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Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote in message
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> Morosh wrote:
>
> >My problem is that my program use functions bioskey(), sound(),
nosound(),
> >delay() that apparently are not supported in version 5.5.
>
> As Andrue mentioned, it's not a compiler limitation. Windows just
> plain doesn't support those functions in a 32bit program.
>
> >Is there an equivalent to this functions in v5.5 somewhere??
>
> bioskey(),
> Depends on exactly what you want to do with it.
> For simple stuff (console application), use the C functions such as
> getch(), or the C++ cin stream.
> For Win32 API, see "Keyboard Input Functions" in Win32.HLP.
>
> sound()
> nosound(),
> Again, depends what you want to do.
> See Beep(void) in BCB5.HLP
> See Win API   Beep(freq,duration) in Win32.HLP.
> See also MessageBeep() in Win32.
>
> delay()
> Sleep( milliseconds ) Not accurate, may be longer due to
> Windows task scheduling. Windows also has High Performance Timers for
> more accurate timing requirements, but most apps don't it.
>
> >Also is there a document somewhere describing all functions supported by
the
> >command line bcc32, v5.5??
>
> Maybe not as a "list", but yes...
> All "Standard C" functions.
> Also, you should have also downloaded a bunch of help files.
> Of particular value to me have been:
> TOOLS.HLP which gives the commandline options for each tool,
> BCB5.HLP which lists the C, STL and RW functions
> Win32.HLP which lists the main Windows API Functions (less-used
> functions, such as sockets, are found elsewhere).
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks for clarifications!!
Do you know where can i download BCB5.hlp, I tried some search in Borland
Site, it wasn't successful.

Also,  I tried the following small program (my OS is Win98):

#include <winbase.h>

main()
{
Beep();
}

and I compiled using:
bcc32 -6 -fp -N -d test.cpp

I got:
Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2000 Borland
test.cpp:
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 227: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 227: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 228: Type name expected
Error E2238 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 228: Multiple declaration for
'_OVERLAPPED::ULONG_PTR'
Error E2344 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 227: Earlier declaration of
'_OVERLAPPED::ULONG_PTR'
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 228: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 229: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 229: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 230: Type name expected
Error E2238 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 230: Multiple declaration for
'_OVERLAPPED::DWORD'
Error E2344 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 229: Earlier declaration of
'_OVERLAPPED::DWORD'
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 230: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 231: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 231: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 235: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 235: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 236: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 236: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 237: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 237: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 241: Type name expected
Error E2139 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 241: Declaration missing ;
Error E2303 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 242: Type name expected
Error E2238 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 242: Multiple declaration for
'_PROCESS_INFORMATION::HANDLE'
Error E2344 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 241: Earlier declaration of
'_PROCESS_INFORMATION::HANDLE'
Error E2228 C:\COMPILER\BC55\INCLUDE\winbase.h 241: Too many error or
warning messages
*** 26 errors in Compile ***

what's wrong?


thank you

Morosh