| Visual Basic 3.0 | file1.bas form1.frm | Unlike the other languages, these lines go in the *.mak file, one line per included file. A full path may be included. Additional lines in *.mak specify various parameters. |
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| Visual Basic 6.0 | Module=ini_code; ini_code.bas Module=name; filename | These lines go in the .vbp (visualBasic Project) file. You can add modules (.bas files) by right clicking in the module list and selecting Add / Module. However, using the design environment, there is no way to determine which directory an included module is in. |
| C++ | #include <source.h> #include "source.h" #pragma hdrstop | Find this in the include directory
Find this in the current directory Marks the end of pre-compiled header files |
| Delphi | Uses ref1, ref2; | Each ref points to multiple files, including a header file, a compiled library file, and a design-time executable |
Visual Basic 6.0 is simply a mess. The following is from a VB 6.0 .vbp file translated from a VB 3.0 .mak file.
Object={F9043C88-F6F2-101A-A3C9-08002B2F49FB}#1.2#0; COMDLG32.OCX
Object={648A5603-2C6E-101B-82B6-000000000014}#1.1#0; MSCOMM32.OCX
Object={C932BA88-4374-101B-A56C-00AA003668DC}#1.1#0; MSMASK32.OCX
Object={27395F88-0C0C-101B-A3C9-08002B2F49FB}#1.1#0; PICCLP32.OCX
Form=..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\dos_reg.frm
Module=GLOBCONS; GLOBCONS.BAS
Module=DOS_CTRL; DOS_CTRL.BAS
Module=GlobalConstants; ..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\GlobalConstants.bas
Form=DOS_OPT.FRM
This is similar to what is in .vbp files in VB 6.0 only projects.
Notice the excessive use of ..\.. where a simple backslash would have made more sense.
As a result, your source code is highly non-portable.