Subj : Re: Is this impossible?
To   : Nick Andre
From : Scott Adams
Date : Thu Nov 10 2005 07:41 pm

 -=> Quoting Nick Andre to All <=-


 NA> I want to know if its possible to add Internet WINSOCK connectivity to
 NA> a  program written in Turbo Pascal 5.

 NA> I saw an assembly language routine for QuickBasic that can access
 NA> WINSOCK so  I'm assuming it shouldn't be too hard to do it in Pascal...
 NA> uhh, right? 
 NA> I'm trying to add BINKP connectivity to D'Bridge.

    In 5 not BP7?  Eeek...wowsers...

    I believe it would be excruiatingly hard.  com routines are the
    one thing that is good for ASM still (graphics in some areas
    as being the second).  Now in something like Delphi you could
    probably rig something up in a weekend :)
    Course your limited to the Dos platform in v5.  The good old
    ASYNC libraries are some of the best for com stuff I'm sure they
    have full details.  The last one i used was ASYNC3 I think.  I'm
    sure a web search could locate stuff for it.


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