Subj : Re: Aspiring door programmer 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Was wondering if there is anywhere i could get C, C++, Pascal, or Turbo Pascal for less then a 100$. So far i havent even been able to find a copy of pascal or turbo pascal for sale so i don't know about those. I got Turbo C/C++ 3.0 for DOS through mail order for $66 just a few months ago. Subj : Aspiring door programmer 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 -> I am an aspiring door programmer, but i am stuck with Qbasic to -> make the doors and qbasic cannot do several of the things i want the -> communicate with the system and the door at the same time. So i was -> wondering if there is anywhere i could get C, C++, Pascal, or Turbo -> Pascal for less then a 100$. So far i havent even been able to find -> a copy of pascal or turbo pascal for sale so i don't know about those -> but thanks in advance for any info... >> If you have any colleges near you, check with them, tou can get HUGE >> discounts on products... Sometimes the products won't include lots of >> company support, but usually include all documentation and disks. >> Around here, I can get Turbo Pascal 7.0 for $50. For those others, >> C++, etc, I doubt you are going to be able to break the $100 mark... >> (unless you got w/ turbo C++)... You can also check with places selling *used* software. I just recently acquired a copy of Turbo Pascal 7.0 with all original everything still in the box for only $39.00. I was thrilled. I find Turbo Pascal 7.0 to be very good for door games. With the advent of many kits like DDPlus and JPDoor and others, you can just work on the code and forget about the com routines. I also do a great deal of programming in QBasic but for doors you need something that handles more com ports and non- standard IRQ's and such. Many very popular doors are written using Turbo Pascal 7.0 and DDPlus, and that's the combo I'm using to create my latest game, cRaZed! BTW, cRaZed! due for release everywhere SOON! I will announce when beta testing is complete, not until. Subj : Re: Kumite 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 > The game keeps calling that KGL file and the game won't operate. > Has anyone else had trouble running this door? I'm running on RA 2.02. I also had trouble when installing it but if you look at the batch files included in the zip you will find that there is some similarity to them, all you have to do is rename one of the batch files and it should work fine!!! Subj : DreamROM Problem... 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 If I could just find a fix like that for Novell users, I'd be happy... STILL not found a workaround for the findfirst/next deal... :( > Well, I was going to write you about this one....Artisoft has a fix out > for LT/2 that may just fix the findfirst/findnext problem. In the list > of fixes, it alluded to it, but didn't specifically state this was a > problem. It fixed a LOT of other things, so it might just fix that > one. If you are interested, the file name is OS2P10.ZIP (or .EXE, > depending on where you get it) Subj : Re: *new* Exitilus Bug?? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Download the file EXPATCH5.ZIP.. It will fix the bank bug.. :-) And the development of the next version of Exitilus is still a little way off.. He is 16 years old, and a 16 year old better be doing his homework and chores before he plays with a computer.. (At least thats the rules here) So the changes you want are being put into the next version, but is taking time because of school.. It's a great game, and all my users seem to love it.. Subj : MultiNode door question 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 > I understand multi-node as being multiple users using the same door at > one time, but what file managing routines do I need to use to handle this? It would depend, obviously, on which language you are using. I might suggest that you ask this question in the appropriate Programming Language echo (i.e., PASCAL, C_ECHO, CPLUSPLUS, etc.) where it could be answered better. If you want an answer to this question in the Pascal language, netmail me. Subj : MultiNode door question 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 What language are you using? I use BP 7.0 and I always set my file mode to 66 (ie FileMode := 66) at the beginning of all of my programs. It's really hard to say what you should do unless I know what language you use. Subj : programming 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 >How goes the Windows programming? Any new developments lately? Now that the DOS Rise To Power Multi-node version is finally finished and in beta test, I am currently learning how to use the Delphi programming package. It is an excellent package! Wish I had had this available a few years ago. It's almost CASE like and allows for extremely rapid windows application development in a fraction of the time it takes for normal TP. Those who are already proficient with TP will LOVE this program. In addition I have been learning the ins and out of the Internet and researching game writing possibilities for that medium. In conjunction with that I have established the Door Authors Marketing Assoc (DAMA) FTP support site at: ftp://picard.cswnet.com/public/dama It's taken awhile to upload most of the DAMA Support BBS files into that site, but it's almost done. Lastly I am attempting to work closely with MSI (WildCat BBS) to cut through the current log jam so DAMA authors can get the required SDK we need to program native windows doors for the upcoming release of WC5. As of now they do not plan to release any SDK's until about December or so. I am trying to get them to release this SDK in an OCX component tools format which would be portable between Delphi32, Visual C++ (Vers 4.0) and Visual Basic (Vers 4.0). Too early to tell yet if my lobbying will be effective or not, but they are listening. There new 3rd party development guru is Chris Regan and he seems to want to be helpful but is not a programmer himself, which I feel is a handicap when dealing with developers as you can imagine. Bob PS: Internet email address is: bdalton@cswnet.com �