Windows 95 Programming with Ada

Windows 95 Programming with Ada

[Binh Phu]

Hi, could someone guide me in the direction on how to use Ada to make
Windows Programs.  Thanx

Re: Windows 95 Programming with Ada

[Martin C. Carlisle]

In article <6tjsfr$fk0@sophri.cc.oxy.edu>,
Binh Phu <bmphu@csupomona.edu> wrote:
>Hi, could someone guide me in the direction on how to use Ada to make
>Windows Programs.  Thanx

This question could be answered at any number of levels depending on what
specifically you are looking for.  

1) You could program Windows directly using the Win32API binding (see
www.adahome.com for this).  WARNING:  this gets quite ugly.

2) You could use a thick binding (e.g. CLAW from RR Software)

3) You could use a GUI Builder for Windows (e.g. see www.aonix.com)

4) You could use a binding to a platform independent library (e.g. TASH
tash.calspan.com)

5) You could use a GUI design tool for such a binding (e.g.
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/languages/ada/usafa/rapid
WARNING: blatant self-promotion).

Hope this at least gives you some places to start looking.

--Martin


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Re: Windows 95 Programming with Ada

[Tom Moran]

If you know Ada and aren't a Windows-C expert, I modestly suggest our
TriAda paper "CLAW, a High Level, Portable, Ada 95 Binding for
Microsoft Windows", available through www.rrsoftware.com
  It has a discussion of mapping of Windows constructs to Ada 95
constructs, and the solutions we chose for CLAW.  You can download
from the same site a demo version of CLAW for Gnat, Janus, or
ObjectAda (that demo, as well as the compiler versions it was tested
with, should be updated soon).
 If you already know Windows programming in C and wish to continue
coding in that style, but in Ada syntax, then one of the 'thin'
bindings would be more appropriate.  

available programmers?

[William R. Frenchu]

I'm trying to find an Ada professional who might be interested
in a 6-12 month contract to update some software. Location
would be eastern central PA or western central NJ. Ideally,
the programmer would be familiar with VAX or Alpha platforms.
Please contact me by email, as I don't typically watch this
group.

Thanks,
Bill Frenchu
wrf@njcc.com