12. Validating the Converted Application

Validation Layer	Goal	Typical Questions
Structural	Can Delphi read the generated forms and units?	Are there reader errors, malformed collections, or invalid properties?
Compile-time	Does the project build on the first pass?	Are units missing, events wrong, or symbols unresolved?
Runtime	Does the application start and execute real workflows?	Do timers, media, data, dialogs, and navigation work?
Visual	Does the application look acceptable and remain usable?	Are fonts, labels, colors, and layouts readable and sensible?

Validation should now explicitly cover the newer generic support surface. That includes numeric entry controls, radio-group style selections, font-picking workflows, scrollable long-message dialogs, and any wave-audio paths that depend on Winapi.MMSystem or waveOut APIs.

Real validation means exercising the actual workflows that matter to the application: data entry, startup, scheduling, media playback, dialogs, and reporting. A converted app is only as good as the workflows it can successfully perform.