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~ OWLNext project home ~
http://owlnext.sourceforge.net/
~ About OWLNext ~
http://owlnext.sourceforge.net/about.html
Advantages of using OWLNext:

* OWLNext is an object-oriented framework, built on top of the Windows API without adding much overhead.
* OWLNext is pure C++ library, which does not use any vendor- or compiler- specific extensions.
* OWLNext fully supports developing Unicode applications.
* OLE, OCX and ActiveX support (server and consumer)
* OWLNext can be used with wide range of C++ compilers. Currently it is tested with
o CodeGear Developer Studio 2007 and 2009
o Borland Developer Studio 2006
o Borland C++ Builder 6.0
o Borland Free C++ Compiler 5.5
o Borland C++ 5.01/5.02
o Microsoft Visual C++ 2003, 2005, 2008
o Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Also in the past it has been working with Borland C++ Builder 1.0-5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 and GCC and has been ported to Linux using WINE
* OWLNext offers easy upgrade path for porting legacy OWL applications to modern compilers and operating systems.
* OWLNext is open-source project, it's based on contributions and directions from it's community