Current Notes 13
December 30th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Current Notes
Lucky number 13! See you next year. Software AppleListBox – An open source clone of an iTunes-like list. SmartSQL – A port of some VB code to prepare SQL statements TreeView 4.0 – More end-of-year updates to the excellent Einhugur controls MBS Plugins 7.8 – Another update to...

Current Notes 12
December 21st, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Current Notes
A few tidbits of information before Christmas. Software WindowSplitter 7.1 – Einhugur is updating their excellent controls again after a brief hiatus CoreClasses 4.6 – High-speed arrays, stacks , queues and more PictureEffects 6.1 – For all your image manipulation needs Information REAL...

Current Notes 11
December 12th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Current Notes
It’s late. Time for bed. Software Open Source HelpRunner Module – A way to use native Windows and OS X help files ZigVersion – A Subversion client for OS X e-CryptIt Engine 9.3 – An update to powerful encryption plug-in from Einhugur PictureEffects 6.0 – A plugin to manipulate...

NumberField Control
December 6th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Controls, Source Code
NumberField is a subclass of EditField that allows the user to only type numbers. To use it, import the NumberField.rbo control into your project and then drag it to a window (you’ll find it in the Project Controls section of the control list). There is only one property, which you can modify...

Convert Microsoft BASIC Format Real Numbers to IEEE Format
December 6th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Math, Source Code
A fellow REALbasic developer, Roger Oren, was kind enough to share this code to the REALbasic community. This code is a REALbasic module that converts the Microsoft BASIC Format real numbers into IEEE format real numbers (and back). It runs on all platforms. Download Convert MS BASIC Format REAL Numbers...

StaticLink Control
December 6th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Controls, Source Code
This is a subclass of the StaticText control that gives you the functionality of a hyperlink in your applications. To use it, simply drag the StaticLink control to your Window (you can find it in the Project Controls section of the control list). You can then set its behavior directly in the IDE Properties...

Current Notes 10
December 4th, 2007, by Paul Lefebvre in Current Notes
Digging out from our first snowstorm of the year. Software MonkeyBread MBS Plugin 7.7 - A very useful and comprehensive plugin HelpLogic 1.5 Beta 3 – Mac OS X version only for now, though iChart123 – Open-source charting component SnagIt 7.2.5 for free – Great Windows screen capture...