O.1 Obtaining files demonstrating Visual Basic with Netware

If you are interested in seeing how Visual Basic can be used for Netware programming, obtain the following files from your nearest Novell FTP Mirror site.

	novlib\11\nivb.zip      Netware Interface for Visual Basic
	novlib\11\nwtest.zip    Netware Test for Visual Basic

Also, there is a Freeware Interface for Visual Basic for Windows 3.X that will allow use of the Netware SDK for Netware 4.X. It will work with either the latest Volume released to current developers (Vol 3) or the SDK you can purchase directly from Novell. It comes with an extended Windows slist program that demonstrates how easily the functions can be used. In reality this is an extension (with some modifications) to the NIVB software released by Novell for the earlier version of the SDK that was 3.X specific.

Currently Bindery, File Server Environment and Connection functions are supported for all versions of Netware using a Bindery. 4.X NDS support will be provided after the Bindery work has been completed.

A Userlist and Whoami for Windows will be available by Aug 1, 1995, with source code. The NDS capabilities for NW 4.X are currently being alpha tested in house and will be available by late 1995.

The Interface is located at:

ftp://ftp.shu.edu/pub/nw41/nw41bas.exe

You can also send E-mail to divito@Lanmail.shu.edu with a subject line of 'retrieve interface' to retrieve it via E-mail.

[Thanks to Joseph DiVito for this info]

O.2 Visual Basic and Netware AppNotes

There are also two Novell AppNotes on the subject of using Netware with Visual Basic (although this is _NOT_ supported by Novell...):

	October 92    Interfacing Visual Basic for Windows and NetWare
	July 93       A NetWare Interface for Visual Basic

AppNotes are $95/year ($135 outside US) and can be obtained by contacting the Novell Research Order Desk, FAX: +1 303 294-0903, Voice 800 377-4136, +1 303 297-2725, Novell Research Order Desk, 1601 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80216-5199.

O.3 Visual Basic and Netware Books

Here are a few books which might help you out to figure the calls out:

Windows Development on NetWare Systems, Lori Gauthier and Sue Whitehead 1994, Windcrest, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850 (McGraw-Hill) $34.95. Comes with a disk. This book also tells you how to "upgrade" to the currently supported SDK calls.

NetWare System Interface Technical Overview, Novell 1990,1989 (Addison-Wesley), $32.95 (describes Novell's C Network Compiler APIs)

Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Windows API, Daniel Appleman Ziff-Davis Press, 5903 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608, $34.95 Comes with a disk.

It should be mentioned that the APIs included with the NIVB are _not_ current, and for this purpose, you should get the Novell SDK kit. Also, Novell will not support NIVB, but you can sometimes get some help from CompuServe, or from others on the Internet.

[Thanks to Tom Tregilgas for this info]

O.4 Apiary's Developer Suite for NetWare - VB 4.0 Edition

Apiary, Little Rock, Arkansas, will ship [it] by November 1, 1995.

"The Suite takes full advantage of 32-bit technology featured in MS VB 4.0 to implement a complete VB SDK for Novell's 32 bit NetWare clients."

"[It] provides all the tools needed to build high performance 32-bit NetWare client applications for both MS Windows NT and MS Windows 95 in VB 4.0. This includes not only drive mapping and printing services, but also full access to NetWare Directory Services."

[Thanks to Gary Dowdy for this info]

O.5 NetBasic & Visual NetBasic

NetBasic is a scripting language designed for the NetWare environment, which allows the development of Basic language scripts that run on the server platform. NetBasic ships with the core OS, and is installed into the SYS:NETBASIC subdirectory, along with a suite of utility scripts and example programs illustrating the use of the language.

Available from HiTecSoft Corp. is a Windows Integrated Development Environment (IDE) which further simplifies the script development process. Using the NetBasic IDE (referred to as Visual NetBasic), scripts can be developed using a drag and drop facility on any Windows or Windows 95 workstation.

[Thanks to Richard Strong for this info]