> From: William Couture <bcouture@gmail.com>
> Subject: [OT] Where to start with simple Windows programming?
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> Sorry if this is too off-topic, but this is a problem I can't ignore
> anymore.
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> I've been using the same C compiler since the mid-1980's to write whateve=
r
> little utilities I need.  Needless to say, it produces 16-bit DOS code.
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> Well, Windows XP support is coming to an end, and the "current" Windows 7=
 /
> Windows 8.x don't support old 16-bit DOS applications.
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> So, what can I use as an easy-to-learn replacement?
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> I usually write something that does serial I/O (write to serial port, get
> reply,
> format to screen, repeat as necessary), file format filtering (read line =
of
> file,
> parse/format as necessary, write to STDOUT and redirect to file on the
> command line), and"glue" for stringing together multiple executables in
> batch files (get user options, call executable, display return code in
> human readable format, repeat as necessary).
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> C-like syntax definitely preferred.
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> And I'm sure the option of a virtual machine under Win7/Win8.x will come
> up, which would be perfectly fine, but I haven't heard of one what will
> interact with the actual "live" Windows file system.  If you know of one,
> please let me know.
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> Thanks!
>    Bill

If you download Windows Studio 2008 then you can use the Visual C++ example=
 code that Microchip have published. Unfortunately none of their examples s=
eem to build in later versions
James
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