Re: using LC as an emulator

In fact, the only binary files that ARE a problem are the forms and the dialogs. I would assume that both are relatively straightforward, but I haven't tried picking one apart to figure it out. On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Mike Kerner wrote: > I have all the

Re: using LC as an emulator

I have all the source, so that isn't the problem. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Rick Harrison via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I used to work on HP-3000s in HP BASIC, COBOL, and FORTRAN. > What a pain in the you know what! > > Rick > > > > On Nov 7, 2017, at 2:48 PM,

Re: using LC as an emulator

I used to work on HP-3000s in HP BASIC, COBOL, and FORTRAN. What a pain in the you know what! Rick > On Nov 7, 2017, at 2:48 PM, Jerry Jensen via use-livecode > wrote: > > I too have spent way too much of my life in HP BASIC. IIRC, it is tokenized > before

Re: using LC as an emulator

I too have spent way too much of my life in HP BASIC. IIRC, it is tokenized before storing (around here called byte codes). One approach might be to figure a way to get at the HPB tokens and emulate each of them in LC. Also IIRC HPB uses a pretty simple symbol table for variables and such. Do

Re: using LC as an emulator

Hi Mike, It sounds like a lot of work however you do it. Is creating an emulator really going to be easier than doing a whole system migration to LiveCode or some other language? Good luck with whatever you do! Rick > On Nov 7, 2017, at 1:57 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode >

Re: using LC as an emulator

I'll email you offline. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 2017-11-07 17:42, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > >> No, the ERP is written in HP BASIC, so I would want to emulate the >> language, given the breadth and

Re: using LC as an emulator

On 2017-11-07 17:42, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: No, the ERP is written in HP BASIC, so I would want to emulate the language, given the breadth and number of programs. I was thinking about writing wrappers for the various commands and functions of the language, but it won't be easy,

Re: using LC as an emulator

No, the ERP is written in HP BASIC, so I would want to emulate the language, given the breadth and number of programs. I was thinking about writing wrappers for the various commands and functions of the language, but it won't be easy, no matter what I do. There are also binary resources that I

Re: using LC as an emulator

On 2017-11-07 04:00, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: It's a LOT of code, all of which was originally written 30+ years ago, but we've been maintaining it ever since. Many of the other systems that we have written interface with this core, and extend it, since there are much better tools

Re: using LC as an emulator

I know what it does. I own it. I've been working on it and in it since I was in grade school. I just don't like it. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 11/06/2017 07:00 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > >> It's a

Re: using LC as an emulator

On 11/06/2017 07:00 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: It's a LOT of code, all of which was originally written 30+ years ago, but we've been maintaining it ever since. Many of the other systems that we have written interface with this core, and extend it, since there are much better tools

Re: using LC as an emulator

I attempted this once for a dBase accounting application. What I ran into is certain things like & which can be used to concatenate, but can also be used to denote a macro substitution variable. Periods would be used to dereference chained macro variables. To reproduce this in Livecode would

Re: using LC as an emulator

It's a LOT of code, all of which was originally written 30+ years ago, but we've been maintaining it ever since. Many of the other systems that we have written interface with this core, and extend it, since there are much better tools available to us, now (like LC). It's written in HP BASIC for

Re: using LC as an emulator

Someone wrote an emulator using Xojo. https://alwaysbusycorner.com/2015/02/20/xojo-chip-8-emulator/ Perhaps an emulator would also be possible in LiveCode. Kind regards, Mark Schonewille http://economy-x-talk.com https://www.facebook.com/marksch Buy the most extensive book on the LiveCode

Re: using LC as an emulator

On 11/6/2017 2:22 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > Anyone write an emulator in LC? I've got an old ERP system that we own all > the source to. I'd like to. The environment is interpreted, so if I could > make an emulator/wrapper, I could in theory move the whole thing into LC > and

using LC as an emulator

Anyone write an emulator in LC? I've got an old ERP system that we own all the source to. I'd like to. The environment is interpreted, so if I could make an emulator/wrapper, I could in theory move the whole thing into LC and dump the old environments. -- On the first day, God created the