macOS Lets say I wrote an entire program in Interface Builder....

[maclover001]

Can I make it a .app without running it through XCode?
If not, how do I make it an app in XCode?

Thanks

PS: Yes, it is a really simple app

EDIT: It's for OS X, not iPhone.

 

[Cromulent]

You design the interface in Interface Builder but without you providing the glue in Xcode it would be useless.

In order for you to use Xcode you will need to learn Objective-C. There are lots of threads in this forum on the subject. A simple search will bring up all the information you need.

 

[maclover001]

You design the interface in Interface Builder but without you providing the glue in Xcode it would be useless.

In order for you to use Xcode you will need to learn Objective-C. There are lots of threads in this forum on the subject. A simple search will bring up all the information you need.

Okay thanks.

 

[toddburch]

...In order for you to use Xcode you will need to learn Objective-C...

Well, that's not entirely correct. I know C, C++, Java, Ruby and have used a little Applescript, all with Xcode, just fine.

 

[mysterytramp]

And check out this:

http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2005-40/core_data_as_a_cheap_database

All Interface Builder, no "code."

mt

 

[Cromulent]

And check out this:

http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2005-40/core_data_as_a_cheap_database

All Interface Builder, no "code."

mt

Yes, but that is hardly useful though is it? To do anything worth while requires knowledge of your chosen language.

 

[Sayer]

Yes, but that is hardly useful though is it? To do anything worth while requires knowledge of your chosen language.

Prototyping and RAD don't always need a lot of actual programming to show off an idea or get a feel for how something might work.

I think you can actually build an .app from only Interface Builder-built bits. The project has a basic Cocoa app shell made for it, you actually customize that to add your own app bits.

So just editing in IB and building will make a double-clickable app that merely shows the UI and not much else, maybe what the poster was looking for.

 

[mysterytramp]

And that Adam Knight app does more than show off the UI. You can enter data, store it and retrieve. No, you can't sort it or print it or do fancy reports, but it does quite a bit for not writing a bit of code. Given the right circumstances, it could well be useful.

mt