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September 27, 2013

New Tools in XE5 (Missing from Menu)

There are at least 3 new tools in XE5 that should have been added to the tools menu, for FireDAC and REST.

There are at least 3 new tools in XE5 that should have been added to the tools menu, for FireDAC and REST. FireDAC used to have a separate menu, which we decided to remove, but the corresponding entries failed to make to the Tools menu, an omission we plan fixing in the future. For now, you can use the Tools | Configure Tools menu to open the Tools Configuration dialog box, press the Add button, and then use the Browse button to locate them.

The three executables (all from the C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\12.0\bin folder, or similar depending on your flavor of Windows) are:

FireDAC Explorer (FDExplorer.exe)
FireDAC Monitor (FDMonitor.exe)
REST Debugger (RESTDebugger.exe)

You can see how to add them in the screenshot below:

After this configuration, your Delphi XE5 will have a full featured Tools menu:

Notice that these 3 tools should be in all editions of Delphi XE5, as they are not Enterprise-only or Mobile-specific capabilities.

posted by marcocantu @ 3:29PM | 6 Comments [0 Pending]

6 Comments

New Tools in XE5 Missing from Menu

 Jeez,

DXE5 just keeps on giving.

Thanks Marco

Comment by Keith on September 27, 20:37

New Tools in XE5 Missing from Menu

 Where can i find AdMob support for android,
I have created my first android app and intending to put 
on the google store as free app, so i need to have money 
using Ads, so WHERE admob for delphi?

Comment by W.Sarab on September 29, 07:06

New Tools in XE5 Missing from Menu

Advertising support for iOS and Android is being worked and will be 
delivered to customers as soon as it is available. This might happen in an 
update of the XE5 product. Whether this will be free to existing users or 
not, depends on the actual timing.

Comment by Marco Cantu [http://www.marcocantu.com] on September 30, 08:11

New Tools in XE5 Missing from Menu

Ok, Thanks Marco for you reply.
But, is there any work around to have this Admob.
really i need it to publish my App.

Comment by W.Sarab on September 30, 12:57

New Tools in XE5 Missing from Menu

To have missing Android functionality before it is 
updated the firemonkey way you can use JNI.
There is several information on how to do this at 
https://plus.google.com/communities/10311368538148659175
4/s/JNI

Comment by Roland Kossow on October 11, 07:17

Saving and loading Tools menu items

I use the Tools menu a lot, with custom tool items. 
However, it is a pain to transfer all my custom tool 
menu items when I install a newer Delphi version (e.g. 
Delphi XE4 -> XE5).
So could you please provide a feature in the Tools menu 
to save the desired Tools menu items (select them in a 
check-list) to a text file and then load them in the 
new Delphi version? Thanks!

Comment by Peter [] on October 20, 01:25

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