Hello from Michael Olsen - United States, Brigham City, Utah

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Hello from Michael Olsen - United States, Brigham City, Utah

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My Introduction:
I am a developer that began using dbase in about 1983 and Clipper since about 1984 or 85. My clipper work has been exclusive to Clipper Summer 1987 since that time, although I am just this week testing a recompile using Clipper 5.01

While Clipper 5.01 appears may solve some of the memory problems, it does not get me where I need to be on the Windows 64bit OS. Ask and you shall receive: I found HMG and HMGforum a very welcome and timely answer.

Goals and Expectations from HMG
I am hoping HMG 32bit and eventually HMG 64bit will allow my legacy Summer 87 system an extended and prosperous longer life with current and future OS’s. I hope to prove HMG capable and will be glad to collaborate with all that are interested.

Profession
Today I mostly use clipper just to support a system I first developed in 1985. When I say support, I have actually added clipper code enhancements almost every year in the last 28 years.

Today most of my professional work is done using Progress ABL primarily in supporting the QAD ERP system although I dabble in Office VBA for Excel and Access.

What I’ve done in HMG so far.
This week, I found your site and down-loaded a copy of hmg.3.3.0.
I successfully 32bit compiled, linked and ran my 26000 line console based multi-user Wholesale Sales and Inventory Management system through many of it’s features. The Exe is over 2.6Mb. Is that common? Any concerns? I don’t suppose overlays are needed anymore since 4GB ram system have become common.

First Question appears resolved
S. Rathinagiri pointed me in the direction needed to invoke the debugger window. I already have some ideas. I'll be sharing once I get the debugger working.
I only need to add the following into my main.prg:

AltD( 1 ) // Enables the debugger. Press F5 to go

Just got activated and have already been helped. Thanks Mr. Rathinagiri !!!
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Hearty welcome to HMG Forum from India. I am overwhelmed by your experience.

Just 2.6 MB? You needn't worry at all! MS Excel is more than 20 MB. If you consider the DLLs loaded by Excel, it will definitely cross 100 MB.

I believe that our relationship will bring mutual benefits.

Welcome again.
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South or North HMG is worth.
...the possibilities are endless.
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Welcome from Poland!

2.6 MB? :-D really small application :lol:
My project takes about 10MB (But, it's not console version...) and works quite good from pendrive.


Regards, Marek
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Welcome from Belgium !

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Hi Michael,

Hearty Welcome from India.

I just checked up Openedge ABL and the syntax, surprisingly is similar to HMG :D

Warm regards,

Jayadev
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Soyez le Bienvenu au Forum des HMGSISTES :D
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Have you be welcomed Michael to our community.
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Bienvenido MOlsen:

un saludo desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.

mis sistemas son generalemente de 3.6Mb con Harbour / HMG nada que ver con los minos 20MB en Visual FoxPro.

sientase como en nuestra comunidad HMG; ahora su comunidad.

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Welcome MOlsen:

greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

my systems are generalemente of 3.6Mb with Harbour / HMG nothing to do with the 20MB minos in Visual FoxPro.

in our community, feel like HMG; Now your community.
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Welcome Olsen:

Welcome to our HMG fellowship.-
HMG is not much different than Clipper, but surelly hundreds of time easiest and powerfull.-
Practically you can do anything you thind.- HMG have's all.-
You must only invest time.-
In this forum you'll fine good people from south to north, east to west, and everybody is please to exchange our experience and knowledge.-
With regards. Eduardo from Argentina.
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Hola molsen47,

Yo he visto unos programas en Clipper y son muy semejantes a HMG, yo diría que era el paso necesario paro los Clipperianos en esos años!, En la versión 5.2 ya se hablaba de Clases de Boton, CheckBox, RadioBoton, etc. y aplicaciones con el ratón. En verdad me sorprende esos intentos de hacerlo "Gráfico". Ahora el salto enorme que da Roberto López con HMG! (bueno ya tiene varios años), en verdad una maravilla!!!

Bienvenido! Saludos desde México.

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Hello molsen47,

I've seen a Clipper programs and are very similar to HMG, I would say it was the necessary step Clipperianos unemployment in those years!, In version 5.2 there was talk of classes Button, CheckBox, radio button, etc.. and applications with the mouse. I really do wonder these attempts to "Graphic". Now the huge leap that gives Roberto Lopez HMG! (good and has several years), really wonderful!

Welcome! Greetings from Mexico.
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