morin@ecs.umass.edu (06/19/91)
Quick Question: What is ObjectVision? I have seen the ads for it, but am not sure what it does. Is it also included in Turbo Pascal for Windows? Also, is there a good book which teaches one how to program Windows with Turbo Pascal? Thanks in advance, Steve
pshuang@athena.mit.edu (Ping-Shun Huang) (06/22/91)
In article <13992.285f61bc@ecs.umass.edu> morin@ecs.umass.edu writes: > What is ObjectVision? ObjectVision == standalone forms-based programming package for Windows, (based on a spreadsheet formula paradigm) TurboVision == text-mode object-oriented application framework for TP 6.0 (provides menus and windows for DOS-based applications) ObjectWindows == Windows 3.0 application framework for TP for Windows (easier access and use of Windows interface without using SDK) Savvy? I do wish Borland had used less-easily confused names. > Is it also included in Turbo Pascal for Windows? TurboVision is included with 6.0, Objectwindows is included with TP4W. > Also, is there a good book which teaches one how to program Windows with > Turbo Pascal? Well, the manuals which come with Borland compilers generally include a fairly good tutorial... -- Above text where applicable is (c) Copyleft 1991, all rights deserved by: UNIX:/etc/ping instantiated (Ping Huang) [INTERNET: pshuang@athena.mit.edu]
bns@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Chris Dollmont) (06/24/91)
pshuang@athena.mit.edu (Ping-Shun Huang) writes: > > > Also, is there a good book which teaches one how to program Windows with > > Turbo Pascal? > > Well, the manuals which come with Borland compilers generally include a > fairly good tutorial... > And the key word here is _generally_. If you had to rely only on the TPW documentation to write programs with TPW, you would go quite mad in a short period of time. Much is missing from the documentation (for example, there is no _good_ discussion on installing hooks), and you will need a supplement. One good supplement is Charles Petzold's Programming Windows version 3 (ISBN 1-55615-264-7). Naturally, all the sample code is in C, but the principles are the same and the book is extremely helpful. Microsoft also makes a subset of the SDK documentation available, but I cannot remember the name of the book. It is published by Microsoft Press, though, so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding it. After two months of intense Windows programming, I find that I almost never access the Borland documentation. Most of it available on-line, and the stuff that's not on-line is next to useless, anyway. Petzold's book has become invaluable, however. Chris | Chris Dollmont | USENET: bns@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca | Blue North Software | Mail: 16936D 85th Ave. | | Edmonton, AB T5R 4A3 | These opinions remain valid only as long as they are visible...