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You are reading a General forum message. Re: DX9? Author: BCB-Tools.com Date Posted: 2003-09-24 18:58:03 Hi Lengo, DirectX9 contains everything available in DirectX 7 or DirectX 8, as well as additional DirectX 9 functionality. All DirectX7 or DirectX8 applications should run normally on a DirectX 9 pc. Does the version really matter? It depends on what you currently have available. BCB does not work well with the DirectX / Visual C++ style of programming, so we created the TDx_Library to make DirectX work in BCB as if DirectX were an integrated part of BCB programming. Without the TDx_Library, DirectX programming is still painful using BCB. With the TDx_Library, DirectX programm with BCB is easy. It boils down to what is available now, which is BCB + DirectX 7. DirectX 7 is older, but still contains an enormous amount of untapped functionality, especially with BCB. And we are working on a DirectX 9 version of the TDx_Library. Which compiler is best? We think Borland C++ Builder is the best compiler, mostly because it is truly visual programming. The only thing that lets BCB down is the fact that you cannot program DirectX very easily - without our components. Add our TDx_Library to BCB, and you have truly visual Rapid Application Development DirectX programming. Can BCB do the job? Well, the demos kind of prove that the entire TDx_Library concept is possible. The reason there are no books / etc. for programming BCB + DirectX is that it is relatively painful todo anything at all with BCB and DirectX without the TDx_Library. Writing a complete game? I think so. Many an application has been created using BCB. Hope this helps, Darren Dwyer, http://BCB-Tools.com REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE? Top You can post a reply to this General message using the form below: |
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