Borland C++ Builder 6 Personal

by Borland

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006347Y
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,970 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #86 in Software > Programming > Programming Languages
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Learn C++ development for the Windows platform with Borland C++ Builder 6 Personal. Its drag-and-drop visual development environment, easy-to-use wizards, sample applications, and tutorial simplify development. Real ANSI/ISO C++ gives you the performance needed to implement cross-platform-ready e-business applications that support Web services. Borland's C++ Builder 6 also increases the speed of Web application development, lets you build Web services-enabled middleware, and boosts productivity with its 32-bit native code compiler. Plus, you can take full advantage of the software's industry-standard compliance with SOAP, XML, WSDL, and XSL protocols.

Customer Reviews

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187 of 189 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watch out, the Standard is now 'Personal', February 28, 2002

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W Tustin (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borland C++ Builder 6 Personal (CD-ROM)

Be careful if you are buying this least expensive version of Builder 6.0 to develop simple applications to SELL (or as Borland seems to indicate even to USE for a business purpose). This was NOT a stipulation in earlier versions (Standard level), as far as I can tell. You can only use the 6.0 version as a 'learning version'. This may not be a problem for many programmers, and granted at this price this may be fine, but things have changed from earlier 'Standard' versions and before purchasing you should be aware of this. Go to Borland's website and check the license agreement in detail if you have concerns. You might want to snap up 5.0 Standard before it is gone (although you can't read the license agreement for 5.0 at Borland's website, I have seen discussions that this restriction on compensation is new only for 6.0). So, just be careful and be aware of the 6.0 restriction.
I have quoted part of the 6.0 license below:
Sect 4.3 SPECIAL TERMS THAT APPLY TO C++BUILDER 6.0 PERSONAL ONLY
...rights under this license to use the Product and to create Works solely for personal use. You may not use the Product or any Work for any commercial, business, governmental or institutional purpose of any kind ('Commercial Purpose'). [it seems that even charitable use is prohibited? - my comment].
... you may not receive any direct or indirect compensation for the distribution or use of your Works...

74 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BPL Files, September 3, 2002

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Codac (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borland C++ Builder 6 Personal (CD-ROM)

Gregory S.M. wrote he had some problems sharing his applications with his friends because of the necessity to distribute some .dll and .blp files.
In fact there is a way to create stand alone applications by following this procedure :

- Go to the options panel in the Project menu.
- Switch to the "Linker" Tab and unselect "Use Dynamic RTL"
- Switch to the "Packages" Tab and unselect "Build with runtime packages".

Now you can compile your project and you have a stand alone executable, so no need to distribute it with any .blp or .dll file !

42 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, June 6, 2002

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Gregory S. May (Mobile, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borland C++ Builder 6 Personal (CD-ROM)

This software is okay, alot of the help files are only available in Profesional and Enterprise editions though. There is no C++ in 5 Days tutorial, but it says there is one on the box... The help files say it comes with InstallShield so you can create setup programs, but nope not this edition. To get other people to use your programs you have to send them certain .blp(?) files and some .dll's. The docs do not say which ones though, I am still trying to figure that out. It is good for learning, but if you can afford it, get the profesional edition, or get a different compiler.