Convert dBase III .PRG to .EXE

[Irwinn]

I have some programs I wrote in dBase III Plus several years ago and now I want to convert it into sel executed .EXE files.

How can I do this? I've heard that I must use Clipper but I don't know how to use it.

Please help me and give me guidance of it.
Thanks for your assistance, I really appreciate it.

Best regards,
Irwin Novianto

 

[tviman]

Read the documentation that comes with Clipper. It'll tell you how to compile your programs. You may have a problem if you have an old version of Clipper and a new version of Windows. You'll need a program called link.com that came with old versions of DOS to process the object files into a single executable.

I use Quicksilver to compile my .prg files and it's pretty simple. You create a small .txt file of the .prg files you want included in your executable and then run a couple of commands from the dos prompt and the executable is created.

Remember that you can't compile your data tables - they have to remain seperate.

Good luck! There's always a better way...

 

[fatboy2]

The answer depends on the version of clipper you have. Not all dBase commands are clipper compatible, but most are.

If you have a path set to your clipper directory, in most cases you simply type &quot;cl <FILENAME>&quot;, without the quotes or brackets. CL is a batch file included with the clipper program, filename is the name of your prg file, without the extension. IE &quot;cl totals&quot; would compile a totals.prg file into a totals.exe file, so long as there were no errors.

Best of luck....

 

[genealogy]

You don't have to use a Clipper program, but you can do it easly with dBase 5 for DOS. This also works under Windows XP but then you can only reach 2 gigabytes of diskspace
This version can you buy for a low price on computer stores on a big markt about 50 euro with license.

Greetings from Holland
Soundmix Show

 

[ormsk]

Hi

I have a dbase 2.0 compiler which has worked for me in the past. You could try borland or the new dbase site (sorry can't remember the web address.

I think dbase IV was the first release of dbase to have a compiler, so if you got your hands on one, I'm sure there would be no re-programming of code.

Good luck

Ormsk andyorm@madhousenet.co.uk