REALbasic for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

REALbasic is one of the most popular programming platforms for Macintosh users. REALbasic has been described as ÒVisual Basic for the MacintoshÓ and indeed, REALbasic's visual, drag-and-drop interface is easy enough for beginners to learn, while still powerful enough for professionals to use.

REALbasic for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide shows how to develop applications for the Macintosh and Windows platform, with plenty of screenshots to guide readers along. This book covers REALbasic version 3.5, which adds supports for Mac OS X, powerful new 3D graphics, Microsoft Office automation, an internal scripting language, and much more. Ideal for beginning programmers as well as those with more programming experience. Ideal for anyone interested in developing applications on a Macintosh for Macintosh or Windows. That includes programmers who want to use REALbasic for incidental programming, HyperCard users who feel abandoned by Apple and are looking for a replacement, system administrators with access to a Mac, and people with no programming or scripting experience.