Which way is better in C ?

[Ben Duncan]

Which is what S-Lang was written to do - drive data collections and
process control machines for NASA.

Yes, SLAG, my add'on to S-Lang, is basically a usefully ready made tool
kit to add features to make S-lang have more "4GL" like functions.
Things like input functions that, with a pass of a parameter, automagically
handle telephone numbers, numeric fields, alpha fields, scrollable fields and the
like, A WAY to do sub windowing and then let the system handle worry about
row/column.

So far, the add-ons have taken on a resemblance of FoxPro/Delphi/VB ..etc.etc..

The ultimate goal is to have a FINAL system that is NOT event driven, but stack
based (one MUST complete A before going on to B), is mousable ( when the system
ASKS which item # to change, if you click on item 5, you can change item 5, OR
you can enter the number 5 to change item 5), has a nice modern TUI interface
that can appease MOST Cx0's who are Windoze Drone heads, yet offer the the
head's down - get - the - work - done - fingers - do - not -leave - keyboard
for the poor masses who have to do the daily drudge work.

The NICE thing about S-lang, is it's VERY POWERFUL scripting language, that is
very C like. Basically, anything one can do in C, you can do in S-lang, without
the overhead worry of memory allocation and garbage collecting. Not to mention it has
a very nice "terminal" interface library and a VERY POWERFUL scripting language (have I
mentioned it has a VERY POWERFUL scripting Language?).

GO check it out : http://www.s-lang.org

Oh, and did I mention, it has a VERY POWERFUL scripting language? ;->

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 20:10, Bill Campbell wrote:

> 
> I fully agree. A GUI need not be all mice and menus. It depends on how
> you make the application. In our case, the system is a data collection
> control and monitoring system. It's main job is to control subsystems
> and collect data and and display the status of all. The user presses the
> occasional function key. The app has GUI written all over it.
> 
> BTW, camco!bill ?? Still in use?
> 
> 
>>Bill
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