Re: Which BASIC?

My recommendation would be Just Basic (free) to start, then moving on
to Liberty Basic (inexpensive) when you feel the need. These basics
have a really simple, almost intuitive, approach to managing windows
and widgets etc, allowing the programmer to get interfaces up and
running quickly and then concentrate on programming logic issues.
Liberty Basic further allows access to the windows API and calls to
third party dlls, which can lead to some really sophisticated
programming, so there is plenty of room for growth.

A final point about JB and LB is they they have strong user
communities That I have found very helpful in the past. Have a look at
the LB forum at  Libertybasic.conforums.com to get a flavour of this.

Colin McMurchie