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Turning a RealBasic app into a .app package, but how?
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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I know that this can be done but I'm not sure how. There was a thread here awhile ago about this but no help in there. Anybody know how? Yes, I know Cocoa is better than RB.... which is why I'm going to learn it someday. For now though RB and AppleScript will do th trick. I was thinking of Java because they say its easy....
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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How to turn a Real Basic program into a .app that you can distribute happily.
Step 1: Write it in a decent language.
Sorry. I know that's an incredibly prejudiced opinion, with no acceptance of the variety of people and methodologies out there, and maybe even verging on flame bait. But it's still true.
Java is a very good language to learn, and not at all hard if you have a little time and a brain in your head. It will set you well on the road to understanding how good programs are designed, and teach you many of the patterns that are most useful. And once you know it, you will find it almost as quick to code in as RB or AppleScript. Good luck!
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All words are lies. Including these ones.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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What you want to make is really a bundle. Technically a package is any folder that is shown to the user as one file. A bundle is a folder with a special structure, an info.plist file, a Contents sub-folder etc. Anyhow, a quick search for bundle on versiontracker gives at least one interesting hit:
BundleMaker 1.0.3 - developer tool creates application bundles
<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13927&db=mac" target="_blank">http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13927&db=mac</a>
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I figured how to make the bundle soon after posting this, thanks anyway.
Yes, I know RB is really wimpy and I feel like strangling a Real Software employee everytime I encounter one of its idiotic bugs. The only thing that keeps me from going to Java is the horrible quality and performance of Java apps. LimeWire seems to be especially horrible.
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Join Date: May 2002
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#define somewhat LOTS_AND_LOTS
If you're talking about mac software, Java's no easier than Objective C for use in Cocoa, and the latter offers... somewhat improved performance and functionality.
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