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[ardhuru]

Dave (M), and Dave (H), thank you guys, for pointing me in the right direction.

After struggling with B4A for some time, I managed to accomplish precisely what I had in mind, and more.

I now have an apk that acts like a numeric keypad for access control.

As what often happens when one learns a new environment, I went overboard with some bells and whistles which were not planned on. (Automatic enabling/disabling of the bluetooth in my Android on app launch, text-to-speech annotations and so on)

I'm sure an expert will still find it very rough at the edges, but it serves my purpose well.



If anybody would like to play around with this (remember, you'll need a bluetooth module to talk to), please pm me.

Again, thanks.

Anand

[mackrackit]

COOL!
I am glad it is working out.

[DDDvvv]

this Basic4android is indeed a great program. i just got done compiling my first app, and took me a couple of days, with the trial version.

i went ahead and shelled the 49 bucks for the enterprise version (after a 50% coupon).

so, im going to play it forward; heres a 50% coupon code, for the enterprise version; dnjqip

im trying to make an app that will allow me to use an android device as an lcd and keypad, and communicate with a pic18 by use of a bluetooth module.

if anyone has succeeded with this, please advise.
thanks

[mackrackit]

so, im going to play it forward;

cool!!!!

[Charlie]

I've been playing with B4A and it's quite polished and usable.

Having said that, poking around the web, I discovered this: http://www.laughton.com/basic/ It's considerably simpler, free, and has a growing community of users. By simpler, I mean more like traditional procedural basic programming, where B4A is more like object oriented Visual Basic.

RFO Basic programs are written on the actual Android device - which can be cumbersome, I admit, however you can also use a text editor on your PC then move your app over to the SD card. It does have nice tools for graphics and for BlueTooth and other hardware devices/interfaces.

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it and see if there is anyone else using it...

[Ioannis]

I guess I am the one here that is not happy with the B4A.

Cannnot by any means, whatever tried (from the support forum) to make the simulator run.

My setup is a SSD disk for the system and a RAID 0+1 for the data based on mechanical disks. Have tried also on a laptop with Vista and XP (with just one disk) but no joy.

If anyone had similar experience solved please help.

Ioannis

[Normnet]

I'm new to programming apps for Android and would like to know if my project is possible.
Can Android phone's be programed with B4A to send voice messages over WiFi only (no cell tower) to other phones?

Also does anyone know of sub $100 disposable phones which would work for this purpose?
They are to be used in the workplace were several are lost.


Norm

[mackrackit]

I guess I am the one here that is not happy with the B4A.

Cannnot by any means, whatever tried (from the support forum) to make the simulator run.

My setup is a SSD disk for the system and a RAID 0+1 for the data based on mechanical disks. Have tried also on a laptop with Vista and XP (with just one disk) but no joy.

If anyone had similar experience solved please help.

Ioannis

Can you get the emulator started stand alone ? It is very slow but has nothing to do with B4A. It is a google java thing.

Try debugging directly to a device, it is much faster.

[prstein]

im trying to make an app that will allow me to use an android device as an lcd and keypad, and communicate with a pic18 by use of a bluetooth module.

if anyone has succeeded with this, please advise.
thanks

Haven't done that precisely, but I done similar projects. Android + BT + PIC is a great combination.

I, for one, am as pleased with B4A as I am with PBP.

Best Regards,
Paul