Shoutbox

This is kind of a continuation of my last post about an easier program to code C++ in.

Some one suggested in a reply to try Borland C++ Builder 6. So I bought it after researching more on it.

It turns out that it has all the features I wanted and more. I really want to use this program to learn C++ and code my programs. But then I come to this question. Which program will compile better code?

Like for instance in MS Visual C++ 6 you use the code:

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MessageBox("Test")

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To display a message box with the word test on it.


But in Borland C++ builder 6 you use this code:

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Application->MessageBox("Testing", "Test", MB_OK);

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Does MS Visual C++ 6 just substitute the "Application->" and ", "Test", MB_OK" parts for you when you compile the program or that just extra crap Borland adds?


Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

MessageBox() is part of the Win32 API. If you include 'windows.h', then you just use MessageBox(<hwnd>, <prompt>, <title>, <style>) IIRC.
I guess you could also use MessageBox(<prompt>); never tried that myself.

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Originally posted by DJeX
Does MS Visual C++ 6 just substitute the "Application->" and ", "Test", MB_OK" parts for you when you compile the program or that just extra crap Borland adds?

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well i reckon VC just auto puts that in to make it more Dev friendly.

if you put the MessageBox call on a button click in a MFC project. a little box thing comes up to tell you what you need.



but see how it says "lpszCaption = NULL" and nType = MB_OK.
well if you leave them out like

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MessageBox("im awesome");

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then the caption will be auto set to null and the box will only have 1 "Ok" button.

but

if you do it the API way to create windows. usign CreateWindowEx and registering classes and stuff. you'll need to put in all 4 arguments (the handle (0 for desktop), " the caption as a char", "title as char",  Button Type (MB_OK or more in API viewer));

hope that makes sense

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Originaly Posted by: Ash

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That's differnet in Borland C++ Builder.

really? just out of interest can you please put up a little screenie of what it comes up like?

Here is what comes up in Borland C++ BUilder 6:

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Originally posted by DJeX
Here is what comes up in Borland C++ BUilder 6:

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That's exactly the same ¬¬ well apart from the argument names, but that's because in vc++ it's the win32 api call, and in borland it's just a replacement for it.

there is no better compile. the possibilites are defined by the language, not by the compiler.

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Originally posted by Millenium_edition


there is no better compile.

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bah. if were talking about Borland and MS VC, then maybe.
but if its all compilers in general, im not a big fan of the old Dev-C++. cant get it to compile at the same size VC does. only way i might be able to  is a custom makeit.bat. but ill stick with VC