Why can I get CommX to work in Delphi 4?
If you are having this problem you probably have not gotten the update to Delphi. We believe that Inprise has sent CDs out to everyone, but if you have not received it, read on. Delphi 4 released with an anomaly that caused the compiler to create an incorrect type library when importing certain ActiveX controls to the Tool Palette. An error occurs when creating the _TLB file. You need to obtain update file(s) from Inprise. Files can be downloaded from the Inprise FTP site. (files d4xupd1.exe … d4xupd3.exe, where ‘x’ is ‘c’ for Client Server version Delphi, ‘p’ for Professional version, and ‘s’ for Standard version. It’s our understanding that these updates are not cumulative, so you may have to download all three files for your version. HOWEVER, we have observed that only the first file (e.g. d4pupd1..exe or d4supd1.exe or d4cupd4.exe) corrected this problem – in addition to other early anomalies that were in the release version of Delphi4. Thus you may not need the other 2 files. Yo
