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by Gablea
Jul 09, 2022 20:41
Forum: General
Topic: Advise on the following example
Replies: 22
Views: 1758

Advise on the following example

' Coded by : Andrew Gable ' Designed by : Andrew Gable ' Software owned by : Andrew Gable and algPoS, Northampton ' This is a Example of how to use the Page copying mode to smooth out the graphics and Hopefully make the application ' More stable 'Screen copy example #Include "string.bi" #...
by Gablea
Jul 06, 2022 21:07
Forum: DOS
Topic: Database
Replies: 18
Views: 7939

Re: Database

So o write it to a file on the hard drive defined by a

Type end type

Example

Type Products
Dim barcodeNumber as string * 13
End type
by Gablea
Jul 06, 2022 7:02
Forum: DOS
Topic: Database
Replies: 18
Views: 7939

Re: Database

How would I load the database into memory?
by Gablea
Jul 05, 2022 19:07
Forum: DOS
Topic: Database
Replies: 18
Views: 7939

Re: Database

Maybe you could provide a sample CSV file with at least 20 data rows and the header row? Sorry for the delay in posting this I had to re create the data file as I could not remeber the layout lol so the format is as follows barcodenumber, posdescription, salelocation, agerestricted, agelimit, price...
by Gablea
Jul 02, 2022 22:33
Forum: DOS
Topic: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC
Replies: 8
Views: 4027

Re: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC

Header: file mydll.bi declare function AddNumbers alias "AddNumbers"( byval a as integer, byval b as integer ) as integer Hi angros47 So from what I have read of your example (Thank you for that by the way very helpful) the function Name can be the same for all the printers dll (dxe files...
by Gablea
Jul 02, 2022 22:20
Forum: DOS
Topic: Database
Replies: 18
Views: 7939

Database

Hi All, I would like some advise please on what would be the best database to use in DOS As you all know I am working on a DOS Version of my Point of sale software and I am at the moment using a CSV file to hold my data and I am using the Type Function to load that into But I am sure there Must be ...
by Gablea
Jun 05, 2022 12:03
Forum: DOS
Topic: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC
Replies: 8
Views: 4027

Re: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC

I have the source code to a DLL that I want to use (this adds promotional support to my windows app)

And i would be creating new dlls for the printers I support

How would the application know what DLL to use? Or do I have to compile it with every DLL included and then work that code internally?
by Gablea
Jun 05, 2022 7:53
Forum: DOS
Topic: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC
Replies: 8
Views: 4027

Re: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC

Hi @angros47

Does that mean I could use a DLL that was written for windows in my FreeBASIC program?

If so do you know any examples that I could look at? And any example code of how to access the DLL functions?
by Gablea
Jun 04, 2022 20:39
Forum: DOS
Topic: DOS drivers in FreeBASIC
Replies: 8
Views: 4027

DOS drivers in FreeBASIC

Hi everyone, I want to ask a question. As most of you know I am writing a EPoS application in FreeBASIC and I want to ask a question. Can I move all the function for example of my printer into a separate driver file or TSR that is loaded when my systems boots? I ask this as I am struggling to keep a...
by Gablea
Dec 16, 2021 18:22
Forum: General
Topic: Convert Windows Web Call to FreeBASIC
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Convert Windows Web Call to FreeBASIC

Hi Everyone I was hoping someone smarter then me could show me how I can convert a Windows VB.net 2008 Web function to work in FreeBASIC (Linux and Windows would be great) Private Sub GetTerminalStatus(ByVal DontSendDataToPoS As Integer) Try Dim Request As HttpWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(PS_U...
by Gablea
Oct 23, 2021 22:09
Forum: General
Topic: Advice needed on how to convert this function from VB.net 2008 to FreeBASIC
Replies: 3
Views: 841

Re: Advice needed on how to convert this function from VB.net 2008 to FreeBASIC

#INCLUDE Once "mysql\mysql.bi" dim shared MySQLOut Function MySQL_DB(FURL as String, FDBName as String, FSVRUserName as String, FSVRPassword as String, FSVRPort as integer, FQuery as String) as Integer 'DIM Shared MySQLOut As MYSQL_RES PTR' DIM Conn As MYSQL PTR DIM Row As MYSQL_ROW Dim E...
by Gablea
Oct 11, 2021 11:52
Forum: General
Topic: Embedded graphics
Replies: 17
Views: 2755

Re: Embedded graphics

@Gablea if you use ScreenSet 1,0 and use Put (x,y),image,ALPHA on the hidden work page normally you have to use the Flip command to refresh the visible page with the hidden work page ! You used the WAIT command also looks like QBASIC not FreeBASIC for me. Joshy Hi Joshua What would be the command I...
by Gablea
Oct 10, 2021 22:24
Forum: General
Topic: Embedded graphics
Replies: 17
Views: 2755

Re: Embedded graphics

If you cannot trust the hard drive in a computer, then you have a big problem. Add some debugging code. Check if file exists. Check if image pointer is zero. Etc. No the hard drive is fine on the machines I use (as they are SSD or DOM (Disk on module)) I am more worried about myself forgetting to c...
by Gablea
Oct 10, 2021 22:23
Forum: General
Topic: Embedded graphics
Replies: 17
Views: 2755

Re: Embedded graphics

Thanks for teh replay everyone I have updated my code to use BackGround_Loading = LoadRGBAFile(ExePath & FileSeperator & "images" & FileSeperator & "boot.png") And this loads fine but I get no text showing on screen This loads my screen Sub StartupScreenBackground...
by Gablea
Oct 10, 2021 20:45
Forum: General
Topic: Embedded graphics
Replies: 17
Views: 2755

Embedded graphics

Hi everyone, Is it possible to embedded within a program a graphical image and display this when the app is running I ask as at the moment I am loading images from file but for some reason they are black at the moment. If I could embed this into the application I know the graphical screen layout wil...