Does anyone know if it is possible to write a console application for
Windows NT using Delphi 1?  I need to output to STDOUT for a CGI
application.  Any pointers or tips would be appreciated.  Thanks.

basically, place the {$apptype console} tag at the top of your project
source:

--- cut here --- console.dpr ---
        program console;

        {$apptype console}

        uses
          SysUtils;     // this is not necessary

        begin
          // add your code here...
          WriteLn( 'hello, world!' );
        end.
--- cut here --- console.dpr ---

if you compile the above file, you'll get a console mode program:

        dcc console.dpr

if you need step by step instructions on how to do this, try:

http://www.chamisplace.com/prog/tips/111596.html#programming

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Gary Cramblitt <ga...@clark.net> wrote in article
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i somehow missed the "Delphi 1" part of your message! sorry about that...

anyway, i don't think you can create console mode programs using Delphi 1.x
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Gary Cramblitt <ga...@clark.net> wrote in article
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    ga...@clark.net (Gary Cramblitt) wrote:

dcc /cd myprog

and dcc answered with "Could not find TURBO.TPL or SYSTEM.TPU" or something similar. This suggests that in fact it could compile DOS or PROTECTED mode applications. Try getting a copy of TURBO.TPL and/or TURBO.TPP from a Borland Pascal 7.0 installation and make sure you add ";\delphi\source\rtl70" to your units path.

Please let me know through e-mail if you are successful.

Delphi 2.0 lets you develop "console applications"  using /cc as in:

dcc32 /cc myprog

or the corresponding linker option in the IDE. In these console applications input is STDIN and output is STDOUT. They require WIN32 to execute: they  work in MSDOS boxes but not in MSDOS compatibility mode.

Hope this has been helpful. Regards.

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ga>Thanks for the comeback, but Delphi 1 does not support that compiler
ga>directive. :-(

Delphi 1 does not support 'NT console apps' at all. What you can do is include
WinCRT in your USES statement and get a 16-bit simulated 'text mode' windows
app.

For real console apps (32-bit et al) you need Delphi 2.

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Also, I have one program which uses the "fossil" driver for modem
communications... Anyone know how Delphi might handle this?

Thanks
James (new to Delphi)

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If not, the Windows API certainly does.  The function names are not the
same but the functions are.  No graphics, but you can write text anywhere
on the screen and change the colors of the type.

: Also, I have one program which uses the "fossil" driver for modem
: communications... Anyone know how Delphi might handle this?

Again, I think the Windows API is your best bet.  Windows does the buffering
for you, making it much easier than under DOS.

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