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Mathias · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Hi,

I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. I
remember that one year ago, seven people answered yes to the same question
asked by someone else.

thank you.
Mathias

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Derek · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 5

Yes, I'm still using it. Just for hobby purposes though.

Cheers

Derek

H-Man · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 23

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:31:37 +0200, Mathias wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. I
> remember that one year ago, seven people answered yes to the same question
> asked by someone else.
>
> thank you.
> Mathias

Still using it occasionally, or rather make that rarely. Down to about 2 or
3 quick utilities per year.

--
HK

Ethan Winer · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 30

Mathias,

> I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. <

I don't use VB-DOS (never did), but I do use QuickBASIC. I wrote three
programs in QB this year, including a big major one that reports on my
company's web site. My web host's reporting is lame (as are most web hosts),
so I wrote my own reports program that shows number of page hits, files
downloaded, and so forth.

--Ethan

Brad Kunkel · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

"Mathias" wrote in message $0$17211$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Hi,
>
> I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. I
> remember that one year ago, seven people answered yes to the same question
> asked by someone else.
>
> thank you.
> Mathias

I work with Basic PDS and still have a couple of large apps that I maintain.
Both are being converted to Windows because, as time goes by, printing
issues are becoming more and more of a problem. DOS isn't completely dead
but I think that it will be with the advent of 64-bit XP. Too bad, because
DOS apps are definitely faster for data entry.

Regards,
Brad Kunkel
Integrated Business, Inc.

Dick Grier · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 272

Hi Ethan,

Well, I have to admit, I haven't written any QB (variations) programs for
several years. Sometimes I miss the "old days."

Dick

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)

See www.hardandsoftware.net for contact information.

Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 4th
Edition ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages) published July 2004. See
www.mabry.com/vbpgser4 to order.

ararghmail509NOSPAM · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:32:53 -0600, "Brad Kunkel"
wrote:

>"Mathias" wrote in message
>$0$17211$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. I
>> remember that one year ago, seven people answered yes to the same question
>> asked by someone else.
>>
>> thank you.
>> Mathias
>
>I work with Basic PDS and still have a couple of large apps that I maintain.
BCET may be some help - 2nd URL in sig.

>Both are being converted to Windows because, as time goes by, printing
>issues are becoming more and more of a problem. DOS isn't completely dead
>but I think that it will be with the advent of 64-bit XP. Too bad, because
>DOS apps are definitely faster for data entry.
Yes, but for most people they aren't 'cute' enough.

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ararghmail509NOSPAM · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:31:37 +0200, "Mathias"
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I was just wondering how many people are still using this language here. I
>remember that one year ago, seven people answered yes to the same question
>asked by someone else.

PDS Basic is still my primary language.

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Ethan Winer · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 30

Dick,

> Sometimes I miss the "old days." <

One of the guys who used to work for me at Crescent Software has been a good
friend for 35+ years and is a full-time VB programmer. The last time I
visited him he told me the latest version of VB for Windows STILL doesn't
have all the debugging features of QB 4.5. I think he said edit and resume
is still missing. But it's promised for a future version, of course! :->)

--Ethan

Brad Kunkel · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:32:53 -0600, "Brad Kunkel"
> wrote:
>
>>I work with Basic PDS and still have a couple of large apps that I
>>maintain.
> BCET may be some help - 2nd URL in sig.
I have looked at BCET in the past and it's a nice piece of work but I have
so many direct calls to Btrieve, LIBs linked in, and a custom runtime
module. So, I figured it wasn't worth the time to re-write, mostly because
of your second comment below.

>
>>Too bad, because
>>DOS apps are definitely faster for data entry.
> Yes, but for most people they aren't 'cute' enough.
You are so right. Potential new users would never consider buying a DOS
application these days.

Regards,
Brad Kunkel

ararghmail509NOSPAM · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:12:33 -0600, "Brad Kunkel"
wrote:

> wrote in message
>@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:32:53 -0600, "Brad Kunkel"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I work with Basic PDS and still have a couple of large apps that I
>>>maintain.
>> BCET may be some help - 2nd URL in sig.
>I have looked at BCET in the past and it's a nice piece of work but I have
>so many direct calls to Btrieve, LIBs linked in, and a custom runtime
>module. So, I figured it wasn't worth the time to re-write, mostly because
>of your second comment below.
No, I agree that in this case it isn't worth the time. But, if, in
the future a PHB says that it HAS to be windows, then maybe.

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Dick Grier · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 272

Hi Ethan,

>>
Windows STILL doesn't
have all the debugging features of QB 4.5. I think he said edit and resume
is still missing. But it's promised for a future version, of course! :->)
<<

It is in Visual Studio 2005 (with some delay due to recompilation and
cleanup).

Dick

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)

See www.hardandsoftware.net for contact information.

Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 4th
Edition ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages) published July 2004. See
www.mabry.com/vbpgser4 to order.

Ethan Winer · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 30

Dick,

> It is in Visual Studio 2005 <

Ah, finally, in 2005 Windows programmers have what I've enjoyed since 1987!

--Ethan

Jim Mack · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 735

Ethan Winer wrote:
> Dick,
>
>> It is in Visual Studio 2005 <
>
> Ah, finally, in 2005 Windows programmers have what I've enjoyed since
> 1987!
>
> --Ethan

You mean we too now have the adulation and gratitude of our peers?

Smile

--
Jim

Ethan Winer · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 30

Jim,

> You mean we too now have the adulation and gratitude of our peers? <

Oh, that never happens.

Actually, a good friend of mine is a web programmer, and I showed him the
web reports program I wrote recently in QB 4.5 and how much better it is
than what my web host offers, and he asked me to make a version for him. So
maybe it happens occasionally...

--Ethan