QB window routines

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4 total messages Started by Jon Arnold Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:43

#383

Author: Jon Arnold
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:43

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I've been using Turbo Basic for a long time, and have made a lot of use
of a package called Turbo Windows with it.  It allows you to define
windows, titles, shading, text within the window, etc.  I want to switch
over to QuickBasic (since Borland no longer sells or supports TB), but
I need a similar tools package for QB, as the Turbo Windows routines
make specific use of certain things that QB doesn't support.

Any suggestions; commercial, shareware, or PD?

Jon Arnold                        Phone: W: 603-883-1233
Nashua, New Hampshire             Fax:   W: 603-883-7350
                                         H: 603-883-6371

      "If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes."

Re: QB window routines

#397

Author: Robert Schoolfield
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:29

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Jon Arnold (jarnold@tixel.mv.com) wrote:

: I've been using Turbo Basic for a long time, and have made a lot of use
: of a package called Turbo Windows with it.  It allows you to define
: windows, titles, shading, text within the window, etc.  I want to switch
: over to QuickBasic (since Borland no longer sells or supports TB), but
: I need a similar tools package for QB, as the Turbo Windows routines
: make specific use of certain things that QB doesn't support.

: Any suggestions; commercial, shareware, or PD?

--

I think you would really be impressed with the new PowerBASIC 3.0 from
Spectra - they bought the Borland product.  Microsoft is not intending
to persue upgrading the product, opting to persue the Visual BASIC event
driven model.  It seems that PowerBASIC is poised to be the compiled BASIC of
choice.  Highly recommended you check out the product before buying 
QuickBASIC.  Lots of libraries available for PowerBASIC now.
 
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Re: QB window routines

#305

Author: Phillip Cooper
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:20

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In article <724427029snx@tixel.mv.com> jarnold@tixel.mv.com writes:
>I've been using Turbo Basic for a long time, and have made a lot of use
>of a package called Turbo Windows with it.  It allows you to define
>windows, titles, shading, text within the window, etc.  I want to switch
>over to QuickBasic (since Borland no longer sells or supports TB), but
>I need a similar tools package for QB, as the Turbo Windows routines
>make specific use of certain things that QB doesn't support.
>

I think you just described Visual Basic for DOS pretty well!  :).
Seriously though, there are a number of third party libraries that
will do what you want including Microhelp's Muscle and Crescent 
Software's QuickPak professional.

>Any suggestions; commercial, shareware, or PD?
>
>Jon Arnold                        Phone: W: 603-883-1233
>Nashua, New Hampshire             Fax:   W: 603-883-7350
>                                         H: 603-883-6371
>
>      "If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes."
>

Re: QB window routines

#324

Author: Phillip Cooper
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 00:30

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In article <BzEwHC.3KI@cscns.com> roberts@cscns.com (Robert Schoolfield) writes:
>
>Jon Arnold (jarnold@tixel.mv.com) wrote:
>
>: I've been using Turbo Basic for a long time, and have made a lot of use
>: of a package called Turbo Windows with it.  It allows you to define
>: windows, titles, shading, text within the window, etc.  I want to switch
>: over to QuickBasic (since Borland no longer sells or supports TB), but
>: I need a similar tools package for QB, as the Turbo Windows routines
>: make specific use of certain things that QB doesn't support.
>
>: Any suggestions; commercial, shareware, or PD?
>
>--
>
>I think you would really be impressed with the new PowerBASIC 3.0 from
>Spectra - they bought the Borland product.  Microsoft is not intending
>to persue upgrading the product, opting to persue the Visual BASIC event
>driven model. 

The graphical event-driven model is merely an *option* in VBDOS.  You
can use it if you want or ignore it. VBDOS will still happily compile
any "old" style basic program that PDS or Quickbasic handle now.

> It seems that PowerBASIC is poised to be the compiled BASIC of
>choice.  Highly recommended you check out the product before buying 
>QuickBASIC.  Lots of libraries available for PowerBASIC now.
> 

There are even more (many, many, more) libraries available for the MS
Basic products.  If third party support is what you are concerned about,
there is no contest.  Microsoft Basic has more support than probably all
other Basic products combined.

Phil

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