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Thank you for your responses.
Will search and work with your suggestions!

Tim

Hello all,

My first time using ODBC, connection strings etc. I was able to get connected and work with a PostgreSQL database just fine, but cannot seem to get even a connection to a Firebird database. The ODBC drivers are installed, the Firebird tools connect etc, but after spending several hours ...

Thank you!
Tim

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me how to create the connection string to Firebird?

Also, I saw a wrapper listed in the forum previously, but the thread ends without a real resolution as to if it has been tested and works. Does anyone know of a wrapper or other tools for PB/Firebird?

Thank you

Tim

Hello all,
Is this wrapper tested and working?

Thank you
Tim

Hello all,

I am still very very green in the world of PB. My app uses lots of files, many of which are database files that hold their structures. Within these are Global Dim vars. Is there a way, like VB6 where you can put your cursor on top of a var, and then get taken to that var?

Thank you
Tim

I took a week/10 days off from this project but will be back on it shortly.

I have been using/trying both. The jaPBe is better in some respects, worse in others.

I had not been pushing F5 or F6 but clicking on the menu. I would expect the same to happen using either command but will try them to ...

So as I found, the file that it/they are in, must be *included* prior to others. Not just declared before use. I guess What I was thinking was that the include list was run, then having that the compiler went on its way, so the order of the include list did not matter - apparantly I was wrong ...

OK, found a fix but still do not understand why. So long as the file that has the structure is include *before* the one that may use it, there is no problem.

Is there any way around this?
Tim

Hello all!

I have many many files in my project. The other day, I was very very happy to get them all ported to PB so that it would at least compile (may not work but that is for another day). Now that I have the basis done, I started porting another file. This time, it uses structures that are ...

Trond,

My files are all under one folder, but are broken into a sub folder as well. I agree that my original statement about the std PB IDE was incorrect. It does compile regardless of which file has the focus. The jaPBe IDE does not however. For some reason, I like the jaPBe IDE better EXCEPT for ...

I don't recall the purpose But I do know that the numbers are always positive.

Will look for and try the bit shifting built in.

TY
Tim

Hello all,

Working through the green and onto the Errors. Can anyone suggest some best practices and error handling example code for use in PB? My target OS will be Windoz and Linux. I don't think it will make a difference, but wanted to include that info anyway.

Thank you all again!
Tim

These are the functions I am trying to port from VB6


Procedure.i LShiftLong(Value.i, Shift.w); As Long
Define ReturnValue.i
;Define Si.w
MakeOnBits()
If (Value & (2 | (31 - Shift))) :Goto OverFlow :EndIf
ReturnValue = ((Value & OnBits(31 - Shift)) * (2 | Shift))
ProcedureReturn ReturnValue ...

But I need to do some math with it.

I guess PB is not real strong on bit/byte manipulation? I need to work with these from time to time when dealing with external uC based units. Again, am real green on PB so probably just me....

Any ideas?
Thank you!
Tim