Clipper for windows

[memphis1969]

which software do you suggest me in order to make my actual programms in Clipper in Windows environment...?
Actually have 3 opcions: Fivewin, Glib, Clip4Win
I want to know the easiest way.....help please

 

[rob444]

Also have a look at harbour or xharbour for migrating to a win32 environment.
And then there still is XBase...

Rob.

 

[TonHu]

Well, the easiest way would be xHarbour (from

http://www.xharbour.org)

and linking in gtwvt.lib instead of gtwin.lib, for superfast terminal-like screen output. Your app just looks exactly the same as the DOS/console version but it's real 32 bit code, and really fast.

Creating real Windows look and feel involves much more, but is also achievable. Often used are FiveWin or MiniGUI. Both require heavy reworking of the user interface parts, and 'assume' that your app is already event-driven, and not sequential.

HTH
TonHu

 

[wildcard1]

After trialling 5WIN and XBASE++ I chose XBASE++

Converted all applications in TEXT mode as the easy way to
get 32 bit Windows application. Only problem was that XBASE
did not handle REPORTS.FRM or LABELS.LBL... so I also
bought eXPress++ from Roger Donnay. This gave me all
that I needed as stage one.

Stage two - I moved to HYBRID mode to retain the procedural
code but also add some GUI look and feel to the most
commonly used screens. This was so quick to do and
the screens looked great.

The results are so robust and the users so HAPPY that I have decided NOT to go that last stage and upgrade to full
GUI mode. It aint broke, it's proven, it looks great...
so I will leave all my applications in HYBRID mode.

xBase++ is from ALASKA-SOFTWARE.COM
eXPress++ is from DONNAY-SOFTWARE.COM

Feel free to contact me for detailed discussions,

Cheers,
Jim Wild
dba Wildcard Systems
New Zealand
<wildcard@inspire.net.nz>