Learn REBOL

Contents......Page 1
Introducing REBOL......Page 2
Start - Downloading & Installing......Page 5
Tiny Demo & simple Examples......Page 6
Perspective for Absolute Beginners......Page 8
Built-in Functions & Basic Syntax......Page 9
Word Assignment, IO, Files, Built-in Data Types & Native Protocols......Page 12
GUIs (Program Windows)......Page 17
Blocks, Series & Strings......Page 25
Conditions......Page 34
Loops......Page 37
User Functions & imported Code......Page 43
Quick Review & Synopsis......Page 46
Comparison......Page 47
Built-In Help and Online Resources......Page 49
Saving and Running REBOL Scripts......Page 53
"Compiling" REBOL Programs - Distributing Packaged .EXE Files......Page 54
Embedding Binary Resources and Using REBOL's Built In Compression......Page 56
Running Command Line Applications......Page 57
Responding to Special Events in a GUI - "Feel"......Page 58
Common REBOL Errors, and How to Fix Them......Page 62
Little Email Client......Page 66
Simple Web Page Editor......Page 68
Card File......Page 69
Little Menu Example......Page 72
Simple Data Storage App......Page 73
FTP Chat Room......Page 78
Image Effector......Page 81
Guitar Chord Diagram Maker......Page 84
Shoot-em-up Video Game......Page 86
Blogger......Page 89
Listview Multi Column Data Grid Example......Page 92
Thumbnail Maker......Page 98
Objects......Page 101
Ports......Page 107
Parse......Page 123
2D Drawing, Graphics & Animation......Page 128
Animated GIF Images......Page 132
3D Graphics with r3D......Page 136
Multitasking......Page 141
DLLs & Shared Code Files in REBOL......Page 144
Web Programming & CGI Interface......Page 150
WAP - Cell Phone Browser CGI Apps......Page 177
REBOL as Browser Plugin......Page 183
Databases......Page 185
Menus......Page 188
Data Grids......Page 201
RebGUI......Page 216
Creating PDF files using pdf-maker.r......Page 229
Creating .swf Files......Page 237
REBOL Tools......Page 241
REBOL Flavors......Page 242
Bindology, Dialects, Metaprogramming & other Advanced Topics......Page 243
Real World Case Studies......Page 245
Scheduling Teachers......Page 246
Simple Image Gallery CGI Program......Page 248
Days btw 2 Dates Calculator......Page 249
Simple Search......Page 255
Simple Calculator Application......Page 259
Backup Music Generator (Chord Accompaniment Player)......Page 263
FTP Tool......Page 267
Jeopardy......Page 277
Tetris Game Clone......Page 292
Scheduling Teachers 2......Page 319
Online Member Page CGI Program......Page 325
CGI Event Calendar......Page 342
Ski Game, Snake Game & Space Invaders Shootup......Page 345
Media Player (Wave/Mp3 Jukebox)......Page 360
Creating the REBOL "Demo"......Page 372
Guitar Chord Chart Printer......Page 377
Web Site Content Management System (CMS), Sitebuilder.cgi......Page 391
GUI Playing Card Framework......Page 428
Downloading Directories - Server Spidering App......Page 445
Vegetable Gardening......Page 451
Additional Teacher Automation Project......Page 461
REBOL Quick Color Guide......Page 468
Bingo......Page 469
Time Clock......Page 471
Find Long Lines......Page 475
AutoIT DLL......Page 478
REBOL Quick Manual......Page 479
Instant Messenger......Page 480
Number Verbalize......Page 482
Voice Alarms......Page 483
3D Maze - Ray Casting Example......Page 488
Insert String into File......Page 490
Copy entire Directories of Files from Web Server......Page 491
chmod777to555......Page 492
Run the Code from Action Block......Page 494
Feed the Gator......Page 498
Windows Webcam......Page 499
Sound Synthesizing......Page 503
undo/redo Code......Page 505
Check for async Keystrokes......Page 507
Beyond REBOL......Page 508
REBOL Song......Page 510