Some time ago a friend asked me to help him to parse a DFM file into .NET objects.
We tried to find something in the web that does the job but no success, so I accepted the challenge and wrote the parser he needed.
If for some reason you need a DFM parser, or just for curiosity, you can download it from here.
Here is an example of how to use it:
class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { var fileName = @"c:\Unit1.dfm";
var dfmParser = new DfmParser(fileName);
dfmParser.ReadFile();
foreach (var node in dfmParser.Nodes) { if (node.PropertyType == "string") { node.PropertyValue = "'Hello World!';";
}
}
dfmParser.SaveFile();
}
}
The example above loads this file:
object Form1: TForm1
Left = 0
Top = 0
object Label1: TLabel
Left = 8
Top = 40
Caption = 'Label1';
end
object Label2: TLabel
Left = 48
Top = 40
Caption = 'Label1';
end
end
And rewrites like this:
object Form1: TForm1
Left = 0
Top = 0
object Label1: TLabel
Left = 8
Top = 40
Caption = 'Hello World!';
end
object Label2: TLabel
Left = 48
Top = 40
Caption = 'Hello World!';
end
end
If you find some use for this, enjoy :)
