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Conference abbott::visual_basic

Title:Microsoft Visual Basic
Moderator:TAMARA::DFEDOR::fedor
Created:Thu May 02 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2565
Total number of notes:10453

2559.0. "VB 5.0 Alpha on march cd" by CSC32::P_BRADY () Fri May 16 1997 17:48

    Hello all,
    
    Does anyone know if native Alpha code support is on the VB 5.0 that
    came on the March cd?  If so how do you get it to comiple Alpha Code.
    
    
    Thanks In advance.
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2559.1EVTSG8::TOWERSTue May 20 1997 07:2722
    Your best bet is to look in the DECWET::VB-FOR-ALPHA conference (I
    think it is).
    
    The short answer is that you don't understand the concept and it
    depends what you mean by the March CD.
    
    From your question you sound as if you want a cross-compiler. Well,
    ther ain't no such thing for VB5. There's just a VB5 kit which runs on
    Intel (and generates Intel executables etc.) and a kit which runs on
    Alpha and generates Alpha executables. 
    
    If you went out and bought VB5 then you should have a coupon which 
    you send off and get a CD with an Alpha kit for VB5. If you have 
    the March MSDN with VB5 on it (presumably the Universal subscription) 
    then you're SOL. There is no coupon. However, following the pointers 
    in VB-FOR-ALPHA conference you can download it and install if you 
    have about 1/2 a gigabyte of free of free disk space.
    
    Cheers,
    Brian