From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be3749d096f8436b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-09-26 17:21:55 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@bix.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Suitability for small Windows projects References: <8qr809$cjj@newshost.fujitsu.com.au> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:21:54 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.20.190.201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com 970014114 24.20.190.201 (Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:21:54 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:21:54 PDT Organization: @Home Network Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:810 Date: 2000-09-27T00:21:54+00:00 List-Id: I can address some of your questions: 1. Can Ada (Assume gnat) produce standalone Windows executables? There are at least 5 vendors selling Ada compilers that target Windows, including Gnat. They vary in price and features. (Duh!) Look at www.adapower.com for links. 2. Are there "good" libraries available for GUI, Winsockets and database connectivity? Win32Ada A "thin" 1-1 binding that comes with Gnat and Aonix compilers. Ada Foundation Classes binding to MFC is available at least for Aonix. Jewl (John English's Windows Library) is available on the net. A recent .zip file was 175K long. GWindows - Win32 RAD Ada 95 GUI Development Framework is available on the net. A recent zip was 360K Claw (Class Library for Ada Windows) A stripped down version is available for free on the net. A recent zip was 430K Windex, an object-oriented thick binding is available on the net. A recent zip was 620K Claw full version is available via www.rrsoftware.com A recent zip was 1.6M, with a 95 page printed manual. Several sockets bindings are available on the net. An ODBC binding is available on the net, 50K zip. A binding to GTK is also available. Many of these can be downloaded for free. They vary greatly in features. Look at www.adapower.com for links. Full Disclosure: I'm one of the developers of Claw.