Introduce yourself and ask permission from Thailand

[sugee jung]

(Google translate)
Hello all members I am a new member from Thailand.
I am interested in writing an accounting program in thinbasic language.
For my own use (I'm an accounting clerk) and for friends I know to use, for small businesses.
I would like to request permission from you, the developer, and would like to ask a few questions.
1. I use Windows XP for programming. I would like to know if the script I wrote can be used with other versions of Windows.
2. Please recommend me a small, portable database that can be used with thinbasic.
3. Can I create reports using thinbasic's own module? If you could please recommend such a module for me.
Thank you in advance. For the kind heartedness of everyone.

[ErosOlmi]

(Google translate)
Hello all members I am a new member from Thailand.
I am interested in writing an accounting program in thinbasic language.
For my own use (I'm an accounting clerk) and for friends I know to use, for small businesses.
I would like to request permission from you, the developer, and would like to ask a few questions.
1. I use Windows XP for programming. I would like to know if the script I wrote can be used with other versions of Windows.
2. Please recommend me a small, portable database that can be used with thinbasic.
3. Can I create reports using thinbasic's own module? If you could please recommend such a module for me.
Thank you in advance. For the kind heartedness of everyone.

Ciao sugee jung,

welcome here! You have a very ambitious project but are such projects that make evolution.
Here a quick reply to your requests:

1. we used and tested thinBasic version 1.11.7 up to Windows 11.
   Windows XP is very old and not anymore supported since long ago. ThinBasic should work but some modules can have problems working on Windows XP but it depends on what you will need.
2. thinBasic has ADODB module to connect to most of the more common databases. For portable DB file you can used MS Access databases.
   thinBasic has also a SQLite module but to be honest not very much developed because I do not use it for my own needs and no-one asked for it.
   But if you are really interested in SQLite I can work on it. It is a great DB engine
3. thinBasic has no reporting system but has a print module to be used to print to any windows supported devices. Module is called XPRINT
   There are some thinBasic examples in \thinBasic\SampleScripts\XPRINT\

Eros

[sugee jung]

Thank you very much Eros.
I decided to use ms access.
Because I used it before when I wrote an excel program in visual basic application for excel language.
I think stand alone programming would be more difficult, but I have a lot of time and will slowly study Thinbasic.
Because I think Thinbasic is closest to vba. I can probably adjust.

[ErosOlmi]

We are here to help, in any case.

I know quite well vba, I've developed a lot automation both in MS Access and MS Excel in the last 10 years.
thinBasic is similar for many aspects, because it is a Basic like language, but different for other aspects so you need to "adapt"
Better you create a top/down idea of what is your application because an accounting program can be very simple but also very complex depending on what is your target.
I think the UI will be hardest/longest part to work on and familiarize.