CA-Realizer

CA- Realizer is a BASIC-Interpreter/Compiler the Computer Associates of the different versions for OS / 2 and Microsoft Windows were available.

The development tools included an editor, the actual compiler and a debugger ( debugger ), as a form generator ( FormGen ) and an installation tool.

Function

The CA Realizer was a BASIC-like software development environment, the functions and form a generator set is available. The original version of CA- Realizer 1.0 was released by Computer Associates in 1992. Several versions have been published subsequently. This was a version of the BASIC programming language and presented itself as a so-called " Rapid Application Development Tool". The CA Realizer had integrated " FormGen ", " compiler " and " Install Tool " as well as some powerful built-in features that were comparable and competing with Microsoft Visual Basic in its early days. It offered some features ( as well as a pretty useful spreadsheet ) and a cross-platform.

Versions

There were versions for both 16 -bit Windows 3.1, 32 -bit Windows 95 and a 32-Bit-IBM-OS/2-Version. The final and last version was CA- Realizer 3.0 and was published around 1996. After MS Visual Basic 4.0 further gained functionality, became the CA- Realizer into oblivion. Other CA product offerings in the late 1990s repressed the CA- Realizer.

Versions 1.0 to 2.0A supported Windows 2.0 to Windows 3.11, as OS / 2 The version 3.0 supported Windows 3.0 to Windows 95, and Windows NT and 2000 In Windows XP, you can get it to work. ; but to have some dynamic link libraries (DLLs) replaced / changed and settings in the compatibility mode (Windows 95 ) are already being made ​​for the installation. The compilers generate a relatively fast code, as they generate machine language, whereas many other BASIC compiler generate P-code, which still needs to be interpreted at run time - i.e. only instruction by instruction in machine language translated. The EXE programs which generate the CA- Realizer compiler, are independently run and need a few run-time modules ( DLLs).

Acquisition

The CA_Realizer compilers are commercial programs. Cost- available versions were from Pearl and TopwareGOLD the compiler in version 2.0A, and 3.0 available. For users was advantageous that the created EXE files could be sold, including the DLLs under the license as your own programs.