Tools Name Platform Provider URLs FileMaker Pro Cross-platform relational database; manages graphics, sound, QuickTime, text, numeric data; Web Companion plug-in provides relatively easy Web publishing capability; excellent prototyping tool; inexpensive. Mac or Win FileMaker, Inc. Home Trial software  TX DIR Education Pricing REALbasic Award-winning, visual, object-oriented BASIC development environment for Macintosh; supports QuickTime, sprite animation, Internet connectivity; Professional Edition provides Windows cross-compilation and SQL database capabilities. Mac, with Windows cross-compilation REAL Software, Inc. Home Trial software Academic pricing CodeWarrior Integrated development environment for desktop and embedded operating systems; cross-platform compilers support C, C++, Java, and assembly programming languages. Check out the new "Wizard" features. Mac, Win, Linux, Solaris, BeOS, Palm, Novell, PlayStation, Nintendo Metrowerks Home Academic program CodeWarriorU.com AppleScript Powerful, English-like scripting language built into the Macintosh OS; use it in conjunction with applications - FileMaker, Netscape, Fetch, Eudora, Photoshop, QuickTime and others - to automate tasks, control the flow of data from one application to another (even across a network), and more. Mac Apple Computer, Inc. Home Free AppleScript scripts iDo Script Scheduler Run Applescripts automatically, even when you're away from your computer; easy to use and configure. Mac Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. Home Trial software T-Minus Ten "Configure hot keys and hot spots to drive applications, scripts and documents with ease...convenient timer function provides an off-hours auto-pilot for your Macintosh, sets handy reminders, runs back-up scripts, or creates customizable sets of file launches. Combined with AppleScript, you can use T-Minus Ten to control every detail of your computing day..." Mac MK Software, Inc. Home Trial software Timbuktu Cross-platform remote control and systems administration software; this is one tool I can't live without. Mac or Win Netopia, Inc. Home Trial software ACITS SDS Palm OS Emulator Simulate the operation of various Palm devices and Palm OS versions on your desktop machine; invaluable for testing applications as well as Web pages formatted for handhelds. Mac or Win Palm, Inc. Palm OS Emulator Examples Note: Use at your own risk. All software is provided "as is" and is intended for demonstration purposes only.  Name Version Date Author Size (decompressed) Software Platform Download URL Database Manage your collection of URLs; demonstrates basic animation, "Open URL" script step, reporting 1.0b2 12/05/2000 A. Miller 254 k FileMaker Pro 5.x or later Mac or Win URLDB.fp5.sea.hqx (158 k) URLDB.zip (98 k) Published on the Web: Amy's URL Database EZRegistration FMP database for managing event sign-up by time slot 1.0b1 11/16/2000 A. Miller 148 k FileMaker Pro 4.x or later Mac or Win EZRegistration.sea.hqx (109 k) EZRegistration.zip (63 k) BeanCounter Basic financial calculations using FMP's financial functions and intermediate scripting techniques 1.0b5 07/27/1999 A. Miller 224 k FileMaker Pro 4.x or later Mac or Win BeanCounter.sea.hqx (68 k) BeanCounter.zip.bin (44 k) DateIt Utility program to assist with date calculations, including Y2K; demonstrates use of dynamic buttons 1.0b3 06/15/1999 A. Miller 143 k FileMaker Pro 4.x or later Mac or Win DateIt.sea.hqx (59 k) DateIt.zip.bin (22 k) TENET Simulation Interactive training tool, designed to help users become familiar with various features of the Texas Education Network 1.0 Oct 1994 A. Miller 1.1 MB HyperCard v2.1 or later, or HyperCard Player Mac TENET_Simulation.sea.hqx (541 k) IDWidget Training tool; demonstration of basic database functions and user interface design 1.0 09/22/1998 A. Miller 68 k FileMaker Pro 3.x or later Mac or Win IDWidget.sea.hqx (36 k) IDWidget.zip.bin (15 k) Webmonitor.app AppleScript application which demonstrates "on idle", Web server monitoring, date/time stamping, and interface techniques Note: use Script Editor to open app and view usage instructions 1.2 05/07/1999 A. Miller 9 k AppleScript; Anarchie Pro Mac webmonitor.app.hqx (12 k) webmonitor.app.bin (10 k) Basic_Backup Compiled script which can be modified to back-up your files and folders; demonstrates simple error-trapping and file/folder copying Note: use Script Editor to open script and view usage instructions 1.0 06/28/2000 A. Miller 8 k AppleScript Mac Basic_Backup.sea.hqx (23 k) Basic_Backup.sea.bin (17 k) UploadIt Compiled script example which shows syntax for uploading an HTML file to a UTS account using Fetch; modify as necessary for your situation. Combine this with iDo Script Scheduler or T-Minus Ten for auto-updating of a Web site. Note: use Script Editor to open script and view usage instructions 1.2 7/7/2000 A. Miller 8 k AppleScript; Fetch Mac UploadIt.sea.hqx (21 k) UploadIt.sea.bin (16 k) AmyCam Web site Want to publish your own Webcam Web page? These examples demonstrate two different image refresh methods -- Java vs. META tag -- and also use QuickTime Pro 4 and basic HTML. n/a 10/15/1999 A. Miller n/a Java, QuickTime Pro 4, Oculus Mac or Win AmyCam - with Java refresh AmyCam - with META tag refresh Web/Database Example of production site constructed with FileMaker Pro and Home Page's "FileMaker Connection Assistant" n/a live A. Miller n/a FileMaker Pro 4.x; Home Page 3.0 Mac or Win   Amy's URL Database Resources Docs FileMaker Pro 5 Example Files http://www.filemaker.com/downloads/index.html#examplefiles   FileMaker NOW http://www.filemaker.com/news/newsletter.html   Getting Started with FileMaker Pro 4 http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/resources/webbuilding/gsfmp4/   Everything CD for FileMaker Pro http://www.everythingcd.com/filemaker/   Getting Started with AppleScript http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/resources/programming/applescript/index.html   QuickTime AppleScripts http://www.apple.com/applescript/qtas.html   GraphicConverter AppleScripts http://lemkesoft.com/us_scripts.html   Everything CD for AppleScript http://www.everythingcd.com/scripting/   CodeWarriorU.com http://www.codewarrioru.com/   MacTech Magazine http://www.mactech.com/   REALbasic University http://www.applelinks.com/rbu/   Products Made with REALbasic http://www.realbasic.com/mwrb/   Matt Neuburg's REALbasic book examples http://www.tidbits.com/matt/rbexamplesToc.html   REALNews: REALbasic News and Information http://www.swssoftware.com/realnews/   Port Numbers (Well Known Ports, Registered Ports, Dynamic and/or Private Ports) http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers (Browse the list and you'll see that "591" has been assigned to FileMaker)   Internet RFC/STD/FYI/BCP Archives http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/index.html REALbasic: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition Matt Neuburg, 2001, O'Reilly   REALbasic for Dummies Erick Tejkowski, 2001, Hungry Minds   AppleScript for the Internet Ethan Wilde, 1998, Peachpit Press   AppleScript for Dummies Tom Trinko, 1995, IDG Books   Teach Yourself Java Chris Wright, 1998, Teach Yourself Books   Java For the World Wide Web: Visual Quickstart Guide Dori Smith, 1998, Peachpit Press   Database Publishing with FileMaker Pro On The Web Maria Langer, 1998, Peachpit Press   Scriptology FileMaker Pro Demystified Matt Petrowsky and John Mark Osborne, 1998, ISO Productions   TCP/IP for Dummies Candace Leiden and Marshall Wilensky, 2000, Hungry Minds   QuickTime Pro 4 for Macintosh and Windows Judith Stern and Robert Lettieri, 1999, Peachpit Press   The Little Web Cam Book Elisabeth Parker, 1999, Peachpit Press     Copyright © 2001 Amy R. 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