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Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 5: Sudoku Puzzle Solver Program using xBasic to build Bubble Help

Feb 1, 2016

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We left off with the code for locking cells and in this lesson we will look at the next four buttons on our form: Fill in Block Values Swap Cells Clear Selection Que Lock UnLock Cell Before we do , watch this short video to see each of them in action. As I said, it…
Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 4: Sudoku Puzzle Solver Program

Jan 25, 2016

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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…
Programming in Alpha Software Lesson 3: Understanding, Reason & Logic

Jan 22, 2016

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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…
Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4 Lesson 7

Dec 30, 2015

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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.…
Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4: Lesson 5

Dec 9, 2015

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Now that we have looked at Tabs and how they work, you can start to see how the form drives the code. Our next example is Indexing. Select Index One of the ways Alpha Software creates an ordered list of selected records is with an Index. The index can be on any field in the…
Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4: Lesson 4

Dec 8, 2015

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in Changing Object Property Values, Conditional Object, Custom ToolBar, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, External_Record_Content_Get, Fetch, fetch_Next, Field Rules, Form Design, Hot Spots, How To, Index_SetExplicit, List Objects, Memo Fields, Object Method, On Fetch, On Init, On Push, Set Tab Order, Tables and Sets, TC Collectibles Mgr, Using If Else if, XBasic Tips and Tricks, xDialog

Hello everyone. Today we are starting our blog off with a short video which demonstrates the form and function of our collectibles database up to this point. Watching the video will help you understand how and why I wrote the object code as I did. Sit back relax and enjoy the show. I hope you…
Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4:Lesson 2 Table and Set Creation

Nov 9, 2015

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in Design Document, Form Design, How To, Tabbed Object, Tables and Sets, TC Collectibles Mgr

Welcome back Today as stated in the previous lesson I am going to show how to develop the tables for our Collectibles application. Now I know even the beginners know how to create a table in design mode so I won’t go over the very basic steps, rather we will look at the thought behind…
Using Alpha Software to Program for the Surface Pro 4: Lesson 1

Nov 5, 2015

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in Append, External_Record_Content_Get, Field Rules, Form Design, Handling Errors, How To, Posting, Table Open Method, TC Collectibles Mgr

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…
Creating a Responsive HTML5 Website to work with Alpha Software

Sep 16, 2015

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in Design Document, Desktop Application, Form Design, How To, HTML memo field, HTML5 and CSS3

Hello everyone In our lesson on super controls I suggested we might be able to create web pages using the HTML memo field on a form in Alpha Software in conjunction with an activeX web component for viewing our design . If you are creating a Alpha Software Web Application then the HTML memo field…
Incorporating xBasic into Form Design Writing scripts: 14

Aug 27, 2015

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Hello everyone. Today we are going to look at using Alpha Software scripts and how they fit into the program design. If you have been following along, you know most of the code I write is attached to the various objects on a form and or the form itself. There are times however when an…