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NTK Project ?
NTK Project is a professional framework designed for [x]Harbour, providing a set of tools that allow xBase developpers to create modern Win32 GUI programs.
NTK it's:
A Core Engine giving you a native access to a large set ( around 450 ) of the Win32 API functions. Each of them are equivalent or very close to those supplied by the Win32 API. Furthermore, if the function you need is not available or simply is not implemented yet, you can reach it, using the NTK built-in DLL call system.
A powerful 32 bit customizable DataGrid object class, based on the ListView API of NTK-Core, similar to Clipper's Tbrowse and backward compatible with the excellent original C4W's WBrowse.
A 32 bit flexible GetSystem based on MS-Win32 Edit controls, providing enhanced abilities like maskedit, colorization (foreground, background and even some filling effects from bitmap brush).
NTK includes a modern R.A.D. system allowing an "XBase like" command syntax.
A syntax backward compatibility with most of Clip-4-Win 16 bit core functions.
A syntax backward compatibility with a lot of Clipper-Dos commands and functions.
The Pro version of NTK Project is provided with NTKDic, a real Databases and Index Management system.
In short, with NTK you will be able to
Be productive: because NTK has got a modern 'xbase like' high-level R.A.D. system. Thus, you can continue to develop 'a la' Clipper as you've always done. Meaning: " Without special knowledge of Window's complex mechanisms".
Develop deep and Strong: because NTK's Low-Level engine gives you the ability to develop MS-Windows programs according to the traditional 'manner'. That is to say "event messages handling and processing". In other words, you can mount a message pump and directly call ( from your PRG ) some external functions from the Win32's API. Without knowing C language.
Mix coding style: because anywhere in the same program ( PRG ), you can mix both styles ( core and R.A.D.).