On todays visit with the doctor, she told us that it will be a boy. Arrival is still planned for mid July. We are very happy with this news. Monika and Christian ... [More]

We got Filemaker 11 today for testing and so far everything seems to work just fine. Please tell us if you see a problem. ... [More]

You find the beta version here www.mbsplugins.com/filemaker/files/. Enjoy our new functions for Image editing, URL Scheme and sending commands. In a few days we'll release the final version. ... [More]

Today we released our SQLite Extension. We named it "MBS SQLite Extension" instead of "MBS REAL Server Plugin" because our extension is three things in one: First a plug-in for the REAL Server from REALsoftware, second a plug-in for SQLiteManager fr... [More]

Looking forward to the @derekwebb concert at Warehouse 54 this weekend. Wonder if it's solo or full band? # Helping Grace with geometry homework. # I hate the zamboni in Plants vs Zombies. Hate it! # Doogie Smurf: http://www.comingsoon.net/news... [More]

Just seeing if this MacJournal thing works well as a WYSIWYG client for WordPress. Apparently it does. ... [More]

Today we cleaned up the price list for the filemaker plugins. Instead of 42 one items we only have 8 items in the list now. From the feedback we got last year, we know that our old price list was very complicated for people. Being able to buy each ... [More]

In my previous blog, one of the commenters asked me about my thoughts on the new LLVM backend compiler that RS is implementing for REAL Studio.  I’ll first start by saying that I am not a backend compiler expert, nor want to be.  Much of what I... [More]

With our extension to SQLite and REAL Server, I'm close to release the first version. I added a few new functions: AggregateCRC32MBS and AggregateMD5MBS can now create a checksum of a whole column of blob fields. Using this functions and also the no... [More]

Today I removed NetworkAvailableMBS. It was not working right and basicly it's not useful. if you want to check whether you have a network, than do a DNS resolve: // two independend domain names const domain1 = "www.google.com" const domain2... [More]

The new plugin release is uploaded. You find it on both servers. The German one here: macsw.de/plugin/ and the US one mbsdownload.com/plugin/. In this release we updated libraries we use to new versions: CURL 7.20.0, RegEx to 8.0.1, DynaPDF 2.5.0.5... [More]

If you add two images to a PDF file in DynaPDF, what do you think happens? Well if both image files have the same file path, DynaPDF will only put the image file on time into the PDF. This saves a lot of space if you have for example a logo on each ... [More]

Have you ever automated REALbasic somehow? Try this: Take 1146 REALbasic projects and build them. Write down a log which files worked and which failed. That is the job I did today. I have a tool to help me as I need to verify whether my example pro... [More]

The March/April 2010 edition of REALbasic Developer Magazine hit my inbox this morning.  Besides the normal BKeeney Briefs column Marc Zeedar and I have a spirited debate on whether or not REAL Software should devote existing resources to making REAL... [More]

In the 1970's there was a TV show called the Six Million Dollar Man. It was about a test pilot named Steve Austin who crashed in an experimental aircraft and lost an eye, an arm and both legs in the crash. When he wakes up in the hospital he discover... [More]

Oops! Almost worked right through lunch. Time to take a break. Also, Dreamhost. # Every support call I take is a new reminder that despite all of our progress, computers are still too confusing for most people. # 'stockholm syndrome' is FREE... [More]

if you read the REALbasic forums, you may want to register for this email service. For every new topic posted to the forums you receive an email so you can keep up to date without looking on the forums everyday. Go here to subscribe: http://www.mon... [More]

The number of bug reporting systems REAL Software has implemented in my time using REALbasic has been astounding.  Of course, some of the changes revolved around the emergence of the internet, but still, I’m amused at the iterations. There was ... [More]

Our tool to find forms and fields in REALbasic and Filemaker, you can download our newer version. Now also the links of a website are now listed. Filemaker Forms Mac.dmg Filemaker Forms Win.zip ... [More]

yesterday we were sitting in the audience of a talk show here in German TV. Maybe someone saw us? ... [More]

Fellow REALbasic developer, Christian Miller penned an interesting blog post at http://www.pariahware.com/blog/?p=248&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-software-the-opposite-of-love-is-not-hate-it-is-indifference.  I suggest... [More]

RBDevZone Podcast #4 is now available. This week’s topic: REAL Studio 2010 ... [More]

I had today the question how the relation is between plugin users taking the Complete package or parts. The distribution for 2009 is: 56% Complete Commercial 10% Complete Academic 34% Parts Of course it may be related to the fact that as soon as s... [More]

Today we released our new Updater Kit for REALbasic. I hope this is a good solution for everyone using my plugins. You can learn more and try the sample application on our website: monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/UpdaterKit ... [More]

Glad to be back at work today. # Just ate a faschnacht. Yummy. # Paid my Dreamhost bill for this year. # Sometimes I hate CSS. # Finally set up my svn repository at work. Now I can screw up my code with impunity. # Setting up my new M-Audio ProFir... [More]

I’ve written a few times about The Sixty One. I thought it was a great example of a web app that works well.  I was able to discover some great new bands and for a few of them I track their progress to see if they come to town and play. Unfortu... [More]

Paul has an excellent blog post on the new name change of REALbasic to REAL Studio at http://www.rbdevzone.com/2010/02/real-studio-about-the-name-change/. I don’t have a whole lot to add because I agree with most of his suggestions.  I do have ... [More]

Starting with 2010 Release 1, REALbasic is now known as REAL Studio. Here are the new edition names: Old Name New Name REALbasic Personal REAL Studio Personal REALbasic Professional REAL Studio Professional REAL Studio REAL Studio Enterpris... [More]

It recently came up on the REAL Software forums that the build shortcut (Control-B or Command-B) is far too easy to accidentally type. I completely agree. I often hit Command-B when I don’t mean to (usually I was trying to type Command-V to pas... [More]

Since REALbasic (now REAL Studio) 2009 R5.1 updated the SQLite database engine the RB Forums have had more than a few RB users complaining that the database no longer works.  Thankfully the community has been able to get the message out that the Auto... [More]

Exercise bike. Won't last long after all that shoveling. # Helping Grace with her spelling and math. Then it's time for Chuck and Big Bang. # All the area that I cleared of snow this morning is now buried deeper than when I started. Too wind... [More]

Over on the Association of REALbasic Professionals website, I wrote up a short review of REAL Studio 2010 R1.  Look in the Blogs and Opinions section or follow this link. Summary:  Smallish interim release with not a whole lot of new features.  Bunch... [More]

Quick and easily migrate your data from any database to SQLite. Press Release SQLite Migrator Web Site ... [More]

REAL Studio 2010 Release 1 is now available.  Note that that IDE is now called REAL Studio instead of REALbasic.  The language is still REALbasic.  So in other words, RS announced RS 2010 R1 (now won’t that be fun until we get it straight?) Per... [More]

REAL Studio 2010 Release 1 is now shipping. With this release we have changed the name of the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to REAL Studio. The programming language will continue to be called REALbasic. REAL Studio is available in three... [More]

Crisis averted. Narrowly. Also, DreamHost. # Internet's down at work. Boo! But Dreamhost still rocks. # T-minus 4 8 15 16 23 42… # Time for the exercise bike. # Here's where things start to get interesting: Textbook Publishers Strike D... [More]

Someone asked me the other day what ‘feature complete’ meant.  I replied that I felt it meant that everything you intended to put into the application is there and not missing.  Other people gave other responses but it got me to thinking.... [More]

So this morning, Grace grabbed the mandolin by grandfather gave me. Jonathan grabbed the accordion Jen’s grandfather gave us. And they started to jam: ... [More]

Dear Vendors, # Dear Vendors, When you update your installation instructions, it's good practice to actually notify your customers. Thank you, Brad # ... [More]

My reaction to the iPad announcement. It was bound to happen.... [More]

This is the best 419 scam email I’ve ever received. I’m so glad my spam filter didn’t catch it. Bonus points for an original take on a cliched genre. Email follow in its entirety. —— INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED... [More]

I know that many of you are anxiously awaiting our switch from Carbon to Cocoa for Mac OS X. I want to give you a quick update on that. We are about 95% feature complete at this point. There are only a few things left to implement. There are however,... [More]

New Year’s Day at the Rhine homestead, thanks to the bubble wrap from our new sectional. ... [More]

I came home from work to find my son wearing blue jeans and a black mock turtleneck, looking for all the world like a very young Steve Jobs. This, of course, prompted my wife and me to take the following photograph: Yeah, we may need to get out more.... [More]

"Beginning REALbasic: From Novice to Professional" is on sale for $10 today only at Apress! http://www.apress.com/info/dailydeal... [More]

REALbasic and REAL Studio Release 5.1 is now shipping. This release fixes some important issues with the new REALSQLDatabase plug-in. To view all of the improvements in this release, please view the release notes on the product download page: http:... [More]

There have actually been several interesting things to note about the book of late. The first interesting thing to note is that you can now purchase the book from REAL Software when you go to renew or purchase a license...... [More]

Hi REALbasic Users,It's been a year since we introduced the new REAL Software Website and the feedback has been very positive! Following are some tips on how to take full advantage of all the great features.How to Register your Account:To register yo... [More]

Due to some important issues with the new REALSQLDatabase plug-in, we are going to release 5.1 around the middle of the month.... [More]

I’ve added support for gzip to my zlib project. The project code is now available at my github page. I intend to move all of my code to github as time permits to simplify maintenance, unless something trendier comes along.... [More]

REAL Software began shipping REALbasic 2009 Release 5 today. This release continues with a focus on quality and addressing the needs of our customers by adding 68 improvements and 17 new features. This release introduces support for Linux distributio... [More]