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  PowerBASIC 3.5 for DOS
PowerBASIC is nearly 100% compatible with Quick Basic syntax, so the move up to PowerBASIC couldn't be easier.
PowerBASIC is the first to offer both user-defined TYPES and UNIONS, unlimited dynamic strings, and a true handle-based string memory manager.
Many programmers are now migrating to PowerBASIC from C, and they require Pointers to translate their code.
www.powerbasic.com /products/pbdos   (1517 words)

  
  PowerBASIC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PowerBASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language.
PowerBASIC is available for two platforms: Win32 and DOS.
PowerBASIC is a popular alternative to Microsoft’s Visual Basic and compares well with C in terms of power.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PowerBASIC_programming_language   (253 words)

  
 PowerBasic | basic.mindteq.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Beyond all standard programming functions, PowerBasic supports: COM automation, built-in 32-bit inline assembly with 80486 and Pentium opcodes, true 32-bit code pointers, client/Server Network Communications and multi-thread application support, 80-bit extended-precision math, up to 2 Gb of memory may be allocated for arrays and dynamic strings.
One of the major advantages of Powerbasic is that's a mature language and has a great number of developers that have create a large community where you can find every kind of help and source code.
I had the opportunity to speak with the technical support a few times and it has always be efficient and polite.
basic.mindteq.com /Details/PowerBasic.html   (265 words)

  
 The Old Joel on Software Forum - PowerBasic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
PowerBasic is a very powerful language with the best user support I've ever seen, both from other users and the company.
The size and speed differences between the PowerBasic and VB versions of the same program are just amazing.
I beleive PowerBasic (the company)'s stance is that it IS popular, judging from their client list.
discuss.fogcreek.com /joelonsoftware?cmd=show&ixPost=62789   (1042 words)

  
 PowerBASIC: Basic Compilers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
PowerBASIC for Windows creates applications with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), to provide the typical "Look and Feel" of Windows.
The machine code generated by PowerBASIC is among the best in the industry, both in terms of size and execution speed.
PowerBASIC is clearly the standard of comparison for BASIC compilers.
www.powerbasic.com /products   (696 words)

  
 Commodity futures, stocks & options trading related member articles
An additional benefit of PowerBasic 3.0 is that the limit of 61K that GWBASIC places on the maximum amount of program and data that can be loaded into memory at one time in PowerBasic is increased to 162K.
PowerBasic 3.0 documentation is good and the program has performed well during 2-months of heavy use.
PowerBasic 3.0 can be obtained from the publisher, Spectra Publishing, 1030D East Duane Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (813) 625-1172, or purchased at a substantial discount from a mail order company.
www.webtrading.com /articles/powerbasic-3-6.htm   (353 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A couple of years ago, I was asked by a friend of mine to write a database program for him to run on his Windows 98 and Windows XP computers to keep track of classified ads for his small publishing business.
In the “old days”, I used to do a fair bit of programming using PowerBASIC, which is an excellent, very fast, and reasonably priced BASIC compiler for DOS that includes loads of extensions and improvements over what you may think of as BASIC: structured programming, types and unions, bit operations, and a whole lot more.
The easiest way to get pretty reports (assigning fonts and whatnot) from PowerBASIC applications is to write the report to a html file, then import it into OpenOffice for viewing and printing.
theatre.sasktelwebsite.net /articles   (1608 words)

  
 PowerBASIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
An important consideration when using the SocketTools libraries in PowerBASIC is how string arguments are used by the function.
In most cases, the string is provided as input to the function, such as the hostname or address of a server to establish a connection with.
PowerBASIC has a string type called ASCIIZ which is null terminated, fixed-length string and is compatible with how strings are passed to the functions in the SocketTools API.
www.catalyst.com /support/help/cstools4/library/html/guide/library/powerbasic.html   (1495 words)

  
 PowerBASIC: Basic Compilers
PowerBASIC Console Compiler 4 is priced at $169, or upgrade from version 3 for just $89.
PowerBASIC 8 for Windows is $199, or upgrade from version 7 for just $99.
PowerBASIC, Inc. publishes BASIC compilers for many different platforms, as well as add-on toolkits and consumer software.
www.powerbasic.com   (1324 words)

  
 PowerBASIC 3.0
PowerBASIC 3.0 from Spectra Publishing (1030-D East Duane Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94086, 408-730-9616) has just been released, and it's very hot.
PowerBASIC 2.0 was the first release from Spectra, and I loved it.
PowerBASIC is a lightning-fast native code compiler, just like QuickBASIC's Make EXE file option.
www.atarimagazines.com /compute/issue154/58_PowerBASIC_30.php   (722 words)

  
 Ridge Software for PowerBASIC and Visual Basic
PB Win 7.0 was just released in June of 2002 and all of the routines here were written in the beta versions first and then compiled in the current version before uploading.
All new files since 6/16/02 are in PB Win 7.0 and may not be compatible with earlier versions of the PBDll compiler.
Write the DLL in PowerBASIC and it wil be more compact and run Faster than c++!" Download the code now and see for yourself.
www.berick.com   (419 words)

  
 The Old Joel on Software Forum - PowerBASIC Vs. VisualBASIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
PowerBasic provides the headers for that along with lots of abstractions for some commonly painful coding (like dealing with Windows Common Controls).
This is good in the way that poof, one day there's something new and exciting, but bad in the way that you can't plan ahead.
PowerBasic is indeed awesome, but I worry for its future.
discuss.fogcreek.com /joelonsoftware?cmd=show&ixPost=37257   (1476 words)

  
 PowerBASIC: Basic Compilers
Product demos, sample code, useful utilities and many other files, including archived issues of the PowerBASIC Gazette, can be found in the Downloads section.
Be sure to include a detailed description of your problem, including any code fragments that may be necessary.
The PowerBASIC product license may be viewed in text or HTML form.
www.powerbasic.com /support   (267 words)

  
 PowerBASIC for Windows Version 7.02
Ein großer Teil der PowerBASIC Befehle ist mit den Befehlen von PB/DOS identisch.
PowerBASIC is entirely thread-safe, so multi-threaded applications are a breeze.
You know, using PowerBASIC for Windows, it's not unusual to deliver a substantial 32-bit GUI application on a single floppy diskette.
www.powerbasic.de /html/pbwin7.html   (3003 words)

  
 PowerBASIC Page
Call this function in your code and you will have a string returned that is the exact size of the original binary file that can then be written to disk.
It assumes programming experience at low level in DOS basic compilers and it is aimed as a roadmap for basic programmers who are migrating to 32 bit windows.
It is designed to create PowerBASIC compatible include files from the Microsoft import libraries included in the platformsdk.
www.movsd.com /pbdll.htm   (1327 words)

  
 Extreme VB - PowerBASIC new releases will change the worlds perception of BASIC programming
PowerBASIC Compiler for Windows ver 7.0, PowerBASIC Forms ver 1.0, and Graphics Tools Standard and Pro ver 2.0 from Perfect Sync.
PowerBASIC for Windows is oriented towards a GUI (graphical user interface), and with the new extensions, you won't believe how easy it is to build GUI applications!
The PowerBASIC IDE (for both compilers) has undergone quite a serious makeover, and we think you'll like the results.
www.extreme-vb.net /print.php?id=2   (837 words)

  
 PowerBASIC Headquarter Germany - PowerBASIC Filebase [PB/DOS: Sources]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This program will modify the boot sector of a 1.44 floppy to load a Powerbasic for DOS or assembler program with the name startme.exe.
PowerBASIC TSR Source Code Stuff the keyboard buffer at 2:00am with the word "BACKUP" to execute a backup program.
This is especially useful during SHELL statements where the success or failure of an operation cannot be detected from PowerBASIC.
www.pbhq.de /filebase/fdb110.html   (1038 words)

  
 PowerBASIC Add-On Products from Information Management Systems, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In April 1991, we became the first company to ship a commercial library for PowerBASIC.
We are now in our eighth year of publication, and we have expanded our coverage to include the PowerBASIC/Console Compiler in addition to PowerBASIC for DOS.
Check here for a list of conflicts between PowerBASIC 3.5 and our products, as well as compiler bug fixes and enhancements that affect our products.
www.infoms.com /pbaddon.htm   (269 words)

  
 Old PowerBASIC Software for Sale
The following old PowerBasic software is available from EMS Professional Software.
EMS is not affiliated with PowerBasic, Inc. or any other software vendor.
PowerBASIC Compiler for Windows (formerly PowerBASIC DLL Compiler)
www.emsps.com /oldtools/p/powerbasic.htm   (204 words)

  
 BerggreenService - PowerBASIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
PowerBASIC for Windows is a native code compiler for 32-bit Windows.
The machine code generated by PowerBASIC is among the most efficient in the industry, both in terms of size and speed.
Instant TSRs, built-in assembler, new data types, BCD variables, direct array operations (sort, scan, insert, delete), fast math, and many other BASIC firsts make this the new standard of comparison for BASIC compilers.
www.berggreen.dk /produkt.asp?ISOCNTRY=PL&prod=PowerBASIC   (593 words)

  
 Technical Writing Samples
This is another "set and forget" feature of PowerBASIC, helping you to do it your way, faster and easier, helping you to get more work done in less time.
One of the extra things you can do with PBINST is reassign quick keys for the built-in editor to the same keys that you already know, especially if you first learned a word processor or other text editor with different style commands.
To give you control over how much of the RAM memory PowerBASIC tries to use, you are asked how much EMS and also XMS memory to protect for other uses.
www.snowcrest.net /soza/TWSamples/ch19p.htm   (1686 words)

  
 PowerBASIC.GER FAQ
This is the case when the Compiler can't use a Variable in the Inline-Assembler because it isn't defined in any way.
PowerBASIC usually creates used Variables within true BASIC-Source by itself and allocates memory for it.
PowerBASIC also addresses its variables using DS, so that conflicts are 'programmed' here.
www.gohel.de /english/pbfaq05a.html   (901 words)

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