Turbo Pascal 7.1 Patch How To Do This

This is a lan based multi-user pos process running 247365 and supporting 15yrs of business data history on line.

In another compiler (Borland Pascal 7.0) I just make the file mainprogram.pas the primary file and compile it to an executable mainprogram.exe.

Turbo Pascal 7.1 Patch How To Do This

Turbo Delphi seems to want it incorporated into a project, but I cant seem to figure out how to do this.

Ive attempted a command line and vcl project, but its not working out.

Delphi requires the module that contains the program line to have the.

Make this a console project (this is a checkbox in the project options.

You may still have problems getting this source to compile as is.

Turbo Delphi since they contain DOS and BIOS calls and 16 bit assembler.

Some people have posted rewrites of the CRT unit based on the Windows.

The old String type in TP (without a size specified) is Shortstring in.

TD and String in TD is a type with a completely different memory layout.

A complete re-write of the interface is a daunting task since error message boxes are called throughout the code and the DOS message boxes are integrated within the code more so than they would be with VCL apps.

I may see about finding the most recent compiler that would be compatible.

Well, as youre probably aware, the compiler you developed on was the final version of Borland Pascal.

Why do you need a more recent compiler Are you targeting DOS, or Windows, or what.

Would the Free Pascal compiler be helpful to you Just asking, and I dont know the answer, as I dont use it myself.

Rick, did you even read the OP Brian is trying to compile an old Turbo Pascal DOS application.

That means hes targeting DOS, and FP would be of no use AFAIK.

That was BP7. Even Delphi 1 had problems recompiling BP 7 projects.

Are.

Thats not true.

Im certainly not recommending doing any new work in.

We still use a clipper database internally and we still have half a.

Unfortunately rewriteing dos programs is never just that -- in my.

It can be done. Ive moved a 200k line d7 dos.box process to turbo.console while remaining in full production.