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PLB_Script: Plb-0248.cfm v1.0
- HISTORY of PL/B and Databus
- BASICS of PL/B programming
- MMCC Standards
- PL/b Forms Designer
- Anchoring objects
(as part of split screen discussion)
-
API Notes on Windows API calls
-
ASCII Good table of codes
-
BINARY LOGIC.
-
BUTTONS.
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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
- DISPLAY general topic
- 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:
plb-t010.cfm rev 2/05/2026 17:09
ANSI Standard PL/B Language and Visual PL/B
Sunbelt DISPLAY instruction
PLB-0248 - rev 2/06/2026 17:21
DISPLAY instruction INTERNAL MENU:
THE DISPLAY INSTRUCTION code
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The designer is a visual tool to design, create, and update .PLF files.
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The designer is a visual tool to design, create, and update .PLF files.
DISPLAY instruction TOOLS code
Tools here
Tools here
COMMON INFORMATION
Z: is redirected to C:\MMCC-WIN\SUNDB folder by the standard ACB.BAT compile procedure.
The common module is the same for every program in the MMCC universe.
The LAST LINES include PRIVCOM.pls, which is the private common for the particular system.
Next comes Z:COMMONWK, which is universe-wide common and standard working variables.
You have to recompile every programs if you change the Z:COMMONWK common storage.
You should only make changes to the END of Z:COMMONWK to insure things line up.
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