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February 04, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Using Webviewer for full text editor
11:05:00
Here we have a nice project to use TinyMCE with Filemaker in a Webviewer. We use our plugin to pass data from Filemaker to Webviewer to load text. And also other way from Javascript in Webviewer to Filemaker. You can download project here: tinymce.... [More]
February 03, 2012
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Dear Idiotic Developer
21:48:34
Dear Idiotic Developer: OPC is our internal slang for Other Peoples Code.  I’ve talked about this before but just in case you’ve never been here before, OPC projects are always the most dangerous kind of projects to work on.  They can qui... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
MBS Real Studio Plugins, version 12.1pr1
16:01:00
New in this prerelease of the 12.0 plugins: Fixed a few things for future compatibility. Fixed internal NSDictionary to Dictionary conversion to work better with non string keys. Improved DirectorySizeMBS to use FSRef alone (and no longer FSSpec an... [More]
February 02, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Real Studio Meetings and Trainings
21:39:00
This spring we have a couple of Real Studio events: Leipzig, Germany, 1st March 2012: Real Studo meeting in Merseburger Hof. London, UK, 29th and 30th March 2012: On thursday we have a training for web edition and database (in English) and on frid... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
New feedback cases
20:32:00
Here a few new feedback bug cases which may be worth putting them on your favorite list:Filling weblistbox has really bad performance with big number of entries Loading Tiff files makes trouble: Picture.Open returns strange value on tiff file and Pi... [More]
February 01, 2012
  (Blog: RS Blog)
Hello from Paul Lefebvre
14:48:00
Hello fellow Real Studio developers! My name is Paul Lefebvre and I am the newest member of the Real Software team, taking on the role of Developer Evangelist.In this position I will be responsible for many things that relate to educating prospectiv... [More]
January 30, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-30
19:00:00
I've been wearing my headphones all day and haven't listened to a single song. # RT @jackjillmaddie: And this is why you don't put duct tape over your eyebrows. http://t.co/U2uYGY14 # Just posted a 3.00 mi run with @RunKeeper. Check &#... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Tip of the day: app.BuildDate
14:01:00
If you need to display in your application the build date, you can use app.builddate function to get a date object with the time of the build command started. You can try it with code like this: MsgBox app.BuildDate.ShortDate+" "+app.BuildDate.Sho... [More]
  (Blog: RS Blog)
Debugger 101
07:30:00
There are a lot of users that don't realize that Real Studio has a debugger- and it's very easy to use!Let's say that you want to track down a bug in your code and you know that the problem occurs when you push the Show Me button on a window. In your... [More]
January 29, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Using a HTML slider in Filemaker with Webviewer and our plugin
22:40:00
Well, the question today is, how do we get this slider to be used in Filemaker solutions: The idea is to run it in a web viewer control in Filemaker. We want to get update events from the slider to update a value in our filemaker database. Also we ... [More]
January 26, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.6pr1
10:28:00
New in this prerelease of the 2.6 plugins: Fixed UUID functions which were broken. Download at monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ ... [More]
January 25, 2012
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Busy Month
20:00:02
I haven’t been posting much this month for a reason.  This is, in all seriousness, the busiest January we’ve ever had for Real Studio consulting (and we’ve been doing this for over ten years!).  All three of our full-time Real Studi... [More]
January 24, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Now offering bundles with Real Studio and MBS Plugin licenses
17:11:00
We have been reselling a few Real Studio licenses over the years. And we think we should offer you that service in the future with attractive bundles. So if you need a plugin licenses and Real Studio licenses, you can now order them from us together... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
[ANN] MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for OS X/Windows - 765 Functions In One Plugin
12:13:00
MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for OS X/Windows - 765 Functions In One Plugin - Published on 01/24/12 MonkeyBread Software today announces MBS FileMaker Plugin 2.5 for Mac OS X or Windows, easily the most powerful plugin currently available for FileMake... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
License changes
10:59:00
After some talks with a lot of Filemaker developers over the last months, we change the licenses a little bit.As before we keep the 5 to unlimited seat options for companies doing their in house development with Filemaker and simply buy a license ma... [More]
  (Blog: RS Blog)
Leveling the playing field
07:23:00
Anyone reading this blog knows that one of the most valuable features of Real Studio is its ability to create cross-platform applications. So it goes without saying that the more level the desktop OS playing field is, the more important cross-platfor... [More]
January 23, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-23
19:00:00
Just posted a 3.00 mi run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! http://t.co/LnZ35mbt #RunKeeper # Thanks, @HowlinMadd in reply to HowlinMadd # My birthday playlist today is "Wincing the Night Away" by The Shins. Good stuff. # Waffle Maker – my... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
New video for writing Excel files
18:52:00
Today we have a new video for you. It's about using our MBS Real Studio XL Plugin to read and write a Microsoft Excel file without using Excel application. This is very different from the Excel classes in Real Studio which works only on Windows wit... [More]
January 22, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Recent News around Real Studio
11:21:00
Real Studio meeting in Esslingen was great. I presented the Web Edition and people were very excited. Seattle Real Studio Group meets next week at 28th January. Atlanta Real Studio Group meets 20th February. Read about iOS meta tags on Real Softwar... [More]
January 20, 2012
  (Blog: RS Blog)
Is it time to redesign?
09:18:00
A huge part of what makes any application intuitive is its interface. If it's well thought out, a user interface can make the difference between an app that is fun and easy to use and one that makes water boarding seem like a nice alternative. If the... [More]
January 19, 2012
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.5pr6
22:32:00
New in this prerelease of the 2.5 plugins: Added CURL examples for posting form data. Added better exception handling for CURL and fixed a couple of bugs. Improved CURL with adding some new form functions to easily fill and send forms. Download at... [More]
  (Blog: RS Blog)
iOS Meta Tags
13:08:00
Over the last few months, there have been several requests for the ability to override the tags that are used for determining how a website scales on iOS devices. Before Real Studio 2011r4, you were locked into using our defaults.ViewportThe default ... [More]
January 17, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Waffle Maker – my birthday present :)
23:54:44
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/iIWAA/... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
MBS Releases the MBS Real Studio plug-ins in version 12.0
17:04:00
NICKENICH, Germany (January 17th, 2012) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 12.0 of the MBS plug-in for Real Studio. The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the Real Studio development environment with 1,50... [More]
  (Blog: Paul Lefebvre)
Real Software Developer Evangelist
16:20:19
I am excited to announce that starting February 1, 2012, I will be joining Real Software as their Developer Evangelist. For more information, view the blog post at LogicalVue.com: http://www.logicalvue.com/2012/01/changes-at-logicalvue-for-2012/... [More]
  (Blog: Monkeybread Software)
Web Application event live cycle
12:35:00
Which events come in which order is really a good question and you should know a few facts here. First the order of events in a very small web application with two pages and one button to switch to second page:App.OpenSession.ConstructorSession.Open... [More]
January 16, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-16
19:00:00
font based on the style of lettering seen on cassandre posters designed by atipo. download it for free: http://t.co/cuf4Oe1O # Waiting for EEG, lightsaber at the ready @ Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia http://t.co/CYisXzyC # Jonathan's EEG is... [More]
  (Blog: RS Blog)
More Video Tutorials Coming Soon
08:00:00
Starting in February we will welcome Paul Lefebvre as our new Developer Evangelist. Among many other tasks, Paul will be giving live tutorials on a number of Real Studio topics each month.We already have quite a few ideas for these tutorials from you... [More]
January 14, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Pot Scrubber
00:24:16
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/g38no/... [More]
January 12, 2012
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Real Studio Developer 10.2
23:32:05
The Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Real Studio Developer came out a few weeks ago.  I was incredibly busy and I forgot to post about it. In this issue I did a report on the Real Studio Database Days event held in Frankfurt, Germany in early November.  It was ... [More]
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Grace at Franklin Institute
20:25:17
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/gioeh/... [More]
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Ben Franklin
18:24:57
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/ghBY1/... [More]
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Waiting for EEG, lightsaber at the ready
14:10:40
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/geKNI/... [More]
January 09, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-09
19:00:00
BB + AD. I love this site: http://t.co/sdotkBp5 # Hey @runnersworld – I did 41 days and 166.5 miles for the #RWRunStreak in reply to runnersworld # Cross Platform Hot Tea @ El Rancho Rhino http://t.co/T8O04tGZ # I am so … Continue reading... [More]
January 04, 2012
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Beginners Don’t Stay Beginners Very Long
20:47:49
There have always been Real Studio users that have been critical of the company and their products.  I have been known to throw a fit every now and then when I get bit by a bug.  There are currently several users in the Real Software forums that seem... [More]
January 03, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Cross Platform Hot Tea ;)
23:41:23
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/eOTHx/... [More]
January 02, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-02
19:00:00
Just posted a 4.00 mi run – #RWRunStreak http://t.co/5eizh41y #RunKeeper # About to watch "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" with the kids. Ah, the classics. # Pizza Night! (gluten free, of course) @ Today's Pizza http://t.co/L9ICjJ9Q ... [More]
January 01, 2012
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Starting off 2012 on the right foot.
12:54:09
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/dirsF/... [More]
December 29, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Yes. Yes, I did. :)
20:57:28
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/csFoX/... [More]
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Bugs Are In The Eye of the Beholder
17:05:31
The other day someone on the NUG list posted a somewhat lengthy message on Web Edition bugs. They were asking “why was Web Edition so buggy after a whole year?” Here is my response (mostly the same but with some changes). Sure, Web Editio... [More]
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Homemade donuts (gluten free, of course)
15:42:06
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/coFi-/... [More]
December 28, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Pizza Night! (gluten free, of course)
00:09:36
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/cNgQ9/... [More]
December 26, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-26
19:00:00
Just posted a 4.00 mi run – #RWRunStreak http://t.co/ilSXOlvs #RunKeeper # Best thing about working in an office populated primarily by females: the chocolate flows freely in December. # My Apple/iTunes account got hacked. Not terribly happy ab... [More]
December 24, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Happy kids with iPads
20:09:55
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/bP7VX/... [More]
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
This is what it’s all about, folks
17:24:38
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/bNfTy/... [More]
December 20, 2011
  (Blog: RS Blog)
What got you interested in programming?
13:19:00
When I was a kid, I would race home after school to watch M*A*S*H reruns on TV. One of my older brothers watched Star Trek reruns so I would sit through Star Trek waiting for M*A*S*H to start. It didn't take long before I became a Star Trek fan.... [More]
December 19, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-19
19:00:00
Just posted a 3.11 mi run with @RunKeeper. Check it out! http://t.co/JDKYe65k #RunKeeper # Brad & Jen at Vision Columbia http://t.co/XPmjrPqr # Jerry at Vision Columbia http://t.co/Rklfxc3F # Just posted a 4.00 mi run with @RunKeeper. Check it ou... [More]
December 18, 2011
  (Blog: Brad Rhine)
Bad choice, dog. Bad choice.
20:39:21
from Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/Z8hHN/... [More]
December 15, 2011
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Google search and Web Edition
17:00:36
If you use Real Studio Web Edition right now the contents of your app are invisible to Google. I think a lot of people are using WE for internal projects or for apps that need a user to log in before anything useful is available. This isn’t a problem... [More]
December 14, 2011
  (Blog: Bob Keeney)
Time Waster Feedback Reports
21:44:22
Someone on the beta list asked a good question the other day about things that cost you time when using Real Studio.  It’s a really good topic because some really good ideas come out of the brief discussion.  We were kindly reminded that there ... [More]
December 12, 2011
  (Blog: RS Blog)
How to create a Dylib on Mac OS X and create declares in Realbasic to use it.
09:00:00
This tutorial explains how to use Xcode to create a dylib, and then use Realbasic to declare into it. Dylib is short for Dynamic Library, which is a file that contains code that can be linked against at runtime. This means that it isn't built directl... [More]