Web Custom Controls 1.1 Released
Web Custom Controls 1.1 is available now. The biggest change is the addition of a new tree view control based on DynaTree. There are other important changes and bug fixes, and a new, lower price for the Business License. Sorry this took longer than expected. I had to split my time between this update and unexpected…but welcome…work from my clients.
Read MoreBusiness License Now Only $300
I’ve decided to lower the price on the Web Custom Controls Business License from $600 to $300. The Business License allows any number of developers employed by a single business to use Web Custom Controls. That’s a pretty generous license. At the same time, a discussion with a customer caused me to think about the most common use scenarios for Real Studio. While there are larger...
Read MoreQuitting a CGI App on Linux
So you followed my advice in Speed Up CGI Launch Times and now you’re wondering: how do I quit my app so I can install an update? The short, short version: If you need to quit a CGI app on a Linux VPS: If you want to quit all instances of your app named MyAppName: Login using your SSH account. Quit the app with the command: pkill MyAppName If you want to quit a specific instance by PID:...
Read MoreReal’s Announcement of User Control’s in 2012r2
Real Software has announced that users will be able to create their own WE controls in 2012r2. What does this mean for Web Custom Controls? Quite simply Web Custom Controls works and is shipping now, and will adapt as needed to support future Real Studio releases. I will continue to support the wcc framework for a short time to maintain compatibility with 2011r3-2012r1. The wcc framework, and...
Read MoreFix for Dynamically Created WebDialogs and WebContainers
It was brought to my attention that wcc controls do not startup or function in dynamically created WebDialogs and WebContainers. Officially Realbasic does not support dynamically created WebDialogs, but people are using this technique to get around some problems. And dynamically created WebContainers are supported via the EmbedWithin method. I’ve already implemented a fix for this issue...
Read MoreFix FireFox Startup Times On 2011r4.x
Changes in FireFox 11 introduced significant launch delays for Real Studio WE applications. Most users who noticed this change saw it first while trying to debug WE apps on their computers. The launch times are so long that the debugger will generally just give up. But there’s no reason to give up on FireFox. This delay is due to changes in FireFox WebSockets and only affects WE stand...
Read MoreSpeed Up CGI Launch Times
Follow this simple tip to speed up launch times for WE CGI apps. The short, short version: WE CGI apps quit when there are no users. The next user has to wait for the app to startup again. If you have a dedicated server or VPS, eliminate this delay by adding Self.AutoQuit = False to App.Open. One of the frequent complaints found on the Realbasic forums and mailing list is that Real Studio WE...
Read MoreWeb Custom Controls 1.0 Released
I’m happy to finally announce the availability of Web Custom Controls 1.0 for Real Studio Web Edition. This toolkit has been on a back burner of mine since fall, 2011. I originally thought it would be ready and released around that time, but some initial bugs, client projects, and other events prevented it from coming together. I finally found the time to finish, document, and get this...
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