TwinBasic

[WaynePhillipsEA]

Thanks everyone, glad to hear some of you have got it working already!

To those not on Win10... we hear you. There's no technical reason why the twinBASIC compiler won't work on earlier versions of Windows, it's just a matter of time and priorities for us to test (and possibly tweak) it properly.

[TTn]

Can TwinBasic open an existing .vbp file? I want to test Twin without downloading project files in an unknown format. I'm on Windows 10 latest updates. Thanks.

[VB6 Programming]

Can TwinBasic open an existing .vbp file?

Not yet. TwinBasic say "In a future revision we will offer automatic migration from VB6 project files (.vbp)".

They seem to be suggesting it will be in "weeks not years".

[WaynePhillipsEA]

Can TwinBasic open an existing .vbp file? I want to test Twin without downloading project files in an unknown format. I'm on Windows 10 latest updates. Thanks.

No, not in preview 1. They will be supported in due course though, so watch this space.

[TTn]

No, not in preview 1. They will be supported in due course though, so watch this space.

Also on my wish list is having compile switches similar to VB. Compile switches from Advanced Microsoft Visual Basics (second edition)

The output of c2 hooked in a default project is:

C3 -il "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\VB430308" -f "Form1" -W 3 -Gy -G5 -Gs4096 -dos -Zl -Fo"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Form1.OBJ" -QIfdiv -ML -basic

The output of link is:

L1NK "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Form1.OBJ" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Project1.OBJ" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\VBAEXE6.LIB" /ENTRY:__vbaS /OUT:"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Project1.exe" /BASE:0x400000 /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS,4.0 /VERSION:1.0   /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /MERGE:.rdata=.text /IGNORE:4078

Is it possible to keep that string format compatible?

[WaynePhillipsEA]

Also on my wish list is having compile switches similar to VB. Compile switches from Advanced Microsoft Visual Basics (second edition)

The output of c2 hooked in a default project is:

C3 -il "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\VB430308" -f "Form1" -W 3 -Gy -G5 -Gs4096 -dos -Zl -Fo"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Form1.OBJ" -QIfdiv -ML -basic

The output of link is:

L1NK "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Form1.OBJ" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Project1.OBJ" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\VBAEXE6.LIB" /ENTRY:__vbaS /OUT:"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Project1.exe" /BASE:0x400000 /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS,4.0 /VERSION:1.0   /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /MERGE:.rdata=.text /IGNORE:4078

Is it possible to keep that string format compatible?

Thanks for the request. Sure, once we add command-line compilation support, we'll certainly make sure the switches match as much as possible.

[radBasicHost]

Wayne,

Congrats for this milestone.

I think there is enough room for our projects and they could live side by side.

We talked before and we are kind each other

[Episcopal]

I think there is enough room for our projects and they could live side by side.

Would this be partnership or merger?

[radBasicHost]

Would this be partnership or merger?

None. At this moment friendly relationship.

We see in future...

Regards

Carles

[WaynePhillipsEA]

Wayne,

Congrats for this milestone.

I think there is enough room for our projects and they could live side by side.

We talked before and we are kind each other

Thanks Carles, appreciated. I see that you have started your kickstarter campaign -- good luck with it!