Console and GUI application

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Dear friends, I'm wondering if there is a way to build an application that uses some text console forms and some gui forms.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance.

EMG

[George]

Hi Enrico
Have you tried Alaska xBase software?
http://www.alaska-software.com/products/xpp/xpp.shtm

Regards

George

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Sorry, I need to do it using FWH and xHarbour. Thank you anyway.

EMG

[Antonio Linares]

Enrico,

The console is very much restricted, so the easiest way is to simulate a console so you have full GUI capabilities also.

Please review FWH\samples\ter_emu.prg

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

I have a console application and would like to port to GUI one form at a time. But I suppose it's not possible...

EMG

[Antonio Linares]

Enrico,

Do you mean without modifying it ?

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

No, I'd like to modify one form at a time. As an example: I take a PRG and start to convert it to FWH but the rest of the application must continue to work in console mode. Is it possible?

EMG

[Antonio Linares]

Enrico,

Yes, it is possible, but you have to use a different GT library. The one that Pritpal developed: GTWVW

I have not tested it myself, but based on Pritpal's comments, it should be the one to use.

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

I'm not sure that gtwww can help me. This is an example I'd like to get:

MODULE1.PRG

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@ 1, 1 SAY "Name:" GET cName

READ

MODULE2.PRG

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#include "Fivewin.ch"

DEFINE DIALOG oDlg

REDEFINE GET cName ID 101

ACTIVATE DIALOG oDlg

Module1.prg and module2.prg are two modules of a single EXE. Can I do it using gtwww?

EMG

[Pritpal Bedi]

Yes, it is possible, but you have to use a different GT library. The one that Pritpal developed: GTWVW

I have not tested it myself, but based on Pritpal's comments, it should be the one to use.

It is not GTWVW.
It is GTWVG.

If FWH is used with Harbour, then YES, you can use both protocols at once.

But Enrico wants it with xHarbour and I do not know the current state
if GTWVG is usable with xHarbour at all or not. Plus it is possible only
in MT mode which is well tuned in Harbour.

So let me know if Harbour is an option then I ca provide details how to ?

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

So let me know if Harbour is an option then I ca provide details how to ?

Sorry, no, it's not an option.

EMG

[sygecom]

It is possible but with xHarbour, see the link below you can find some examples.
Just be careful to get the code at the GUI. PRG separate console.
And you have to use the GTWVW or just want a little more appeal WVWTOOLS can use as a bridge between the console and Gui
http://www.4shared.com/dir/9103314/4c5c ... aring.html

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

Thank you. I gave up for the moment.

EMG

[TimStone]

OK ... how about two applications. You have your GUI, but let it call your developing Windows program which contains your transformed functions. Each menu option to call a .prg would pass a parameter, and in your windows "Main.prg" you call the program based on the passed parameter. I would suggest parameters be "F###" which allows you to designate 999 functions. It might not be the speediest solution but it sure would do the job.

[James Bott]

I have done this in the past by allowing the users to continue using the old DOS version and also the new Windows version. The Windows version was incomplete but users could open both programs and switch back and forth using the taskbar. I had no complaints because they all were glad to get the use of the new program even if it was incomplete.

Regards,
James