Can't find Code Explorer Window in Delphi 6 running on Windows 7 64-bit. How to get it back?

Question

I'm having a really strange problem with the Delphi 6 IDE running on Windows 7 (64-bit edition). I just can't find the Code Explorer window pane. Usually it's docked against the left side of the Code Editor window. If not there, then you can find it by opening the View menu and selecting Code Explorer. But the Code Explorer is not docked to the Code Editor and when I drop down the View Menu the Code Explorer option is simply not there. All the other options are: Project Manager, Object Inspector, Object TreeView, etc. but just not the Code Explorer. Everything else about the IDE works great. Has anybody else had this problem and if so, what can I do to get it back? I rely on that view quite heavily.

Also, once I undock a view it doesn't seem to want to dock again. I hover over the usual areas in the edit window and it won't accept it the orphaned view as a docking client.

-- roschler

Answer 1

I can't reproduce the missing Code Explorer menu item. It works fine for me.

Regarding the non-dockable windows have you tried right clicking on the troublesome floating window and making sure that Dockable is ticked?

One thing to try when Delphi's IDE is giving you grief is to delete any.dsk files.

Finally, Delphi 6 pre-dates UAC and assumes that you can write to the installation directory. Have you made sure that Delphi is able to do this one way or another?

Sorry I don't have a definitive answer, but this is all I can think of.

Answer 2

I just tried with Delphi 6 on Win64, and have all the windows. And all expected menu items. Sometimes, there is some problems of refresh, but when I restart the IDE, everything is back there.

But I've installed:

• Delphi 6 Suite Entreprise;
• Update pack 2;
• DDevExtension ;
• Delphi SpeedUp ;
• CnPack .

All is installed not in C:\Program Files but in a custom C:\Progs directory, which has all security rights set for all authenticated users. You should not install Delphi 6 under C:\Program Files , in all cases.

Works like a charm. Perhaps one of the add-ons fixed the issue.

Answer 3

For the record, I had the same problem as you Robert.

Configuration:

• Delphi 6 Enterprise, installed to a custom location.
• Update Pack 2
• Several Third Party Components
• Windows 7, Spanish and English languages in Regional and language settings, and keyboard layout settings. Default language 'spanish', default keyboard distribution 'english'.

Issues:

• No 'code explorer' context menu item,
• In editor, no 'complete class at cursor'.
• Ctrl+Shift+C not working
• Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow not working.

I uninstalled Delphi, uninstalled English language, removed keymappings to change keyboard layout (Ctrl+Shift).

Then I installed Delphi again, custom location, execute the installer as administator -> no issues. I installed the third party components -> no issues To install the update pack, this time, I opened the exe with winrar, decompressed the file, changed the files 'setup.exe', '_ISDel.exe' and '_BDEL.EXE' to execute always as administrator for all users. Run 'setup.exe' as administrator.

I don't know exactly which step did the trick but now I have no Issues.