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WebObject.Page Sometimes Returns Nil
I recently reviewed the logs produced by the Web Custom Control demos and noticed that several users had visited the demos and encountered NilObjectExceptions. The logging system, which is upgraded from the current 1.1 release, records the Stack at the time of the exception. Of all things it seems that the culprit was the Home buttons on the demo pages. These buttons simply show the home page (an ImplicitInstance) and close their parent pages (runtime created instances).
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Emails With Embedded Images Using Realbasic
Recently on the Real Software NUG somebody asked how to embed images (not image links) directly in HTML emails using Realbasic. I thought this would be easy at first and set out to provide an answer. Like many things in programming, it took a little longer than expected. But I did finally arrive at a solution and I’m offering it to the community as open source. This new class, EmailMessageTD (download) is handy for any situation where you need to customize an email message in a manner not directly supported by the Realbasic classes before sending it via SMTPSocket. (more…)
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.
Business 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. (more…)
Quitting 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? (more…)
Real’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. (more…)
Fix 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 and will ship it with the next release. I’m working on some additional controls and would like to finish them for the next release, rather than ship two releases (one for the fix and one for the controls).
If anyone needs the fix ASAP, please contact me and I will send you Web Custom Controls 1.0.1.