Visual Basic like IDE??

[Kimm]

I remember reading about some cind of software that was almost like Visual Basic but for linux, you draw buttons and everything on a form then write code in Basic.
As a former Visual Basic programmer I would like to have a look at it.

Does anyone know what program I am talking about?

[DirtDawg]

Something like this: http://gambas.sourceforge.net/ ?

I've never used it, never even heard of it, but it looks nice.

[Kimm]

that does look nice 8)
unfortunetly it required like a thousand other packages and I'm to lasy to install them all right now :razz:

[Ali Imran]

Hi all,

Exact match is KBasic. Which is almost same as Visual Basic, but it is cross-platform IDE. Please see http://www.kbasic.de

I hope it helps.

regards

[sn0n]

try http://realbasic.com/ its free for linux, but if you wanna compile windows programs or watever its $$.. but free for linux use.. check it out.. its awesome...

it actually trys to be source compatible with VB6.. so its worth the looksie..

[koolcracker]

I am taking a computer science class and we have started programming in visual basic. The one main thing that is concerning me right now is that I will not be able to find any compatibility with my home ubuntu installation. Is there anything that is compatible with Visual Basic files that I can use on ubuntu to move the project back on forth between home and school? I have heard some things about Mono, but don't know how its compatible or how to set it up. Can anyone help?

[tagra123]

I am taking a computer science class and we have started programming in visual basic. The one main thing that is concerning me right now is that I will not be able to find any compatibility with my home ubuntu installation. Is there anything that is compatible with Visual Basic files that I can use on ubuntu to move the project back on forth between home and school? I have heard some things about Mono, but don't know how its compatible or how to set it up. Can anyone help?

VB4 & 6 can be installed using wine. Works but sometimes test gets some extras when compiled exe gets run in windows. Installing windows in a Virtual Machine seems a better solution since you need to turn in your work for a grade.

[laxmanb]

If you're also looking at other languages, Netbeans (JAVA) has a great GUI builder.

[tagra123]

As mentioned in laxmanb's post. Netbeans does work well. Eclipse is also a good choice. Let's see there is RealBasic if you want to use basic -- It works and is multiplatform, but the code is different enough that if you are going to learn something new might as well go to Java. I looked at K basic and while the idea is good it also in not 100% VB6 or VB4.

There are so java compilers that will come to exe / bin for window/linux/mac

[msumurph]

that does look nice 8)
unfortunetly it required like a thousand other packages and I'm to lasy to install them all right now :razz:

Gambas is nice. The stable version is available via Synaptic. Piece of cake install.

For the development version, you'll have to compile it youself, which will require locating the appropriate dependencies.

If you're interested in Linux-only VB-like development, I'd recommend trying it out.

Good luck!

[Daverz]

You might take a look at dabo:

http://dabodev.com/

Not BASIC, but it uses Python, which should be easy to learn.

[pmasiar]

Not BASIC, but it uses Python, which should be easy to learn.

Yes, I would also recommend to look at Python. Easy to learn, more powerful than BASIC (is fully object-oriented) and has many decent IDEs. One of them, SPE, is being developed on Ubuntu.

Python is rather popular, used among others by Google, One Laptop Per Child, and main development language for Ubuntu.

http://learnPython.pbwiki.com/HowToStart

[Zyphrexi]

glade looks like VB to me, and I don't know how to program in gambas, it'd be nice if there were tutorials or books on how to program in gambas

[msumurph]

... I don't know how to program in gambas, it'd be nice if there were tutorials or books on how to program in gambas

Here are a few resources for starting out with Gambas:

"A Beginner's Guide To Gambas" (Book):
http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Gambas-Programming/dp/0741429489/ref=sr_1_1/103-1318419-3923834?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176769355&sr=1-1

"An Introduction to Gambas" (Article):
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8481

"Gambas Tutorial" (pdf):
http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/athena/software/gambas_v1.0/gambas_tutorial_en.pdf

Website: http://gambas.sourceforge.net

Also, if you install Gambas 1.0.xx via the repositories, there is a tutorial called "Visual Introduction to Gambas" included in the program's Help.

Good luck!

[mpooley]

try http://realbasic.com/ its free for linux, but if you wanna compile windows programs or watever its $$.. but free for linux use.. check it out.. its awesome...

it actually trys to be source compatible with VB6.. so its worth the looksie..

Hi I had a look at this and it looks very nice but i couldn't find anywhere it said it was free for Linux???

[pmasiar]

It does not look free at all - you have free demo, but it is 100% proprietary software. No info how long you can use demo. Full "hobby" version is $99, pro is $500. Ouch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambas is really free, under GPL.

[mpooley]

It does not look free at all - you have free demo, but it is 100% proprietary software. No info how long you can use demo. Full "hobby" version is $99, pro is $500. Ouch!

Ouch! indeed. :)

[msumurph]

Here are a few resources for starting out with Gambas:

"A Beginner's Guide To Gambas" (Book):
http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Gambas-Programming/dp/0741429489/ref=sr_1_1/103-1318419-3923834?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176769355&sr=1-1



I found a like to the book as pdf:
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/vectorlinux.com/Uelsk8s/gambas-beginner-guide.pdf