# I had a cool idea! (program that creats sdmb code much like MS word) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473 "2003-05-30T09:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/41 "2003-06-05T12:55:13Z")
Tried running it but got an error message that it couldn’t find vcl60.bpl. Anyone know where I can download this? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/42 "2003-06-05T13:04:08Z")
damn. I meant to ask - (I am not quite sure about my compile settings. I am trying to get it so that ‘vcl60.bpl’ is _inside_ the executable.) Is anyone else (who’ve never had borland c++ builder instaled on their machine) had problems with the program? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/43 "2003-06-05T13:28:17Z")
[vcl60.zip](http://homepages.manx.net/lobley/vcl60.zip) Unzip it to Windows\System32 ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/44 "2003-06-05T13:37:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Amp \* > \*\*Tried running it but got an error message that it couldn’t find vcl60.bpl. Anyone know where I can download this? \*\* you can get it [here](http://www.lexically.net/downloads/version4/wordsmith_versions.htm). Grab the whole **Borland Component Package** and extract all of it to a directory specified in your path. (I used C:\WINNT) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/45 "2003-06-05T14:53:27Z")
A big giant :smack: for not paying attention to this thread. Turns out a couple of people are having problems with needed files. I have created stuff in the past that I compiled in such a way that all needed dlls were ‘inside’ the executable (making it large, but also more convenient). I tried to do that this time, the whole idea of letting people know and have this app was based on the belief that it would successfuly compile to be self-sufficient. Does it ask for more than just vcl60.bpl? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/46 "2003-06-05T15:06:58Z")
Heheh, this is all _very_ familiar… Kudos to you **Lobsang** , sounds like your app does things that I wanted to do with mine, but my enthusiasm fizzled out when I hit the DLL dependency problems. BTW, on my machine it says it needs RTL60.BPL - I’m downloading the Borland component package now. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/47 "2003-06-05T23:35:58Z")
Yes **Lobsang** it is more than vcl60.bpl. Once I installed that then it asked me for something else. I just downloaded the **Borland Component Package** from **VenusProbe** ’s link and it works just fine now. ---
**Author:** ![mooka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@mooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mooka)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/48 "2003-06-06T23:01:58Z")
I got your program from the links provided above - thanks Lobsang! Just been away for a week so i haven’t been able to check back on this thread. Nice work - i think i’m going to keep on using it. If you can be bothered, adding a feature to do those quotes which go “Originally posted by xxx” would be good too… ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/49 "2003-06-06T23:36:48Z")
I am intrigued by this little program. You could concievably add all sorts of good features. Like URLs and such. I would also add a permanent feature to all posts similar to the one below. _This post written using the SDMB Post Generator by **Lobsang** _ ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/50 "2003-06-09T23:38:54Z")
NOOOOOOOOO!!! (I am sorry **USCDiver** but that last idea is a) completely uncharacteristic of me and b) completely ruins my own vanity searches - I just did one and found your posts as the top 5 posts. If that was a feature at all (let alone a permanent feature) a search on my name would turn up every post posted by a user of my app) I appreciate the interest and complement though. Yours, Craving and fearing attention simultaneously ``` **Lobsang** ``` ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/51 "2003-06-09T23:40:09Z")
Evidently I should use the things I create. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473/52 "2003-06-10T00:50:06Z")
Yeah, I didn’t think about that, sorry. I bet you thought I was stalking you, or talking about you behind your back…Maybe you could not include your name, but a link to the download or to this thread instead. Keep us updated as new versions come out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-cool-idea-program-that-creats-sdmb-code-much-like-ms-word/178473.md?page=2)