Wishlist VQB1a Project

[xra7en]

You guys do a wonderful job with QB, what is the chance taking on the challenge of turning VBQ (Visual Basic 1) into something that can run native 32/64?
Nice software, but needs dosbox to run sadly. Makes for an semi-unprofessional app due to the DB wrapper.

[MWheatley]

Are you referring to Visual Basic for DOS?  I have some disks somewhere.  I never really 'got it' at the time, as QB45 had no learning curve.  But now, I see where you're coming from!

Malcolm 

[xra7en]

Are you referring to Visual Basic for DOS?  I have some disks somewhere.  I never really 'got it' at the time, as QB45 had no learning curve.  But now, I see where you're coming from!

Malcolm

Yes! I have it as well, but it is 16bit, and dosbox doesn't run it. I know at one time I was able to get dosbox to run it, but cant anymore. Its all about forms. Pascal can do it, but its super complex. Love to see a cosole version for forms. These types of apps are heavily used in mom and pop shops and some small businesses. NAPA used to use something similar (doubtful it was vbdos)

some pics
IDE
http://toastytech.com/guis/textvbdos.png

IDE (source)
https://tinyurl.com/yxo8ltkb

SAMPLE FORM
https://tinyurl.com/yxfc3oz9

[MWheatley]

If it's just the forms you want, QB64 has InForm, which very broadly seems to do what I recall Visual Basic for DOS doing.

See here: https://www.qb64.org/inform/

Also, I can't see why Visual Basic for DOS won't run under vDosPlus, which is how I run actual QB45 under 64-bit systems.

If I can find my Visual Basic for DOS disks, I'll have a go.

Malcolm

[bplus]

Having the Form Designer integreted (where is spellchecker?) with the Code Editor was sweet, but Fellippe is doing fine job with InForm.

[xra7en]

If it's just the forms you want, QB64 has InForm, which very broadly seems to do what I recall Visual Basic for DOS doing.

See here: https://www.qb64.org/inform/

Also, I can't see why Visual Basic for DOS won't run under vDosPlus, which is how I run actual QB45 under 64-bit systems.

If I can find my Visual Basic for DOS disks, I'll have a go.

Malcolm

It is not DOS forms, but a windows variant form - at least what I saw in the video. call me nostalgic. I love DOS type programs.
 

[MWheatley]

I've attached a screenshot of Visual Basic for DOS running under vDosPlus.  I've explored no further than this, but it installed fine.  The dialogue boxes look a little strange, but I can't remember what the original ones looked like.

Malcolm

[xra7en]

Yuppers that would be it. I actually reinstalled mine again,works inder dosbox. Which is nice. To distro an app all o need to do is incled 3 files from dosbox and a custom be batch file, them others can ise it.
But back to my OP. Be nice if this could redone to run be run on x86 or 64bit.
It seems to be the only one of it's kind.

It programs like ike vb3-vb6. Just limited controls. And a dos format.