Businesses still rely on legacy Delphi systems. Support for older versions becomes limited or even non-existent, making Delphi services essential for maintenance and upgrades. And they end up dealing with vendor dependency. Moreover, this is not the only challenge they face.
Maintaining legacy applications requires constant patching and workarounds. Legacy systems lack automated testing. This makes debugging and adding extra functionality problematic too. The scalability is also limited since such applications were built for use on-premises.
One of the solutions to these problems is Delphi to C# conversion. The conversion provides cross-platform compatibility, improved security, and enhanced performance.
If a business uses legacy applications, it risks downtime failures and system outages. Often, the documentation is not very comprehensive, which disrupts the company’s operations. The result is that businesses spend more on maintenance than innovation.
The Delphi to C# migration updates the application to modern standards. As a result, the applications are stable and reliable.
Why Convert an Application from Delphi to C#?
C# offers a platform with advanced features and compatibility with the latest technologies. One of its benefits is that .NET Core allows C# apps to work across multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) with a single codebase. Besides, it enables developers to adapt to cloud services and other modern tools. Overall, C# provides better performance, scalability, and improved security measures.
Softacom has 16 years of experience working with Delphi to C# conversion. We can handle Delphi migration, modernization, and integration with ease. We are reliable partners for breathing new life into legacy applications. Partner with us!
Simple applications usually count up to 100,000 lines of code. They can be automatically converted from Delphi to C# with particular tools. For example, Delphi To C# Migration Wizard offers a free edition for projects with up to 1 million lines of code. Another popular tool is Ispirer Toolkit’s nGLFly Wizard. It automates the entire project conversion from Delphi to C#.
However, many huge applications contain millions of lines of code and third-party components. Automatic conversion becomes complex. As a result, they require a more comprehensive Delphi to C# migration.
Large applications often have complicated dependencies, custom logic, and frameworks. Automated tools cannot interpret and convert them accurately. These applications require manual code rewriting and user interface redesign using .NET technologies. Replacing third-party components with .NET equivalents can also be necessary.
Automating Delphi to C# Migration
Let’s explore the list of popular conversion tools for migrating Delphi to C#:
Delphi To C# Migration Wizard
Delphi To C# Migration Wizard uses an AI engine to covert VCL, classes, methods, and system files to C# objects. It supports all versions of Pascal code, including Embarcadero’s Delphi 12, and converts to .NET WinForms applications.
Ispirer Toolkit’s nGLFly Wizard
nGLFly Wizard is part of the Ispirer Toolkit. It offers features for automating the entire project conversion from Delphi to C#. This tool supports conversion to desktop (WinForms, WPF) and web (ReactJS, AngularJS) architecture.
One key benefit is its ability to support different architectures, including migration to JavaScript, Java, and Python. This tool offers customization options to maximize automation levels for specific project requirements.
TextTransformer’s Delphi2C#
Delphi2C# is part of the TextTransformer product set. It provides a visual development environment for text analysis and remodeling. It converts Delphi to C# based on a complete parser for the current Delphi language. Developers also appreciate a preprocessor that handles conditional compilation of the source code.
TextTransformer’s Delphi2C# can evaluate the type information of the Delphi code. It allows programmers to achieve optimal translation results.
Delphi2CS
Delphi2CS is developed by Netcoole. This tool offers conversions from Delphi 5, 6, 7, and Delphi.NET codes to C#, from .res files to .resx, and .dfm and .nfm files to C#. It also transforms VCL components to .NET equivalents.
This Delphi to C# conversion tool generates a migration report detailing the conversion process. One significant feature is commenting in the C# code to highlight statements that need human attention.
However, Delphi2CS has its limitations. It doesn’t support condition compiler statements and cannot convert ASM … END statements. Also, the conversion tool doesn’t work with ADO and BDE.
Softacom’s Delphi to C# Migration Process
Softacom has more than 16 years of experience working with Delphi applications. We are experts in modernizing and migrating them to later Delphi versions and C#.
The process starts with a detailed analysis of the existing system. We need to understand how your application is built – its architecture, dependencies, and logic. Our team identifies critical components and legacy code challenges. Determining areas where functionality can be just improved is also necessary for Delphi to C# conversion.
Based on the analysis results, we choose the approach for migration. Our team creates a roadmap and defines the tech stack, developer team, budget, and timeframes. We use our custom-development analysis and migration tools to significantly reduce project time.
Softacom helps at every stage. We make sure that our clients get the highest quality of service. Our team replaces third-party components and integrations, code conversions, data migration, validation, testing, and optimization. Also, we modernize UX/UI to maintain a positive user experience. Choose Softacom if you need a Delphi to C# conversion of the highest quality!
