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If I remember correctly, some people experienced problems using the spreadsheets in later versions of Excel when the Row Heights are changed via code. Something to keep an eye out for if any of you guys use this code.

You guys are fast responding - you beat me to the answer.

The answers in this thread are correct. You are allowed to include Cheetah with your applications. The only restriction is that you can not sell Cheetah itself. For example, say Mr. Smith decides to take Cheetah and market it as a database ...

Hi Everyone,

I hope that PureBasic users find the Cheetah Database System useful. As time goes on the database will be re-written to make it even faster. Most of the dbase routines have already been re-written and are many times faster. Likewise, the indexing system is substantially faster ...

With PowerBasic you have to program plain WinAPI (like C), it doesnt have built-in controls and all this.
..... In PowerBasic you have only plain WinAPI like in C...


That's not true. PowerBasic has a feature rich command set called DDT that creates dialogs and controls using very easy functions ...

Powerbasic Cons:
Almost no "extras". If you want to use it you have to know the Win32 API pretty well.
Elitist community. Ask a stupid question and you'll get yer ass handed to you on a silver platter.
Price is somewhat prohibitive for the hobbyist and you have to pay for the few "extras" that ...

dontmailme wrote:I downloaded both PureBasic and Powerbasic and decided on this one because of the command set over PowerBasic.

PowerBasic does not have a downloadable demo version. How could you have downloaded it???


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