dzBdsLauncher

A Windows console utility that intelligently detects the correct Delphi IDE version for a project file and launches it. It supports Delphi 6 through Delphi 13 and reads version information from .dpr, .dpk, .dproj, .groupproj, .bdsproj, and .dof project files.

Release Notes

1.0.20 (unreleased)

• Added support for Delphi 13.1 (.dproj version 20.4)

1.0.19 (2026-04-05)

• Fixed HandleDof to check for .dpk when .dpr does not exist (Delphi 6/7 package projects)
• Also ask the user if the Delphi version for a .groupproj file cannot be determined
• Refactored console I/O via IdzBdsLauncherOutput interface injection, decoupling core logic from console dependencies
• Added DUnit test infrastructure for TDelphiInfo
• Added CLAUDE.md project description

1.0.18 (2025-10-19)

• Optionally delete the Delphi 12 or Delphi 13 shortcut link which the IDE puts in the Start Menu

1.0.17 (2025-09-12)

• Added support for Delphi 13 (.dproj version 20.3, same as Delphi 12.3)

1.0.16 (2025-07-16)

• Bugfix: The default for .dproj files without ProjectVersion (Delphi 2007) did not work
• Added support for Delphi 12.2
• Added support for Delphi 12.3
• Add quotes to parameters if they don't have some, so paths with spaces work

1.0.13 (2024-06-16)

• Output a warning if no useful excluded package can be found
• Bugfix: No entry exists for dvUnknown -- raise an exception with a meaningful error message rather than EListError
• If the Delphi version of a .dproj cannot be determined (but only two are possible), ask the user
• Adapted error messages to the additional file types supported
• If there are multiple possible Delphi versions, check which ones are installed; if only one is installed, open it
• Bugfix: Unambiguous detection was broken

1.0.12 (2024-06-15)

• Support a second .groupproj file format
• Raise an exception if neither a .dproj, .bdsproj, nor .dof file is found for a given .dpr file
• Fixed compiler warnings

1.0.11 (2023-11-11)

• Added support for Delphi 12

1.0.10 (2022-09-26)

• Added support for Delphi 11.1 and 11.2

1.0.9 (2022-07-31)

• Now checks whether the main project file is a .dpr or .dpk file

1.0.8 (2022-01-22)

• Additionally check for the Delphi version anywhere in the .groupproj file name (including the path), with improved prefix/suffix matching (D, Delphi, BDS, RS)

1.0.7 (2021-09-12)

• Added support for Delphi 11

1.0.6 (2021-03-15)

• Added support for Delphi 10.4.1 and 10.4.2
• Added more possible filename extensions: 10.x and 10_x
• Bugfix: FreeAndNil is wrong for string arrays
• Can now also handle .dpk files

1.0.5 (2020-06-01)

• Bugfix: Support for Delphi 10 was broken
• Added support for Delphi 6 and 7 (via .dof file)
• Added support for Delphi 2005 and 2006 (via .bdsproj file, based on excluded packages)
• Handle .dpr files by analysing the corresponding .dproj, .bdsproj, or .dof file
• When run in the debugger, remove BDS and DELPHI environment variables from the environment passed to the started IDE

1.0.4 (2020-05-31)

• Added support for Delphi 10.4

1.0.3 (2020-03-01)

• Refactored the code
• Added support for .groupproj files
• In addition to the suffixes and ProjectVersion from the .dproj file, now also uses the DllSuffix if there is one
• Added diagnostic output

1.0.1 (2019-10-14)

• Now also interprets the ProductVersion entries in the .dproj files
• Bugfix: Used wrong registry keys for Delphi 10, 10.1, and 10.2, so accidentally launched Delphi 10.3

1.0.0 (2019-08-03)

• First working version (console program, must be compiled with Delphi 10.3)