extending SQL

[José Roca]

No. That version does not support classes.

[John Spikowski]

My chances of upgrading to 6 are nil. I can't even get support to give me a reason they approved then ban me and I didn't do anything wrong.

You're in a tough spot. If your includes and libraries only support 10/6, many are still on the fence if they should upgrade due to current circumstances.

[Chris Holbrook]

What I'm looking for is a scripting language which extends SQL in the direction of the UI.

Did you check out the IUP cross platform extension module for SB? Easy SQLite & GUI API sounds to me like what you were looking for.

your wiki page for iup appears empty. Maybe I looked in the wrong place.

[John Spikowski]

The IUP GUI toolkit extension module is new for SB and the plan is to make it part of the ScriptBasic 2.2 release. Here are a few links to help you evaluate IUP and where I'm currently at with it. Charles (DLLC) has done some real magic with allowing IUP to run in a threaded environment with a shared callback handler to SB script functions. (IUP is not thread safe as it stands)

A customer master file maintenance screen I did with IUP in SB.

Early IUP / SB development

And the IUP extension module link you mentioned

I would be happy to assist getting you up to speed with SB/IUP/DLLC if this looks like something that will work for you.

[Chris Holbrook]

John, Thanks for your prompt reply!

Your links were of interest and I shall certainly keep ScriptBasic in my sights.

Not sure about UIP. My UIs are very, er, retro-looking, and have to stay that way, although I have sneaked in a few features over the years - colour, for example. Very unlike the windows CC or modern widgety look. I draw them with PB Graphics, could have used a GDI class. Patrice suggests above to use OpenGL 2D, bit of a tank to shoot a rabbit, but it is available on both windows and ~UX.

On balance I think that I shall press on with PB for the 2014 version, then look again at alternative platforms and how to reach them. At least I know that will cover the Windows part of the estate until 2025, though by that time Windows  may be the smallest slice!

[John Spikowski]

Thanks for having a peek.

It's good to have options.

[José Roca]

> You're in a tough spot.

No, I'm not. These includes use key features of the latest compilers, such classes, unicode and dead code removal.

[John Spikowski]

There is no question the value of your offering. My point is you need a current version of PB to take advantage of them. Maybe PB needs to have a sale to get those on the fence to make a move.