Thread: Borland C++Compiler help

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    Unhappy Borland C++Compiler help

    I have followed all the instructions and have double checked them all but when i run the shortcut i made on my desk top it comes up with this.


    C:\WINDOWS>PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55

    C:\WINDOWS>DOSKEY /INSERT
    'DOSKEY' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    C:\WINDOWS>

    Can someone please tell me what i am doing wrong???
    Last edited by alistair; 04-24-2007 at 04:49 PM. Reason: change notifictaion options

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    You overwrote the path. You need to ADD those directories to the path, not just replace the path with them. Unless Windows has some kind of implicit path that's always supposed to work?

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    >PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55
    The above line should be:
    PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55;%PATH%
    Or:
    PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;%PATH%

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    Unhappy Boreland C++

    I put this in notepad

    PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55;%PATH%
    DOSKEY /INSERT


    and saved it in

    C:\Borland\BCC55

    as

    StartBC.cmd


    but when i run the short cut from the desktop it comes up with this

    C:\WINDOWS>PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55;C:\Borland\BCC55

    C:\WINDOWS>DOSKEY /INSERT
    'DOSKEY' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    C:\WINDOWS>


    The target for my short cut is

    %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k C:\Borland\BCC55\StartBC.bat

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    >'DOSKEY' is not recognized as an internal or external command
    You might have to reboot as this point. You might try opening up a Command Prompt (from the Start menu, Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and typing the command:
    HELP DOSKEY

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    Unhappy New Problem

    I have gotten that working (thank you so much for your help).

    But now when i type in

    bcc32 bcc1.cpp

    It shows

    C:\WINDOWS>bcc32 bcc1.cpp
    Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2000 Borland
    bcc1.cpp:
    Turbo Incremental Link 5.00 Copyright (c) 1997, 2000 Borland
    Fatal: Illegal option: X


    So it won't work. everything else before that has worked so can you please tell me what to do.

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    >Turbo Incremental Link 5.00 Copyright (c) 1997, 2000 Borland
    >Fatal: Illegal option: X
    What does your ilink32.cfg in the bin directory look like?

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    Unhappy Help

    how do i find out??? I found it but i can't open it in notepad

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    You should be able to right-click on it in Windows Explorer, and do a Send-To, and send it to Notepad or Wordpad. Or right-click, and do Open With, and choose either Notepad or Wordpad.

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    I can't. there is no open with i can only send it to different folders

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    By the way, I would highly recommend you download another compiler. My recommendations for free ones are DevC++ or Code::blocks. These are actually IDEs, but they include a compiler (g++). I enjoy DevC++, but code::blocks is favored by many, and is being updated daily. Here are the links:
    www.bloodshed.net
    www.codeblocks.org

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    >there is no open with i can only send it to different folders
    Can you double-click it in Windows Explorer? Once you double-click on it (ilink32.cfg), it should come up with a dialog box so you can choose an editor to open it.

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    when i double click on it it says

    C:\WINDOWS>PATH=C:\Borland\BCC55\BIN;C:\Borland\BC C55;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\Bo
    rland\BCC55\bin

    C:\WINDOWS>DOSKEY /INSERT

    C:\WINDOWS>BCC32 BCC1.CCP
    Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2000 Borland
    Error E2194: Could not find file 'BCC1.CCP'

    C:\WINDOWS>


    I typed all the info in again and then saved it with the same name this is what i typed

    -v-
    -x
    L"C:\Borland\BCC55\LIB;C:\BORLAND\BCC55\LIB\PSD K

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    According to the FAQ, there is no line with X in this file. It should look like:

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    that is a different file

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