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How do they... ? #2

How do they... ? #2​

(French version/Version française)

I decided to dedicate my second and third tutorials to PlayerPro of BlastOn LLC. I'll show you...

 

Below is a table listing features of Visual Basic 6 and their equivalents in B4A.

If you find errors or wish to add other features, post a reply here to have your input integrated into the table...

 

Hy everyone,

Here is a little script to install Basic4Android on Linux (realized and tested on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit )

To run this script:
1 - Edit B4A_Installer_en.sh with your favorite text...

 

Introduction

This is one of a series of tutorials about using the Arduino Mega ADK microcontroller with Android devices

There already exists a Basic4android library for the IOIO...

 

My app will be sending SMS messages (using sms.send(phone, text) some of which may be longer than 160 chars. Currently, I have broken these down into multiple messages each of which is < 160...

 

New method to add shortcuts: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/support-for-app-shortcuts.86663/#post-548645
Updated instructions for this method...

 

I know there are some threads on this topic, and I had the feeling that there might be some misunderstandings. So to save you the time to read through all those threads and get the solution at...

 

From time to time there are feature requests and wishes that are too individual to be implemented in the IDE and can easily be done in Autohotkey. For those who do not already know this sometimes...

 

I wasn't sure were to put this, its simply a dev tool I built to view all the available drawables, as defined at http://androiddrawables.com/.

I built this small tool for myself, but...

 

Many users who start to develop Android applications may be frustrated by the fact that they don't find the control they are looking for. Its even worse, for some mysterious reason there are no...

 

Hi, I'm Eric. I am still fairly new to Basic4Android, but have dabbled off and on in programming for the last 20 years. I started programming with GWBasic back when I was about 11. It took me...

 

The Basic4Android IDE contains a mysterious tab entitled "Logcat" in the right hand pane.

This archive contains a help file that will tell you what a Logcat is and also contains a more...

 

It may happen sometimes that, if your dealing with complex non-integer calculations, your code may not perform exactly the way you want to. I came across this problem when I was trying so create a...

 

What is it?
AutoStarts is an Android based software package for auto starting apps on your phone or tablet at bootup. It was mainly written to support the eHome product. It is fully...

 

Basic4android v2.00 adds support for classes modules.

Classes definition from Wikipedia:

In object-oriented programming, a class is a construct that is used to create instances of...

 

Hey fellow B4Aers, I was wondering if any one has a code snippet for storing highscores in a app. I have been searching and nothing. I just need that first shove and i can take off from there...

 

This tutorial explains how the new conditional compilation feature can be used to change the app icon and the assets files based on the chosen build configuration.
See this tutorial for more...

 

Hi All, this is an little tutorial to implement "App-In consumable purchases"

Sub Process_Globals
    'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
    'These...

 

Where in the forum should I look for help on how to send a SMS message or a eMail from a smartphone. I am sure there must be documentation on how but I have not found it.

 

I hope this is the right sub topic to post this under. Didn't think it fitted anywhere else.
(Erel, is there a place for a General sub topic??)

I have recently written a blog post on my...