Hi Manuel,

Wow this is great to be able to compile into Java for the first time.

I note that arithmetic operations using a carat mark such as

msgbox( 3^2 + 7)

or

msgbox( 7 + 3^2)

ARE supported, but give the WRONG ANSWER. Both should give 16, but the first gives a real number larger than 1000 and the second gives the integer 100.

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Secondly, it is annoying but it keeps asking the resources to be relocated, it will say it cannot find the field "bitmap.gif" and when I browse to it again it will create a new file "bitmap2.gif." Next run it cannot find "bitmap2.gif" so it creates "bitmap3.gif" and so-on. It seems often unable to recognize that resourcse are there. This is running in Vista.

John




Amazing piece of software, you must have good people who helped you create this

Wow, thanks for the fast response. That explains both behaviours (priority of operations and the way Jabaco prefers to keep application folders separate).

Two other very small things:

1) I am trying three ways to make the form backcolor completely transparent (so I can use a gif to make the form another shape besides square. None of these work:

- setting the background color programmatically to rgb(0,0,0,0) with 0 for alpha as the last entry
- trying to access java#awt#color
- setting transparent to 0 in the form properties box.

I also tried decompiling some of the java class files.

2) What event fires when a form is unloaded (closed)? What if a user for instance wants to do actions when the user closees a form? Should I read an existing page here to figure that out?


JM

Wow, thanks for that quick answer. That is great; I had not noticed that there was a "module 1" and associated code. I think it is fine to leave it like that, it does not have to be exactly the same as VB6.

The only reason I wanted transparency was to use a form with no border, and make my own task bar in order to have my own button to close the form, and I would put Deactivate code there. This is simpler, I can use the Deactivate routine that appears when the default action in module 1 is commented out. Perfect!

I still am somewhat curious if it is possible to change the form background to transparent, even though there is no particular reason to do that now. As I say, I tried to find a number in Form1.class which might be the RGB( , , , ) code but was unable to find it.

Another comment: I note all the class files which might conceivably be used by any project are included in the JAR file of every project. The JAR files would be very small if only necessary class files were included. I wonder what is the reason for including them all? As Jabaco becomes more popular there will be program users with many many copies of each class file on their home computers....

JM

Hi,
That makes a lot of sense, I guess, though I don't understand it completely.

I remember some years ago me and my son Jamie were trying to use Java and a message came up on the computer saying it is deprecated software. So we didn't go with Java. Then later visual basic is deprecated in favour of the .NET framework. That messed me up a bit, both Java and Basic getting deprecated, it is really great that they are both back again.

Here is my Deactivate routine

Public Sub Form_Deactivate()
If activated=1 Then
Call MYsub()
Else
activated=1
End If

End Sub

I had to set dim activated as integer in the general declarations and activated=0 in Form_Load This is because when doing things in the way you described above, Form_Deactivate would fire twice, once when the form is loaded and once when closed by the user. The integer "activated" forbids the call of MySub when the form is loading.

Don't forget to think about whether there is any way to set an alpha for the form background.
JM