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kemalyun
2004.12.02, 06:50 PM
I need a very simple app:

Show a window with an input-field and a button. Let the user input some text or paste it from the clipboard. When clicking the button save the entered text as a "text" file in the same directory from which the app has been run. Then quit the app with a message. That's it.

Can be coded in 10 minutes. I'll pay $50 for the job, by Paypal, as soon as the working app is delivered and tested. Anyone interested please send me a short mail and I'll mail back with the details. Important: Has to run on OS 9 and X and use the Mac OS GUI.
geezusfreeek
2004.12.02, 06:57 PM
I can't possibly fathom the use of this app.

If only I still knew anything about Carbon.
kemalyun
2004.12.02, 07:02 PM
The use of this app is to enable a "computer-idiot" who doesn't know how to save an email-attachment or how to drag a file into a folder or other basic things like that, to create a file containing a registration-code by simply copying and pasting the code from an email into the window of this app, which saves it as a file then, unlocking a game.
EvolPenguin
2004.12.02, 07:29 PM
It needes to be OS 9? That's a pain, how many people still use OS 9? I would do it if it was OS X.

Alex
skyhawk
2004.12.02, 07:30 PM
how about just an OS X version for $20?
kemalyun
2004.12.02, 07:36 PM
Sorry, has to work in both, it's important. Could easily be done in REALBASIC, for example, am I right?
DoG
2004.12.02, 07:41 PM
Sorry, has to work in both, it's important. Could easily be done in REALBASIC, for example, am I right?
I'd answer that, but that'd be 10 bucks. :p
ERaZer
2004.12.02, 07:42 PM
Ok, I can do it the Realbasic way, I'll get started ASAP, and I'll send you a working copy rather soon hopefully(where you can provide information about if you want to change anything).
EvolPenguin
2004.12.02, 08:02 PM
Hrm,

I have an OS X version done already, took all of about 2 minutes.
I feel anger! Oh well, theres always next time.

Alex
kemalyun
2004.12.03, 04:37 AM
I didn't say it HAS to be Realbasic, I just said IT COULD BE DONE in Realbasic, at least that's what I think. I don't care about the language used, as long as it does what it should do.
Tobi
2004.12.03, 05:11 AM
Do you have the app from anybody now already? If not you can try this one here:
http://www.igame3d.de/TextInputSaver.sit

It was done in Runtime Revolution and features a Classic FAT version (runs on both 68K and PPC computers) and an OS X version. It's a little large though, since it's from RunRev (1.7 megs compressed) but should work. If you take my version, tell me about any neccessary changes.
kemalyun
2004.12.03, 05:57 AM
Yes, this does what it should do. But it has to be ONE app which runs in both OS 9 and X, not two seperate ones, AND there's no way it may use 1.7MB. 100kb should be ok, I can't blow up every downloadable game by 1.7MB. Why is it so large?
Tobi
2004.12.03, 06:00 AM
It's so large since it is made with the Runtime Revolution environment. I can code you a much smaller one in CodeWarrior but that takes some more time, maybe an hour or so.
I doubt RealBasic applications are under 100K as well. I'll give it a shot in Codewarrior, ok?
Tobi
2004.12.03, 06:56 AM
Here is the smaller, better-looking faster version of it written in CodeWarrior that runs on Classic and OS X. Compressed with NIB-file its 31 K, uncompressed 108K. That's as small as I can get it!

http://www.igame3d.de/TextInputSaverSMALL.sit

This is what you want!
EvolPenguin
2004.12.03, 08:28 AM
Nah,
I meant anger about it being OS 9. It's not towards you or anything, just that I don't know carbon, or any other os 9 compatible language.

Alex
fisk
2004.12.03, 08:46 AM
Here is the smaller, better-looking faster version of it written in CodeWarrior that runs on Classic and OS X. Compressed with NIB-file its 31 K, uncompressed 108K. That's as small as I can get it!

http://www.igame3d.de/TextInputSaverSMALL.sit

This is what you want!
Not over 100 K, remember? :p

(and Alex, you almost sounded like carbon was a language :p ... darn - I'm annoying today)
kemalyun
2004.12.03, 10:35 AM
Yes, that looks fine. Mail me your email so I can mail you the details (text and filename).
EvolPenguin
2004.12.04, 12:08 PM
eek,

yes, i did make it sounds like carbon is a language. I meant API.

Alex
BinarySpike
2004.12.13, 01:03 AM
Yo, I use Carbon "API" in all my programs I could have done it in one night.
AND I would have done it for free. (no joke)
I really don't like programming with poeple telling me what to do because I program for a hobby
BUT if you need a 9/X version then Carbon "API" is the way to go.

Be Cool,
BinarySpike :cool: