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hi everyone
I want to ask some questions before I have to get converted to Purebasic.
Well I want to ask if Purebasic has everything that vb6 have:
- Common Controls v5/6
- Popupmenu that supports Icons and 32bit icons.
- Winsock Component that does not cause errors or need any extra files!
- can Create services
- can Create Drivers
- Can create dll's
- Can create Ocx files

thank you

Hello,

Akama wrote: - Common Controls v5/6

In PureBasic the Controls are called Gadgets, for a list take a look at: http://www.purearea.net/pb/english/manu ... index.html

Akama wrote: - Popupmenu that supports Icons and 32bit icons.

PureBasic supports Poupmenus with Images http://www.purearea.net/pb/english/manual/menu/

Akama wrote: - Winsock Component that does not cause errors or need any extra files!

Network Commands are built in: http://www.purearea.net/pb/english/manual/network/

Akama wrote: - can Create services

You need some API commands or Libraries for this, but you can do what ever the API of Windows allows you.

Akama wrote: - can Create Drivers

VB6 and PureBasic can not create Drivers, you need a special Compiler for this.

Akama wrote: - Can create dll's

PureBasic can create normal DLLs with Stdcall and Cdecl calling Convention or with a bit more work active dlls like in VB6.

Akama wrote: - Can create Ocx files

PureBasic does not have built in support for OCX files, but they are just some special type of dll, so you can create them with a bit of work.

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Akama wrote: - can Create services

Here is a tutorial (in french)

http://f-lefevre.developpez.com/tutorie ... e-windows/

And...for services creation,removal, start, and stop, ... there is code already which I use a lot for services here in Windows 7 > http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 852#272852

> I want to ask if Purebasic has everything that vb6 have

In short: yes, and more. This coming from a former VB user.

Once you try PureBasic, you'll ditch VB forever, too. Quite a few
people here have had that experience. It's just so much better.