Database Desktop Installs but does not work
lazarus / 16-Databases

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sbenson · 2018-08-20 10:23

Post here as not replies in the General Forum

Attempting to install the Database Desktop.

Lazarus and FPC installed from  fpcupdeluxe-x86_64-linux (trunk) (so
1.9.0 and FPC 3.3.1)

Package lazdatadict is listed 0.0 (??) and installs and there is a
menu item called Database Desktop but clicking on it does nothing.

Compiling the package separately works but running the DD (which
works) but clicking on a "New" DD and the error message "Control ''
has no parent form or frame." appears.

Ideas?

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wp · 2018-08-20 11:14

Hmm... I never used "File" > "New", I always use "Connections" > "New
connections".

But I can confirm the error that you describe. Here is a quick fix to
make it work. But you should file a bug report so that it can be fixed
correctly:

- Open unit "dicteditor"
  - Go down to the implementation of TDataDictEditor.Create.
  - Remove "CreateGUI"
  - Go up to the declaration of  TDataDictEditor.
  - Move the declaration of method "CreateGUI" from "private" to
"public".
- Open unit "frmmain"
  - Find the implementation of TMainForm.NewDataEditor
  - Add "Result.CreateGUI" somewhere after "Result.Parent := PCDD".