External Writing for the Unitiated - Part I

[Dave]

On 15 Nov 2006, at 19:35, Cal Horner wrote:

> Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
>
> For all you Windows users out there that don't like to develop  
> externals in
> C++. I submit this solution.
>
> Many years ago, when I was cutting code in VB, I came across a  
> compiler
> designed to create externals (DLLs) in Basic.
>
> The boys at PowerBasic had taken the original basic IDE and  
> massaged it into
> a DLL maker.
>
> I latched onto it and have used it for years, with no problems.
>
> So if you have a background in Basic (and who doesn't) here is a  
> better
> option that C++.

Unless of course you need it to run really fast, then there is no  
substitute for C/C++.

Cheers
Dave