Even C++Builder 3.0 is the next version for Borland C++
5.02, and it support MFC too. But it is not easy to use MFC classes in BCB 3.0. It is as
easy as just write down MFC native code and check the MFC Compatibility in Project Option.
If you just done in this way, I promise that you will got lots of Warring and Error from
the compiler.How to make it more easyer. No way! We
must do it by yourself, and you can make this project be the template one. You can put
this project to the Object Respository. In this way, you can enjoy you MFC road in BCB 3.0
by just clicking the new in the menu and click the project you made.
That as make it step by step :
Step 1 :
Click the new appliction in main menu.
Step 2 :
Add these compiler flags in the "Conditionals\\Conditional defines" section of
the "Directories\\Conditionals" page in Project Option :
_X86_
_WINDOWS
_MSC_VER=1100
_AFX_PORTABLE
_AFX_NOFORCE_LIBS
_MT
_C\\RT_PORTABLE
_AFX_NO_DEBUG_CRT |
And remember to add "$(BCB)\\include\\MFC" in the
"include path" section.
Step 3 :
Check the "MFC Compatibility" in the "Advance Compilers" section.
Step 4 :
Then, open the makefile (.BPR file). Find out "CFLAG1 = ...." this line, and
change this line to be :
CFLAG1 = -Od -Hc -w -k -r- -y -v -vi- -c -w-par -w-inl -w-hid -w-aus
-g0 -WM -W
Then, find out "CFLAG3 = ......" this line, and
change this line to be :
CFLAG3 = -Tkh30000 -VF
At last, find out "ALLLIB = .... " this line,
and change this line to be:
ALLLIB = $(LIBFILES) $(LIBRARIES) nafxcw.lib import32.lib cw32mt.lib
Then , save this file right now.
Step 4 :
In this simple way, You can enjoy the MFC in BCB3!
Something
that you should know
In this example, the EXE file was linked as static link, not the dynamic
one. How to make a dynamic one with MFC DLL in BCB 3? Use the source Luke, just look the
MFC examples in BCB3, you can find out the answer.
In additional, there are many ways to combine VCL and MFC together, in my opinion there
can be two main way approximately :
1. Use the TApplication be the main body, and use the VCL and MFC classes together, like
Cpoint, CFile , TOpenDialog, etc. . (see another article : How to
combine the program with MFC classes in BCB 3.0 ?)
2. Use the MFC class CApp as main class, and call the Forms builded by VCL from menu.
How to do these two programs in BCB3 ? Wise reader, use you brain to find out! |
