Borland C++ Builder 3 in 21 Days: Day 1

forums.borland.com contains the news groups.

www.borland.com is the company site.

http://www.borland.com/us/products/cbuilder/index.html is the site for the most recent release of Borland C++ Builder.

http://www.mcp.com/info cannot be found.

A Quick Look at the C++ Builder
integrated development environment (IDE)

Top of screen is the main window. It contains a toolbar to the left and a Component palette on the right.

component - a self-contained binary piece of software that performs some specific predefined function.

Object Inspector (bottom left)

property - determines the operation of a component.

event - something that occurs as a result of a component's interaction with the user or with Windows.

event handler - a method invoked in your application in response to an event.

C++ Builder workspace

From Designer - enables me to create forms.

Code Editor - where I type the code when I write my program.

To get a console in C++Builder 6

File->Other...

Select the 'Console Wizard' under the 'New' tab.

To find out where something is declared. Select it and then press 'F1' key.

Manipulators - used to control how streams are handled.

Created by first console application.

Borland C++ Builder 3 in 21 Days

I have borrowed this book of Borland builder.

I also noticed this website: http://www.visualcomponentlibrary.com/bcb/

The web site doesn't seem to be giving me a good overall view. The book is a little old but I am hoping it will do the trick.

Borland Database Engine (BDE)

I have found a page the lets me add the elements to a canvas.

I have added a TTable.

Having to log into the local SQL Server, but it doesn't seem to really be there. It is telling me to use SQLDriverConnect.

Where do I find SQLDriverConnect?

I have somehow lost my form window.

Let take a look at the existing code.

What is a '.bpg' file? A project group.

What is a '.bpi' file?

Online Help

Looks like some nice database tutorials.

I cannot do the "Creating a CLZ database application" because I have a 'Personal' edition of Borland and I may not have Interbase.

This 'Help' is not too helpful. It might be if I already new, but what I am looking for is a true tutorial, which they don't seem to have.

How to Start?

How is the best way to start?

Should I locate a nice web page that would walk me through the process or should I start in the online help?

Which Version

We are currently using the 6.0 version for 2002.