PureBasic 6.40 alpha 1 is ready, surprise inside !

[User_Russian]

It might be better to do it this way.

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cap$=Space(999) : GetWindowText_(hWnd,cap$,999) : Len(cap$, #PB_String_UpdateLength) : Debug cap$

Function Len() with a flag #PB_String_UpdateLength will count the number of characters up to the zero byte.

[Rinzwind]

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Sounds great and welcome improvement. Now is a good time to combine it with """multiline
string
literals"""
f"combined with $StringInterpolation/formatting" (or at least a buildin procedure eq enhanced printf)

Because XML/HTML/JSON/POSTGET/SQLITE/ text blocks are quite common and concatenating is painful and a source of errors/bugs.

[MGD]

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 Now is a good time to combine it with """multiline
string
literals"""

+1

[netmaestro]

Fred, you're stringing us along...

[User_Russian]

For Windows is now minimum file size executable 265 KB...

[le_magn]

For Windows is now minimum file size executable 265 KB...

What is the minimum size for the 6.30?

[User_Russian]

144 КБ.

[BarryG]

For Windows is now minimum file size executable 265 KB

Based on what? Just a MessageRequester()? An empty source file?

[BarryG]

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cap$=Space(999) : GetWindowText_(hWnd,cap$,999) : cap$ = PeekS(cap$)

Dang. I've got a lot of API calls like that (and not just GetWindowText either).

[❤x1]

For Windows is now minimum file size executable 265 KB...

That's a terrible day for every people distributing their software on floppy.

[pjay]

Impessive update - Thanks Fred.

That's a terrible day for every people distributing their software on floppy.

[User_Russian]

For Windows is now minimum file size executable 265 KB

Based on what? Just a MessageRequester()? An empty source file?

MessageRequester() - 267 KB.
Empty source file - 265 KB.

[mk-soft]

PB v6.30:

Compiled Empty Executable: 144kb
Compiled Empty Executable Use shared UCRT: 23kb

[miso]

PB v6.30:

Compiled Empty Executable: 144kb
Compiled Empty Executable Use shared UCRT: 23kb

I'm glad, that shared UCRT is optional, and not a must.

[BarryG]

MessageRequester() - 267 KB.
Empty source file - 265 KB.

Let's compare that with PureBasic 5.73:

MessageRequester() - 4.50 KB.
Empty source file - 2 KB.

That's why I still use 5.73 for my private projects. The old PureBasics were so lean and clean.