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Programming Developers Diary 17
April 13th, 2017 Hello everyone. Wow has it been a busy month. My last post was on March the 13th and a lot has happened since then. Many of you know I have always said to be successful as a custom application developer you must give the customer more that they expect, which is what…
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Programming Developers Diary – 13
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in Append, Changing Object Property Values, Conditional Object, Converting Data Types, Declaring Variables on a Form, Design Document, Desktop Application, Developers Diary, External Report Viewers, External_Record_Content_Get, Fetch, fetch_Next, File Functions, Form Design, Form Load Method, Functions, How To, List Object, List Objects, Memo Fields, ON Change, On Event, On Push, Operations, Posting, Table Open Method, Tables and Sets, Using If Else if, Using System Open, XBasic Tips and Tricks, xDialogFebruary 24, 2017 Hello everyone. In my last post I demonstrated how to create an Alpha software app using xBasic code and how to attach an external library to your current app. Today I want to continue along those lines and look at the new process for building the code library and using the Project…
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Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 4: Sudoku Puzzle Solver Program
We left off in the middle of a lengthy script which is run when a new game is started. You can review that script here Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 3. After the randomization runs we then save the solution to our currentpuzzlesolution table. My intent is to use the solution as a move checker…
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Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 3: Understanding, Reason & Logic
In our last lesson we looked at Memory and how it is used in conjunction with look ups to provide the user with a list of choices for his – her review or action. Today we will look at Understanding Reason and Logic and the parts they play in your programming. Thought: The logical place…
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Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4 Lesson 7
For our final lesson on designing for the Surface Pro 4 we will examine the purchase and sale transaction form. On our main form we have two buttons , Record Purchase and Record Sale. The name clearly identifies the action that will be taken and the form for the most part is straight forward.…
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Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4: Lesson 6
We have created our Application and reviewed the code and today I moved it to the OneDrive Folder and opened it on my Surface Pro4 Sorry for the quality of the image, but my Smart phone is older and has a low end camera. Even with that, it looks good on the screen. Now…
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Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4: Lesson 1
Hello everyone. I know I said we would do a project manager application next and we will soon. I have received my Surface Pro 4 and I thought it would be better to do a lesson on developing an app for the tablet. I already have an order from a customer who provides field service…
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Incorporating xBasic into Design 05
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in .queryrun, Append, Changing Object Property Values, Custom Super Controls, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, Fetch, fetch_Next, Form Design, How To, List Objects, ON Change, On Event, On Push, Operations, Posting, Table Open Method, tablecount, Tables and Sets, Using Query’s, XBasic Tips and TricksHello everyone Designing forms in Alpha Software is very easy using the Drag and Drop tools and simple set design wizard. Forms designed this way are bound to the underlying table which is OK based on the use of the form. For example, data entry forms should be bound to the table so as to…
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King James Bible Reader Lesson 3: Building Text Filter Strings
Hello everyone. As I stated in the previous lesson we would look at the life issues portion of the King James Bible Reader as a separate lesson. This is that lesson. To start, you should watch the short video below to see how the Life Issues portion of the application works. Hope you liked the…
Custome Database Design with Alpha Software 