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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
-
ASCII Good table of codes
-
BINARY LOGIC.
-
BUTTONS.
-
Base 64 encoding
An article by John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc. and co-author of AutoCAD. From Fourmilab Switzerland.
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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!)
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COLORS
COMBOBOX
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist also works with Combo.
- CONTROLs and Objects
- CPU USAGE
notes and comments
- Cursor Keys
notes on detecting cursor keys, etc.
- Sunbelt's History of Data Access
- 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 (RichEditText)
- E-Mail notes
- EXPLODE instruction
- 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/FINDDIR for gathering information about a file
DATALIST.DIR method to fill a datalist with file directory
Image File Types
GETFILE
READ
Sunbelt's History of Data Access
- FILE MANAGER
- FLOATMENU and RIGHT CLICK
- FOCUS and VALIDATE
- FONTS
- FTP from PL/B
- GETFILE
- GETINFO
- GETMODE
Lots of good information including names of INI files
- GUI vs Procedural Comments and notes
- ICONS
- INIT / Literals
- IMAGE LIST
- Standard Includes
- INI FILES
Image File Types
GETMODE INI file names
CLOCK INI data items
PLBWIN License data
- LICENSE
PLBWIN License data
- 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
- PRTOPEN PDF
PDF built into 9.6
- PRTPAGE
Selecting and opening a printer
*UNITS
*PICT
Printing a screen image
Printers (names, managing, etc.)
- Program Distribution
& Runtime considerations
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RESOURCE lists.
Embed pictures, movies, etc. into your PLC.
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REVDATE
application program version control
- RichEditText (EditText)
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ROUTINE
including ROUTINE, LROUTINE, PROCEDURE, CALL and CALLS
- RUNTIME : PLBWIN runtime considerations
- RUNTIME VERSION See CLOCK VERSION
- RIGHT CLICK and FLOATMENU
- SCREEN HANDLING:
- .SHOW show/hide window
- Manual SCROLL BARS
- Splitter object
- Split Screen Windows
- Print Screen
- See also Window topic
- SOUND FILES
Playing music, etc.
- SQLIO SQL Lite support within PL/B
- STRINGS
- SDB386 and SUNDBCMP
- Standard Includes
- 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
UTF-8UFT-8 format
- VALIDATE and FOCUS
- VERSION control
GETMODEprogram & compiler versions
CLOCKrumtime version
- VERTICAL SCROLL BARS (manually coded)
- WINDOW OBJECTs
hiding the window (.SHOW)
controlling position on screen
stretching and shrinking window and all objects
See Screen Handling topic
- Xfiles
X-file notes - SCREEN HANDLING:
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ANSI Standard PL/B Language and Visual PL/B
First Program
WHAT PROGRAM TO LOAD FIRST
You need to change the ANSI.DEF file.
Use the DOS program MAKEDEF.
Be sure to SET these environment variables first:
- SET PLB_TERM=ANSI
- SET PLB_SYSTEM={path you want to use}
Next run MAKEDEF.EXE
Each question is for a section of the options. The default answer shows to the right in UPPER CASE. Most questions are "change this or that" and the default is NO.
Work down to "Change default file extensions"
Answer "Y" to that.
Work down to "Change ANSWER program name" Make it whatever you need.
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