Future upgrades to my software
All my programs were originally written in Visual Studio 6, a development environment which has served me well but which is now getting long in the tooth. Therefore, I've been converting them to Visual Studio 2008, which is the latest incarnation. So far these conversions have taken me two years of non-stop effort.
Not all will be converted - and that's what this page is about.
| App |
Intention |
Progress |
Comments |
| BookDB3 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Beta version nearly ready |
Databases all converted to XML, unlimited authors per book, unlimited categories, enter books with title only (no author, publisher, category required), all forms resizeable. |
| FCharts2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Early days yet |
I'm rewriting the whole program from scratch. Currently finishing off the last of the indicators & charts, but still a lot to do. View screenshots of the work in progress here |
| HamTime2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Released |
| Installer |
Will not be updated |
N/A |
The Microsoft .net runtimes includes all necessary files, so this program is no longer relevant. |
| RMP3 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Already done & running fine. Released |
| Sonar3 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Changes detailed on the Sonar 3 page. Released. |
| Track-a-Minute |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Released |
| yBook2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion in progress |
Masses of optimised font-drawing code make this one a tough conversion. |
| yCopy2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Beta version available now |
Up and running. If you want to play with the pre-release beta, it's online here |
| yGen2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Up and running. See the yGen 2 pages here. |
| yLaunch2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
If you really want to see the pre-release beta, it's online here, although the pages aren't finished. |
| yLend2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
99% done |
Up and running. Debugging the beta. |
| yMail2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
I've finished converting this one, and I've been using it as my primary email client for some months now. If you want to play with the beta release you'll find it here |
| yPlay2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Beta version available now |
Released |
| yRead3 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Released. (Requires the .NET 3.0 runtimes because of the speech synthesis.) |
| yRoute |
Leave in VS6 |
N/A |
Flight Sim X (FSX) is out now, and I'm not updating to support it. |
| yTimer2 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Not started |
VS2008 + control collections = a nightmare. |
| yWriter5 |
Convert to VS2008 |
Conversion Complete |
Released |
Please note - to run apps written in VS2008 users will need to download the appropriate Common Language Runtime (CLR) from Microsoft. It's a free download.
Linux users can install and run the same programs using Wine.
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