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FutureBASIC overview

FutureBasic 7 builds macOS 64-bit applications for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The FutureBasic 7 IDE consists of a syntax-aware editor, and a translator which seamlessly builds using the system compilers.

Beginners can use a simplified run-time to write programs while not having to worry about things such as a graphical user interface (GUI) or printing. Experts can combine FB source, C and Objective-C within an application.

What’s new in version 7.0.26

Updated on Feb 19 2024

Headers

New optional include, fenv.incl header, supplies constants to control rounding for many of the rounding-related functions within match.incl

Editor

Snippets panel - there's now no need to first select a row to enable contextual menu items
Resolved - Clean Build Folder would sometimes fail to delete the previously built app

CocoaUI

Resolved - Using a zero tag value in the window statement would create an invisible, inaccessible window
Resolved - Calling the window function with a positive selector value of 6 or higher would return the app's key window. With this release, calling the window function with a selector value that's out of range (i.e. greater than 6) throws up an alert.
Resolved - StringEnumerateSubstringsInRange options parameter was incorrectly assigned a CFStringRef type (should be NSUInteger). This made it impossible to stack options.
With this release, calling nibwindow with the same nib name as used in a previous nibwindow statement now removes the previous nib from CocoaUI's internal nib list.
The rect statement now has an optional cornerRadius parameter
The rect or oval statements, with no parameters, now reset all graphics attributes to default values

Full list of changes available here

Information

License

Free

Size

20.2 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.brilorsoftware.com/fb/pages/home.html

Downloads

9778

App requirements

Intel 64
Apple Silicon
macOS 10.13 or later

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davercrb1

Sep 6 2023

7.0.21

Version: 7.0.21

Have just stared using it again after along absence. As it currently stands the software is virtually worthless. Tutorials assume a working familiarity with BASIC and are not geared toward newcomers. Training materials for FNG's is totally non-existent. I can't even get a basic Input command to return anything but a null result. Looking through the documentation once again it assumes you already know what the format terms means and explains nothing and I have used every trick in the book to no avail. Far different from the old STAZ or Zedcor productions. The support is via e-mail and so disorganized that I had to simply send them to the junk files. My e-mail box was completely flooded by nothing but gazillions of threads by experienced users. No support forums where you could at least have some questions by newbies. all I see e-mails are entirely dominated by experienced users whose threads are totally worthless to newbies. Given the poor level of support (1 out of 10) I really can not recommend this package.

jovialmonk70

Jan 29 2020

6.0.6

Version: 6.0.6

Can’t run it, my laptop OS is 10.11.6 not 10.13

Macinman

Feb 14 2016

5.7.41

Version: 5.7.41

I have FutureBasic 1.0.3 from years ago when it was developed by Zedcore, and ran on 68k macs . I've tried futurebasic 5 but it feels so different. does any of the same environment from years ago still exist in the new version of it ?

umaromc

Feb 12 2016

5.7.40

Version: 5.7.40

"Could not get read/write access to preferences..." I deleted the directory the popup suggested deleting, still same error all the time. OS X 10.11.4

Lightning

Nov 10 2015

5.7.6

Version: 5.7.6

Appears to be dead. Was great in it's day.

Guest

Sep 28 2002

7.0

Version: 7.0

Staz & co continues to provide excellent support to the feature rich, high speed BASIC compiler insulating us poor BASIC programmers from the dramatic changes in MacOS from 68K to PPC to MacOS X - some feat!

Sep 26 2002

To whom it may concern: I highly recommend FutureBASIC (all versions). I've been using it for over ten years and am very impressed with both the nature of the language and the level of technical support -- which in my opinion are simply the best available. I've programmed in numerous other languages (including C, C++) and find that FB is the best supported, not only by its makers (i.e., Staz Software), but by other FB programmers via the FB list server. The list server has literally hundreds of FB programmers (including Staz) attending and answering all types of questions from newbie level to advanced leading-edge specifics. I find that the followers of FB are a religious cult of fine professional people passionately dedicated to supporting FB -- they are in affect a mirror of the product they support. So, in my opinion, if you want to do serious Mac development, or learn programming, then you can do no better than FutureBasic. tedd

5.0

The ONLY development IDE for me. Used it for many of my freeware and shareware products. Excellent!!

Sep 24 2002

6.0

Version: 6.0

Simply perfect!

Sandro-Bilbeisi

Mar 29 2017

Version: null

4.8

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