Differance between autoit and free-basic

[gold]

hey all,

Im new to autoit and would like to know the differance between autoit and fre-basic also some questions.

1. If i make something in free-basic can i move the code to autoit ?

2. If i make something in Autoit will it run on 64 bit windows xp, 7, sever 2008 ?

As im trying to make a program but still not sure what program to use im sure ill be posting here for all the help i can get as im learning as i go.

thanks

gold

[jvanegmond]

1. If i make something in free-basic can i move the code to autoit ?

Yes, but probably not automated. If you are willing to do it by hand, then yes definitely.

2. If i make something in Autoit will it run on 64 bit windows xp, 7, sever 2008 ?

Yes, 32-bit versions of AutoIt programs will run on 64-bit Windows. Alternatively, you can even compile your AutoIt programs to 32-bit AND 64-bit.

As im trying to make a program but still not sure what program to use im sure ill be posting here for all the help i can get as im learning as i go.

AutoIt and Free-Basic serve very different purposes. Free-Basic is intended from the start to be a general programming language while AutoIt has grown into one. At the present time, AutoIt is very capable as a general programming language, but it especially excels at Windows automation. If you are you going to be dealing with the GUI windows or windows API a lot, then AutoIt is definitely a good choice.

[gold]

Thanks Manadar for the hasite repley.

the program i have as a back bone (taken from here and the and mashed together) currenty runs in dos but a GUI would be good

im sure you will hear more from me as i think AutoIt sounds the way to go

thanks gold

[jvanegmond]

No problem at all. And remember, you are gold.