(* Garbage collection – automatic *) The 32-bit BlackBox is a mature, robust environment for small-to-medium native Windows applications and embedded control software. It is not for high-performance computing or modern cross-platform GUIs, but its simplicity, stability, and immediate compilation speed make it excellent for learning structured OOP and building reliable tools.
PROCEDURE MessageBoxA(hWnd: HWND; lpText, lpCaption: LPCSTR; uType: INTEGER): INTEGER; CODE SYSTEM.i386: CALL user32!MessageBoxA; blackbox 32 bit
(* Modules *) MODULE Name; IMPORT ...; EXPORT QUALIFIED ...; END Name. (* Garbage collection – automatic *) The 32-bit
PROCEDURE Show*; VAR msg, cap: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR; BEGIN msg := "Hello 32-bit World"; cap := "BlackBox"; MessageBoxA(0, SYSTEM.ADR(msg), SYSTEM.ADR(cap), 0) END Show; END WinMsg. PROCEDURE Show*; VAR msg, cap: ARRAY 128 OF
MODULE WinMsg; IMPORT SYSTEM, Dialog; TYPE HWND = INTEGER; LPCSTR = INTEGER; (* address of string *)
If you run into issues, check the window first – 32-bit BlackBox almost always tells you exactly what’s wrong.
(* Procedures ) PROCEDURE [P] Name (params) [: Type]; VAR local; BEGIN ... END Name;