visual basic, Another CS-Realizer question

Another CS-Realizer question

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Dan Champag #1 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question I am not an experienced program but I have used Visual Basic for some "toy" programs. That is about the extent of my programming abilitys. The one thing that I would like to know about Realizer is the "type" of programming it is. VB is event driven. You click on a button and the code that is written for that button (in that button) is executed. There are other things (like button-up and button-down code) that can also be associated with that button. Is Realizer like this? Or is this a "top-down" type of programming language where the entire program is in one area (besides functions, etc.)? Dan Champagne
Tue, 09 Jul 1996 23:10:16 GMT

Dan Stephens #2 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question Quote: >I am not an experienced program but I have used Visual Basic for some "toy" >programs. That is about the extent of my programming abilitys. The one thing >that I would like to know about Realizer is the "type" of programming it is. >VB is event driven. You click on a button and the code that is written for >that button (in that button) is executed. There are other things (like >button-up and button-down code) that can also be associated with that button. >Is Realizer like this? Or is this a "top-down" type of programming language >where the entire program is in one area (besides functions, etc.)? It's both. You see, when you start Realizer, you can program top-down, and include all the GUI elements there. However, there is the FormDev module wherein you can indeed build your GUI quickly and assign code to events a la VB. Then, Realizer translates the GUI-building you've into plain text source code, readable and everything. That source is what you compile. I guess VB does all this too, but 'hides' it from the programmer. Quote: >Dan Champagne -- Dan Stephenson "To conquer death, you only have to die."
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:36:21 GMT

Ab Reits #3 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question Quote: >>I am not an experienced program but I have used Visual Basic for some "toy" >>programs. That is about the extent of my programming abilitys. The one thing >>that I would like to know about Realizer is the "type" of programming it is. >>VB is event driven. You click on a button and the code that is written for >>that button (in that button) is executed. There are other things (like >>button-up and button-down code) that can also be associated with that button. >>Is Realizer like this? Or is this a "top-down" type of programming language >>where the entire program is in one area (besides functions, etc.)? >It's both. You see, when you start Realizer, you can program >top-down, and include all the GUI elements there. However, there is the >FormDev module wherein you can indeed build your GUI quickly and assign >code to events a la VB. Then, Realizer translates the GUI-building >you've into plain text source code, readable and everything. That >source is what you compile. I guess VB does all this too, but 'hides' >it from the programmer. Once you have translated your visual layout to source code, can you modify the layout with FormDev translate it again and use the new layout instead transparently, or does yout first layout need to be 'perfect'? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Universiteit Twente The Netherlands
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 16:01:08 GMT

Dan Stephens #4 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question Quote: >>It's both. You see, when you start Realizer, you can program >>top-down, and include all the GUI elements there. However, there is the >>FormDev module wherein you can indeed build your GUI quickly and assign >>code to events a la VB. Then, Realizer translates the GUI-building >>you've into plain text source code, readable and everything. That >>source is what you compile. I guess VB does all this too, but 'hides' >>it from the programmer. >Once you have translated your visual layout to source code, can you modify the >layout with FormDev translate it again and use the new layout instead >transparently, or does yout first layout need to be 'perfect'? You can save your 'layout', and call it back up again. You can save a whole 'project' with mutlitple forms, for on a form-by-form basis. Then you can translate it again. In addition, you can take source code, and have FormDev translate it into a visual format with forms and such. I have not done this, but it is supposed to do this. -- Dan Stephenson "To conquer death, you only have to die."
Sat, 13 Jul 1996 05:15:01 GMT

Joe Foster of Bo #5 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question [munch] Quote: > It's both. You see, when you start Realizer, you can program > top-down, and include all the GUI elements there. However, there is the > FormDev module wherein you can indeed build your GUI quickly and assign > code to events a la VB. Then, Realizer translates the GUI-building > you've into plain text source code, readable and everything. That > source is what you compile. I guess VB does all this too, but 'hides' > it from the programmer. [munch] VB does not generate source code based on the forms you draw on the screen. If, after writing all your code, you start changing your form around, there is no possibility of any code getting "dropped on the floor". VB isn't just a GUI layer on top of an older, linear programming model BASIC. It was designed from the ground up for the event-driven model. -- WARNING: I cannot be held responsible for the above They're coming to because my cats have apparently learned to type. take me away, ha ha!
Sat, 13 Jul 1996 08:11:01 GMT

David Lincour #6 / 8	Another CS-Realizer question Quote: >Once you have translated your visual layout to source code, can you modify the >layout with FormDev translate it again and use the new layout instead >transparently, or does yout first layout need to be 'perfect'? In Realizer version 2, once you have translated your forms (layout) into code you can modify this code to your liking. You can then read this code back into FormDev (the layout tool) and it will accept your modifications. David Lincourt Engineering Management Department Royal Military College of Canada
Sun, 14 Jul 1996 05:37:21 GMT

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