Hi David,

 DN> There is a freeware compiler called EMX. Worth every penny. It
 DN> is a reasonably good compiler, but has no add-on tools as such
 DN> and the documentation sucks.

 WS> Your about the third person to recommend that... I'm
 WS> currently downloading it now from the OS/2 Super site...

 DN> I wouldn't say that I recommended it. I suppose it's alright if
 DN> you don't have anything better.

Well that's me so far:(

 DN> The Watcom compilers are top notch and they include support for
 DN> both 16-bit and 32-bit OS/2.

 WS> I'll keep an eye open for a copy forsale somewhere... I
 WS> might post a message in the for sale/wanted echo...

 DN> Most people who have a copy of Watcom and are able to use it
 DN> are unlikely to part with it.

I'll cross my fingers then:)

 DN> You might care to download a more recent release of the OS/2
 DN> Developer's Toolkit, as the version supplied with the Watcom
 DN> compilers is for OS/2 2.1.

 WS> So where will I find this?

 DN> http://www.developer.ibm.com/devcon

Thank you... Have noted this information

 DN> You will have to sign in as a "guest" but you can d/l most
 DN> stuff once you have done that. It should allow you to d/l
 DN> the Warp 4 toolkit, but some of IBM's Web pages can be
 DN> confusing. The last guy I told to do this ended up with a
 DN> d/l from Athens owned by IBM Greece. ... :-)))

Ah well I'm not greek so that wouldn't be good for me either... But I'll
search it thoroughly though...

 DN> [It will still work, but it won't be complete for "Warp" releases
 DN> of OS/2.]

 WS> Ah so I need the update then...

 DN> Depends on what you want to develop. Since you are still a
 DN> learner, the 2.1 toolkit supplied with the Watcom compiler
 DN> would keep you plenty amused.

Yes but I would like to compile 32 bit versions though...

 DN> In my experience, the 2 best Web sites for books are:

 DN>   http://www.clbooks.com
 DN>   http://www.amazon.com

 DN> These are both American booksellers. The first one specialises
 DN> in computer books. Both ship internationally at reasonable
 DN> rates.

OK thanks... Will check them out I've been around those before...

 DN> Note that so far we have only discussed the C and C++ languages.
 DN> There is much, much more to learn about OS/2 programming, unless
 DN> you are content to limit yourself to command line interface
 DN> (CLI) programs.

Only interested in C++ at the moment... If/When I get the hang of
programming in general I may broarden my horizons but till that day comes
I'd just like to learn C++...

Thanks again for all your advise...

Lata,
     Wayne
Internet: wsteele{at}ihug.com.au & homepages.ihug.com.au/~wsteele

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