Upgrade to C++Builder 3

NEW! A complete enterprise solution that gives you the most powerful, feature-rich and fully integrated C++ compiler and development environment ever created. C++Builder 3 enables you to build business applications with integrated database development tools. Deliver the fastest Web-enabled database applications and turn corporate data into actionable information enabling you to complete projects on time and on budget.

People are talking about C++Builder 3: "Borland C++Builder is a C++ programmer's dream. Borland C++Builder provides all the features either a systems or an applications programmer could ever want. From low-level debugging, advanced project management, MFC, OWL, and Microsoft's ATL to powerful Internet development tools and One-Step Active X creation, I can now easily develop and deploy my Windows projects on time and on budget.."
John Milam Senior Programmer/Analyst, NationsCredit, a division of NationsBank

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Overall Product Feature Matrix BCB
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Rapid Application Development Productivity
New: Advanced Multi-Target Project Manager YES YES YES
Over-standard components for rapid application development 85 120 130
Complete component suite of Windows 95 common controls YES YES YES
New: Visual Creation of Components (ACT) YES YES YES
Code Insight: Code Templates YES YES YES
Visual Form Inheritance and Form Linking   YES YES
Advanced Debugging
Full Featured Debugger with colour syntax highlighting YES YES YES
Exclusive: Debug Inspector for monitoring component properties YES YES YES
New: DLL Debugging for easier and complete debugging control YES YES YES
Improved: CPU View for low level debugging YES YES YES
Event Log for showing process control messages YES YES YES
Advanced Debugger Enhancements
  • Module View
  • Turbo Debugger 32 Key Mapping
  • Improved CPU View
  • Event Log for showing process control messages
  • DataWatch BreakPoints
  • Inspecting local variables
  YES YES
ToolTip Expression Evaluation YES YES YES
Seamless Internet/Intranet Wizards and Components
New: Intenet Explorer + Netscape Browser YES YES YES
New: Internet Socket Components   YES YES
New: NetMasters Native Internet Client Components   YES YES
New: Web Deployment   YES YES
Exclusive: ActiveForms for building Web applications   YES YES
New: BDE CAB File for easy distribution of database apps over the Web   YES YES
WebExtras
    JPEG Support
    Fractal Image Support
  YES YES
Exclusive: WebBroker builds CGI, WinCGI, ISAPI and NSAPI     YES
Integrated Database Support
Data Aware components to build powerful database applications YES YES YES
Powerful DataGrid YES YES YES
New:Access driver '97 YES YES YES
New:FoxPro Database Driver YES YES YES
New:Multiple Database Engine Support YES YES YES
IBEvent Alerter Component   YES YES
Cached Updates   YES YES
BDE low-level API support   YES YES
Single User Local InterBase Server   YES YES
Table create and modify in DB Explorer   YES YES
ODBC   YES YES
New: DBRichEdit   YES YES
New: SQL Builder for building complex SQL easily   YES YES
New: Driver Development Kit     YES
32-bit SQL Links unlimited deployment license     YES
SQL Database explorer to browse server specific meta-data     YES
SQL Monitor to assist testing, debugging and performance tuning     YES
Data pump expert for rapid upsizing and application scaling     YES
5 user InterBase NT 5.0 License     YES
Integrated Intersolv PVCS Version Control     YES
Data Visualization Components
Enhanced: QuickReports 2.0J YES YES YES
New: TeeChart for graphing and charting data easily   YES YES
Exclusive: Decision Cube cross-tab for multi-dimensional analysis in decision support systems     YES
ActiveX/ATL Support
Full Win95 support for OLE automation YES YES YES
OLE Control (OCX) & ActiveX Support YES YES YES
COM/Interfaces YES YES YES
OneStep -ActiveX controls/ATL
  • Property Pages
  • Automation
  • ActiveX Libraries
  • TypeLibrary editor
  YES YES
ANSI Language Features
New:High performance, 32-bit, native code compiler with (Exclusive) Adaptive Compiler Technology for faster builds YES YES YES
Exclusive: Object-oriented, fully extensible component architecture YES YES YES
Exclusive: Incremental linker for incredibly fast builds YES YES YES
New: Pragma Support for control of compilation orders YES YES YES
New: STL 2.0 Support YES YES YES
Over 10 New Compiler Optimizations for higher performance YES YES YES
New: MultiByte Character Support YES YES YES
Exclusive: Packages for small easily distributed applications YES YES YES
Robust Sample Applications YES YES YES
Installation/Deployment expert (InstallShield Express) YES YES YES
Full Visual Component Library Sourcecode YES YES YES
New: Version Info for embedding in executables for versioning YES YES YES
Integrated TASM (Turbo Assembler) for increasing performance   YES YES
New: MMX support   YES YES
New: MFC 4.2 Libraries included   YES YES
New: OWL Libraries included for backward compatibility   YES YES
New: COFF ImportLib Support   YES YES
Resource Only DLL Wizard for migrating code   YES YES
New: Migration Wizard for adding RAD productivity to Visual C++ and Borland C++ projects   YES YES
Team Development Interface (Requires Intersolv PVCS)   YES YES
Advanced Database and Multi-Tier Development Services MIDAS Development Kit
New: Business Object Broker for fail-over support and load balancing     YES
Exclusive: Remote DataBroker for distributed database connectivity and thin client database applications     YES
New: Constraint Broker for data validation at the client     YES
Migration Tools for converting to C++Builder 3
Dual IDE/for visual and non-visual development YES YES YES
New: Migration Wizard for moving Visual C++ and Borland C++ applications to C++Builder's RAD productivity   YES YES
Resource Wizard   YES YES