Thread: Getting Borland's C++ Builder to work with the ANSI standard.

I wasn't aware that this isn't capable of building simple, non windos programs

"Hello World" is a console type program and I believe that you can compile console programs with Borland C++ Builder.

I searched-around Borland's web site a little, and was able to confirm that version 5 could build console applications... I'll bet this feature is still in Builder 6.

Just to add to the confusion... "Hello World" compiled as a console application (with a windows compiler), will appear to be a DOS program when you run it on a Windows system, but the resulting 32 bit exe will not run under 16 bit true-DOS.

Pretty much if you want to do anything; your stuck with Windows.

You want to do programming right? Guess what, Linux distros usually come with g++, a C++ compiler that is good in ANSI compliance.

Version 6.0 of Borland C++ Builder can still build console apps. File->New and I think its named "Console Application" if memory serves me correctly.

>>It's called a monopoly.
Is that the reason why you try to avoid their products? Just because they have a large market share?

Personally I think the fact that Microsoft has such a monopoly in the desktop is not good for the IT market, as it does make it harder for fair competition. But thats no reason not to use MS products. Sure, they may be a big mean monopoly, but that does not mean they don't create good software, and its no reason to avoid their software. Microsofts doesn't owe its dominance all to marketting as some people seem to think, although it does help. They also do produce good software, and they take care of their developers. Oh sure windows crashes a little more often than Linux. Boo $$$$ing hoo. Lets see you create something better.

Note: My anti-anti-microsoft talk above was not aimed at you domhnall4h, but at the people out there who ponce around claiming Microsoft suck and we should all use linux.