Run a plist with Terminal command
Hi all. This probably isn’t the best place to ask this question, so if there is no help here, I’m not offended. I want to run a plist file to start an old screensaver manually. Looking via Google I...
View ArticleBest practices for web apps
I’m preparing to do my first web app and just looking for some guidance on “best practices”. Unfortunately for those who respond, I’ll probably have lots of questions and will continue to update this...
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ASE G1R certified
Way off topic but hey why not? Back in 2019 I took the ASE G1 test and passed it, so since it has to be renewed every 5 years I took the Renewal test and passed. My manager signed off on my experience...
View ArticleThursday Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Preemptive Threads
The Nuts and Bolts of Preemptive Threads Join Xojo Founder Geoff Perlman and Senior Engineer William Yu for a discussion about preemptive threads, one of Xojo’s powerful new features. Thursday,...
View ArticleCanvas color change on mouse exit not happening
I have a number of DesktopCanvas controls acting as buttons. I indicate “button pressed” by changing colors. When users mouse down but then drag the cursor off the control before releasing, that...
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Datetime format in Messages
Does anyone have an idea in which format the data from Messages is? This is a datetime in the message table and this is a date in the attachments table: 8 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
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Parsing attributed strings
I want to parse some messages from Messages. The chat messages are in some sort of attributed string. But I can’t work out how to get the data. Screenshot of the data: My code: dim theDatabase as New...
View ArticleButton on DesktopHtmlViewer Not Responding
Using the HtmlViewer to display a web page. The page provides a means to upload a file. One can either tap a button (to get open file dialog) or drag the file onto the page. Dragging the file works....
View ArticleWebAPP debugging on xojo cloud?
Hi, I am new to xojo cloud. And I don’t know how to find bugs with xojo cloud… I am use to System.DebugLog but when I read the logs on the logs folder I don’t retrieve anything concerning my App...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Raximus Studios
Originally published at: Spotlight On: Raximus Studios – Xojo Programming Blog Spotlight On posts focus on Xojo community members. We’ll use this space to tell the stories of people using Xojo, share...
View ArticleSQLITE Memory Issues?
I’m getting a huge memory spike (500MB) when making a very modest addition (~2000 records to a single table) to a SQLite db. Actually the first time through the process it doesn’t spike, but...
View ArticleDesktop HTML Viewer and Google Map app
I’m building an app for a friend. Its goal is to simplify a process that involved going to two websites. The first part works fine on both Mac and Windows. The second part requires using the Google...
View ArticleGoogle Map app (Part 2)
If one has a comment in the code followed by a hyperlink, the link works: It launches the default browser and take you to the site. Is it possible to put a link in a desktop window? I’m sure this...
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Darkmode and ListBox
Bad times for my eye, I had to swap to dark mode or look for the ly (and no fly actually, too cold)… I forgot, so I wasted a day looking for a bug “why my data does not appears in the ListBox ?" When...
View ArticleÉ, û and… é conversions (!)
I have data stored inside the file names of certain files. In these data, I have dates in the French format: janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre and...
View ArticleRowSet.Editrow nothing happens
Hello, I’m trying to make changes in the database using RowSet.Editrow. Connection Ok., Querying data is OK. But changing it using the following code is not possible. Nothing happens. No error var rs...
View ArticleXojo2024R3.1: WebListBox with DataSource - multiple usage
I am looking for some advice/thoughts/opinions from experienced Xojo people. WebApp has DataSource class that can be used with WebListBox and Postgres Database to show some data. WebApp has complex...
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SpinKit Loading Animations
I saw this post last week and thought that the animated loading indicators were really cool. Beyond Static UI: Create Dynamic Loading Animations with Xojo Graphics Announcements Originally published...
View Article[ANN] MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 24.5
Nickenich, Germany - (November 12th, 2024) – Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 24.5 for macOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the...
View Article28.8 Million Millisecond Timer Question
I have no code written for the question regarding timers. Reason being 28.8 Million milliseconds. It seems all examples and documentation discuss timers in milliseconds. I have an instance where I...
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