Tag: Programming
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Having Fun with Graphics in Alpha Software Lesson 3: Angles
Hello everyone In our last lesson we created our Pong table, the paddle and the ball. When the ball struck the paddle, it bounced only on the horizontal plane. Today, we are going to make the ball bounce at an angle. Watch the short video to see how it works and to get an overview…
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Having Fun w/ Graphics using xBasic Lesson 2 Pong
Hello Everyone In the last lesson I said we will take what we learned and use it to create the beginning of a pong game. Now the pong game on the surface is very simple. You have a ball, a paddle and movement. When the ball hits the paddle, it bounces. If it misses the…
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Having Fun w/ Graphics using xBasic Lesson 1
Hello everyone We are changing the pace here and will be showcasing routines not widely discussed in Alpha Software; mainly graphics and automation. To start with, we will do three simple animations; draw a line on a form, move a text box across the form and bounce a ball. Each of these animations are written…
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King James Bible Reader Final Lesson:
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in Changing Object Property Values, Converting Data Types, Desktop Application, External Email Client, External Report Viewers, External_Record_Content_Get, Form Design, Form Load Method, How To, King James Bible Reader, List Objects, Object Explorer, Object Method, On Event, On Push, Record List Combo, Table Open Method, XBasic Tips and Tricks, xDialogHello everyone This is our final lesson on building a King James Bible reader in Alpha Software. Below is a short video which wraps up the final pieces of object code for our application and shows the solution for our new range query function. First we will look at the code for our new range…
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King James Bible Reader Lesson 5: Code Branching
Hello Everyone Today’s lesson is about code branching in xBasic based on user choices. For our example we have created an open ended search feature in our King James Bible Reader. Based on the user’s input into the search fields, the code branches and searches the correct table for the requested bible verses. The video…
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King James Bible Reader Lesson 4: Searching Memo Fields
Hello Everyone Today we are discussing how to build a list of records based on the values found in a memo field. As an example, we will look at the search feature of our King James Bible Reader. The short video below shows how the Search feature works and gives an overview of the code…
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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…
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King James Bible Reader Lesson 1: the Basics
Hello Everyone In creating our new lesson I decided to design this lesson as if the audience knows nothing about database applications in general and specifically Alpha 5 as a development platform. With that said, lets get started. Alpha Software defines itself as an ‘Enterprise relational database management system for planning, creating and distributing database…
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King James Bible Reader Lesson Plan Overview
Hello everyone First let me say there was not much interest in the Powerball Generator game so I am ending that lesson series and starting a new one. If you have been following the powerball lessons and want answers to specific questions, contact me at NLawson@cdc-TakeCharge.com and I will be happy to try to help.…
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