With PowerBASIC, you now have the most powerful Basic compiler available for Windows. In fact, we believe that PB/DLL is destined to change the world's perception of Basic. After you've spent a bit of time with PowerBASIC, we hope you'll agree.
Up to now, the art of writing a Windows DLL has been shrouded in mystery. It was thought to be one of those arcane things that only a few chosen ones, who program in languages like C, C++, or Delphi could do. But now, the PowerBASIC DLL Compiler (PB/DLL) makes it possible to create fast, machine-code DLLs using straightforward Basic source code.
For example, just save your Visual Basic computational code to a .BAS file and compile it. Call this DLL and your VB code will immediately run 5 to 15 times faster. Perhaps even more. Use Visual Basic for what it does best -- user interface and forms design. Use PowerBASIC for what it does best -- number crunching, calculations -- all of your mission critical code! Link this duo for the ultimate programming team!
You're not limited to just 16-bit applications either. With DIRECT/32, a new PowerBASIC technology, you create a single DLL -- then call it from 16-bit code, 32-bit code, or both! With PB/DLL, you'll have:
One DLL... Two Platforms... Sizzling Performance!
You'll find more information on using DIRECT/32 in the text file DIRECT32.TXT in your PB/DLL directory.
PB/DLL lays claim to the title of "World's Fastest PC Compiler". Even though the structure of Basic requires two-pass compilation, this product actually compiles to native code at speeds in excess of 600,000 lines per minute on a fast Pentium CPU. This level of performance may prove to be a lofty goal for other compilers, which typically operate at more modest speeds.