using LC as an emulator

[Mike Kerner]

In fact, the only binary files that ARE a problem are the forms and the
dialogs.  I would assume that both are relatively straightforward, but I
haven't tried picking one apart to figure it out.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> I have all the source, so that isn't the problem.
>
> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Rick Harrison via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> I used to work on HP-3000s in HP BASIC, COBOL, and FORTRAN.
>> What a pain in the you know what!
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> > On Nov 7, 2017, at 2:48 PM, Jerry Jensen via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I too have spent way too much of my life in HP BASIC. IIRC, it is
>> tokenized before storing (around here called byte codes). One approach
>> might be to figure a way to get at the HPB tokens and emulate each of them
>> in LC. Also IIRC HPB uses a pretty simple symbol table for variables and
>> such.
>> >
>> > Do you know about HTBasic which emulated HPBasic under DOS (I think)?
>> The company was Trans-Era. I have no idea if they are still around.
>> >
>> > .Jerry
>> >
>> >> On Nov 7, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> No, the ERP is written in HP BASIC, so I would want to emulate the
>> >> language, given the breadth and number of programs.  I was thinking
>> about
>> >> writing wrappers for the various commands and functions of the
>> language,
>> >> but it won't be easy, no matter what I do.
>> >
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On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."