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Hi everyone out there !!  I received this wonderful brouchure from
MS about VB/DOS, but after reading it I have some questions that
one of you might have answers for... and they are:

(Oh please mail the replys to me, I will post "the" answers after
the information has been compiled.. wouldn't want to clog the system)

1.      Can one move forms/code/projects between VB/DOS and VB without
        any changes ?  Here are some assumptions about the project:
		- there are no API calls
		- there is no grapical type code (like in PAINT.BAS)
		- there are very few icons used.
 
2.      With VB there is a standard and professional version.  Are there
        2 different versions with VB/DOS as well ?
 
3.      There is a mention to a Help Toolkit.
3A      Does that mean there is a WinHelp.EXE (or something like that) with
        VB/DOS ?
3B      Does the toolkit have more than just the Help Compiler ? Does the
        Help ToolKit require that one buys Word for Windows, or Word for
        DOS ?  (or) Is there a WYSIWYG editor/builder for help files ?
 
4.      Can the help files created under Windows be used under DOS ?  I assume
        that the help files will not be as pretty.. but may be functional.
 
5.      Can VB/DOS take advantage of the graphic controls (like the graph,
        spinner, and animator (etc)  ? )
 
6.      Are there plans to allow VB (Windows) to create custom controls using
        BASIC like VB/DOS ?
 
7.      Does VB/DOS support all Professional controls from VB ?
 
8.      Is it required that we purchase Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 to take advantage
        of using C functions ?  (Can we by Quick C ?)
 
9.      Will MS ever develop a "real" DIR$ or CURDIR$ which returns the entire
        directory header for a file or directory, not just the name ?  Is there
        a (C like) stat function for BASIC that I do not know about ?
 
10.     Can custom controls written in VB/DOS be brought to VB ?  (This is
        probably a "no", but no harm in asking)
 
	Thanks a great deal ahead of time.  I appreciate any help anyone can
	give me.

Doug Lane

daLane (laned@athena.ecs.csus.edu)  
One decade of programming experiences.. in BASIC !
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