Delphi: How to set the default project in a project group?

Question

i have two projects in a project group:

• ProjectA
• ProjectB

Whenever i open the ProjectGroup.bpg in Delphi, it always starts with the 2nd project as the active one:

• ProjectA
• ProjectB

And every time i have to flip it to the the "real" project:

• ProjectA
• ProjectB

How can i make ProjectA the default project that opens with the project group?

---

ProjectGroup.bpg

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSION = BWS.01
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
!ifndef ROOT
ROOT = $(MAKEDIR)\..
!endif
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAKE = $(ROOT)\bin\make.exe -$(MAKEFLAGS) -f$**
DCC = $(ROOT)\bin\dcc32.exe $**
BRCC = $(ROOT)\bin\brcc32.exe $**
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROJECTS = ProjectA.exe ProjectB.exe
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
default: $(PROJECTS)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ProjectA.exe: ProjectA.dpr
  $(DCC)

ProjectB.exe: childfolder\ProjectB.dpr
  $(DCC)

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Answer 1

Far from ideal but the only way I know is like

1. in the Delphi IDE, right click your default project in the Project Manager and select Build Later.
2. or Switch the lines for Project A and Project B in the .bpg file.

Answer 2

You might have a stuck desktop settings file. Look for a .DSK file associated with your project group, and delete it.

Answer 3

In Delphi 7 (and I presume later also) you can select the 'active' project in the project group tree by double-clicking it. If you then do 'Save Project Group As' by right clicking the top of the project tree, the active project is saved with the group and will open at that when you next open the project group.