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This section is a work in progress, check back whenever you can, as this page will be updated as time permits. Last Updated: August 20, 2000.

John Davenport's Beginner Tutorials

Rapid-Q 101 - Learning the Basics
Rapid-Q 102 - Viewing Images

CGI Tutorial Series

Using Web Forms with Rapid-Q - Part I in designing CGI programs in Rapid-Q

Encryption

Text File Encryption - Part I
Text File Encryption - Part I Source Code

Custom Components

QODBC - Component for connecting to the SQL Server
QSpinText - A Spin Edit control by Mesut Akcan
QToolBar - QToolBar control by Jordi Ramos
QHash - QHash component by Daitau Aaron
QMandel - for Windows/Linux/Unix. Extends QCanvas. Adds a MandelBrot image to your form.
QDriveComboBox - for Windows. Extends QComboBox. Adds a combo box with the valid drives on your computer.
QArrow - for Windows. Extends QCanvas. Adds nice colored and highlighted arrow-like buttons to your form. Created by Peter Scheutz.
QREdit - for Windows. Extends QRichEdit. Add color syntax hilighting to your RichEdit component.
QCoolForm - for Windows. Extends QForm. You can dynamically change your form's appearance, like the titlebar color.
QDiamondBox, Linux/Unix Version - Extends QCanvas, adds nice looking diamond-like checkboxes to your form.
QAniButton - for Windows/Linux/Unix. Extends QButton, animates button by changing the text.

WINAPI DLL Functions

Growing set of Windows API functions - Translated for use in Rapid-Q

Add-ons (what the Rapid-Q language SHOULD have)

evaluate.bas - Function to evaluate string expressions, ie. "3+5^3".
like.bas - LIKE Function (pattern matching routine like in VB).
using.bas - PRINT USING Function (as in PB).

CGI

cgi.inc - Some useful and common CGI functions.

Devices

joystick.bas - How to program the joystick.

Dialogs

msgbox.bas - Message box with buttons in local language.
printdlg.bas - Page setup dialog box.
colordlg.bas - Color chooser dialog box.

Files

dragdrop.bas - How to drag and drop files to your form.
attrib.bas - How to set a file's attribute.

Forms

wnd.bas - How to create Windows using only Pure Windows API calls.
deskform.bas - How to paint your desktop background image to your form and override the default window handler.
minimize.bas - How to minimize your forms to the taskbar rather than the desktop.
multform.bas - How to create multiple navigable forms.
previnst.bas - How to detect a previous instance of your program.

Graphics

gifanim.zip - Gif Animation using an ActiveX control. ZIP file also includes GIF89.DLL and RAPIDQ.GIF
bmpdll.bas - How to use image resources from DLLs, this example requires bmpdll.dll.
capture.bas - How to create a snap (screen) shot of your current desktop.
gifview.bas - How to use GIF/JPG/PCX images instead of .BMP files by using NViewLib (a free .DLL).

Lists/Menus

menu.bas - How to create ownerdraw Menu items.
eview.bas - Extended ListView, add gridlines, checkboxes, etc.

Misc

tray.bas - How to minimize/place your application in the system tray.
hotkeys.bas - How to use global hotkeys in your application.

Sound

record.bas - How to record sound and save to a .WAV file.
playmidi.bas - Simple MIDI player.