twinBASIC programming - Beta releases

BETA 671 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: some issues with CommandButton.Default property not working as expected [ fafalone, discord ]

BETA 672 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: tweaked the Dark theme panel header icon filter to make the icons a little sharper [ bclothier, discord ]
• fixed: UpDown control width was not correct at runtime [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• added: support for MESSAGETABLE resources (for use with FormatMessage / event logging) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: IDE command tbFileSystem_AddResourceMessageTable and associated context menu entry in PROJECT EXPLORER [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: support for [PopulateFrom()] attribute to allow populating Enum members via JSON, such as the MESSAGETABLE localization strings (see Sample 22) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: [_HiddenModule].GetDeclaredMinEnumValue(Of T) for enums, used for MESSAGETABLE handling [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: [_HiddenModule].GetDeclaredMaxEnumValue(Of T) for enums, used for MESSAGETABLE handling [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: some initial [_HiddenModule].Interlocked* functions (not intrinsics yet) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: package WinEventLogLib (experimental) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: package WinNamedPipesLib (experimental) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: package WinServicesLib (experimental) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: sample Sample 21. Windows Service Simple Example [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• added: sample Sample 22. Windows Service Complex Example (inc Event Logging and IPC) [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]
• fixed: intellisense TAB key behaviour [ mike webb, discord ]
• fixed: (regression since BETA 624) changing form Caption could cause loss of WS_CLIPCHILDREN/WS_CLIPSIBLING window styles [ https://github.com//issues/1980 ]
• updated: 1 language pack (Bahasa)
• special thanks to our community members for the new/updated language packs (Qinghao)

BETA 673 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: attempting to pause/break when there is no actively executing user code will now break at function VB.IdleMessageLoopBreakpoint [ Jim Drew, discord ]
• improved: BREAK key should now work when any window of the application is active, not just when inside the IDE [ Jim Drew, discord ]
• updated: 2 language packs (Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified)
• special thanks to our community members for the new/updated language packs (woeoio2)

BETA 674 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...


The newly introduced native debugger process is causing some issues. Taken down, fixed and re-issued as Beta 675


Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: cleaned up some uses of profanities in comments inside the built-in packages [ jpbro, discord ]
• improved: we're now using an extra native debugger process to avoid hung application windows that ordinarily prevent catching BREAK keyboard events [ with special thanks to HackerVlad!, vbforums ]
• [ with extra special thanks to HackerVlad!!, vbforums ]

BETA 675 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: cleaned up some uses of profanities in comments inside the built-in packages [ jpbro, discord ]
• improved: we're now using an extra native debugger process to avoid hung application windows th at prevent catching BREAK keyboard events [ with special thanks to HackerVlad!, vbforums ]
• [ with extra special thanks to HackerVlad!!, vbforums ]

BETA 676 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: the context at IdeMessageLoopBreakpoint has been improved to match VB6 [ Jim Drew, discord ]

BETA 677 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: the IDE BETA version number is now displayed on the New Project dialog again [ DTZ, discord ]
• fixed: (regression) MinWidth/MaxWidth/MinHeight/MaxHeight form designer properties have not been working in recent releases [ fafalone, discord ]
• fixed: (regression) editing a ComboBox List in the form designer would cause a crash
• fixed: ComboBox dropdown list height would be 1px when IntegralHeight is False, or VisualStyles is False [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: PictureBox GotFocus/LostFocus events not firing [ XYplorer, private ]

BETA 678 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: added unicode (\uXXXX) character decoding to the simple JSON decoder in WebView2 package
• added: Example 4 (MarkdownIt example) to WebView2 sample project [ VIP Gold comissioned work ]

BETA 679 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: compiler memory allocation bug that can lead to bad codegen in large projects, causing AVs/internal mem corruption [ XYplorer, private ]

If Wayne can change his mind. Let community members do the bulk of the IDE menu feature development.
Why is vscode so easy to use these days?
Modern idE, if it is not open source, it will become very difficult to be accepted.

Suppose twinbasic opens the source code for 50% of its functions.
Thousands of plug-in features written by community members.

BETA 680 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Form_Resize event wouldn't fire after a call to Show() if Width/Height had previously been set prior to the call [ XYplorer, discord ]
• fixed: after an F5/Start debug session ends, global variables would not be reset [ XYplorer, discord ]
• fixed: some edge cases around Form_Load and Form_Unload, involving subclassing [ XYplorer, discord ]
• fixed (regression in BETA 679) adding/deleting an item via the PROJECT EXPLORER could lead to an internal IDE error

BETA 681 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression) some tbShell demos (e.g. tbShellBrowse) not working properly, due to an accidental change in UC Initialize event handling, and UC Width/Height property bugs [ fafalone, discord ]
• fixed: Cls() bug causing issues when AutoRedraw is TRUE [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: excessive menu bar flashing due to redrawing immediately for each change [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: 'memory locked' runtime error when populating menus dynamically [ XYplorer, private ]

BETA 682 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: now enforcing stricter constant expression evaluation rules to prevent compiler hard crash in some instances when evaluating invalid code (e.g. when evaluating array bounds) [ jovick, discord ]
• fixed: file number prefix (#) was not supported in InputB() [ jovick, discord ]

BETA 683 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: changing the form Name property in the form designer no longer breaks the form designer [ forliny, discord ]
• added: IDE option 'Single line of code panel tabs'

BETA 684 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression in BETA 683) placing windowless controls in the form designer would not render immediately [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: (regression) cannot move Line controls in the form designer unless using the control drag points [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 685 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: on first running the IDE (on a new machine), the 'Save Changes' button caption on the IDE options dialog was invalid [ https://github.com//issues/2038 ]
• fixed: compilation error when using a procedure named 'Default' on a form [ https://discord.com/channels/927638153546829845/1301588011997200436 ]
• fixed: 'Error' followed by a type suffix can be used as a local variable in VBx, even when Option Explicit is OFF [ https://github.com//issues/1867 ]
• fixed: with Option Explicit OFF, type suffix characters were being ignored on local variables, defaulting to Variant
• fixed: in single-line code panel tabs mode, changing the active document (e.g. via PROJECT EXPLORER) now scrolls the active tab into view

BETA 686 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...


Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases


Click on "Assets" for the latest release
Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.


How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/


If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• added: IDE setting IDE: Show mini-toolbar in the form designer (for in-place editing) (default TRUE) [ Brooks, discord ]
• added: IDE commands tbFormDesigner_TurnInPlaceEditingToolbarOn, tbFormDesigner_TurnInPlaceEditingToolbarOff, tbFormDesigner_ToggleInPlaceEditingToolbar available for keyboard shortcut assignments [ Brooks, discord ]
• fixed: menu bar flashing when toggling Menu.Visible property at runtime [ XYplorer, discord ]
• fixed: (IDE) in single row of tabs mode, long document titles could be rendered incorrectly in the tab caption

BETA 687 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: anchoring bug when form is minimized before any manual form resize occurs [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: some edge cases around Line statement parsing [ dannyb1896, discord ]
• fixed: cursor flashing when moving controls in the form designer [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 688 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: anchoring bug when form is maximized before any manual form resize occurs [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 689 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now available...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: codegen bug on Win64 builds that can cause a hard crash for arrays declared 'As New' (e.g. Dim coll() As New Collection) [ https://github.com//issues/2043 ]

The latest BETA releases of the twinBASIC programming language are available for download here...

https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

To install,

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder

IMPORTANT: You must extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

Further details 'How to install':
https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

See also:
https://twinbasic.com/
https://twinbasic.com/preview.html

BETA 690 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: passing a control array as an argument with empty array parenthesis is now allowed, to match VBx [ https://github.com//issues/2042 ]
• fixed: internal HTML encoding of Find-In-Project results page [ https://github.com//issues/2027 ]
• fixed: mouse back button not triggering 'Last Position' correctly in the IDE [ https://github.com//issues/2026 ]

BETA 691 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: UC owner HWND during initialization stages should be ThunderMain, not STATIC [ https://github.com//issues/1639 ]

BETA 692 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: RaiseEvent would cause a hard crash if passed a nullptr ByRef Variant, unlike VBx [ https://github.com//issues/1631 ]
• fixed: (interim fix) added special handling for OLE_COLOR support in internal ITypeInfo implementation [ https://github.com//issues/392 ]

BETA 693 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: fixed-length string assignments now use memmove rather memcpy semantics [ https://github.com//issues/1723 ]
• fixed: Select-Case handling, where the Case values are auto-converted to the control variable type implicitly [ https://github.com//issues/1846 ]

BETA 694 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• added: ProgressBar.BorderStyle property for the native ProgressBar control [ https://github.com//issues/1766 ]

BETA 695 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: handling of Variant copies when passing a referencable value to a ByRef param with brackets around the arg [ https://github.com//issues/1750 ]
• fixed: some edge cases around IEnumVARIANT::Next handling to better match VBx behaviours [ https://github.com//issues/1340 ]
• fixed: editing a For expression could cause a compiler crash [ https://github.com//issues/2044 ]
• fixed: LongLong bitshifts [ https://github.com//issues/1853 ]
• fixed: accessing an array element directly from a function that returns an array could cause a 'ReadOnly binder' compilation error [ https://github.com//issues/1731 ]

BETA 696 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: reworked Slider SelStart / SelLength properties to better match the MS common controls [ https://github.com//issues/1789 ]
• fixed: error handling propagation behaviours in compiled EXEs [ https://github.com//issues/2017 ]

BETA 697 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: re-opening a form multiple times could cause problems due to incomplete destruction [ kimpos, discord ]
• fixed: visual glitching of semi transparent controls in a Frame in some circumstances [ https://github.com//issues/1346 ]
• fixed: Form now implements IOleWindow to match VBx [ https://github.com//issues/1745 ]

BETA 698 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Form KeyPreview feature not working for some of the common controls in WinNativeCommonCtls package [ https://github.com//issues/1900 ]
• fixed: (regression) some AX properties that use IPerPropertyBrowsing were not changable in the form designer [ https://github.com//issues/2039 ]
• updated: project template 'Standard EXE (plus VBCCR)' to include VBCCR18 v1.8.0.58
• fixed: package version check when loading a project could cause IDE lockup if internet connection unavailable [ Greedo, discord ]
• fixed: (regression since 695) some UserControls would crash due to changes in the IEnumVARIANT::Next handling, and the internal UserControl implementation being non-spec-compliant

BETA 699 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: UserControls from the ACTIVE project will not appear correctly in the form designer in this release (they are purposely disabled until next release). Packaged controls, such as VBCCR will work.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: issue when setting ProgressBar.VisualStyles property at runtime [ https://github.com//issues/1766 ]
• fixed: TreeView.HitTest coord args are now ByVal to match MS common controls [ https://github.com//issues/1737 ]
• fixed: ReDim Preserve failed to validate the lower bounds hasn't changed [ https://github.com//issues/1725 ]

BETA 700 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: UserControls from the ACTIVE project are no longer disabled in the form designer (there may be quirks in this )
• improved: many form designer changes no longer trigger a recompile of the project in the background

BETA 701 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: changing a control coordinates inside Form_Resize event could trigger an endless loop if the control has anchors or docking set [ https://github.com//issues/2049 ]
• fixed: (regression since BETA 685) 'Error$' throws a compilation error [ bradPeg, discord ]
• fixed: some minor IPerPropertyBrowsing issues in the form designer [ https://github.com//issues/2039#issuecomment-2687662920 ]
• added: generic built-in function [_HiddenModule].GetDeclaredTypeIid and GetDeclaredTypeEventIid, e.g. GetDeclaredTypeIid(Of Access.Form) to obtain a string representation of the Access.Form interface IID
• added: built-in function [_HiddenModule].RuntimeInteractionRaiseEventByNameAndIID same as RuntimeInteractionRaiseEventByName, but requires an explicit event IID [ https://github.com//issues/2031 ]

BETA 702 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Object to byte-array assignment now supported, via default member access [ zx81sp, vbforums ]

BETA 703 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: refined graphic methods (Line/Circle/PSet) to do partial HWND invalidation to prevent excessive repainting/flickering [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: when SetTextColor API is used to change Form/PictureBox HDC text color manually, changing a Font property would resync the text color to the Form/PictureBox ForeColor property unlike VBx [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: focus rectangles in CheckBox and other controls sometimes not rendering correctly [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: changing HWND coords via API such as SetWindowPos could cause control layout issues [ XYplorer, private ]
• improved: lock/unlock controls in the form designer was slow for complex forms [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: closing the code EDITOR panel causes IDE startup error on next run [ KarlSevenSeven, discord ]

BETA 704 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression) form designer Width property would slightly decrease when resyncing for some values of BorderStyle [ fafalone, discord ]
• fixed: form designer property sheet (add) entries for ListBox/ComboBox List would not auto-focus the new entry for input [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: IDE error 'Language id "vs.editor.nullLanguage" is not configured nor known' when editing markdown file with code blocks [ fafalone, discord ]

BETA 705 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: tweaked AutoRedraw behaviours [ Brooks, discord ]

BETA 706 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: tweaked TAB key behaviours for better handling of invisible controls and controls created via API [ XYplorer, discord ]

BETA 707 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Menus currently not appearing in MDI Forms (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: 'Scale*' properties are often not settable in the IDE property sheet (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Setting Width/Height via the property sheet often does not work correctly (broken in this build)
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: '(add)' entry in the form designer for lists is now works more reliably [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: edge case of code editor auto case correction gone wrong [ https://github.com//issues/2055 ]
• fixed: UserControl_Resize wouldn't always fire in some circumstances [ Tecman, discord ]

BETA 708 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: '(add)' entry in the form designer for lists is now works more reliably [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: MDI menus, now working again
• fixed: setting Width/Height properties from the form designer property sheet, now working again
• fixed: Scale* properties often not settable in the IDE form designer property sheet, now working again

BETA 709 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: circular reference in UserControl implementation, leading to main UC outer class not being freed during AX shutdown [ Tecman, discord ]
• fixed: (regression since BETA 692) OLE_COLOR issue in IDispatch::Invoke implementation [ Tecman, discord ]

BETA 710 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression since BETA 674) building DLLs/OCXs might fail if the output file already exists due to a native debugger handle leak
• fixed: CodeJock AX controls support for Move method [ kimpos, private ]

BETA 711 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: missing compiler error for some invalid syntax such as For For
• fixed: several FPU codegen edge cases that could lead to imprecise Single/Double/Date values or 'Overflow' runtime errors in some cases [ https://github.com//issues/2065 ]
• fixed: missing compiler error for syntax ProjectName! [ jovick, discord ]
• added: support for For syntax inline variable declaration For xyz As DataType =
• fixed: (regression) opening a property page in the form designer would crash the compiler [ https://github.com//issues/2057 ]
• improved: debugger preservation of FPU stack when hitting and continuing from a breakpoint

BETA 712 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• added: support for For-Each syntax inline variable declaration For Each x As DataType In y
• fixed: (regression) Form load triggered during Form_Initialize event could cause controls to not render [ https://github.com//issues/2051 ]
• improved: COM references search filter now also matches file paths [ https://github.com//issues/2025 ]

BETA 713 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression) moving/resizing controls on a UC designer was not reliable [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 714 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: KeyPreview key events should not fire for manually created HWNDs [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: PictureBox.AutoSize = True not working when changing the Picture at runtime [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: (regression) Form caption would often get lost during form designer editing [ fafalone, discord ]

BETA 715 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: RaiseEventByName would return as soon as the first registered event handler was executed, rather than executing all registered event handlers [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: added DataObject.GetIDataObject method for obtaining the underlying raw IDataObject [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: Form.WindowState not working during Form_Load [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: WM_SYSKEY messages were not being passed on to KeyPreview form events [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: codegen edge case involving ByVal parameters marked as OUT-only in TLBs [ XYplorer, private ]
• fixed: 32bpp bitmaps would sometimes be rendered upside down [ XYplorer, private ]

BETA 716 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: tbFormDesigner_ToggleLockAllControls IDE command is now much faster inline with tbFormDesigner_ToggleLockSelectedControls [ XYplorer, discord ]
• fixed: PredeclaredId instances need higher resolver priority than other global symbols [ jovick, discord ]

BETA 717 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: embedded TLB generation would use 'IDispatch' intereface for Object types, instead of the VT_DISPATCH type in TDESC [ jpbro, discord ]
• fixed: embedded TLB generation would issue HRESULT return types for event dispinterfaces instead of VOID [ jpbro, discord ]

BETA 718 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Excel CustomTaskPane UserControl crash [ forliny, discord ]
• fixed: UserControl IViewObject:: Draw implementation for better compat with Excel CustomTaskPanes
• fixed: (regression in BETA 717) embedded TLB generation of 'IUnknown' arguments was changed incorrectly [ jpbro, discord ]

BETA 719 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression since BETA 715) internal package use of types such as STGMEDIUM / TYMED causing conflicts with user code [ jpbro, discord ]

BETA 720 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: compiler safety around UC timers to prevent IDE crash [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• removed: some debug messages printed to the console when resizing a UC [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 721 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: (regression) memory leak in the inlined Array() function call handling [ forliny, discord ]
• fixed: IDE form designer had reversed rendering of lightweight controls [ sokinkeso, discord ]
• fixed: dragging/resizing Line control in form designer would not always immediately be reflected in next form Show/preview [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 722 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: further fixes for IDE form designer had reversed rendering of lightweight controls [ sokinkeso, discord ]

BETA 723 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: some edge cases in the ActiveXExtender that were preventing some AX controls from working (e.g. CodeJock CommandBars) [ kimpos, private ]
• added: support for AX controls ToolTipText property (not UCs yet) [ kimpos, private ]
• fixed: specific crash when adding CodeJock CalendarCaptionBar to a form [ https://github.com//issues/2070 ]

BETA 724 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Write/Put statements internal error handling [ https://github.com//issues/2076 ]

BETA 725 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: many AX controls do not correctly set TYPEFLAG_FLICENSED in their typelibraries, leading tB to not embed their licence keys

BETA 726 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• added: trace option 'Trace IClassFactory::CreateInstance and IClassFactory2::CreateInstanceLic calls for exposed COM classes' [ kimpos, discord ]
• added: trace option 'Trace DllGetClassObject calls (entry point for COM/AX creation of your exposed classes)' [ kimpos, discord ]

BETA 727 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• improved: added initial support for touchscreen input for moving and resizing controls and pinch-zoom in the form designer [ commissioned work ]
• fixed: form designer mini-toolbar position was incorrect when zoom feature was being used

BETA 728 of the twinBASIC programming IDE is now released...

Download from here... https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases

• Click on "Assets" for the latest release
• Download and Extract the ZIP file into a local folder
• Then run the twinBASIC.exe from that local folder
• IMPORTANT: Extract the zip file cleanly into a new location. Do not extract the IDE zip file content over an old version of the IDE.

How to install https://nolongerset.com/how-to-install-twinbasic/

If you have difficulties finding the download try here https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/tags

Changelog

• IMPORTANT: This is an interim/experimental release. It includes significant changes, so some instability is to be expected.
• KNOWN ISSUE: Controls are not being destroyed properly by the form designer, causing big memory leaks (broken in this build)
• TIP: To download the release, expand the 'Assets' link below and download the 'twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_XYZ.zip' file
• WARNING: there are known memory leaks in this version, so memory usage will be higher than normal
• fixed: Screen.TwipsPerPixelX/Y would return zero in a DLL in some instances [ kimpos, discord ]
• fixed: class event Class_BeforeFirstMethodAccess could cause FPU args to the target method to be zeroed on Win64 [ sokinkeso, discord ]