From: George E Eberhardt
Subject: Please, save me from BASIC.
Date: 
Message-ID: <9y9Bi.3191$vg.1195@trnddc04>
I have to write some very simple DLL code to run in 32 bit x86 Windows XP. 
I want to write it in LISP,  but my first choice, Corman Lisp is not 
co-operating.  And if I don't show progress soon, my boss wants me to do it 
in BASIC.  Last time I wrote basic was 1972.

So, I am looking for the name of some other lisp which would enable me to do 
this.  It just has to work and be reasonably cheap.  Thanks.

-- 
George E Eberhardt
732 224 8988
From: Peder O. Klingenberg
Subject: Re: Please, save me from BASIC.
Date: 
Message-ID: <ksd4x64vvn.fsf@beto.netfonds.no>
"George E Eberhardt" <··········@verizon.net> writes:

> So, I am looking for the name of some other lisp which would enable me to do 
> this.  It just has to work and be reasonably cheap.  Thanks.

Lispworks can do this, at least.

...Peder...
-- 
I wish a new life awaited _me_ in some off-world colony.
From: Alex Mizrahi
Subject: Re: Please, save me from BASIC.
Date: 
Message-ID: <46d555f3$0$90274$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>
(message (Hello 'George)
(you :wrote  :on '(Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:49:25 GMT))
(

 GEE> I have to write some very simple DLL code to run in 32 bit x86 Windows
 GEE> XP. I want to write it in LISP,  but my first choice, Corman Lisp is
 GEE> not co-operating.

not co-operating what? Corman Lisp seems to be best choice for that task

 GEE> So, I am looking for the name of some other lisp which would enable me
 GEE> to do this.  It just has to work and be reasonably cheap.

afaik ECL (and GCL) can do this, but i'm not sure that DLL will contain 
exactly what you want -- it might have it's own calling conventions and 
lispy parameter types.

 GEE>   And if I don't show progress soon, my boss wants me to do it in
 GEE> BASIC.  Last time I wrote basic was 1972.

if that's really a simple code, best choice would be some C -- because DLLs 
can be very picky on calling conventions, naming functions, exact parameter 
types and so on. with C/C++ you can do anything.

if you think BASIC can do it -- why not, after all?

)
(With-best-regards '(Alex Mizrahi) :aka 'killer_storm)
"choose no life") 
From: Scott Burson
Subject: Re: Please, save me from BASIC.
Date: 
Message-ID: <1188402524.289565.298130@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Aug 29, 12:49 am, "George E Eberhardt" <··········@verizon.net>
wrote:
> I have to write some very simple DLL code to run in 32 bit x86 Windows XP.
> I want to write it in LISP,  but my first choice, Corman Lisp is not
> co-operating.
> So, I am looking for the name of some other lisp which would enable me to do
> this.  It just has to work and be reasonably cheap.  Thanks.

ECL is definitely worth a look, as this is the kind of thing it was
intended for.

http://ecls.sourceforge.net/

-- Scott
comp.lang.lisp / 2007 / aug