Gambas

Contents

Starting

• Preface
• Introduction
• Installation
• First Steps
• Helpful
• Comments
• Assignments
• Hello World

Applications

• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Graphics in Gambas
• Colours used in Gambas
• Programming the Mouse
• Gambas/Output
• Textwork in Gambas
• Clipboard
• Time and Date
• Sound in Gambas
• The Gambas toolbox
• Gridview
• Standard dialogues
• Comments on the Gambas built in Examples
• Build a simple text editor

Coding

• Arrays
• Basic Arithmetic Operations
• Branches: If then , Select case
• Constants
• Loops: For to , For each , do until
• Subroutines
• String manipulation—Concatenation, string search and replace
• Environment variables and command line parameters
• File handling
• Checks and returns True or False if a File or Dir exists
• Object Oriented Programming in Gambas
• Operators
• Variable declarations, Dimensioning

Reference

• Concept Index
• Function Reference
• Useful Modules
• Quick reference cards
• Websites

Supplements

• Predefined Constants in Gambas
• List of Gambas Commands
• Add new Components to Gambas
• Differences between Gambas and VB
• Error Messages
• Difficulties learning Gambas
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Links to Gambas