If I missed the point of your question Gerald, e-mail me.
Visual BASIC is as easy to program as in BASIC, BUT it is also
different. If you are proficient is working with compiled programs, it's
no big deal, but
for those who have not worked with compiled languages and particularly
the DLLs that must be included at compile time it can be difficult.
It's been so long since I used command line commands, I have to get "the
book" out and look them up.
One thing I have found is the more I learned, the more difficult it has
become to explain what are "to me" simple operations to a non programmer.
My schooling is the science of computers and programs. IOW Computer
Science, while programmers study Computer Information Services (CIS)
The main differences between BASIC and VB are the libraries that must be
included at compile time and procedures that use variables.
Then there are also both local and global variables. Local variables
are defined in the procedure and can be reused in other procedures
There is also the issue of inheritance, which for simple programs can be
ignored and I don't want to try explaining it here although it's just
like inheritance in the biological world.
You can define all of the variables as global in the program header
although that can be dangerous.
"I think" you are referring to running 32 bit applications on 64 bit
machines? The post in question was not included on this post
Straight BASIC may not work on newer machines if it accesses some
machine functions directly, or uses addresses.
At least many newer mother boards now have a true serial (com) port.
It was gone for quite a while, but the last few mother boards I
purchased had serial ports in addition to USB.
So far, compiled 32 bit application have been, install and run, at least
all I've tried so far.
DOS = Disk Operating Systems. DOS applications may be 32 bit, or 16
bit for really old stuff.. As it's interpreted at run time it really
shouldn't make a difference.
I run Win 7 and 10, 64 bit operating systems. I did run XP Pro 64 bit.
(I think I still have two, unopened packs of OEM 64 bit XP Pro)
Applications, (programs) will often ask if I want to use 32, or 64 bits
when I install or them.
"So far" all my older 32 bit windows programs have worked on the newer
32 and 64 bit systems. I know there are some that will not run on the
newer versions
The problems "may" come from DOS applications that directly access
addresses. I don't know. I'm not a windows programmer. The programming I
still do,(VB and various flavors of C, C++, etc, but none of the newer
stuff) get compiled on windows. I programmed in the early C which was
hardly typed at all. IOW, you could add anything to anything. For the
code to work on other machines, the compiler must contain the run time
library. The compilers that come with the books you find in most book
stores do not contain that library and use machine specific code from
the operating system in the machine on which it's compiled. The
difference is a substantial difference in price.
I believe it was with XP that Windows dropped a lot of the DOS commands
from the command line. I know I have them back to Win 98 including some
of the less desirable versions <:-) but I'd have to go out to the shop
to check.
I would think (guess) the problems arise with DOS emulators and how they
handle the DOS commands that are no longer included in the OS
73
Roger (K8RI)
On 10/12/2016 Wednesday 9:01 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
Roger, please elaborate on how this is done. I have had no success
doing this and have a number of applications that need this.
Thanks/73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 10/12/2016 7:03:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net writes:
64 Bit Win 7 and 10 will run 32 bit applications.
73
Roger (K8RI)
On 10/12/2016 Wednesday 6:58 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> Will DOSBox run on 64 bit Windows?
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To: K7LXC@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DOS?
> From: Ed Muns <ed@w0yk.com>
> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:30:53 -0400
>
> It should run fine as is in DOSBox on any Windows version.
>
> 73,
> Ed W0YK
> On Oct 11, 2016 12:57 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk
<towertalk@contesting.com>
> wrote:
>> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>>
>> I sell a little app for mast calculations called MARC
(Mast, Antenna
>> and Rotator Calculator) and it was written in ye olde days of
DOS. It
> has an
>> early version for Windows as well but doesn't work on any current
>> operating systems. Is there someone out that could update it
for me? I
> don't
>> know
>> what's involved but will be willing to pay for your efforts. Tnx.
>
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