Microsoft® Small Basic
Sharing Code
Estimated time to complete this lesson: 1 hour
Sharing Code
In this lesson, you will learn how to:
Share your Small Basic programs.
Download and run Small Basic programs.
Publish Small Basic programs for the Microsoft
Silverlight ® browser plug-in.
Sharing Code
Now that you have explored Small Basic to create fun games and applications, it
is time to share your creations with your friends and colleagues.
You can share your Small Basic
programs by uploading your code to
the Internet.
To upload your code, you connect to the Internet and
then click Publish on the toolbar.
Uploading The Code
When you click the Publish button, your program is
published instantly!
Small Basic generates and displays a unique ID
for your program. Using this ID, you can share
your program with others.
You can also give your program a suitable title,
provide a brief description, and define the
category for your program.
To access your program in a different Small Basic environment, you can
use the unique ID that is assigned to your program. You can also view
your program online by accessing the displayed URL.
Downloading a Program
Now, let’s explore how others can access your published program within the
Small Basic environment.
To access your published program in
Small Basic, you click Import on the
toolbar.
You must then specify the unique program ID and
then click OK.
The particular program is imported from the Internet
and appears in your Small Basic environment.
Running a Program
After you import a program into your Small Basic environment, you can run the
program or edit the code.
Click
on the toolbar.
You can also save the imported
program by clicking Save on the
toolbar.
Accessing Your Program Online
Moreover, you can access your published program online!
When you publish a program, it gets uploaded to the website for Small Basic.
By browsing to the website and specifying the unique program ID, you can
access your program online, anytime, within a web browser that supports
Silverlight. So have fun creating Silverlight applications and games right from
within Small Basic!
The webpage also displays the code sample
for your program below the program output.
Embedding your Program Online
As you know, you can view your published programs on the Small Basic
website from within a web browser that supports Silverlight. Well, Small Basic
has more to offer!
You can simply embed your
program within your website.
The Small Basic website
provides the HTML code
exclusively for your program.
You can host your published program on your own website or blog by simply
copying the code into your website code. Simple, isn’t it?
Let’s Summarize…
Congratulations! Now you know how to:
Share your Small Basic programs.
Download and run Small Basic programs.
Publish Small Basic programs for Silverlight.
Show What You Know
Now that you know some facts about Small Basic, you can check
your learning by answering the following questions:
 How can you share your Small Basic
program online?
 How can you access your published
program in another Small Basic
environment?