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Simon
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C++ Woes - help needed for a nOOb2007-05-25 01:32:10 AM cppbuilder48 I am new to Borland Turbo C++ [Free Edition] although not new to programming but I must admit that I have run into a complete brick wall when it comes to using Borland's Turbo C++ development Environment. Maybe it's just me but I don't think so! I had hoped to try my hand learning C++ via this development environment but so far I have had little (if any) success and the poor documentation doesn't help much either. There is one issue that continually puzzles me too: The development environment and help files continually make reference to "Delphi" this and that - now I understand that Delphi is another [separate] programming language so why am I constantly being subjected to Delphi options in the middle of a Turbo C++ program ???? Here's an example: In the section entitled "Building a Windows Application" this is what the guide says: To create a Windows project 1. In the New Items dialog, select Delphi Projects and double-click Application. The Windows Designer displays. 2. If necessary, select Design view. 3. From the Tool Palette, drag components onto the designer to create the user interface. 4. Associate logic with controls. Firstly, why am I being instructed to select "Delphi Projects" when I am working in C++ ????? This seems ridiculous!!!! Furthermore, the instructions say to select "Delphi Projects" but there is no such option to select this. If I click on FILE/NEW the only menu options available are: Other & Customize. If I click on "Other" I have an option of "Other files" which includes "Code Template", "Project Group" and "Text" OR "Web Documents" which includes "CSS Style Sheets", "HTML Page" etc Nowhere is there an option for "Application"!!! Very frustrating! If I select the other option, "Customise", I get the options of C++Builder, Delphi Projects [Again with Delphi Sic !!!], Other Files. Web Documents none of which contain an "Application:" option either. I can't seem to get to first base with this software!! Even trying to create the "Hello World" app example fails because nothing is available where it should be. Can anybody throw some light on what may be going wrong here and, if possible, point me in the direction of some good tutorials that actually work and which will help me come to grips with this software ???? Your help would be much appreciated. |