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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Good idea. I always wanted to write for the I-Phone... I can
think of 100's of things I'd like myself.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I think for $99 you can buy into the I-Phone dev program. They
send you an apparently phenomenal development kit that lets (and helps)
you write amazing programs... and I don't think much knowledge of any low level
language is required.... certainly not C. Obviously, being able to hook
into some C routines might be very helpful, but the few videos I've seen
on the SDK make it seem like child's play. :-) Of course, it isn't.
But, if you are writing any apps at all, I think the $99 should be your first
investment. That also gives you a hook into providing the app for their
millions of users, where they get some $$ and you get some $$ all laid out up
front and easy. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Honestly, if I had the sight, I would spend the next year writing a
filePro access program for the I-Phone. There is just enough of a niche
market to sell a couple hundred copies at good bucks each. Hell, I'd pay
$250 to be able to access my filePro apps wirelessly from anywhere. Maybe
even more. If it stayed locked to the I-Phone even and wasn't portable to any of
the other handheld GUI devices coming out, it would still be worth it. It would
be so cool to have a clerk/report app for our cherished database. Of
course, it would be amazing to have the screen designer and report designer
available to end-users as well... Okay, enough dreaming. Sounds like
a job for ken or Ron.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>P.S. - While you're at it guys... warehouse/bar code reading
interface also please... thanks. Just let me know when they're
ready.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=831302520-18012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Remember, this is a time when the apps can cost more than the device
by far!!! Go for it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> ROBERT PULLIAM
[mailto:pulliamr@earthlink.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 18, 2010
12:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> john@valar.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: c
language<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am working on an iPhone app and need some
knowledge of C. thanks for the response.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=john@valar.com href="mailto:john@valar.com">John Esak</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pulliamr@earthlink.net
href="mailto:pulliamr@earthlink.net">'ROBERT PULLIAM'</A> ; <A
title=filepro-list@lists.celestial.com
href="mailto:filepro-list@lists.celestial.com">'filepro'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:56
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: c language</DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>Well, it's a matter of using a "comiler" for the platform
on which you are working. If you have the development system on SCO,
then you have the "cc" command which is what you would use to turn your C
scripts into executale programs. By default, if you use cc to
compile a script (bunch of code) it will be turned into an execcutable
called "a.out". If you were to run "a.out" it would run whatever that
script says to do. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>So, you need to find a compiler for the Windows box you wish to
learn on, or get the devsys for your SCO box which contains a
compiler. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>C is not an easy language to learn quickly. I would suggest
learning Python instead. It is as powerful as anything out there and is much
like C in that it is extremely portable from Windows to *nix. If, you
really have a need to learn C particularly, I would suggest getting a Visual
C book which will make a lot available to you right away. Still, you
will not be accomplishing a whole lot in any short period of
time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Good luck whatever you do. Any specific reason you are
deciding to take up C? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640454820-17012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>John</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com@lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com@lists.celestial.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>ROBERT PULLIAM<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:35
AM<BR><B>To:</B> filepro<BR><B>Subject:</B> c language<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am a novice programmer and purchased a book
on programing in c. Is there a way to do this on a windows machine
or a mac so that I can compile and run the programs in the tutorial
portion of the booki. Also I tried it in a unix box (sco) and that
will not work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks Robert PUlliam
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