DHPOS, 64 bit in QB64
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:39 pm
DOS is pretty much going to go away in the not too distant future. I will try to see that DHPOS does not go with it. To accomplish this goal I have been looking at QB64 because it seems to be the easiest path for me to upgrade.
I have managed to get two of the DHPOS program files to compile in QB64 and they seem to work fine on my XP, 32 bit machine. I need someone (or better yet several someones) to test this under Vista and Windows 7 both 32 and 64 bit systems.
These programs were the easiest to convert and are file compatible with the regular DHPOS program files. Since both display pole display data you will have to run POS.EXE in one window while using either of these programs in another window. Hold down [ALT] and press [ENTER] to toggle between full screen and a window display.
The first program is BIGPOLE which will turn a monitor into a pole display. The download link is http://keyhut.com/bigpole.exe
The second program is REMOTE which will display the pole display output from other registers in up to 6 windows on the screen so that you can monitor what the registers are doing . The download link is http://keyhut.com/remote.exe Here are the instructions http://keyhut.com/postip11.htm#remote
For me to continue to convert all the DHPOS program files to QB64 I need to know if this works under 64 bit Windows 7 or if I would just be wasting my time.
I do know that QB64 versions will not work under Windows versions earlier than XP. Since keeping up 2 version of the program in the past has proved to be impossible this means that once I convert to QB64 that the DOS version will no longer be updated with new features. However I will keep the last version up on my website for downloads and I will fix bugs found in it.
For as long as possible the two versions will be data file compatible which means (for example) that a stock table created using the DOS version can be used with the QB64 version. You will even be able to run a network with some computers running the DOS version and some running the QB64 version. But eventually an upgrade to the QB64 version will require a change in the file format of one of the data files and the two version will no longer be data file compatible.
So I need a test report for these files, get to it.
Dale
I have managed to get two of the DHPOS program files to compile in QB64 and they seem to work fine on my XP, 32 bit machine. I need someone (or better yet several someones) to test this under Vista and Windows 7 both 32 and 64 bit systems.
These programs were the easiest to convert and are file compatible with the regular DHPOS program files. Since both display pole display data you will have to run POS.EXE in one window while using either of these programs in another window. Hold down [ALT] and press [ENTER] to toggle between full screen and a window display.
The first program is BIGPOLE which will turn a monitor into a pole display. The download link is http://keyhut.com/bigpole.exe
The second program is REMOTE which will display the pole display output from other registers in up to 6 windows on the screen so that you can monitor what the registers are doing . The download link is http://keyhut.com/remote.exe Here are the instructions http://keyhut.com/postip11.htm#remote
For me to continue to convert all the DHPOS program files to QB64 I need to know if this works under 64 bit Windows 7 or if I would just be wasting my time.
I do know that QB64 versions will not work under Windows versions earlier than XP. Since keeping up 2 version of the program in the past has proved to be impossible this means that once I convert to QB64 that the DOS version will no longer be updated with new features. However I will keep the last version up on my website for downloads and I will fix bugs found in it.
For as long as possible the two versions will be data file compatible which means (for example) that a stock table created using the DOS version can be used with the QB64 version. You will even be able to run a network with some computers running the DOS version and some running the QB64 version. But eventually an upgrade to the QB64 version will require a change in the file format of one of the data files and the two version will no longer be data file compatible.
So I need a test report for these files, get to it.
Dale