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- HISTORY of PL/B and Databus
- BASICS of PL/B programming
- MMCC Standards
- Anchoring objects
(as part of split screen discussion)
-
API Notes on Windows API calls
-
BINARY LOGIC.
-
BUTTONS.
-
Base 64 encoding
An article by John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc. and co-author of AutoCAD. From Fourmilab Switzerland.
-
CALL/CALLS
and Subroutines including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, and LOADMOD
- Character Mode Forms
DOS-style, character mode screens
- CLOCK
(Get's lots more than just the time!)
-
COLORS
COMBOBOX
- CONTROLs and Objects
- CPU USAGE
notes and comments
- Cursor Keys
notes on detecting cursor keys, etc.
- DATALIST general topic
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
- Distributing programs
& Runtime considerations
- Docking Objects
(as part of split screen discussion)
- DOS
DOS-style, character mode screens
- EditText notes
- E-Mail notes
- Events
notes on cursor keys, etc.
- Executing programs
What Program to Load 1ST
Comments on executing compiled programs and systems.
- Expressions
such as:
IF ((QUANTITY * POUNDS_EACH) > CART_MAX)
- FILES
Notes on opening files
FILELIST for managing multiple indexes
FINDFILE for gathering information about a file
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
GETFILE
- FILE MANAGER
- FLOATMENU and RIGHT CLICK
- FOCUS and VALIDATE
- FONTS
- GETFILE
- GETINFO
- GETMODE
Lots of good information including names of INI files
- GUI vs Procedural Comments and notes
- ICONS
- IMAGE LIST
- INI FILES
- LISTVIEW
-
LOADMOD
including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- MENUS
- NUL strings
- OPENING FILES
Notes on opening files
FILELIST for managing multiple indexes
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
- O'Reilly Website
Notes on the tests we ran YEARS AGO.
- Panel object (and split screens)
- Percent PROGRESS
- PICTURES
- PRINT SCREEN (Printing a form)
- PRINT
DOS style printing direct to LPTx
- PRTPAGE
Selecting and opening a printer
*UNITS
*PICT
Printing a screen image
Printers (names, managing, etc.)
- Program Distribution
& Runtime considerations
-
RESOURCE lists.
Embed pictures, movies, etc. into your PLC.
-
REVDATE
application program version control
-
ROUTINE
including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- RUNTIME : PLBWIN runtime considerations
- RUNTIME VERSION See CLOCK VERSION
- RIGHT CLICK and FLOATMENU
- SCREEN HANDLING:
- .SHOW methods to the look of the window
- Manual SCROLL BARS
- Splitter object
- Split Screen Windows
- See also Window topic
- .SHOW method
managing the look of the window
- SOUND FILES Playing music, etc.
- STRINGS
- SDB386 and SUNDBCMP
- Subroutines
including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- TAB CONTROL
- Toolbar / Toolbutton
- TreeView
- Transactions
- Program execution
What Program to Load 1ST.
Comments on executing compiled programs and systems.
- Techniques and Comments
getting sample code
multi-line stattext
layered objects
zorder
radio group
- VALIDATE and FOCUS
- VERSION control
GETMODEprogram & compiler versions
CLOCKrumtime version
- VERTICAL SCROLL BARS (manually coded)
- WINDOW OBJECTs
hiding the window (.SHOW method)
controlling position on screen
stretching and shrinking window and all objects
See also Screen Handling topic - SCREEN HANDLING:
ANSI Standard PL/B Language and Visual PL/B
Sunbelt Runtimes
Visual PL/B NOTEBOOK
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- HISTORY of PL/B and Databus
- BASICS of PL/B programming
- MMCC Standards
- Old Style Index
- Anchoring objects (as part of split screen discussion)
-
API Notes on Windows API calls
-
BINARY LOGIC.
-
BUTTONS.
-
Base 64 encoding. An article by John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc. and co-author of AutoCAD. From Fourmilab Switzerland.
-
CALL/CALLS and Subroutines including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, and LOADMOD
- CLOCK (Get's lots more than just the time!)
-
COLORS
-
COMBOBOX
- CONTROLs and Objects
- CPU USAGE notes and comments
- DATALIST general topic
DATALIST.DIR
method to fill a datalist with file directory
- Distributing programs & Runtime considerations
- Docking Objects (as part of split screen discussion)
- DOS DOS-style, character mode screens
- EditText notes
- E-Mail notes
- Events notes on cursor keys, etc.
- Executing programs.
What Program to Load 1ST
Comments on executing compiled programs and systems.
- Expressions such as:
IF ((QUANTITY * POUNDS_EACH) > CART_MAX)
- FILES
Notes on opening files
FILELIST for managing multiple indexes
FINDFILE for gathering information about a file
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
- FILE MANAGER
- FLOATMENU and RIGHT CLICK
- FOCUS and VALIDATE
- FONTS
- GETINFO
- GETMODE Lots of good information including names of INI files
- GUI vs Procedural Comments and notes
- ICONS
- IMAGE LIST
- INI FILES
- LISTVIEW
-
LOADMOD including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- MENUS
- NUL strings
- OPENING FILES
Notes on opening files
FILELIST for managing multiple indexes
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
- O'Reilly Website
Notes on the tests we ran
- Panel object (and split screens)
- Percent PROGRESS
- PICTURES
- PRINT SCREEN (Printing a form)
- PRINT DOS style printing direct to LPTx
- PRTPAGE
Selecting and opening a printer
*UNITS
*PICT
Printing a screen image
Printers
(names, managing, etc.)
- Program Distribution & Runtime considerations
-
RESOURCE lists. Embed pictures, movies, etc. into your PLC.
-
REVDATE application program version control
-
ROUTINE including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- RUNTIME : PLBWIN runtime considerations
- RUNTIME VERSION See CLOCK VERSION
- RIGHT CLICK and FLOATMENU
- SCREEN HANDLING:
- .SHOW methods to the look of the window
- Manual SCROLL BARS
- Splitter object
- Split Screen Windows
- See also Window topic
- .SHOW method
managing the look of the window
- SOUND FILES Playing music, etc.
- STRINGS
- SDB386 and SUNDBCMP
- Subroutines including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- TAB CONTROL
- Toolbar / Toolbutton
- TreeView
- Transactions
- Program execution. What Program to Load 1ST
Comments on executing compiled programs and systems.
- Techniques and Comments
getting sample code
multi-line stattext
layered objects
zorder
radio group
- VALIDATE and FOCUS
- VERSION control
- VERTICAL SCROLL BARS (manually coded)
- WINDOW OBJECTs
hiding the window (.SHOW method)
controlling position on screen
stretching and shrinking window and all objects
See also Screen Handling topic - SCREEN HANDLING:
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