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Issue 2.6 (July/August 2004)


Column
(Source Code)
Thoughts from the Publisher (Page 5)
News News from the REALbasic Community (Page 6)
Review DxMidiX 1.2 (Page 8)
Review FTP Suite 3.2 (Page 8)
Review Profile: Roadworks (Page 9)
Review Book: AppleScript: The Definitive Guide (Page 9)
Review Net Clipper II (Page 10)
Review SuperSpriteSurface (SSS) Framework (Page 10)
Feature Article (Page 11)
Feature CODEBREAKER: Breaking the Code to Successful Commercial Software with REALbasic (Page 13)
Feature Data In: Using Vernier's LabPro to collect data from probes attached to your computer (Page 17)
Feature Art and Letters: Drawing Hexes (and Other Things) with Text (Page 24)
Feature Dealing with Databases: Learning SQL Part 2 (Page 27)
Column
(Beginners Column)
Welcome to the REALbasic Developer Magazine Beginners Corner! (Page 28)
Feature Using RBScript: Creating plugins for your application (Page 30)
Column
(Databases for Real)
Performance Tips (Page 32)
Feature Soundex and Metaphone: Algorithms for matching words based on sound (Page 34)
Column
(Object-Oriented Thinking)
Better Dating (Page 33)
Column
(Visual Basic and REALbasic Column)
Further Mac OS Integration: Delving deeper into what the Mac OS offers (Page 36)
Column
(The Topographic Apprentice)
Path Animation: Tell your Object3Ds where to go! (Page 38)
Column
(From Scratch)
From Scratch: More TanGram UI (Page 40)
Column
(Intel corner)
Custom Window Shape: Round windows in Windows. (Page 42)
Column
(Interface Design)
Help!, Part III: The fine art of documentation (Page 44)
Column
(Beyond the Limits)
IRC Bots: Easy! Part II: (Page 46)

 



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