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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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forgive me if this has or any other question has been posted twice by me I don't keep track of where I post anything. At-least we all know it's better to ask twice then never (erm not like ask a million times and flood the forums)

1) I have Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition can I use that or would you have to add support for it first?

2) Why can't I create applications? Is it just designed for games or is it something in the liscense?

3) If I got the freeware liscense or the shareware liscense is it possible to upgrade?

Thanks lots in advance

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IanG
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Posted: 10th Dec 2004 00:32
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if you look on the buy page there is an upgrade price for changing licenses

why can't you create apps? good question, ask rik, mike, lee or rich

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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Posted: 10th Dec 2004 07:30
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ok well then I need one of them here.

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Quote: "2) Why can't I create applications? Is it just designed for games or is it something in the liscense?"


I personally don't agree with it, but it's intended to stop people creating the next DBPro in.. erm... DBPro

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Borland has the same clause in their EULA, the only thing Delphi cant do is create a better Delphi, which is funny since Delphi is written in ... erm Delphi hehe

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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ok that explains that but could I at least maybe make a paint program or continue my text editor with darkgamesdk if I had the commercial liscense?

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Steve O
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absolutely not, according to the EULA.


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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 10:11
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well then I am not getting Dark Game SDK but it only is a loss of like $180 no big deal for TGC.

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Mnemonix
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isnt DGSDK inappropriate for a text editor anyhow?

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 10:24
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doesn't seem like it

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Morcilla
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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 23:09 Edited at: 13th Dec 2004 23:15
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Yes you can do a text editor or a paint program if you like.
Rich confirmed that in the License topic, posted here at the SDK forum.

Uh
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=43459&b=22

Quoted from Rich:

Quote: "Quote: "There are many kind of things we can do with the Dark Game SDK, and that aren't games, like media players, demos or even text editors! We still can do that, although they are not games."

Correct."
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hmm...ok...though according to the EULA you can't!


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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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well cool then I will be planning on getting the shareware version soon (at least when christmas comes hopefully) I just need about couple more bucks and I will get it

cya ppl and thanks

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Why would you want to write a text editor that requires DX9 to run?
That would limit your market a bit if you planned to sell it don't you think.
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Text editor is a generic term, maybe he's thinking of like a console with backdrop textures like in Quake for example, in which case the SDK is more than capable.

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 05:30
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actually what Iu have now doesn't require DX9 though but the later versioins I have planned fr release might yeah require DX9

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Spell. Checker.

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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actually what I have now doesn't require DirectX 9 though but the later versioins I have planned for release might yeah require DirectX 9

Quote: "Spell. Checker."

ok I spelled checked you happy

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Benjamin
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Yeah, exstatic.

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enablerbr
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i just found out today that the expres beta version has files missing that the other versions in beta don't. example afxres.h from win32 resourcses. i hope this won't be the case for final or i'll be looking at VS 2005 standard at retail. so for now i'll go grab vc++ 2003 standard after xmas and settle for a non-optimized compiler.
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afxres.h? This is part of the Microsoft Foundation Classses that come with the Development tools anyway, at least with Visual Studio v6. I assume .NET tools are different.

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APEXnow well i got round that by instaling the windows server 2003 SDK.
i added "Microsoft SDK\include\Win64\mfc" to the includes list. yet i still feal that the express edition is a waste of time (in final version terms). so it will have to be VS 2005 standard or above in retail.
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well for now I will just sit here and wait for a real answer to the res of the questions or won't respond at all then.

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Quote: "1) I have Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition can I use that or would you have to add support for it first?
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As the release version wont be out until next year, I dont see Mike adding support until then.

Quote: "2) Why can't I create applications? Is it just designed for games or is it something in the liscense?"

Because it stops people writing SlurkBasic Ultra Professional. Its is only really for games.

Quote: "3) If I got the freeware liscense or the shareware liscense is it possible to upgrade?
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No doubt.

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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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Posted: 18th Dec 2004 12:22
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Ok cool!!! Then I will be looking forward to getting it soon!!!

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