Delphi / C# Builder Setting Manager

Last Update : 02/25/2005.
Delphi / C#Builder Setting Manager Release 1.0 is released.

Disclaimer:

This utility is a freeware with source and provided as is, use it at your own risk.

What is Delphi Setting Manager?

Delphi / C# Builder Setting Manager (or, Delphi Setting Manager) is a utility to manage custom settings for Galileo IDEs (Delphi 6, Delphi 7, C#Builder, Delphi 8, and Delphi 2005). It reads data from the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\BDS\X.X for BDS IDEs, or it reads data from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Delphi\X.X.

This utility only writes keys and values under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\CustomSettings. The expected behavior of this key, you will not be able to alter your default Delphi setting, and corrupt your default Delphi setting by accident. If this utility corrupts or alter the Delphi default setting, that is a bug. Please let me know if you found a bug.

The settings for each IDE is stored under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\CustomSettings\<IDE Identifier>\<Setting Name>, the File - Save Setting to File will create a .reg file of the selected custom setting. The .reg file can be imported into different PC using regedit. The .reg file does not contain the license key, and authorization code.

I hope you find this utility useful.

Erwien Saputra
http://blogs.slcdug.org/esaputra
http://www.codeline.net

Downloads:

Binary Only (Release 1.0 - 02/25/2005)
Source only download  (Release 1.0 - 02/25/2005)

Feature Summary

• Supports Delphi 6, Delphi 7, Delphi 8, Delphi 2005, and C#Builder.
• Saves all custom settings under one key.
• Create shortcut to launch the custom setting.
• Launch Delphi from within Delphi Setting Manager.
  
• Create a new custom setting with the option to use Delphi default setting for the new setting.
• Copy, rename, delete the existing custom setting.
• Saves a custom setting as a .reg file (License information are not saved to the .reg file).
• Remember the last selected Delphi version and last selected custom setting.
  
• Edit custom setting, copy, synchronize, or delete keys and values between custom setting or with Delphi default setting.
• Edit between two custom settings by selecting two custom settings and choose Edit.
• Edit between a custom setting and Delphi default setting by setting a custom setting and choose Edit (Delphi default setting is read-only).
• Use right-click (pop-up menu) to access the menu.
• Different registry values will be displayed in different color.
  

Thanks

Change Log

• Added keyboard shortcuts for Edit Setting form (Thanks, Jouni Aro).
• Added keyboard shortcuts for the main form.
• Fixed bug when running setting with spaces.
• Fixed bug when clearing a name value.
  
• Prevent invalid characters creating/renaming/copying a custom setting.
• Replaces invalid character with underscore '_' when saving a shortcut and exporting a custom setting to a .reg file.
• Set main form's Scaled property to false, as workaround for desktop with different DPI/font size (Thanks, Michael).
• Added Edit Setting to the menu.
• Added minimum size constraint to the main form.
• Fixed bug that crashed the application when the ini file contains invalid information.
• Known bug / limitation:
• The forms for creating new setting, renaming or copying an existing setting may not be displayed correctly with desktop with desktop with extreme DPI / Font size. There is bug with Delphi form when Scaled property is set to true and controls have anchors. QC: 10068.
  

• Improved features and stability of the edit custom setting feature.
  
• Copy registry keys between custom settings or from Delphi default setting.
• Delete custom setting keys.
• Copy value names between custom settings or from Delphi default setting.
• Delete or clear custom setting value.
• No more exception. :)

• Added the ability to save a custom setting as a .reg file (the license information is removed from the .reg file).
  
• Delphi Setting Manager remembers the last selected tab, the last selected custom setting, the size and location of the main window.
  
• Added the functionality to edit a custom setting using the default Delphi configuration as template.
• Added menu on the form.
  

• It has the ability to manage custom settings for Delphi 6, Delphi 7, C#Builder, Delphi 8, and Delphi 2005.
• It has the ability to create a shortcut to launch Delphi using a specific custom setting.
• It has the ability to launch Delphi using a selected custom setting.
• It has the ability to create a new setting based on the default Delphi setting.
• It has the ability to detect which IDE is installed.