Author: Embarcadero USA
Technical Information Database
TI2407C.txt Linking to Functions in Third-Party DLLs
Category :General
Platform :All
Product :Borland C++ All
Description:
Linking to Functions in Third-Party Dynamic Link Libraries
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The use of dynamic link libraries, or DLLs, is fundamental to
Windows…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ1360C.txt Converting an AnsiString to Char*
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :C++Builder 1.x
Question:
I am trying to convert a String to char* but keep receiving
the error:
"Cannot cast…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ971C.txt How do I make a ComboBox Read-Only?
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :C++Builder 1.x
Question:
How do I make a ComboBox Read-Only?
Answer:
The same effect can be achieved by…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ563C.txt Bad object file record in...
Category :Linker
Platform :All
Product :BC++ 5.x
Question:
What's a possible cause for the linker error
Fatal: Bad object file record in file xxx near module offset
0x00000000
Answer:
There are more legitimate means of getting this error, of course,
but often when it is at offset zero it…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ533C.txt Showing a splash screen at startup
Category :VCL
Platform :All
Product :C++Builder 1.x
Question:
Where is the best place to open a splash screen on program
start up?
Answer:
The best place to…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Question and Answer Database
FAQ1750C.txt Catching an access violation exception
Category :C/C++ Language Issues
Platform :All
Product :BC++ 5.x
Question:
Why does my attempt at catching an access violation fail?
main()
{
char…
Author: quinn
Technical Information Database
TI265B.txt Sharing Violation Error with Paradox Tables
Category :General Programming
Platform :All
Product :BDE All
Description:
This error is most commonly caused by a "Lock File
Contention". A lock file contention occurs in this
situation:
One user, User "A", is accessing one or more Paradox
tables in a directory. "A" is closing…
Author: Embarcadero USA
Technical Information Database
TI2203C.txt Convert Hex String to an Integer Value.
Category :General
Platform :All
Product :C/C++ All
Description:
This document provides a method to read hexadecimal numbers.
The atoi() function…
Author: Embarcadero USA
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TI2183C.txt Output Numbers with Thousands Separator
Category :General
Platform :All
Product :C/C++ All
Description:
How do I output comma-formatted numbers such as 1,000,000 with
C++ IOStreams?
Author: Embarcadero USA
Technical Information Database
TI2195C.txt How to Build and Use a Simple DLL
Category :General
Platform :All
Product :C/C++ All
Description:
This document discusses how to create dynamically linked
libraries (DLLs) using version 5.0 of the Borland C++ compiler.
Topics covered include 16-bit and 32-bit DLLs, linking explicitly
or linking on startup, exporting…
