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Hi, I have just got a new job programming for a small company and they use PB 4.51.

The previous coder was quite adept with PB whereas I am adept at VB so need to learn.

I can here and also the main PB site to see if I could get a copy of the 4.51 documentation but I can not find any. I found 4.60 as a pdf on the main PB support page but no link to the previous version.

Can someone point me to the location of the 4.51 pdf please.

I don't think there is one. But the chm file (it's the one that appears on F1) contains the same info I think.

You can also go to www.PureArea.net, where the PB4.50+ documentation is online at the moment...

I don't even know that there is a PDF for PureBasic ... and can't find it
But i don't need it ^_^ ... if your company is using PureBasic they
probably have the documentation chipped with the Version itself.
If you need to get it on your own, you can only get the latest
Demo-Version with the latest documentation file (CHM). There isn't
that much new in PB4.60 except for 3D ... but if it is really needed,
you could buy PB and then you have access to previous versions.
All this version have the documentation file (CHM) included.

MFG PMV

Search for the "PureBasic Beginners Guide," it's a free pdf book. It is a pretty good book, and a nice place to get started for converters.

If you purchase PureBasic, you have access to the latest version PB4.6, and also to the 'PB Museum' that has many of the earlier versions available to download. If this is going to be putting your dinner on the table, I'd say buy PB.

Also check out Rosetta Code. It is an excellent place to compare code samples that are in different languages that accomplish a similar task (i.e. VB and PureBasic). Purebasic has over 430 short code samples there.

Thank you for the replies.

I just presumed there was a previous pdf as there was one for the current version. I asked as it is easier to read a printed out pdf whilst sitting in a comfy chair and a glass of wine that reading a chm in front of a monitor.

Thank you.

SniffTheGlove wrote:I have just got a new job programming for a small company and they use PB 4.51.

I didn't realise PureBasic had a license for corporate use. Sounds sus to me.

As long as every coder got a license there is nothing wrong with using it within a company...

The way I read the license, a business owner couldn't buy a PB license in his own name and let an employee, even just one, use it. The license holder isn't allowed to share the product with anyone else. So imho if an employer wants Joe and Mary to collaborate on a project in Purebasic, he would have to buy a copy for Joe in Joe's name and the same for Mary. If Joe quits, the license goes with him as the license is to the person, not to the seat. The owner would then have to buy another copy for Joe's replacement. That's how I see it anyway based on the wording.

Actually, I just checked it but there are different licenses around.


The one in the installer clearly says:

This package is a single computer license only.

Which means that it can be used by any person, also different persons, as long as it's only installed once.
That is usually the case with commercial software.

But the one in the help says:

PureBasic has an user-based license. This means you can install it on every computer you need but you can't share it between two or more people.

Which is the exact opposit.
The team should really state such things clearly as the FAQ on their page again says something slightly different.


Can a moderator split up this license talk into another topic?

Shield wrote:Which means that it can be used by any person, also different persons, as long as it's only installed once.

It means that to you. No such further explanations can be found from Fantaisie Software.

PB doc terms & conditions wrote:PureBasic has an user-based license. This means you can install it on every computer you need but you can't share it between two or more people.

This is Purebasic's license agreement as it is and always was. If the wording in the installer is ambiguous, I'm sure Fred will revisit it.

[color=#FF0000]Fred[/color] wrote:http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 38#p100238

I know it's an old post, but I agree the license should be more clear.

netmaestro wrote:It means that to you. No such further explanations can be found from Fantaisie Software

And exactly that is the problem.