Clipper 5 For Windows 7
I am a novice programmer running and maintaining a few clipper programs at my business and at home. I use Clipper 5.2 and run the programs on XP Home SP3. I assume I will have to get WIN 7 when one of my three machines needs replacing.
I have been reading about clipper programs and 16, 32 and 64 bit operating systems on this site and am concerned about continuing to be able to use my clipper programs for some years to come. Is the standard version of WIN 7 32 bit? (With 64 bit being an “upgrade” option) 2. Do I understand correctly that my current programs WILL run under the 32 bit WIN 7 but not 64 bit? If question #1 is true, then I need to be careful to get the standard WIN 7) 3. I’ve seen references to Harbour and XHarbour and looked at their websites. But if Question #2 is true then I don’t need to transfer to a different compiler, unless the programs were too sluggish.
But IF I need to change compilers would Harbour be better than XHarbour for a real novice like me? I know this forum doesn’t get much use now. Microsoft dynamics rms serial key. Is there any better site for people like me still using Clipper? Thanks for the help RE: Clipper EXE's in 16, 32, 64 bit (MIS) 17 Sep 12 09:51. Hi Hardyone I also maintain a bunch of legacy clipper apps (Summer '87, 5.x) and have migrated them to newer hardware successfully. Here are my personal opinions on your questions (others may disagree): 1. Neither 32 or 64 bit Win 7 is 'standard', but 64 is more commonly used.
The big advantage is more memory addressability. The downside may be a lack of 64-bit drivers for older hardware (such as printers). Yes, 16 bit apps (Clipper 5.x for example) will run under Win7-32 very much like under XP. However, if you get Win 7 64 Professional, you can install XP-mode (free download), which is a fully licensed XP pro which runs under Win 7 in a virtual machine. That is the configuration I use on my support machines, because then I can run both 16 and 32 bit programs concurrently.
Clipper is tool to extend and expand the Windows clipboard. Clipper provides a seemless, intuitive interface that keeps track of past text clipboard entries in a searchable history queue of up to. Clipper, from Nantucket Corp and later Computer Associates, started out as a native code compiler for dBase III databases, and later evolved in to a full fledge database language and application development environment.
So your existing programs still run under XP, but can run in windows on the Win 7 desktop, which is quite seamless. I use xHarbour for new programs or revisions to existing ones, because it gives 32 bit executables compatible with any Windows version, runs MUCH faster, and doesn't hog the CPU on input loops.
It can be configured to compile old clipper programs with very few modifications. On the downside it can be difficult to get into and doesn't have a lot of tutorial material available, especially for the Windows environment (it is mostly Linux based). Clipper is a dying environment; mostly used now to maintain legacy systems. New development has moved elsewhere. Google Groups comp.lang.clipper is another good forum, but it also is fading quickly.
Even Harbour and xHarbour development is languishing, it seems. Jock RE: Clipper EXE's in 16, 32, 64 bit (Programmer).
I would agree with Jock. I have a few bits of old Clipper still running, some decades old, my biggest app was ported to xBase++ - which has given it (now) nearly a decade of extra life.