Re: Upgrading from C++ Builder5 to 2006 with third party dependencies

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From: Herby
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:29

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Yes iv just opened up my old project - a project group file and it
reports unknown project type. and then removes all my old projects...
not a good start -
Why would Borland not know of its previous project types and be able to
upgrade them?






John C. wrote:
> From everything I've heard, you will be better off rebuilding the project
> from scratch with the new IDE.
> John
>
> "Herby" <prmarjoram@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168854352.023648.55650@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Im new to Borland and have picked up a project using C++ Builder 5.
> > Opening up this project, it feels like stepping back 10 years.
> > To boost team morale, we wish to upgrade to 2006 and build the current
> > project with this.
> >
> > The project currently depends on the following third party components..
> >
> > Developer Express
> > Direct Oracle Access 401
> > CoreLab ODAC 5_55
> > DreamTree 4_12 ( no longer supported :-(   )
> >
> > Is this simply going to be opening up the existing project in 2006 and
> > re-building or can anyone see lots of problems ahead.
> >
> > Yes i could 'suck it and see'  but would appreciate up front any
> > opionions of people who have done something similar already.
> >

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