I''m using borland c++ 5.0 for windows and it is being a bastard. Everytime I build a program something called winoldapp shows up in my Close Program box. Does anyone know anything about this. It isn''t my program cuz that runs fine without any winoldapp thingy showing up. Also, the box that comes up to say that it is compiling keeps freezing up. I can minimize it but then I can''t compiler anything(or it could be the linker). All I can really do then is close my files and quit-> restart. I guess I should say that I am compiling for DOS not windows. any suggestions would be much appreciated also does anyone know if I can use the borland compiler w/ the vc++ ide? if so how. can I make different projects use different compiler/linker/standard includes? thanks much -arsenius

I don''t know about the problem you''re having, have you tried reinstalling BC++?

But I''m pretty sure the only compilers you can use with the VC++ IDE are the Microsoft one and the Intel one. Why would you want to use the Borland compiler with it? As far as I know, while maybe a little slower, the Microsoft one generates better windows code (or so I''ve heard).

First of all, go into your Windows folder and search for something called "conagent.exe". Right-click on it, and go to Properties. Then make sure that it closes on exit. I used to have that problem back when I used BC++...

What version of BC++ are you using? I recommend you get BC++ 5.02 with all the latest updates. It''s *much* more stable.

I wouldn''t recommend using the BC++ compiler with VC++. You should try using gcc instead (much more standards-compliant and more optimized than VC++).

Yeah I have the same problems! Thanks for the info about the winoldapp rubbish, although it doesn''t open that when you compile windows programs.

But has anyone had their code get totally f****d by Borland? One minute I am typing, then I press enter and the whole file gets turned into garbage!!! Then every time I open the file in Borland again i can''t press a key or it screws around and inserts random garbage!!!


God that really gets my goat!

And yes, I have had that problem of the compiler box coming up and not doing anything. It isn''t the linker though, because it freezes before it even "checks dependancies" which is the very first thing it does....

(oh yes, reinstalling borland won''t fix anything)


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Just to add to the last post, I love borland now but I have never seen a program with as many strange bugs(dont really want to go into all the details). I swear though, sometimes I was positive that some of this stuff could not be a random bug, but was put there intentially by some joker. Maybe borland compilers have feelings and if you get them pissed, look out!

Thanks everyone.
Two reasons I wanted to use the borland compiler in the vc++ ide

1. microsoft''s is prettier looking and has autoindent
2. maybe it would have stopped the dumb winoldapp thing
3. I have the standard edition of vc+++ which doesn''t allow you to compiler for DOS

On the newspage of gamedev there was a c compiler that was supposed to be optimised for games which replaced the one from vc++ so it can be done

also yes, I tried reinstalling about 6 times

can I get a patch somewhere to make it 5.02 (I''m using 5.0)?