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"Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> wrote:
>The project files for C++ Builder, and BDS 2006 are text files.
>
>The *.IDE project files for the old Borland C++ compilers were class 
>instances streamed to disk.
>
>They are not compatible.  You cannot use the *.IDE files with BDS or BCB.
>
>.  Ed
>
>> James Birchall wrote in message
>> news:4526ce61@newsgroups.borland.com...
>>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> Someone dumped a bunch of c code and an .ide file (from
>> v4.x, I think) on me today.  Any idea how to get that .IDE
>> project file to open in the latest IDE?
>
>

Thanks guys.  

The problem is that there are a number of compilation units (a quick check finds 5 mains) all tossed together in a common directory and so "adding by hand" is difficult and requires a couple of days of analysis to determine which files go with which.  The .IDE file, I'm told, is an older Turbo C++ file and should contain the relationships between the various .h/.c/.rc files.  

The problem is opening that file and viewing that relationship. 

From there, it's relatively straightforward to import the new files into the proper projects in BDS.

Any help would be appreciated.

- James