How to install free.xHarbour.com for PellesC v5?

1. Download the free.xHarbour.com installers for PellesC v5.

1. Go to the Downloads page.
   

2. Click on the "Microsoft Visual C v9" link.
   

3. Save the downloaded file on your computer.
   

2. 2.Install the automated free.xHarbour.com installer for PellesC v5.
   

3. Start the saved free.xharbour.com installer. The name of the file will look something like this:
   “xHarbour-v1.21.6472-for-PellesC_v5.exe“ where “v1.21” is xHarbour.org’s current version number and “6472” is free.xHarbour.com’s build version for this installer.
   

4. If the free.xHarbour.com installer can’t find the PellesC compiler on your system, it will start to download the PellesC compiler installer and start its setup. Please use all standard settings to install the PellesC compiler.
   Note 1 : Don’t forget to click the “Close” button after PellesC installed. I myself was waiting and waiting till I noticed I had to click the “Close” button. I felt silly.. ;-)
   Note 2 : If, for any reason, the free.xHarbour.com installer can not download the PellesC compiler, please try to manually download and install it from http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/500/setup.exe
   

5. If the free.xHarbour.com installers did find the PellesC compiler on your system, the previous step will be skipped and your current PellesC compiler installation will be used to configure xHarbour.
   

6. The free.xHarbour.com installer will continue to install xHarbour on your system
   

7. When the installation is complete, the newly installed xHarbour folder is opened on the desktop. xHarbour is now ready to use!
   

3. How to get started with xHarbour?

For your convenience, the free.xHarbour.com installer associated all .PRG files (xHarbour’s source code files) with xEdit.exe and all .XBP (xHarbour’s project files) with xBuildW.exe. If you want to edit a .PRG source file, just double click on it in windows explorer and xEdit will open and load the PRG source file. Same for the .XBP project files. To load a project, simply double click on a .XBP file in windows explorer and xBuild wil open and load the XBP project file.

To compile a .PRG file into a ready to use application (.EXE) simply load the .XBP project file and click the “Build now!” button. The xBuild project wizard will than compile your .PRG into a .OBJ file and further link all necessary .LIB files to be able to build a real 32 bits windows application, ready to be run on any windows 32 bits or 64 bits windows platform.

More information on how to use xHarbour, Functions, Commands etc.. please see the xHarbour Language Reference Guide that’s included in the \doc folder of your xHarbour installation folder. The online version of the xHarbour Language Reference Guide can be found on http://www.xHarbour.com/xHDN

Success! ;-)