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I'm not new to computer or anything, or I probably wouldn't be
attempting to program, but this has fooled me from the get-go.

Here are the directions I'm sure everybody remembers:

Installing and running the Command Line Tools
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1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the
drive and folder into which you want to
install the free C++Builder 5 command line
tool development system.

2. From the bin directory of your installation:
a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55"
to the existing path
b. Create a bcc32.cfg file which will set
the compiler options for the Include
and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to
compiler) by adding these lines:
-I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set
the linker option for the Lib path by
adding this line:
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"

I downloading the executable file and did I what I thought was
installing it. It created a whole new file on my local disk called
Borland. So I figured I was past step 1.

And now I can't even comprehend where to start for step 2. I don't know
what it means to add the folder name to the existing path. What
existing path? I don't know what it means to create a bcc32.cfg file. I
thought it was already created. I see one in the bin. So basically,
these instructions mean absolutely nothing to me and I'm quite
embarresed to even be bringing it up after all the computer experience
I have (although mostly web design). So if anybody could help me out
that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.