Build proper desktop apps in B4PPC with this awesome Forms library

agraham · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 05:35 PM

Well I had to get your attention somehow.

Just in time for you to play with over the weekend I have completed and packaged up my latest - and probably ultimate - library. Ultimate as in best rather than last. It requires .NET 2.0 on the desktop.

Example demo and help file included. Run it and gasp in amazement at what you can now do with Basic4PPC on the desktop! Together with my RichTextDesktop printing library you can now do wonderful things.

You can probably guess that I am "pretty chuffed" with this one. I hope you are too.

BTW - I did check with Erel in advance that this wasn't a step too far for B4PPC. He has played with a beta so he knew it was coming.

EDIT: - If you run the IDE with the "Tools -> Check for unassigned/unused variables" option ticked you will get an error in the demo app as reported by Cableguy in post #9 of this thread below. Correct the reference to B4Pobject1 in line 21 to read B4Pobject(1). Sorry!

specci48 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 05:53 PM

Marvellous!!!

Erel · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 05:01 AM

I'm sure that many will find it a very useful library.

dzt · #4 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 12:49 PM

C:\>ren basic4ppc Basic4ppcANDdesktop

or

-bash-3.00# mv basic4ppc Basic4ppcANDdesktop

Cableguy · #5 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:02 PM

I can't get it to work?!

I get the attached error message...

dzt · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:04 PM

Hey Paulo, please extractit to a folder first

Tanner · #7 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:18 PM

You have right to feel "chuffed" about this one!!
Thank You!

Cableguy · #8 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dzt

Hey Paulo, please extractit to a folder first

Dham buitl-in zip function....
It used to be so simple , if it was zipped, it didn´t open.period...
Thanks, DZT, sorry for the ridiculous error question...

Cableguy · #9 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:27 PM

Got it working but be advised, theres an error at line 21....

Code:

Formlib1.New1("Form1",B4Pobject1)

Should be

Code:

Formlib1.New1("Form1",B4Pobject(1))

Also, some controls background color is not the same as the form's...

agraham · #10 (**permalink**) 11-17-2007, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cableguy

Got it working but be advised, theres an error at line 21

Code:

Formlib1.New1("Form1",B4Pobject1)

Should be

Code:

Formlib1.New1("Form1",B4Pobject(1))

Well spotted. However it works because I don't use anything in Formlib that calls back into B4PPC so in this instance B4PObject1 is just a placeholder.

Quote:

Also, some controls background color is not the same as the form's...

Come on! It's only a rough demo of capabilities not a polished app! (Actually I quite like the look)