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WELCOME TO TURBO PASCAL 5.5
---------------------------
This README file contains important, last minute information
about Turbo Pascal 5.5. The HELPME!.DOC file also answers many
common Technical Support questions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-----------------
1. Turbo Debugger
2. Important Notes & Additions
3. Tour - New introduction to the IDE
4. Corrections to the manual
5. Turbo Pascal 5.5 and the Toolboxes
6. Listing of Files on the Disks
1. TURBO DEBUGGER
-----------------
Turbo Debugger has been upgraded to version 1.5 to support
Turbo Pascal 5.5's object-oriented extensions. You can debug
both 5.0 and 5.5 programs with the new release of TD (1.5). If
you have TD 1.0, you can still debug any TP 5.5 programs that
do not use objects.
If you don't already have Turbo Debugger 1.5, call Customer
Service for information about upgrading: (408) 438-5300.
2. IMPORTANT NOTES & ADDITIONS
------------------------------
o REBUILD TPUs. Remember to rebuild your old units with version
5.5 or you'll get an error 72 (Unit file format error) when you
try to use that unit. To rebuild an entire program from the
Integrated Development Environment, load the main program into
the editor and select the COMPILE/BUILD menu command. If you
are using the command-line compiler, type:
tpc /b ProgramName
You'll need to have all source code available in the logged
directory or in the OPTIONS\DIRECTORY\UNIT DIRECTORY path.
o COMPILER ERROR MESSAGES. The following compiler error
messages have been added or modified:
99 File and procedure types are not allowed here
146 File access denied
o RUN-TIME ERROR MESSAGE. The following new run-time error
message will occur if range-checking is on {$R+} and a call is
made to an object's virtual method when that object has not yet
been initialized via a constructor call (see Page 37 in the
Object-Oriented Programming Guide for more information):
210 Object not initialized
3. TOUR - NEW INTRODUCTION TO THE IDE
-------------------------------------
Version 5.5 now includes Tour, an online introduction to the
Integrated Development Environment (IDE). If you are new to
Turbo Pascal, spending 15 minutes with Tour will get you up to
speed in the IDE.
4. CORRECTIONS TO THE OOP GUIDE
-------------------------------
o Page 3: The reference to using TINST at the bottom of the page
should indicate Page 308 of the User's Guide.
o Page 94: To perform more complete error checking in the
code fragment at the top of the page, insert a conditional
statement immediately after the OverInitEMS call:
...
OvrInitEMS;
if (OvrResult = OvrOK) then
begin
SaveOvrRead := OvrReadBuf; { Save EMS default }
OvrReadBuf := MyOvrRead; { Install ours }
UsingEMS := true;
end;
o Page 114 - 118: Corrections or Additions to the Index
extensibility 46,78
Fail 107
with (reserved word)
statement 13,22,78,82
implicit 17
5. TURBO PASCAL 5.5 AND THE TOOLBOXES
-------------------------------------
The source code from version 4.0 of all Turbo Pascal toolboxes
(including the Turbo Pascal Tutor) is fully compatible with 5.5.
6. LIST OF FILES ON THE DISKS
-----------------------------
INSTALL/COMPILER/TOUR/ONLINE HELP
---------------------------------
INSTALL EXE - Installs Turbo Pascal on your system
README COM - Program to display README file
TURBO EXE - Turbo Pascal Integrated Development Environment
TURBO TPL - Resident units for Turbo Pascal
TPC EXE - Command-line version of Turbo Pascal
UNPACK COM - Unpacks .ARC files
HELP ARC - Archived Turbo Pascal Help File (TURBO.HLP)
TOUR ARC - Archived Tour of the Integrated
Development Environment
TOUR EXE - Tour program
TPTOUR1 CBT - Tour data file
TPTOUR2 CBT - Tour data file
THELP COM - Memory-resident help program so you can get
Online Help even if you are not working in the
Integrated Development Environment.
README - This file!
OOP/DEMOS/BGI/DOC/UTILITIES/MISC
--------------------------------
OOPDEMOS ARC - Packed file that contains object-oriented
programming (OOP) examples
OOPDEMOS DOC - Documentation overview of OOP examples
ODEMO PAS - Example for OBJECTS.PAS
OBJECTS PAS - OOP unit that defines some basic object types
BUFSTM ASM - Assembler code for OBJECTS.PAS
DOSSTM ASM - Assembler code for OBJECTS.PAS
STREAM ASM - Assembler code for OBJECTS.PAS
OBJECTS INC - Assembler code for OBJECTS.PAS
DOSSTM OBJ - .OBJ file for OBJECTS.PAS
BUFSTM OBJ - .OBJ file for OBJECTS.PAS
STREAM OBJ - .OBJ file for OBJECTS.PAS
FDEMO PAS - Example for FORMS.PAS, SLIDERS.PAS
FORMS PAS - OOP forms entry/edit unit
SLIDERS PAS - OOP unit that extends FORMS.PAS
CARDFILE PAS - Database example for CARDS.PAS
CARDS DTA - Example data for CARDFILE.PAS
CARDS PAS - OOP unit that implements cards database
CARDGEN PAS - Generates example databases for CARDFILE.PAS
BREAKOUT PAS - OOP game example
BOUNDS PAS - OOP unit for Breakout demo
BRICKS PAS - OOP unit for Breakout demo
WALLS PAS - OOP unit for Breakout demo
COUNT PAS - OOP unit for Breakout demo
SCREEN PAS - OOP unit for Breakout demo
POINTS PAS - From page 20 of the OOP Guide
FIGURES PAS - From page 42 of the OOP Guide
FIGDEMO PAS - From page 47 of the OOP Guide
LISTDEMO PAS - From page 57 of the OOP Guide
TCALC ARC - Packed file with complete source code to
new object-oriented Turbo Calc example program
TCALC PAS - Turbo Calc example program
TCALC DOC - Documentation for TCALC demo
TCCELL PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCCELLSP PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCHASH PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCINPUT PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCLSTR PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCMENU PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCPARSER PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCRUN PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCSCREEN PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCSHEET PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCUTIL PAS - OOP unit for TCALC demo
TCCOMPAR ASM - Assembler code for TCALC demo
TCMVSMEM ASM - Assembler code for TCALC demo
TCCOMPAR OBJ - .OBJ file for TCALC demo
TCMVSMEM OBJ - .OBJ file for TCALC demo
DEMOS ARC - Packed file that contains example (non-object
oriented) programs
WINDEMO PAS - WIN.PAS demo
WIN PAS - Simple windowing extensions to Crt unit
WIN ASM - Assembler code for WIN.PAS
WIN OBJ - .OBJ file for WIN.PAS
EXECDEMO PAS - Executes a child program (DOS unit)
DIRDEMO PAS - Displays directory, uses procedural types
CRTDEMO PAS - Crt unit demo
OVRDEMO PAS - Overlay unit demo
OVRDEMO1 PAS - Example unit for OVRDEMO.PAS
OVRDEMO2 PAS - Example unit for OVRDEMO.PAS
CIRCULAR PAS - Demos the USES clause in implementation section
DISPLAY PAS - Example unit for CIRCULAR.PAS
ERROR PAS - Example unit for CIRCULAR.PAS
QSORT PAS - QuickSort example
LISTER PAS - Printer unit demo
HILB PAS - Floating-point demo
FIB8087 PAS - Recursive example that uses the 8087 math
coprocessor and avoids 8087 stack overflow
PROCVAR PAS - Simple procedural types demo
EMS PAS - Example program that shows how to use expanded
memory from your programs
CPASDEMO PAS - Example program that shows how to link TURBO C .OBJ
files into Turbo Pascal programs
CPASDEMO C - C program for use with CPASDEMO.PAS
CTOPAS TC - Turbo C configuration file to use with TC.EXE
for producing .OBJ files that can be linked with
Turbo Pascal (see CPASDEMO.PAS)
TURBOC CFG - Turbo C configuration file to use with TCC.EXE for
producing .OBJ files that can be linked with Turbo
Pascal (see CPASDEMO.PAS)
BGI ARC - Packed file that contains graphics documentation,
drivers, fonts, and examples
GRAPH TPU - Borland Graphics Interface (BGI) Graph unit
ATT BGI - Graphics device driver for AT&T 6300
CGA BGI - Graphics device driver for CGA and MCGA
EGAVGA BGI - Graphics device driver for EGA and VGA
HERC BGI - Graphics device driver for Hercules mono
PC3270 BGI - Graphics device driver for 3270 PC
IBM8514 BGI - Graphics device driver for IBM 8514
GOTH CHR - Gothic font character set
LITT CHR - Small font character set
SANS CHR - Sans serif font character set
TRIP CHR - Triplex font character set
BGIDEMO PAS - Graph unit example
ARTY PAS - Graph unit example
BGILINK PAS - Graph unit example that shows how to link
font and driver files into an .EXE file
DRIVERS PAS - Example unit for use with BGILINK.PAS
FONTS PAS - Example unit for use with BGILINK.PAS
BGILINK MAK - Make file for use with BGILINK.PAS
DOC ARC - Interface section listings for system units
THELP DOC - Documentation for memory-resident help utility
SYSTEM DOC - Interface section listing for the System unit
DOS DOC - Interface section listing for the Dos unit
CRT DOC - Interface section listing for the Crt unit
PRINTER DOC - Interface section listing for the Printer unit
OVERLAY DOC - Interface section listing for the Overlay unit
GRAPH DOC - Interface section listing for the Graph unit
TURBO3 DOC - Interface section listing for the Turbo3 unit
GRAPH3 DOC - Interface section listing for the Graph3 unit
HELPME! DOC - Text file with the answers to many common
questions. If you have a technical question
about Turbo Pascal, chances are good that the
question and answer are in HELPME!.DOC.
TINSTXFR EXE - Transfers 4.0 and 5.0 IDE customizations to 5.5
UTILS ARC - Packed file that contains a number of useful
utilities
TINST EXE - Customization program for TURBO.EXE
MAKE EXE - Manages projects
GREP COM - Searches text files for strings
TOUCH COM - Changes a file's timestamp to force re-compilation
BINOBJ EXE - Converts a binary data file to an .OBJ file
TPUMOVER EXE - Unit mover utility
TPCONFIG EXE - Converts .TP files to .CFG
TURBO3 ARC - Turbo 3.0 compatibility files
UPGRADE EXE - Program that converts 3.0 programs to 5.5
UPGRADE DTA - Data file for UPGRADE.EXE
TURBO3 TPU - TURBO3 compatibility unit
GRAPH3 TPU - GRAPH3 compatibility unit (turtle graphics)
BCD PAS - Unit to convert Turbo Pascal 3.0 BCD reals to
Turbo Pascal 5.5 floating point numbers
