thinBasic 1.7.0.0 is out

[ErosOlmi]

Hi all,

while making the conversion of some old UI scripts to callback way, I found few little problems effecting UI module and few others effecting thinBasic Core language.
So far are just minor bugs but worth to have a thinBasic 1.8.0.0 version out.
I think a latest version still mainly compatible with Win9x systems will be out just before Christmas.

Than we will start 2009 with release 2.x and compatibility only for Win2k or above.

Ciao
Eros

[ISAWHIM]

I am not sure if this has to do with some of the website changes or not...

The main link to download 1.7.0.0, (The one downloading from here, I assume.)

The time-out for this site, seems to be causing it to cut short, after about 80% on my connection. (The upload speed seems to be throttled at about 20Kbps, but I do not recall how-much time had passed.)

Three things can possibly help reduce issues here.
1. Longer connection time-out limits for ZIP, or EXE files. (Apache setting, and PHP both regulate that.)
2. Designated folder for higher bandwidth, or less regulation. (Might just be an Apache setting there.)
3. Allow file to continue. (I know that is an odd setting, but the EXPIRE should be set to never, and the server should report, CONTENTS UNCHANGED. I believe ZIP and EXE, by default, expire immediately, and always lie and report that contents have changed. This will allow the file to finish, on a second try, even if cut short. As opposed to starting all over again.)

I assume this wasted bandwidth is not desired. As clients will think the first link listed, is the better choice to download from. For me, the second link was faster, at 58Kbps, and without a time-out loss.

You can use some crafty javascript to swap links at every minute, or on a simple file-toggle with the aid of PHP. (You can play with the ratio, so more downloads are from one link, more than the other. I would also not rule-out file-download services as an alternative.)

I only noticed this, because I just downloaded the new version onto my new server/workstation.

[John Spikowski]

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[ErosOlmi]

Got a new web server in the US with domain thinBasic.biz

If you want to test speed, try the following url:
http://www.thinbasic.biz/projects/th...ic_1.7.0.0.zip

Should be better.
I'm testing for some days new web site functionalities than I will decide what to do.

Regards
Eros

[John Spikowski]

Eros,

Looks good. I was getting the same ~250KB rate as from the All Basic site.

I would move everything to the new server. I'm in the US so I don't know how well it works from the other side of the pond.


John

[ErosOlmi]

Thank you John for testing it.

thinbasic.biz is located in the US and hosted by InMotion Hosting

It is incredible (comparing to Italian time): to setup thinbasic.biz it took less than 20 mins from my purchase to where the web site was fully configured and visible.
They even called me from US on my mobile phone just after 3 min I purchased to give me confirmation about setup timing.
For what I've seen so far, InMotion support is really fantastic.

For the future, I still have to think about how to setup downloads from there but I will do it soon. For the moment I've just indicated the new mirror in download page.

Ciao
Eros