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Downloads:Miscellaneous

 
100 Ways PowerBASIC is Better!
 
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Text file describing over 100 ways in which PowerBASIC 3.5 for DOS is better than Quick Basic and QBASIC. See for yourself why PC Magazine chose PowerBASIC as the BEST BASIC COMPILER available. .

 
     
 
128-bit Symmetric Encryption
 
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A symmetric encryption algorithm with a 128-bit key length. Ported to PowerBASIC by Wayne Diamond. Freeware by Alexander Pukall.

 
     
 
Access 4GB Memory Without EMS or XMS
 
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Read and write up to 4 Gb of RAM without needing EMS or XMS! Works only in DOS with HIMEM.SYS (not under Windows). Source code includes comments in English and German. Shareware by Erika Schulze.

 
     
 
Access 4GB RAM w/o EMS or XMS
 
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Read and write up to 4 Gb of RAM without needing EMS or XMS! Works only in DOS with HIMEM.SYS (not under Windows). Source code includes comments in English and German. Shareware by Erika Schulze.

 
     
 
Access NETBIOS Network APIs
 
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Assorted routines for accessing NetBIOS network APIs. Public Domain by Erik Olson.

 
     
 
Access Windows Clipboard from PB/DOS Program
 
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Access the Windows clipboard from your PB/DOS programs. Public Domain by Andy Golden.

 
     
 
Add Windows Resource Info to PB Programs
 
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Demonstration of how to add Windows version resource information to your PowerBASIC programs and how to read this information from any program file. Freeware by Egbert Zijlema.

 
     
 
ANSI Terminal
 
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An ANSI terminal program with mouse support. Freeware by Lance Edmonds, Georg Potthast, and Py Logan.

 
     
 
ANSI Terminal Program
 
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An ANSI terminal program with GUI interface elements. Freeware by Lance Edmonds, Georg Potthast, and Py Logan.

 
     
 
Barcode Decoding
 
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CueCat barcode decoding routines. Public Domain by Robert F. Gage and Ed Turner.

 
     
 
Barcode Encoder
 
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Encoder for UPC, ITF, 39, EAN8 and EAN13 bar codes. Public Domain by David J. Walker.

 
     
 
Big-endian/Little-endian Conversions
 
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Convert various integer types from big-endian to little-endian format and vice versa. Freeware by PowerBASIC, Inc..

 
     
 
BINT32 - BASIC Interpreter
 
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BINT32 v1.2.3 (beta) is a small Basic Interpreter 32-bit DLL designed to be used inside PowerBASIC programs, both PB/CC and PB/Win. BINT32 was written using PB/Win and is still under development. Restore directory structure when extracting. Freeware by Eros Olmi.

 
     
 
Bit Arrays
 
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A simple technique for using the PowerBASIC BIT functions to create "Bit Arrays". These are much more efficient than ordinary numeric arrays for storing true/false values. Freeware by Eric J. Pearson.

 
     
 
Bob Zale - Ethan Winer Interview
 
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the .NET Rocks! Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. MP3 audio. .

 
     
 
Bob Zale - Ethan Winer Interview
 
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the .NET Rocks! Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. Ogg Vorbis audio provided by Marco Pontello. .

 
     
 
Bob Zale - Ethan Winer Interview
 
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the .NET Rocks! Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. Windows Media audio. .

 
     
 
Bounce Bar Menu
 
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Bounce Bar Menu sample for PB/DOS. Sample code for drop-down menu handling. Freeware.

 
     
 
Calculate Date for Easter
 
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Calculate the date of Easter for a given year. Public Domain by Egbert Zijlema.

 
     
 
Calculate Daylight Savings Time
 
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Calculate the dates Daylight Savings Time begins in USA and the European Union. Public Domain by Egbert Zijlema.

 
     
 
Calculate Pi
 
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Calculate PI out to a specified number of decimal places. By Bill Davidsen, et al. Translated from C by Tom Hanlin. Public Domain by Tom Hanlin.

 
     
 
Calculates a 32-bit CRC from a Data Buffer.
 
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Calculates a 32-bit CRC from a data buffer. Demonstrates the use of inline assembly language in PowerBASIC. .

 
     
 
Call DLL by Ordinal Number
 
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Call By Ordinal shows how to call a DLL routine by ordinal number, rather than by name. Public Domain by Randall L. Glass.

 
     
 
Canadian Postal Codes
 
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A comma-delimited text file with 1300 Canadian postal codes (first three characters) with the corresponding city, province and telephone area code. .

 
     
 
Charles Petzold's book "Programming Windows" Exa
 
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All of the example code from Charles Petzold's book "Programming Windows", converted to PB/Win. .

 
     
 
Cheesecake BASIC Interpreter
 
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Cheesecake BASIC 0.1, a simple BASIC interpreter. Freeware.

 
     
 
COM-Automation Application Skeleton
 
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COM-automation application skeleton for Microsoft Word, showing different techniques of handling Word documents. Public Domain by Herman Kieskamp.

 
     
 
Convert to.from Microsoft Binary Format
 
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Functions for converting numbers to and from Microsoft's old proprietary floating point format (Microsoft Binary Format). .

 
     
 
Date/Time Display
 
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Display the time and date of a file using local time/date conventions. .

 
     
 
Daylight Savings Time Calulation
 
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Calculate the dates Daylight Savings Time begins in USA and the European Union. Public Domain by Egbert Zijlema.

 
     
 
Directories and Files Below a Given Start Point
 
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Demonstration of how to get all files and directories below a given starting point. Includes source and executables for PB/DOS and PB/CC. Public Domain by Tim Camarda.

 
     
 
Directory Contents Example
 
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Demonstration of how to get all files and directories below a given starting point. Public Domain by Tim Camarda.

 
     
 
Disk Information
 
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PB-DiskInfo 2.5 disk information routines with source code. Freeware by Marc van den Dikkenberg.

 
     
 
DOS Call DLL
 
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DOS Call DLL shows how to call Windows DLL routines from your PB/DOS programs. Restore directory structure when unzipping. Freeware by Randall L. Glass.

 
     
 
Drag and Drop Files to a Dialog.
 
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Drag and drop files to a dialog. Public Domain by Peter Scheutz.

 
     
 
Enhanced Terminal Program
 
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An enhanced terminal program based on the Comm.bas PowerBASIC sample program. Freeware by Patrick Logan.

 
     
 
Error Handler
 
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Windows exception-based error handler for PowerBASIC. Public Domain by Aldo Cavini.

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 1.00
 
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All example source code from PB/CC 1.00. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 2.00
 
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All example source code from PB/CC 2.00 .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 2.11
 
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All example source code from PB/CC 2.11 .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 3.0
 
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All example source code from PB/CC 3.00, with executables. Restore directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 3.01
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.01 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 3.02
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.02 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 3.03
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.03 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 3.04
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.04 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 4.0
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 4.00 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/CC 4.01
 
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All example source code for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 4.01 for Windows, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/DLL 5.00
 
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All example source code from PB/DLL 5.00 .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/DLL 6.00
 
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All example source code from PB/DLL 6.00 .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/DLL 6.11
 
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All example source code from PB/DLL 6.11 .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Forms 1.5
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC Forms 1.5, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Forms 1.51
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC Forms 1.51, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 7.00
 
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All example source code from PB/Win 7.00, with executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 7.01
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 7.01. plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 7.02
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 7.02. plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 7.03
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 7.03, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 7.04
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 7.04, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 8.0
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 8.00, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Example Source Code: PB/Win 8.01
 
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All example source code for PowerBASIC for Windows 8.01, plus compiled executables. Preserve directory structure when unzipping. .

 
     
 
Fast Fourier Transforms
 
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FFT Explorer demonstrates Fast Fourier Transforms. Public Domain by Prof.Dr.Godfried-Willem Raes.

 
     
 
Fast String Search
 
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A fast string search routine using the Boyer-Moore algorithm. Original by Michael Abrash. Converted to PowerBASIC by Quinn Tyler Jackson. Source code in PowerBASIC inline assembly language. Freeware by Quinn Tyler Jackson.

 
     
 
FAX Fonts
 
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Additional fonts for PBFax. Freeware by Eric J. Pearson.

 
     
 
File Compression: Huffman
 
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Compress and decompress data using Huffman compression. Source code and technical documentation. Public Domain by Rich Geldrich.

 
     
 
Finding Element Position in Array
 
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Finding an element's position within a multidimensional array: Discussion and assembly language source code. Freeware by Piotr Niemiec.

 
     
 
Fortune Cookie Program
 
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Pearls 1.00, a fortune cookie program. Freeware by Lester Noll.

 
     
 
FREEFONT
 
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FREEFONT 1.3 - Many useful routines for PowerBASIC, which can be merged problem-free into your own programs. Among other things: Use of the VGA graphic mode 13h (320 x 200 with 256 colors), mouse control, graphic control elements and the most important - freely configurable character fonts for the text and each diagram mode inclusive editor. .

 
     
 
Generic Service Example
 
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Shows how to do a generic service, a Control Panel applet to control the settings and an EventLog writer to see what's happening in the service. Freeware by Adrian Aitken.

 
     
 
Generic WINMAIN example
 
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A generic WINMAIN example Public Domain by Steve Hutchesson.

 
     
 
Get CPU and FPU Type
 
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Two functions to determine the CPU and FPU type. Freeware.

 
     
 
GetTimeZoneInformation API Cal Example
 
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Example of using the GetTimeZoneInformation API call. Source code. Public Domain. Public Domain by Errol Cheverie.

 
     
 
Hardware/Software Reporter
 
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Displays various information about your hardware and software setup. Public Domain by John E. Carter.

 
     
 
Hello World
 
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"Hello, World!" examples for PB/Win. .

 
     
 
How to Create Wizards
 
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How to create Wizards using property sheets and dialog templates. Requires common controls v5.80 or later (Windows 2000 or later, or Internet Explorer 5 or later). Public Domain by Bob Plymale.

 
     
 
HTML Help File Tutorial
 
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A tutorial on how to build and use HTML help files. Public Domain by Bob Plymale.

 
     
 
Interface PB/DOS with External Assembly
 
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Examples of how to interface PowerBASIC programs with external assembly language routines. Includes source in .BAS and .ASM format. .

 
     
 
Keyword Lists
 
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Keyword lists for PB/CC 2.0 and PB/DLL 6.0 .

 
     
 
Keyword Lists: PB/CC 2 and PB/DLL 6
 
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Keyword lists for PB/CC 2 and PB/DLL 6 .

 
     
 
Keyword Lists: PB/CC 3, PB/Win 7, & PB/Forms 1.5
 
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Keyword lists for PB/CC 3, PB/Win 7, and PB/Forms 1.5 .

 
     
 
LAME MP3 Encoder DLL
 
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PBLame 1.00 is an include file and wrapper functions for calling the LAME DLL (an MP3 encoder) from PowerBASIC. Source code and test program. Public Domain by Raymond L. King.

 
     
 
LEGO Control
 
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A program to control LEGO using the parallel port. Includes source code. Freeware by Mike Genovy.

 
     
 
Linear Regression and Correlation
 
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