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+main.rkt~
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+#lang racket
+(require racket/gui/base)
+(require db)
+
+(define db (sqlite3-connect #:database "recipes.db"))
+(define pngs
+  [for/hash [[[item png] (in-query db "select rowid, image from image")]]
+    (values item png)])
+
+
+
+
+
+
+(define (update text-field event)
+  (let ([text (send (send text-field get-editor) get-text)])
+    (display text)
+    (newline)))
+
+[define bitmaps
+  [hash-map/copy
+   pngs
+   [λ (item png)
+     [let [(img [make-object bitmap% [open-input-bytes png]])]
+       [values item img]]]]]
+
+(define frame (new frame% [label "Example"]))
+(define text-field (new text-field% [label "TEXT"] [parent frame] [callback update]))
+(define container (new vertical-pane% [parent frame]))
+;(send frame show #t)
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