Working with Packages and Components Index

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Topics

• Working with Packages and Components - Overview
• Why Use Packages
  • Packages and Standard DLLs
• Runtime Packages
  • Loading Packages in an Application
    • Loading Packages with the LoadPackage Function
  • Deciding Which Runtime Packages to Use
  • Custom Packages
• Design-time Packages
  • Installing Component Packages
• Creating and Editing Packages
  • Creating a Package
  • Editing an Existing Package
  • Understanding the Structure of a Package
  • Editing Package Source Files Manually
  • Compiling Packages
    • Package-specific Compiler Directives
    • Using the Weak Packaging Directive
    • Compiling and Linking from the Command Line
    • Package Files Created by Compiling
    • Building Static Packages
• Deploying Packages

See Also

• Making Cross-Platform Components Available at Design Time and Run Time