[dba-Tech] Tim Cook vs. Steve Jobs

Yep, as it says on their website:

"Compiles to native bytecode. No runtime libraries are required. APK files are exactly the 
same as APK files created with Java / Eclipse"

To use it, you first need to download and install the Java Development Environment and 
Eclipse, then you install B4A and point it at the JDE/Eclipse directories.


What I especially like about it is that there are easy to use object libraries for all sorts of 
things and good example applications to use them on the Forum.

This afternoon I downloaded example apps for capturing signatures and taking pictures. 

It only took me a couple of the minutes to tweak the  camera example to set various 
properties of the Camera object  so that I can capture small portrait "mugshots" with the 
tablet in landscape mode.   

It will only take me  a few more minutes to include the GPS object library and add geocodes 
to the photos and associated data entry.

These libraries are about to become components in a trial Voter Registration app.

-- 
Stuart


On 24 Aug 2012 at 21:05, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> Extremely interesting. So the Basic actually compiled into Java code?
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 6:53 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tim Cook vs. Steve Jobs
> 
> Changing the topic slightly:
> 
> Are you planning to develop for your Nexus or will you just be a comsumer?
> 
> I've started learning to program  the Motorola Xoom - I already have a
> couple of potential 
> clients who are interested in using them for data capture.
> 
> I was dreading having to develop my Java skills from a very low and
> half-forgotten base.  
> Then I came across Basic4Android  http://www.basic4ppc.com/
> 
> For any ex- BASIC  developer (VB/VBA/PowerBASIC or whatever), it's
> brilliant.
> 
> More details: http://www.basic4ppc.com/android/why.html
> 
> 
> 
> On 24 Aug 2012 at 19:15, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> 
> > On the other hand, I've decided to go with the Google Nexus 7 as my tablet
> > of choice. Way more free apps, way cooler design, and emotionally I like
> > Google over Apple. So be it. Nexus, here I come!
> > 
> 
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