posted March 04, 2001 01:00 AM            

Some of my requirements are that as it will go to many sites I cannot use any that require the users to buy a runtime license.

I know I need the following what else do I need.
1) A screen kit that make it look like its windows program.
2) A database system that can handle up to five users. If the user has already purchased microsoft SQL, they can use this. If not then they do not have to purchase anything.
Hopefully it can be optional.

It needs to be able to handle a minimum of 100 and a max of 1000 tables.
Some tables will hold a million plus records. It does not have to be fast as the users are happy with a slow DOS system at present.

If someone is in Melbourne Australia and has experience in this I would love to talk to you.

posted March 04, 2001 02:41 AM            

You can find details of these products (Console Tools, SQL Tools, etc) on the PRODUCTS page on this web site: http://www.powerbasic.com/products/

posted March 04, 2001 05:25 AM            

Bernard, to be honest, if you really want to make your program "look like its a windows program" then you should probably use the PB/DLL compiler, not PB/CC. Both compilers produce true Windows programs, but I assume you mean that you want a GUI look and feel, not a "text" look and feel. If that's the case, then starting with a console window and then trying to hide it would be... doing things the hard way.

If, on the other hand, you mean that you want to add Windows GUI elements to your PB/CC app, then our Console Tools add-on would be a great way to go. You can add true Windows-style pulldown and popup menus (just like the one that's on your screen right now: File, Edit, etc.), plus Windows Message Boxes, several Input Boxes, true Windows List Boxes, Progress Boxes... etc.

If you want to go a step farther you can add our Graphics Tools product. (To use Graphics Tools with PB/CC apps requires the use of Console Tools too.) With Graphics Tools you can add bitmaps, icons, buttons, fonts, and on and on. You can even create a complex menu system that looks like a true GUI, but I always try to emphasize that if you don't need the console at all, then using PB/DLL may be a better choice.

PB/CC does give you the advantage of "easing" into Windows. You can port your existing QBASIC app, and then start adding Windows elements.

On the "database" side, our SQL Tools add-on will do exactly what you are describing, as long as 1) you provide at least a "starter" database, and 2) the appropriate ODBC drivers are installed on the target computer. ODBC drivers for most of the most popular databases (SQL Server, Access, Oracle, etc.) are available free from microsoft.com.

Just click on the link in Lance's message for more information about all of Perfect Sync's add-ons for the PowerBASIC compiler.

-- Eric Pearson, Perfect Sync Software

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posted March 04, 2001 05:27 AM            

Porting the user interface, though, will be very very difficult unless the existing code is very modular; i.e., if your code has a lot of LOCATE and PRINT and COLOR statements the PB/CC conversion will be an order of magnitude more straightforward.

posted March 04, 2001 08:20 PM            

>> If someone is in Melbourne Australia and has experience
>> in this I would love to talk to you.

We should probably take this offline. Email me jim@karabatsos.com

-- Jim