An install of Microsoft Professional Development System (PDS) 7.1 should include files such as the following:
- BC.EXE – BASIC Compiler. Creates OBJ (object) files from BASIC source code (BAS, BI, QLB, etc.).
- QBX.EXE – QuickBASIC Extended (QBX) Development Environment (IDE).
- For those who are primarily writing BASIC code, though it can support some integration with other languages.
- PWB.COM – Programmer’s WorkBench (PWB) Development Environment (IDE).
- Aimed primarily at those who are working with OS/2 or who will be working with multiple languages in a project.
- LINK.EXE – Segmented-Executable Linker.
- LIB.EXE – Library Manager.
- NMAKE.EXE – Program-Maintenance Utility.
- BUILDRTM.EXE – Run-Time Module Build Utility.
- CV.EXE – CodeView Debugger.
- CVPACK.EXE
- EXEHDR.EXE
- EXP.EXE
- FIXSHIFT.COM
- HELPMAKE.EXE – Help File Creation Utility.
- ISAMCVT.EXE – Converts Btrieve and dBASE files for use with ISAM.
- ISAMIO.EXE – Converts ASCII files to ISAM and vice versa.
- ISAMPACK.EXE – Compacts ISAM files to reduce file size.
- ISAMREPR.EXE – Repairs corrupted ISAM databases.
- MKKEY.EXE
- MOUSE.COM
- MSHERC.COM
- NEW-VARS.BAT
- NMK.COM
- PATCH87.EXE
- PROISAM.EXE
- PROISAMD.EXE
- PWBED.EXE
- PWBRMAKE.EXE
- QBX.EXE
- QH.EXE
- RM.EXE
- UNDEL.EXE
- UNPACK.EXE
- TOOLS.INI – Used by PWB, CV, QH, and NMAKE.
- BRT71XXX.EXE – Where XXX is AFR, ANR, EFR, or ENR.