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Re: Power Basic as Global Variable Alternative



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Have used PB for some years. Think you will find a number of code examples
in the arcive.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bailey" <baileyp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Power Basic as Global Variable Alternative


> Greetings:
>
> I was investigating another alternative to the fastest form of Global
> Variable,
> and was wondering why I don't see more on Power Basic on this site.
>
> The Global variables, functions, and debugger are available (FREE) for
> PB/Win 7.02($200) from:
>
>
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:KNi4yxQlm1sJ:www.powerbasic.com/files/p
> ub/pbwin/xlang/+tradestation+visual+basic&hl=en
>
> This language is a Windows 'root' language that takes advantage of Windows
> compilation mechanics,
> and its coded in Basic format. The above dll's are not 'protected', so you
> do not have to rely on
> (maybe) 'one' guru for answers that may or may not do what you want after
> weeks of wasted agony and $.
>
> I may buy PB Win today after churning thru PB GV documentation and start
> working on GV's, and hopefully,
> it will give 'Jurik' smooth results(?). It can't solve everything, but it
> seems like the best GV alternative
> from many aspects:
> cost, FAST, simple code, most direct memory interface, and Open source
> dll's.
> And the 'FAST' may be the most important of all variables, along with
simple
> code(Basic-?).
>
> Maybe its another 'pipe dream' and there are many people much smarter here
> than I; but after spending months trying
> out many GV alternatives, this seems like a likely candidate for sure. All
> programming sux anyway, but the main
> thing to me is to be working on code you will stick with, so no wasted
> efforts (agony) expended.
> " Damned if you do and damned if you don't! "
>
> Anyway, just wanted to get feedback from the many IT guru's on this site,
> who may or may not be swayed by
> languages they have spent mega hours developing. All input is good!
> (TS2K/WinXP Pro/HT dual RDRAM Xeons)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
>
>
>