GW Basic compiler 1

[Golestan]

Hi Guys,
I am looking for a windows based BASIC compiler. I used to be good at programing in basic and also I have some design programs that I want to use now.
Thanks for any information.

 

[mrainey]

Emergence Basic is what I use to write all my commercial programs. It creates standalone Windows executables that run on anything from 98 up to and including Vista.

It's free.

http://www.ionicwind.com

Software For Metalworking

http://mrainey.freeservers.com

 

[IFRs]

I use VB (not VBA) for stand alone .exe programs. There is no real equivalent in Excel or VBA for ease and flexibility of programming. I open, read and create Excel documents, Word documents, Access databases, AutoCAD files, etc - all within a stand alone program that has input and output screens easily defined and used. The user gets what they need, I send them an EXE file and my work is protected.

 

[gearguru]

IFRs: What VB are you using? VB6? Do the *exe files work in Vista environment?

 

[Feric]

Hi there:

As long as you work with Microsoft applications, the source code will always be upgradable.

Current EXE may not work, but source code can always be pulled in the latest and the greatest version of the application.

I work with MS Office Suite applications.

From my experience, 32 bit applications will run under Vista. 16 bit appllications have a question mark in terms of the compatibility with Vista.

The best thing is to do a test on a Vista PC.

Thanks,

G. Feric, PE

http://engware.i-dentity.com

 

[MiketheEngineer]

I still own and use a very old version of Turbo-Basic - probably 20 years old.

It runs circles around Visual Basic for anything that is number intensive. Works in Windows XP

They still make a version of it - for Windows. Not sure of the speed. You might be able to get an old copy from somewhere. Best BASIC I ever used.....for crunching numbers.

 

[dimjim]

I thought the difficulty with GWbasic not running is that they have removed the dos component from Windows. I thought there was a DOS kernel available that would allow you to run GWbasic. I worked with a guy that did almost all of his programming in GWbasic and he did not want to convert the hundreds of programs. Sounds like you.

 

[GregLocock]

dosbox, probably. Dosbox provides a stable DOS system running inside Windows, and provides a variety of methods for coping with advanced hardware.

Cheers

Greg Locock

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.

 

[dimjim]

I have a basic.exe file dated 2004 that allows me to run
basic programs on my XP. Do not know where I acquired it from but it is identified from Tandy in the description
when it opens. Maybe it has the dos kernel embedded in it.
The properties says it will run on Win95.

 

[elev8848]

For all who think programming is difficult to learn:
Do this:

1. Start a blank MS Excel file
2. Press Alt+F11 to start VBA windows.
3. On menu, choose Insert/Module
4. In the blank module window, type this:

sub myFirstProg()
msgbox "Hello, I am your first program"
cells(2,1).value=444444444
end sub

5. Press the play button to run it.
6. If it works, and you really like it, go and buy a book "vba programming for excel"-J walkenbach(?)
7. I am thankful I discovered it by accident.

 

[MikeHalloran]

It's the step _after_ "Hello, World" that frustrates most people.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[TomBarsh]

Mike, that's a great one!

 

[bacon4life]

http://www.freebasic.net

is another BASIC compiler.

 

[jvjtech]

Golestan and others: I think an entry I made in another thread applies here. If the old BASIC programs are reliable (read bug free) and sizable it might make sense to try to stay with BASIC. Even switching to another dialect of BASIC might introduce issues (bugs) that would require testing/debugging. Please see my comments in thread227-192717 Otherwise please accept my thanks for the various bits of information provided. Regards. JVJ