Re: BCB3 compile BCB1 projects

["Mohammad Iqbal" <mi368@index.com.jo>]

BCB3 can can compile BCB1 projects. All you need to install TxyGraph
component on BCB3. Note that some files that run under BCB1 need
modification to run on BCB3.

Mohammad Iqbal

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> From: Barry Kingwill <barry@triton.co.za>
> To: cpb-thread@zdtips.com
> Subject: BCB3 compile BCB1 projects
> Date: 11/جمادى الثانية/1419 07:51 ص
> 
> I was led to believe that BCB3 will not compile a BCB1 project as is 
> (without modification) Is this correct?
> That is the main reason why I have not bought BCB3.
> 
> I have one on-going project (51 forms so far), which is already being 
> used by clients at the moment but future modules are planned, plus 
> small enhancements are done regularily. At the moment I am working on 
> no other programming projects. (I am not a programmer by profession).
> 
> I do not intent reworking this project so as to use BCB3.
> 
> Please advise, whether BCB3 would in fact compile this project as is. 
> The only non standard component used is TxyGraph from Kestral.
> 
> Barry
> 
> > Date:          Wed, 30 Sep 1998 13:22:00 -0700
> > Reply-to:      cpb-thread@zdtips.com
> > From:          Donald Gregory <donald@gregpub.com>
> > To:            cpb-thread@zdtips.com
> > Subject:       Re: Difference?
> 
> > Bidyut wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello again,
> > >     What is the difference between BCB & BCB3? If BCB3 is really good
I plan
> > > to buy myself one.
> > 
> > I used BCB 1 when it first came out, and I switched to BCB 3 when it
> > first came out.  For me, the most important difference was the socket
> > controls.  In BCB 3 they are VCL based, and in BCB 1 they were ActiveX
> > controls that were difficult to install on usres' PCs and came with
> > useless documentation.  The socket VCL controls made by Borland in
> > BCB 3 come with source code.  These are the only ones I use.  The other
> > socket controls that come from NetMasters (which are also bundled with
> > BCB 3) have no source code and, from what I've seen in posts here, are
not
> > particularly good.  But since I haven't used them, I can't say for
sure.
> > 
> > If you don't already have BCB 1, just buy BCB 3.  There are many more
> > improvements and I've found the product extremely good.  I just used it
> > to rewrite in 4 months a program that took several people a complete
year
> > to write in so-called Visual C++.  IMHO, if the software industry used
> > BCB 3 instead of VC++, engineers wouldn't have to work nights and
weekends
> > any longer just to complete a project on time.
> > 
> > 
> > >     And one more thing is BC5 is obselute form now onwards?
> > >     Is Visual C++ quite similar to BCB?
> > 
> > Visual C++ is to BCB 3 what radio is to television.  And MFC is like
> > having Uncle Joe stand beside the radio and pretend to be the actors
> > for visual effect.  If you want to complete something quickly -- and
> > have fun doing it -- go with BCB 3.  I cannot recommend it enough.
> > 
> > A word of caution though.  Make sure you get a good book on the topic.
> > There aren't many out there, and you really need to understand the
> > VCL in order to effectively use BCB for anything beyond the simplest
> > of projects.  If you want to make simplistic Visual Basic style
projects,
> > the drag and drop facilities should be fine.  But for real work, you
> > still need to understand some of the internals.  "Learn C++ Builder 3
> > in 21 Days" is a good book for starting out.  (Don't confuse this with
> > "Learn C++ Builder in 14 Days", which isn't nearly as complete.)  
> > Charlie Calvert's "C++ Builder Unleased" version 1 and version 3 are
> > both "must haves" once you've worked with the compiler for a while.
> > 
> > Hope this helps!
> > 
> > Don Gregory
> > 
> > > 
> > >     This does not need to be urgently answered if you are busy. I am
just
> > > curious.
> > > Bid
> > 
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