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Re: Getting Started

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Subject: Re: Getting Started
From: "Joseph J. Strout" <joe at realsoftware dot com>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:50:55 -0600
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At 4:37 PM -0500 12/15/04, Joshua Demori wrote:

I am getting started with plug in development. I have codewarrior 4.1.0.3. and my goal is to create plugins mac and pc compatible. I have not had much good fortune in doing this. It seems like every time I make progress something goes wrong. If I could get the basics on how to get started and get realbasic to recogine my plugins this would be very helpful. Nothing in the sdk by realbasic would compile and when it did, realbasic couldnt use it. HELP.

I'd recommend starting by buying a copy of CodeWarrior 8 or later; otherwise, as you found, sample code is not going to compile without a lot of work. And it's a fiddly sort of work, that requires a good understanding of what all the options mean, where the libraries should live and where to get them, etc. It'll be a very hard road if you stick with a 4-year-old version of CW.

Once you have an up-to-date version of CW, the way to start is to load up and build one of the sample plugins (like "Dial Control"). Verify that that works, then start modifying it to suit your own goals, using the documentation in the SDK as your guide.

Best,
- Joe

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