Cannot make a form auto-create
lazarus / 21-General

----------------------------------------------------------------------
ozoltan · 2022-11-03 20:14

Hi!

I have the following problem:
- I have a project ported from Delphi to Lazarus, named SQLAUTOM,
after a few modifications it works well
- I want to add a form that I used in another project
- I copied an another into the same directory as the SQLAUTOM project
files
- open the file in Lazarus IDE
- using Project / Add file to project menu added this form to the
SQLAUTOM project
- in Project Options / Forms I see my newly added form in the right
side Available forms list
- add the form to the left side Auto-create forms
- click OK
- I open again Project Options / Forms and the newly added form still
in the right Available Forms list

Simply I cannot make it auto-create. I have tried to write manually
into the LPR file, it gives an errorű
message.
Also tried the followings :
- remove the newly added form from project but keep it open in the IDE
- create from IDE a totally new form
- name it differently then the previous one
- copy the whole content from the not working form into the newly
created form
- even the newly created form in the Availabe Forms list and still
canot add to the Auto-Create forms list.

Please help, what am I doing wrong ?

----------------------------------------------------------------------
howardpc · 2022-11-03 20:39

Quote from: ozoltan on November 03, 2022, 09:14:57 pmSimply I cannot
make it auto-create. I have tried to write manually into the LPR file,
it gives an errorű
message.
What is the error message?

----------------------------------------------------------------------
egsuh · 2022-11-04 01:56

Did you write
       NewForm.Show;
?

----------------------------------------------------------------------
ozoltan · 2022-11-04 03:24

Quote from: howardpc on November 03, 2022, 09:39:54 pmQuote from:
ozoltan on November 03, 2022, 09:14:57 pmSimply I cannot make it auto-
create. I have tried to write manually into the LPR file, it gives an
errorű
message.
What is the error message?

In the LPR file where the forms are listed I added as the last line
and when compiling gives the error message
';' expected XXX found, aboiut what I think that the compiler doenst
expects anything else there.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
ozoltan · 2022-11-04 03:26

Quote from: egsuh on November 04, 2022, 02:56:50 amDid you write
       NewForm.Show;
?

When I wanted to use that newly added module, then yes I used :
NewForm.Show.
Then I get an error message that unknown address meaning for me that
that module doesnt exist in the memory

----------------------------------------------------------------------
ozoltan · 2022-11-04 04:06

Quote from: ozoltan on November 03, 2022, 09:14:57 pm
It seems that I solved somehow:
- changed the project type from {mode Delphi} to {mode objfpc} and in
the Project Options too
- in every form made the changes that the compiler was complaining
- added manually to LPR file

And it seems that is working.

Thank You for reading and trying to help!
Have a nice day!
Zoltan

----------------------------------------------------------------------
CM630 · 2024-12-27 09:29

I have the same issue with Lazarus 4.0RC1 on Win10.
I changed {$MODE Delphi} to {$MODE objfpc} in the LPR file, add the
form to the left side Auto-create forms does not work.
I press “OK” to close Project Options, then I reopen Project Options,
the new form disappears from the left side and is shown only on the
right side.
Clean up and Build does not help.
So I have to add the form manually in the LPR file (like I always
did).

Edit: I also changed {$MODE Delphi} to {$MODE objfpc} in the form
itself - still the same.