HowTo: Install ActiveDeveloper into your Environment.

1. Install ActiveDeveloper for Scripting - in Native Language

For API Exploration and Scripting purposes you ONLY need the Executables.
Since they are all
Hardlinked, you can place them where you like, depending on your OS.
No ActiveDeveloper Frameworks needed - neither in Development nor in Demo and Test
.    
    1) Directly in your Home under ~/Apps and ~/Library/Palettes
        -- OR --.    
    2a) Into MacOS X Network shared Area like /Network/
Applications and /Network/Library/Palettes
    2b) Into MacOS X Local shared Area like /Local/
Applications and /Local/Library/Palettes
    2c) Into your Windows Shared Areas for WOF, YellowBox or OpenStep
Apps and Palettes
    2d) Into OpenStep Network shared Area like /
LocalApps and /LocalLibrary/Palettes

To use the IB.palette, you first have to Launch the InterfaceBuilder and register it as one of the Palettes
loaded into InterfaceBuilder at Startup time ...
                
2. Install ActiveDeveloper for Development - in Native Language

For InterACTIVE Development inside a PB.project, you ALSO need to install the Development Files.
The
ActiveDeveloperLib get's linked statically, so you can take your Activated projects anywhere for Demo,without having to make or worry about ActiveDeveloper installations on Deployment machines.
    
To setup your Compilation Environment:

    1a) Copy the
Header file into your Project, or
    1b) Copy the
Header file into Shared Area (as you like)
     - on MacOS X /Network/Developer/
Headers or /Local/Developer/Headers
     - on WIndows Your /Local/Developer/
Headers equivalent
     - on OpenStep /LocalDeveloper/
Headers
     Remember to Add Local or Network Areas to your Projects "Header Search Order"

    2) Copy the OSActiveDeveloperLib for your Platform into your Project or Shared Area like
     - on MacOS X /Network/Developer/
Libraries or /Local/Developer/Libraries
     -
on Windows your WebObjects/YellowBox/OpenStep
Static link libraries path
     - on OpenStep /LocalDeveloper/
Libraries
     Remember to Add the Library and Directory to your Projects "Library Search Order"


To
Activate your PB.project, for use with ActiveDeveloper:
    
     Incorporate the Sample Code from the Controller into your Apps Controller class
     and ensure that it's Instance is made NSApps Delegate in the NIB
     If this is unclear, check
the FAQ or one of our Demonstrations for a Sample.
                

    Beta Tester Note:
    Please remember to link/relink your projects against the new v.2.07 ActiveDeveloperLib.


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