Static Runtime Libraries

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Listed below is each of the C++Builder static library names and its use.

Directory LIB - LIB Files

File Name	Use
bcbatl.lib
bcbie.lib
bcbsmp.lib
cg32.lib	CodeGuard library (link this in if you want to use CodeGuard)
cghelp.lib	CodeGuard help library
cp32mt.lib	C RTL multithreaded static library
cp32mti.lib	Import library for multithreaded C RTL cc32XXmt.dll
cw32.lib	RTL single-threaded static library
cw32i.lib	Import library for RTL cc32XX.dll
cw32mt.lib	RTL multi-threaded static library
cw32mti.lib	Import library for multithreaded RTL cc32XXmt.dll
dbx.lib
dcl31w.lib
dclact.lib
dclbcbsmp.lib
dcldb.lib
dclisp.lib
dclnet.lib
dclstd.lib
designdgm.lib
dxextra.lib	DirectX static library
fmx.lib	Static run-time library for the FireMonkey (FMX) application platform.
ibevnt.lib
import32.lib	Import library; includes Winsock 1.x
memmgr.lib	Import library for BORLNDMM.DLL
mswsock.lib	Import library for MSWSOCK.DLL
noeh32.lib	No exception handling support library
obsolete.lib	Old functions
ole2w32.lib	Import library for the 32-bit OLE 2.0 API
oleaut32.lib	Import library for the 32-bit OLE 2.0 API
usebormm.lib
uuid.lib	GUID static library for miscellaneous Direct 3D, DirectDraw, DirectSound, Shell extensions, DAO, Active Scripting, and so on
vcllink.lib
vclstd.lib
w32inet.lib	Import library for MS Internet DLLs
ws2_32.lib	Import library for the 32-bit WinSock 2.0 API
wininet.lib	Import library for the wininet.dll

Subdirectory LIB\PSDK - LIB Files

The LIB\PSDK subdirectory contains import libraries for the Platform SDK DLLs. Examples are d3d10.lib and GDIPlus.lib.

Subdirectory LIB\RELEASE - LIB Files

The LIB\RELEASE subdirectory contains import libraries for packages.

Note: Some libraries are platform-specific. For example, libraries that are supported only by Windows (such as bcboffice2k.lib)are delivered only in the \lib\win32 and \lib\win64 directories, and not in the \lib\osx\release directory.

File Name	Use
adortl.lib	Static library for the ADO DB Components package.
bcboffice2k.lib	Static library for the "C++Builder Office 2000 Servers" package. Delivered only in the \lib\win32\release and \lib\win64\release directories.
bcbofficeexp.lib	Static library for the "C++Builder Office XP Servers" package. Delivered only in the \lib\win32\release directory.
dbxadapter.lib	Import library for the SQLObjects DBX adapter 32-bit DLL.
dsnap.lib	Static library for the DataSnap Components package.
dsnapcon.lib	Static library for the DataSnap Connection Components package.
ibxpress.lib	Static library for the InterBase Express Components package.
IndyCore.lib	Static library for the "Indy Core" package.
IndyProtocols.lib	Static library for the "Indy Protocols" package.
IndySystem.lib	Static library for the "Indy System" package.
inet.lib	Static library for the Internet Components package.
inetdb.lib	Static library for the DBWeb Components package. (Includes components such as TDataSetTablegProducer, TDSTableProducer, etc).
inetdbxpress.lib	Static library for the Internet/WWW dbExpress Components package. Includes the TSQLQueryTableProducer component.
midas.lib	Library for C++ applications using the MIDAS library.
rtl.lib	Static library for the Delphi Runtime Library package.
soaprtl.lib	Static library for the SOAP Runtime Library package.
tee.lib
teedb.lib
teeui.lib
vcl.lib	VCL library, contains references to all other VCL libs. Use in MAKEFILES with no version number.
vclactnband.lib	Static library for the Action Band package. Includes TActionManager , TAction etc.
vcldb.lib	Static library for the Database Components package. Includes TDBEdit, TDBMemo , etc.
vcldbx.lib	Static library for the Database Compatibility Components. Includes TDBLookupCombo, TPopupGrid, etc.
vcle.lib	Library for C++ Application using VCL types (such as UnicodeString, Variant, etc).
vclib.lib	Static library for the Visual Component Library. Includes TButton, TForm, etc.
vclie.lib	Static library for the Internet Explorer Components package. Includes TWebBrowser.
vclimg.lib	Static library for the VCL Image Components package. Includes TJPEGImage and TPNGImage.
vclnp.LIB	This is an obsolete library provided now strictly for backward compatibility. Previously this library contained components that were not in packages.
vclribbon.lib	Static library for the VCL Ribbon Components package. (Includes TRibbon, TRibbonPage, TRibbonGroup, etc).
vclsmp.lib	Static library for the C++ VCL Sample Components package. The sample components include TCCalendar, TCColorGrid, TCDirectoryOutline, TCGauge, TCSpinButton and TCSpinEdit.
vcltouch.lib	Static library for the VCL Touch Components package.
vclx.lib	Static library for the Extended VCL Components such as TMediaPlayer, TFileListBox, TCheckListBox, TTabbedNotebook, etc.
xmlrtl.lib	Static library for the XML Components package. (Includes TXMLDocument.)

Directory LIB - OBJ Files

File Name	Use
c0d32.obj	DLL startup module
c0d32w.obj	DLL startup module, Wide-char version
c0d32x.obj	DLL startup module, no exception handling
c0pkg32.obj	Package startup module
c0pkg32w.obj	Package startup module, Wide-char version
c0w32.obj	GUI EXE startup module
c0w32w.obj	GUI EXE startup module, Wide-char version
c0x32.obj	32-bit console-mode EXE startup module
c0x32w.obj	32-bit console-mode EXE startup module, Wide-char version
fileinfo.obj	Passes open file-handle information to child processes
gp.obj	Prints register-dump information when an exception occurs
wildargs.obj	Transforms wild-card arguments into an array of arguments to main()/wmain() in console-mode applications

See Also

• About The main() Function
• EDN article: C++Builder Basics: Tutorial for Creating and Using a Static Library in C++Builder