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- From: Jim McFarland <jgm6@orkand.em.cdc.gov>
- Subject: Re: Can i use C code in Boland C++ 4.5 for dos, win and win32?
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- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:59:10 GMT
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- abelo@chat.carleton.ca (Andrew Belo) wrote:
- >I am taking a course in C and the teacher is using Turbo C++ for dos but I
- >have the Borland C++ 4.5 for dos, win and wind32(I have windows 95). What
- >kind of problems
- >can this bring about(keep in mind I am just starting to learn C, as in I
- >have had 1 class).
- >
- >I figured that my version should be backward compatable with all the
- >programs that the class will do since the book says that it is written in
- >generic c. They say that there code has been use on VAX 11/750 computer
- >running under BSD 4.3 UNIX and on an IBM AT clone using Microsoft 5.1 C,
- >Microsoft QuickC, and Borland Turbo C, all under MS-DOS.
- >
- >I hope that you can tell me anythings that I will need to know. I have
- >already figured out that I have to use the TargetExpert to compile the
- >program to be a dos 16 bit program, but any, ANY kind of advice will be
- >greatly appriciated
- >
-
- Yes, you can write C/DOS programs in BC++ 4.5, using either a makefile
- and the command line compiler or by setting the Target Expert options
- when setting up your project in the IDE, as you have already figured out.
- If that is what you are doing, you should have no problems.
-
- Jim
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