Thursday, 9 April 2020

Hello World


Opening LiveCode

Opening LiveCode


Creating a new mainstack
Creating a new mainstack
Select New Stack - Default Size from the File menu. Every project you create in LiveCode is a stack.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

New stack

New stack
This is a new stack, it is a blank canvas ready for you to start creating your app.


Creating a button

Creating a button
Drag a button from the Tools Palette onto the stack.


Opening the Code Editor

Opening the Code Editor
Click the Code button in the MenuBar to open the Code Editor for the button


Adding code to the button

Adding code to the button


Adding code to the button (2)

Adding code to the button (2)
Add the code
answer "Hello World!"
to the button.


The answer command

The answer command displays a dialog box with a message to the user.

Applying the new code

Applying the new code
Click the Apply(1) button. The indicator(2) will turn green to show there are no errors.


Run mode

Run mode
Switch to Run mode to interact with the app.


Testing the button

Testing the button
Click the button.


The dialog box

The dialog box
After clicking the button you will see the message
    Hello World!
Click OK to dismiss the dialog.