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In article <1992Sep29.175957.30278@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk> ucca021@ucl.ac.uk (L C Willoughby) writes:
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>Does Visual Basic for Windows have the output/input to/from hardware ports
>commands OUT and INP that QuickBasic and most other basics have? Looking
>through books on VB for Windows in a bookstore I saw no mention of these
>commands.

No, Visual Basic for Windows does not have direct port access via OUT and
INP. Because it's a Windows application, it must use the Windows API to
access ports.

>
>Are they available in the new Visual Basic for DOS?

Yes, OUT and INP are definitely still in there for Visual Basic for MS-DOS.

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>Does Visual Basic for DOS have routines for programming mouse interaction?

You bet. That's what event-driven programming is all about. Mouse support
is built-in. All you have to do is program what you want to happen when
a mouse moves, or a button clicks. It's great!

>Will Quickbasic 4.5 *.QLB & *.LIB libraries work with VB for DOS?
>
The compiled files will not work by simply plugging them in. You'll have
to recompile the source code. Then everything will work fine.


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