PowerPDF

Updated for 10.3 Rio / VER330 / PKG 260

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Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Package names
3. Installation

1. Introduction

PowerPdf is a VCL component to create PDF docment visually. Like Forms, you can design PDF document easily on Delphi IDE.

2. Package names

PowerPDF package names have the following form:

Delphi

• PowerPDFDR.bpl (Delphi Runtime)
• PowerPDFDD.bpl (Delphi Designtime)

C++Builder

• PowerPDFCR.bpl (C++Builder Runtime)
• PowerPDFCD.bpl (C++Builder Designtime)

3. Installation

PowerPDF is available via the GetIt Package Manager where you can quickly and easily install and uninstall it.

To manually install PowerPDF into your IDE, take the following steps:

1. Unzip the release files into a directory (e.g., d:\powerpdf).

2. Start RAD Studio.

3. Add the source subdirectory (e.g., d:\powerpdf\source) to the IDE's library path. For CBuilder, add the hpp subdirectory (e.g., d:\powerpdf\source\hpp\Win32\Release) to the IDE's system include path.

4. Open & install the designtime package specific to the IDE being used. The IDE should notify you the components have been installed.