REALbasic and Xojo resources

Source code for your own projects

This is a list of various web links where you can find code I have either written myself or added to (such as open source projects), or that I just recommend because I use them myself:

• XHP: PHP with XojoScript (or RbScript)
• Animating windows and controls in Xojo Cocoa apps - My approach at using Cocoa's NSViewAnimation. Mac OS X Cocoa only.
• Dynamic Menu Items - Overlay multiple menu items in one row (e.g. Cmd-W for "Close Window" and Cmd-Option-C for "Close All"). Mac OS X only.
• Persistent Objects - store your data in a DB without the usual hassles such as SQL and RecordSets.
• AquaticPrime library - license verificaton for your products you want to sell (see also this tutorial)
• Custom-EditField - an TextEdit control to display formatted and highlighted text (XML, REALbasic code and more).
• MacOSLib - access to lots of native OS X function (Cocoa, Core Foundation, Core Graphics and more).
• ZipPackage - read and write Zip files on all platforms.
• ListboxDoubleClickFix - support double clicks in multi-selection Listboxes properly.
• RegisterExtension - A class to associate a file extension in Microsoft Windows.
• OpenLingua - a clone of Lingua with a few improvements, open source.
• TCMPortMapper - opens router ports for your internet-enabled server application, via PnP or NAT-PMP.
• Localization - all you need to know to translate a REAL Studio-made application into other languages.
• AppStoreGuide - REALbasic applications and the Mac App Store.
• RBSparkle - code for handling application update checking.
• AppleEvents - how to make your OS X app scriptable (AppleScript).
• TT's classes and plugins - my own contributions, partially a bit outdated.

Tools

• Spotlight Importer - Make your projects searchable with Spotlight on OS X.
• Arbed - Powerful project editor with multi-file search, project comparison and many more features.