Tools, Links and Site Information

Tools,
Links &
Site Info

TOOLS

Tools that you can use to enhance your LB experience

Liberty Basic Workshop - when you are ready to move up to the next level in editors for Liberty Basic, this is where you go. Integrated GUI builder, Multiple Document Interface and integration with Liberty Basic and many other tools!

Mastering Liberty Basic ebook - the authoritative reference to Liberty Basic programming with hundreds of pages of detailed information for the novice and experienced programmer alike. An Extensive guide to using the Windows API and hundreds of example programs. This is a must have! BIG NEWS: Mastering Liberty Basic has been updated for LB3.02 and includes lots of new material.

Eclipse CabExplorer - this is a very simple to use, very clean cab file creator. It allows the user to compress files into cabs using simple drag and drop and it creates self extracting cab files. Best of all it is FREE!

Eclipse Help - another fantastic product from Eclipse software, Eclipse Help has a great WYSIWYG interface. Create chapters, topics, links - everything you need for a great help file right there, then press compile and you are done. It could not be easier and best of all the tool is completely FREE!

Inno Installer - If you want to create professional software with a professional looking installer, then you need this FREE tool! Inno installer's set of features rivals (and surpasses) many commercial installers. Create multiple option installations (typical, small, full), update registry and ini settings, register active X components, supports uninstall. You gotta' get this one!

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LINKS

SITE INFO

Why You Need Tools

Tools are a necessary part of programming. In real life a single tool, such as a hammer or a saw, is not enough to accomplish all tasks. So it is in programming, eventually the editor alone will not be enough to get the whole job done.

At times such as this you will need to supplement your language with other programming tools, such as an installer, a GUI builder or a helpfile creator. That is the focus of this section - tools to make you job easier.

The nature of Liberty Basic is one of low cost, high return. Because of this expectation (and because I am generally cheap myself) I try to focus on tool sets that are free or of similar low cost.

I Hope you find the list helpful. If you know of a really great tool that I might like to include, please let me know. I don't promise to include all suggestions, but I will try to be fair. Email me at bjaz.moore@verizon.net - thanks.

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LINKS

The Liberty Basic world is full of some really incredibly talented individuals. What is really neat is that many of them have a desire to share thier tallent. A comprehensive list of places to go on the web for Liberty Basic resources and ideas is beyond the scope of this list, but here are many of the top hits in the Liberty Basic community:

Alyce's Restaurant - one of the premier LB resources on the web - serving up Liberty Basic 24 hours a day. Find the authoritative reference to Liberty Basic programming at this fine site!

The Official Liberty Basic Website - where to go to get the latest release of the Liberty Basic Programming language. Much more offered there too!

Community Links Page - a huge list of Website offerings which individual users register. A neat place to find obscure but really awesome LB Websites.

Development for Life - a really new, very sharp Website dedicated to Liberty Basic programming. Exclusive articles, snippets and tools.

LBNews - the online community where the monthly Liberty Basic Newsletter is published and discussed.

LBexp - the online community and forum where the experienced Liberty Basic programmers go to discuss topics of an advanced nature. All are welcome, but please do not post newbie questions here.

Liberty Basic Support - the official support forum for Liberty Basic. Here the seasoned veterans and new programmers come together to answer questions and offer help. You can often find Carl Gudel - author of Liberty Basic - participating and helping out here. This is an excellent place to post those newbie questions!

GreenEclipse Software - it is not a Liberty Basic site, but it is a really great place to find some FREE tools that you can use with Liberty Basic (check out the Tools section) as well as some fun games to pass a few idle minutes.

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SITE INFORMATION

Liberty Basic Connection is a web offering presented by Brad Moore. The site is in no way connected or affiliated with Shoptalk Systems or the Liberty Basic Website.

We do promote the use of Liberty Basic and encourage the growing community of Liberty Basic programmers.

We are affiliated with the lbnews and lbexp online communities that are hosted on the YahooGroups Website. We encourage the involvement in the community and the sharing of programming expertise and ideas.

This Website contains programs, source code and articles that have been written primarily by myself. Most are distributed freely and I encourage others to learn from my work. There are some very important terms and restrictions that I must insist upon regarding the distribution of my source code, programs and articles.

Important Terms of Use: The resources on this site is available free of charge (unless otherwise noted) and offered for your use in your own Liberty Basic projects. You may use the code (in part or whole) in you projects. It is not necessary to obtaining permission or acknowledge the author when you do so. I retain the rights to my own completed works as provided by US copyright law. You may not re-sell or distribute the original files or the source code in any manner except as provided above. Do not copy these files to a collection, such as a CD-ROM archive. Do not place these files on another web page without the author's permission. Do not post these files to a bulletin board or a discussion group. You may link to this site, but do not link directly to the files as this violates my providers Terms of Use for the Website. Thank you for your cooperation.

Making Contact: If you would like to contact the Website administrator, or the author of any of the works on this site, please email Brad Moore at bjaz.moore@verizon.net

Also, we have a new Yahoo Group which offers you the option of staying informed about new things at LB-Connection (see information in right column sidebar). You can use this list to also contact the author. Simply send a message to lbconnection@yahoogroups.com.