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[sjorsp]

Hi all,

I still use clipper 87 and i use it for the creating of webpages from a some dbf databases.

Now was i wondering if there is a easy and cheap way to get to a windows environment.

I don't want to spend hours in learning a new languages any suggestions?

Greetings,
George

 

[mspratt]

Hi George,

http://www.xharbour.org

Regards,

Mike

 

[GriffMG]

I use Alaska xBase++ for some work now, but it's not without a learning curve - and it isn't free!

For most new projects I use VFP now - that's not free either, but it is very good.

Regards

Griff
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[sjorsp]

Thanks guys,

The xharbour project seems to have a to bige learning curve for me at the moment (don't have that much time to spare)

Xbase++ seems to do the trick even with the demo version i seem to get verry nice results BUT it's way to expensive for me. It doesn't have to be free but i needs to be affordable.



Greetings, George

http://www.GHPtravel.com

your travel starting point.

 

[Michael42]

sjorsp,

IMHO, xHarbour and MiniGUI = Easy Clipper windows applications.

-Michael42

 

[rob444]

You're right Michael42. but coming from Clipper S87 its a big step to get to Clipper 5.x which is the default language style for xHarbour.

Rob.

 

[sjorsp]

I like Xbase++ it seem to do what i want (played a bit with the trail version) but how can some one like me afford a program like that :-(

It's just to expesive for my budget right now.

Greetings, George

http://www.GHPtravel.com

your travel starting point.

 

[rob444]

Well, George,

XHarbour is for free.

http://www.xharbour.org

With just a little adjustment of your programs you can create win32 exe's from your old clipper sources.

Rob.

 

[sjorsp]

Yes Rob i think i need to give it another look. But my first impressions where just like Where do i even start.

It's just not so easy to start. Xbase has a nice quickstart tutorial that made me do things i never expected in les then 10 minutes.



Greetings, George

http://www.GHPtravel.com

your travel starting point.

 

[sjorsp]

Ok I spend some time on their the xharbour webpage and only get more confused and still didn't find a poduct that i can start working with. I don't know anything about c and all that i only know some clipper 87 and really don't have a clu to where to start. I think i need to stay with summer 87 for now till i make enough to buy xbase :-(

Greetings, George

http://www.GHPtravel.com

your travel starting point.

 

[GriffMG]

I guess it's the old 'invest time' or 'invest money' I'm afraid.

Actually, you have to invest quite a bit of time to get an app working in xBase++ - once you're past the examples.

It's not 100% code compatible with Clipper - close, but there is some pain in making the move.

Have another try at xHarbour

Regards

Griff
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[sjorsp]

I don't even get a clue where to start with xharbour. And of course i know that i need to put time in something but here i con't even know where to put my time in.

Don't even get it what i need to do to get a produkt (meaning program) There are lot's of dowloads of stuff but i don't find the program.

Greetings, George

http://www.GHPtravel.com

your travel starting point.

 

[GriffMG]

Hi,

I follow your problem with the xHarbour site - does anyone know how to download the basics for this product, working on the assumption that you don't have a C compiler of any kind?

Regards

Griff
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[rob444]

Go to

http://www.xharbour.org

On the first page you see "Downloads", click on that.
On top of the page you see "Select your platform", click Windows and download the binaries for the free Borland C compiler end the "Contribution files for Borland"
Also take good notice of the information near the download links.

You see "Required Tools"
Click on that and download the free Borland C compiler
Also download the Bison version 1.875


To make it even easier here are the links and the information found with some of the links:

Rob.

xHarbour Binaries for Borland C++ 5.5.1 ( 4.4 Mb )
This download includes all binaries and libraries for Borland C++ 5.5.1.

http://www.xharbour.org/download.as...indows/xharbour-0.99.50.contrib.w32.bcc32.zip

xHarbour Contributions Libraries for Borland C++ 5.5.1 ( 813 Kb )

http://www.xharbour.org/download.as...indows/xharbour-0.99.50.contrib.w32.bcc32.zip

For a more detailed description of xHarbour Contributions, please follow this link.



A supported C compiler, linker, librarian and make are required since xHarbour uses C as intermediate language. The supported compilers/tools are:

Borland C compiler version 5.5.1

http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

This is the Borland C++ Command Line compiler version 5.5 (bcc32). It also includes Borland Turbo Incremental Linker (tlink32) and Borland Resource Compiler /binder (brc32, brcc32)

Setting the Environment Variables for Borland C++:

• Make sure that the directory containing bcc32.exe is in your windows search path. bcc32.exe is located in the /bin subdirectory of the Borland C compiler installation directory.

• Make sure that there is a bcc32.cfg file in the \bin subdirectory of your compiler. Its needed to set the compiler options for the Include and Lib paths. This is what bcc32.cfg could contain:

-I"c:\Borland\bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\bcc55\lib"

• Make sure that there is a ilink32.cfg file in the \bin subdirectory of your compiler. It is required in order to set the linker options for the Lib file paths. For example, a sample ilink32.cfg could contain (paths may differ):

-L"c:\Borland\bcc55\lib"



Bison version 1.875

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/downlinks/bison-bin-zip.php

Bison is a parser generator used by xHarbour developers that converts a grammar description for an LALR(1) context-free grammar into a C program to parse that grammar.

 

[GriffMG]

Thank you Rob!

brilliant

Regards

Griff
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[sjorsp]

Thanks Rob an Griff for all your help.

I did all the downloads and tried to get it but this product is just to difficult to even get started. Maybe the should make a normal manual instead of all those loose txt files that after a while (and just trying all the programs i could start got converted (after some error's) in to HTMl that still only gives me a explanation of the commands but not how i get started.

For now i just need to stop doing this it's keep me away from my real work without even accomplishing something. At least after the demo of xbase++ things worked after now spending 3 times as much time in to xharbour i am still where i started (and even more confused)

Sorry guys but for now i need to get back to work if i find some time maybe i give it another go but other wise it's just saving up for for xbase++ or keeping with good old summer 87.

Greetings,
George

 

[lzulli]

What about Flagship ? Have somebody tryed it ?