>>How can I grab the parameters specified in the Run|Parameters menu option
>>during development.  I know I can get them during runtime but I have a
>>component that needs to grab the parameters when it is dropped on to the
>>form.  It can grab the parameters when the component is created
dynamically
>>but I would like to have them when the developer drops the component onto
>>the form.
 

These parameters are stored in the project's *.dof file, under the
[Parameters] section. You may want to read the stuff from there, but they
are only updated if project file is saved, not each time user changes them
from IDE.

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Cool! What a clever solution!

The .DOF file has the internal format of an .INI file, so a TIniFile
object makes getting this value simple.

I should point out that the file used for the same purposes in Delphi 1
had an .OPT extension instead.

Here's the code for a simple form that demonstrates how this can work:

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unit ParamU;

interface

uses
  SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
  Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls, IniFiles,

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Edit1: TEdit;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
    procedure FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
  private
    {Private declarations }
  public
    {Public declarations }
    DOFFile : TIniFile ;
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  DOFName : string ;
begin
{$ifdef Win32 }
  DOFName := ChangeFileExt( Application.ExeName, '.DOF' ) ;
{$else }
  DOFName := ChangeFileExt( Application.ExeName, '.OPT' ) ;
{$endif }

  DOFFile := TIniFile.Create( DOFName ) ;

  Edit1.Text := DOFFile.ReadString( 'Parameters', 'RunParams', '' ) ;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
begin
  DOFFile.Free ;
end;

end.
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Now, in order to access this same info at design time, you may need to
query the IDE using ToolServices or something.  The main thing probably
being the path to the project.
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