Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Rapid-Q Overview


• 1.1 How slow is Rapid-Q anyway?
• 1.2 What about bloat-ware?
• 1.3 Does Rapid-Q require any extra runtime DLLs?
• 1.4 How much memory does Rapid-Q suck out of my programs?
• 1.5 How easy is it to hack into my programs?
• 1.6 Do I need a license to distribute my programs?

Chapter 2: Rapid-Q Fundamentals


• 2.1 Rapid-Q Environment
  • Required files and settings
• 2.2 Using the Rapid-Q IDE
• 2.3 Compiling and Running a Simple Application
• 2.4 Command line switches
• 2.5 General Structure of a Rapid-Q Program
• 2.6 How close to the BASIC language is Rapid-Q?

Chapter 3: Rapid-Q Language Guide


• 3.1 Rapid-Q Directives
  • $APPTYPE
  • $DEFINE and $UNDEF
  • $ESCAPECHARS
  • $IFDEF and $IFNDEF
  • $INCLUDE
  • $MACRO
  • $OPTIMIZE
  • $OPTION
  • $RESOURCE
  • $TYPECHECK
• 3.2 Variables and Assignments
  • Numeric types, string types
  • Numeric Range values
  • Proper assignment, and inconsistencies
• 3.3 Rapid-Q Components/Objects
• 3.4 Component Methods & Events
• 3.5 Rapid-Q Subroutines & Functions
  • Special conditions
  • Passing by value or reference
• 3.6 Rules of Scope

Chapter 4: Writing your first Rapid-Q Application


• 4.1 Deciding what to write
  • Simple database like program
  • Using QButton, QEdit, QForm, QLabel, and QListBox
• 4.2 Designing the form
• 4.3 Handling events
  • How to handle on click events
• 4.4 Source Code Listing

Chapter 5: Introduction to Forms


• 5.1 What's in a form?
• 5.2 Adding components to a form
• 5.3 Tracking mouse position on form
  • Introduction to MouseX and MouseY
• 5.4 Special Events for forms
  • OnResize, OnKeypress, OnKeydown
• 5.5 Dialog boxes
  • Use of ModalResult
• 5.6 Using the CREATE Method
• 5.7 Embedding CREATEs
• 5.8 Creating Menus

Chapter 6: Writing Console Applications


• 6.1 Overview of console functions
• 6.2 Hello world example
  • Writing/Copying to/from offscreen pages
• 6.3 Using PEEK and POKE
• 6.4 Accepting user input
• 6.5 Trapping extended keys
• 6.6 Mixing CONSOLE with GUI
• 6.7 Linux/Unix console

Chapter 7: Introduction to streams


• 7.1 File streams
  • Reading/Writing numbers and strings
• 7.2 Memory streams
  • Copying between streams
• 7.3 Saving/Loading UDTs and Arrays

Chapter 8: Using Image Resources


• 8.1 Supported Resources
• 8.2 Introduction to Image lists
  • More on Rapid-Q's image cache
• 8.3 Other kinds of Resources

Chapter 9: SUBI, FUNCTIONI, and DLLs


• 9.1 SUB/FUNCTIONs with variable parameters
• 9.2 More on FUNCTIONI
• 9.3 Introduction to DLLs
• 9.4 How to call a DLL
• 9.5 Using Quick View
• 9.6 Writing your own DLLs
• 9.7 Using unsupported types in DLL call
• 9.8 API conversion table

Chapter 10: Creating Custom Components


• 10.1 Introduction to object creation
• 10.2 Extending QCanvas
  • Adding new properties
  • Using Constructor
• 10.3 Adding/Overriding Methods
• 10.4 Defining Events
  • Inherting Events
• 10.5 Adding components to components
• 10.6 Extending empty components
• 10.7 Public/Private properties and methods
• 10.8 Templates and property sets
• 10.9 Creating custom events
• 10.10 QDiamondBox Source Code Listing

Chapter 11: Using Function Pointers


• 11.1 Introduction to the concept
• 11.2 Defining function pointers
• 11.3 Using function pointers properly
• 11.4 What's not supported in Rapid-Q

Chapter 12: Graphics under Windows


• 12.1 Graphics under DOS versus Windows
• 12.2 What components require painting
• 12.3 Drawing graphics dynamically
  • Using QBITMAP as the off-screen page
• 12.4 Ownerdraw List and Combo Boxes
  • Ownerdraw Variable vs. Fixed
• 12.5 Using DirectX

Chapter 13: Direct3D for Rapid-Q


• 13.1 Requirement specifications
  • Required or suggested files
• 13.2 Using Anim8or to create 3D models
• 13.3 Loading/Using .X files
• 13.4 Wrapping textures around an object
• 13.5 Rotate/Moving objects

Chapter 14: Programming in MySQL


• 14.1 Quick introduction
  • Required files
• 14.2 Connecting to MySQL
• 14.3 How to perform queries and obtain result
• 14.4 Interfacing QMYSQL with QSTRINGGRID
• 14.5 Storing and retrieving blobs
• 14.6 Using LOADBLOB and SAVEBLOB
• 14.7 In conclusion

Chapter 15: COM Programming


• 15.1 Supported COM extensions
  • COM clients (automation controllers)
  • Active Documents
  • How to register COM objects
• 15.2 About QOLEOBJECT
• 15.3 About QOLECONTAINER

Appendix A: Rapid-Q Component/Object Reference


• APPLICATION (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods Application examples
• CLIPBOARD
  • Properties, Methods ClipBoard examples
• PRINTER
  • Properties, Methods Printer examples
• QBITMAP
  • Properties, Methods QBitmap examples
• QBUTTON (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QButton examples
• QCANVAS (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QCanvas examples
• QCHECKBOX (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QCheckbox examples
• QCOMBOBOX (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QCombobox examples
• QCOMPORT
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QComPort examples
• QCOOLBTN (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QCoolbtn examples
• QDIRTREE
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QDirTree examples
• QEDIT (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QEdit examples
• QFILELISTBOX
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QFileListBox examples
• QFILESTREAM (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QFilestream examples
• QFONT (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QFont examples
• QFONTDIALOG
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QFontDialog examples
• QFORM (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QForm examples
• QGAUGE
  • Properties, QGauge examples
• QGLASSFRAME
  • Properties QGlassFrame examples
• QGROUPBOX
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QGroupBox examples
• QHEADER
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QHeader examples
• QIMAGE
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QImage examples
• QIMAGELIST
  • Properties, Methods, QImageList examples
• QLABEL (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QLabel examples
• QLISTBOX (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QListbox examples
• QLISTVIEW
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QListView examples
• QMAINMENU (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QMainMenu examples
• QMEMORYSTREAM (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QMemorystream examples
• QMENUITEM (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QMenuItem examples
• QMYSQL (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QMySQL examples
• QOPENDIALOG (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QOpenDialog examples
• QOLECONTAINER
  • Properties, Methods, QOleContainer examples
• QOLEOBJECT
  • Properties, Methods, QOleObject examples
• QOUTLINE
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QOutLine examples
• QOVALBTN (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QOvalbtn examples
• QPANEL (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QPanel examples
• QPOPUPMENU
  • Properties, Methods, QPopupMenu examples
• QRADIOBUTTON (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QRadioButton examples
• QRECT
• QREGISTRY
  • Properties, Methods, QRegistry examples
• QRICHEDIT (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QRichedit examples
• QSAVEDIALOG
  • Properties, Methods, QSaveDialog examples
• QSCROLLBAR (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QScrollBar examples
• QSCROLLBOX
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QScrollBox examples
• QSOCKET (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QSocket examples
• QSPLITTER
  • Properties, Events, QSplitter examples
• QSTATUSBAR
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QTrackBar examples
• QSTRINGGRID
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QStringGrid examples
• QSTRINGLIST (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Methods, QStringList examples
• QTABCONTROL
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QTabControl examples
• QTIMER (Windows/Linux)
  • Properties, Events, QTimer examples
• QTRACKBAR
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QTrackBar examples
• QTREEVIEW
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QTreeView examples

Rapid-Q DirectX Component/Object Reference


• QDXIMAGELIST
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QDXImageList examples
• QDXSCREEN
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QDXScreen examples
• QDXSOUND
  • Properties, Methods QDXSound examples
• QDXTIMER
  • Properties, Methods, Events, QDXTimer examples

    Rapid-Q Direct3D Component/Object Reference
    This is a work in progress, some properties or methods may change in the future. All 3D operations are done in Retained mode.

• QD3DFace
  • Properties, Methods, QD3DFace examples
• QD3DFrame
  • Properties, Methods, QD3DFrame examples
• QD3DLight
  • Methods, QD3DLight examples
• QD3DMesh
  • Properties, Methods, QD3DMesh examples
• QD3DMeshBuilder
  • Methods, QD3DMeshBuilder examples
• QD3DTexture
  • Methods, QD3DTexture examples
• QD3DVector
  • Properties, QD3DVector examples
• QD3DVisual
  • Methods, QD3DVisual examples
• QD3DWrap
  • Methods, QD3DWrap examples

Appendix C: Rapid-Q Keywords & Statements


• Valid Operators (In order of precedence)
  • Exponentiation (^)
  • Multiplication/Division and Shifts (*, /, \ (integer division), SHL, SHR)
  • Modulo arithmetic (MOD, INV)
  • Addition and subtraction (+, -)
  • Relation operations (=, >, <, <>, <=, >=)
  • Logical operations in order from high to low (NOT, AND, OR, XOR)
• Rapid-Q internal definitions
  • WIN32, UNIX, TYPE
• Rapid-Q supported Data Types
  • BYTE, WORD, INTEGER, VARIANT, etc...
• Branching with GOTO and GOSUB
  • GOTO, GOSUB, RETURN
• User defined types
  • TYPE versus STRUCT
• Conditional statements
  • IF .. THEN .. ELSE, SELECT CASE
• Loops
  • FOR .. NEXT, DO .. LOOP, WHILE .. WEND
• Constructors/Methods
  • CONSTRUCTOR, CREATE, WITH
• Procedures
  • SUB, FUNCTION, SUBI, FUNCTIONI
• Internal Variables
  • Command$, CurDir$, MouseX, MouseY, etc...
• Console keywords, Detailed list
  • CLS, COLOR, PRINT, INKEY$, etc...
• Other reserved keywords, Detailed list
  • ABS, LEN, MID$, SWAP, etc...
• Trouble Shooting
  • How to Debug your programs