to load the component package being developed.

https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/IDE_Command_Line_Switches_and_Options

[Gary 18]

@Programmer..

I think I will take this opportunity to do a clean install. This is a secondary machine(Laptop) that has a lot of old components I keep on it to support Legacy apps. I have been wanting to move them to a VM, so this will give me a chance to experiment with that.

I'll open a new topic for VM suggestions, the latest discussion I could find was from 2019

 

Thanks for the help[