Can Console applications use VCL?

Yes, f.e.

After including Psock and NMsmtp to your uses list, you can add a var:
NMSMTP1: TNMSMTP;

It will work the same as if you dropped the component on the form.

Floris.

Floris is right, but you have to create an instance of the component yourself (normally this is done by dropping the component on your form). Something like this:

  NMSMTP1 := TNMSMTP.Create(...);

Now you can use it.

Regards, Madshi.

Datamodule = unneccesairy overhead I expect.

Madshi is right too. To make it complete: use it like the tstringlist example in the Delphi help; with a free...:-)

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);

var
  MyList: TStringList;
  Index: Integer;
begin
  MyList := TStringList.Create;
  try
    MyList.Add('Animals');
    MyList.Add('Flowers');

    MyList.Add('Cars');

    MyList.Sort;   { Find will only work on sorted lists! }
    if MyList.Find('Flowers', Index) then
    begin
      ListBox1.Items.AddStrings(MyList);
      Label1.Caption := 'Flowers has an index value of ' + IntToStr(Index);
    end;
  finally
  MyList.Free;
  end;
end;

Hi Flor,

Datamodules, haven a specific function. If you have many components and/or properties to set. If you want modularity over OOP concepts, this is the right way.
I my use, I prefer manualy create the instances and change the properties values. But when doing a WEB app is inevitabily the use of Datamodules.

T++, Radler.