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Home: Code Repository: Mastering Delphi 6

Chapter 12 - Project DynaPackForm

Project Structure

DynaPackForm.dpr
program DynaPackForm;

uses
  Forms,
  DynaPackColF in 'DynaPackColF.pas' {Form1};

{$R *.RES}

begin
  Application.Initialize;
  Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
  Application.Run;
end.
DynaPackColF.pas
unit DynaPackColF;

interface

uses
  SysUtils, Windows, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
  Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls, Buttons, TypInfo;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    BtnChange: TButton;
    procedure BtnChangeClick(Sender: TObject);
  private
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.BtnChangeClick(Sender: TObject);
var
  FormScroll: TForm;
  FormClass: TFormClass;
  HandlePack: HModule;
begin
  // try to load the package
  HandlePack := LoadPackage ('PackWithForm.bpl');
  if HandlePack > 0 then
  begin
    FormClass := TFormClass(GetClass ('TFormScroll'));
    if Assigned (FormClass) then
    begin
      FormScroll := FormClass.Create (Application);
      try
        // initialize the data
        SetPropValue (FormScroll, 'SelectedColor', Color);
        // show the form
        if FormScroll.ShowModal = mrOK then
          Color := GetPropValue (FormScroll, 'SelectedColor');
      finally
        FormScroll.Free;
      end;
    end
    else
      ShowMessage ('Form class not found');
    UnloadPackage (HandlePack);
  end
  else
    ShowMessage ('Package not found');
end;

end.
DynaPackColF.dfm
object Form1: TForm1
  Left = 222
  Top = 159
  Width = 191
  Height = 186
  Caption = 'DynaPackForm'
  Color = clBtnFace
  Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
  Font.Color = clBlack
  Font.Height = -11
  Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
  Font.Style = []
  OldCreateOrder = True
  PixelsPerInch = 96
  TextHeight = 13
  object BtnChange: TButton
    Left = 40
    Top = 58
    Width = 105
    Height = 33
    Caption = 'Change Color'
    TabOrder = 0
    OnClick = BtnChangeClick
  end
end