Adding to wishlist...

[stephane fonteyne]

Hi R&D

Adding the next datatypes:

1. PBDOS
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- CHAR datetype and
- char functions
- OBJECT datetype
- DATE datetype
- ENUM datetype
- more functions for manipulate the data and codepointers
- Memory mangement routines for pointers


2. PBCC/PBDLL
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- CHAR datatype
- identifiers and keywords Case sensitive like C
- OBJECT datetype
- DATE datetype
- OLE datetype
- Buildin embedded SQL code
- ENUM datetype
- more functions for manipulate the data and codepointers
- Memory mangement routines for pointers

Greetings,
Stephane



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[Gary Akins]

Er... Stephane, you already have CHAR datatypes and functions at your disposal. The BYTE datatype is the same as a CHAR (both are unsigned 8-bit variables), and you can apply all of PowerBASIC's standard string functions against the fixed-length STRING and ASCIIZ stringtypes. The CHAR datatype would be redundant, and I don't know of any string function in 'C' that you can't accomplish in BASIC... (whereas there are quite a few things you can do with strings in BASIC that you can't easily do in 'C'!)

If you're asking for functions that have exactly the same syntax of their 'C' counterparts, may I respectfully suggest that you are, as we say here in the States, "barking up the wrong tree?" PowerBASIC is, after all, BASIC, not 'C', which means it uses the BASIC syntax, not the 'C' syntax. I don't think too many of us would like to see PowerBASIC turn into PowerBASIC++...

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[Cecil Williams]

Gary,

Welcome to Stephane's World. He does this thing every so
often. We all just ignore him most of the time but occasionally
he comes up with something worth mentioning.

To Stephane: Basic syntax is just that, not C++. The guys at
PB WILL NEVER directly copy C++ just to make the code seem
like C++. Although I would like PB to add the class type,
but not using C++ syntax. C'est la vie!!!!

Cheers,
Cecil

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[Thierry Vanmarcke]

Stephane, all the postings that I see from you are almost the same...
You still ask for more and more features (If I can call them features)
I am just wondering, what programs are you writing that you find the features in Powerbasic not sufficient enough?

Like asking for embedded SQL code????
Why not ask for an embedded 3d-library, voice-recognition, image processing library, retina scan library, ....

I almost never post to this forums (just reading) but I do now because all your questions starting to annoy (is this the right word?) me.

Bye

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[Lance Edmonds]

I'm interested in what sort of memory-management could be implemented for pointers...

Stephane, can you explain this request in some depth please? The more detail you can provide on how you would like to see these sorts of functions implemented, the more chance that R&D can deliver something that will suit your needs.

The same goes for "more functions for manipulate the data and codepointers"... can you give us any clues as to what soft of manipulation functions you would like to see? Since the code segment is essentially Read-only, what sort of functionality would you like to see to "manipulate" a code pointer?

Thanks!

PS: folks... please refrain from Flaming in these forums please. We've had to clean ths thread up once already. Thanks!


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Lance
PowerBASIC Support
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