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Cover -- Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1 Introducing REALbasic -- CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to REALbasic -- Overview of REALbasic -- Standard vs. Professional -- REALbasic vs. Visual Basic -- REALbasic vs. Apple's XCode -- Online REALbasic Support Services -- Getting Started with Your First REALbasic Application -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2 Navigating the REALbasic Integrated Development Environment -- Starting REALbasic -- The REALbasic Menu -- REALbasic's Main Toolbar -- REALbasic's Bookmarks Toolbar -- REALbasic's Screen Area -- REALbasic's Tips Bar -- REALbasic's Integrated Help Features -- Building a Custom Web Browser -- Summary -- PART 2 Learning How to Program with REALbasic -- CHAPTER 3 Creating an Application's User Interface -- Building Application Windows -- Changing the Default Window -- Deleting Windows -- Encrypting and Decrypting Windows -- Working with Controls -- A REALbasic Control Overview -- Extending REALbasic Functionality by Adding New Controls -- Control Alignment -- Changing Tab Order -- Building a Desktop Clock -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 Working with REALbasic Menus -- Working with REALbasic Menu Bars -- Adding Menus, Submenus, and Menu Items -- Enhancing Menu Systems -- Using Menu Items to Trigger Command and Code Execution -- Controlling Access to Menu Items -- Reconfiguring Menu Organization -- Customizing the Apple and Macintosh Menus -- Creating a StickyPad Application -- Summary -- CHAPTER 5 Storing and Retrieving Application Data -- Adding Comments to Your Code -- Storing and Retrieving Data -- Working with Variables -- Converting Between Data Types -- Storing Data in Arrays -- Working with Dictionaries -- Constants -- Reserved Keywords -- Creating a Starter Desktop Calculator -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 Making Decisions with Conditional Logic -- Implementing Conditional Logic -- Working with the If ... Then Statement -- The Select ... Case Block -- #If ... #EndIf -- REALbasic Operators -- Creating a Computer Game -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7 Iterative Processing -- Processing Data with Loops -- Shortcuts for Creating Loops -- Guarding Against Endless Loops -- Creating a REALbasic Movie Player -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8 Object-Oriented Programming -- An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming -- Event-Driven Programming -- Working with Modules -- Working with Windows -- Building the RB Picture Viewer -- Summary -- PART 3 Advanced Topics -- CHAPTER 9 Processing Text Files -- Working with Plain and Styled Text Documents -- Defining File Types -- Accessing Files and Folders -- Process Text Files -- Working with Styled Text -- Saving Files -- Printing Files -- Creating a REALbasic Word Processor -- Summary -- CHAPTER 10 Working with Databases -- REALbasic's Database Support -- Creating and Opening REAL SQL Databases -- Defining Database Schema -- Querying Database Data -- Developing Database Front-Ends -- The RB Book Database -- Summary -- CHAPTER 11 Working with Graphics and Audio -- Adding Sound Effects to REALbasic Applications -- Working with Graphics.