(meteorobs) successfully Compiled the existing "METEOR" Code

[bob]

Porting the code to Java solves many problems; you write it once and it will work for all Windose operating systems as well as Linux and Mac OS. Seems like a no-brainer!




--- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com, Chris Peterson <clp at ...> wrote:
>
> FWIW, programs developed in Visual Studio will run fine under XP. As 
> long as you set up your compiler options to use a version of .NET that 
> is available for XP the same EXE will run on both XP and later versions 
> of Windows. Certainly, you can use VB6, but since it doesn't run on Win7 
> anything you create will become increasingly difficult to maintain in 
> the future. I'd consider biting the bullet and migrating the software 
> development to Visual Studio if you foresee using this tool for some 
> time yet.
> 
> I have one or two programs that I'm still maintaining in VB6, but most I 
> have moved to Visual Studio 2010, and all still run under XP.
> 
> Chris
> 
> *******************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
> 
> On 10/17/2012 1:27 AM, Jay Salsburg wrote:
> > I successfully Compiled the existing "METEOR" Code into a Windows Console
> > EXE using FreeBasic. http://www.amsmeteors.org/mallama/mallama11.html
> >
> > Because my computer does not have the legacy A to D card the program
> > expects, it does not work correctly but it runs, processing False Triggers.
> >
> > In addition to this, I created an executable "Audio Recorder" in VB6 that
> > runs on XP and Win7. Hopefully, I can migrate the "METEOR" Code into the
> > Audio Recorder to create a new hybrid App that will run on Newer Hardware.
> >
> > In my last correspondence, I made a mistake. In haste I contributed the
> > METEOR program to Christian Steyaert. I was mistaken.
> >
> > The Code is from Anthony Mallama dated 1996 and 1997.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Salsburg [mailto:jsalsburg at ...]
> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:02 AM
> > To: 'Meteor science and meteor observing'
> > Subject: adapt the Legacy Code named "METEOR by RADIO"
> >
> > I have been experimenting with creating a "Sound Recorder" App that will
> > work with XP to Win7 machines. The problem I faced was that there is no
> > fresh code that will work on both Windows OS and compile on the same
> > Compiler. I solved the problem by abandoning the New Visual Studio Compiler
> > and reverting to Visual Basic 6 which is near 10 years old. The Test
> > successfully Compiles a Sound Recording/Play-Wav/MP3 App that works on both
> > XP and Win7. Next is to start integrating the Contributed Code if possible,
> > all the while, testing its function and utility on young Hardware.
> >
> > The reason to do this is to adapt the Legacy Code named "METEOR by RADIO"
> > published by Christian Steyaert at
> > http://www.amsmeteors.org/ams-programs/radio-observing/
> >
> > Jay Salsburg
> >
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