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Re: pls help // SdkseracDec 16, 1999, 7:13pm
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------=_NextPart_000_005E_01BF47C6.D0AC1B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <Sorry for the second-post> I wasn't impling VB compiled to DOS. That's just plain absurd. I was = talking about graphical user interfaces in the context of Windows, so = that obviously meant I was targeting Win32. Anyway, I'm not sure how you can access AW through a truly DOS app = anyway. Don't you have to use the AW's library (which is probably Win32 = code)? Now VC is perfectly suited for console applications. (And yes = you can actually create a console app in VB, but it's just silly.) [View Quote] And, Visual C++ / Visual Basic don't compile "DOS" based apps in the = first place . . . It's all Win32 . . . Even if it is a Console app, it's = still Win32. [View Quote] I agree. Windows API isn't the easiest. And MFC doesn't make it = any better. If you really want a graphical user interface, then VB is = the answer. VC/C++ is for producing the "fastest" code, but VB beats = out in the race for productivity. Mr. Grimm's OCX is very useful for = add- ing the SDK API to VB. (http://members.home.com/grimmcna/). =3D=3D=3D=3D Aaron Hill (Redmond, Wash.) Electronic Mail: serac at lightmail.com IRC Nickname: serac (on EF-Net) ICQ UIN: 46803963 ActiveWorlds Citizenship: serac ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01BF47C6.D0AC1B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><Sorry for the = second-post></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I wasn't impling VB compiled to = DOS. =20 That's just plain absurd. I was talking about graphical user = interfaces in=20 the context of Windows, so that obviously meant I was targeting=20 Win32.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Anyway, I'm not sure how you can = access AW=20 through a truly DOS app anyway. Don't you have to use the AW's = library=20 (which is probably Win32 code)? Now VC is perfectly suited for = console=20 applications. (And yes you can actually create a console app in = VB, but=20 it's just silly.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"andon13" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:gizmo98 at earthlink.net">gizmo98 at earthlink.net</A>> = wrote in=20 message <A=20 = href=3D"news:38594f67 at server1.Activeworlds.com">news:38594f67 at server1.Act= iveworlds.com</A>...</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I don't know about that . . . I can do = things 3=20 times as fast in Visual C++ then I can in Visual Basic . . . And YES, = that=20 *IS* creating MFC based apps . . .</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>And, Visual C++ / Visual Basic don't compile = "DOS" based=20 apps in the first place . . . It's all Win32 . . . Even if it is a = Console=20 app, it's still Win32.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>serac <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:serac at lightmail.com">serac at lightmail.com</A>> = wrote in=20 message <A=20 = href=3D"news:384da107 at server1.Activeworlds.com">news:384da107 at server1.Act= iveworlds.com</A>...</DIV>>=20 I recommend this - if your new to C - don't use win apps - I've made = a<BR>> succesfull paintball bot with very little help and I still = make=20 DOS aps,<BR>> simply because Windows is so much harder - = especially with=20 the button<BR>> handlers.<BR><BR>I agree. Windows API isn't = the=20 easiest. And MFC doesn't make it any<BR>better. If you = really=20 want a graphical user interface, then VB is the<BR>answer. = VC/C++ is=20 for producing the "fastest" code, but VB beats out<BR>in the race = for=20 productivity. Mr. Grimm's OCX is very useful for add-<BR>ing = the SDK=20 API to VB. (<A=20 = href=3D"http://members.home.com/grimmcna/)">http://members.home.com/grimm= cna/)</A>.<BR><BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Aaron=20 Hill (Redmond, Wash.)<BR>Electronic Mail: <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:serac at lightmail.com">serac at lightmail.com</A><BR> &nbs= p;=20 IRC Nickname: serac (on=20 EF-Net)<BR> ICQ UIN:=20 46803963<BR>ActiveWorlds<BR> Citizenship:=20 serac<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01BF47C6.D0AC1B20-- |
