REALbasic “Could not connect to database.”

, February 8, 2007

I’m trying to jump back into REALbasic development so I started a new project.  Being a database guy, the first thing that I wanted to do was to create the database and corresponding tables.  So I choose “Add / Database / New REAL SQL Database…”  I then give the name and location for the database [...]


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Taking Puppy Linux for a walk

, February 7, 2007

I’ve got a good amount of old hardware laying around my house.  At one time, this hardware was hot stuff.  “The Cat’s Meow”, so to speak.  Now, it is barely usable.  Why is that?  The hardware hasn’t changed, just the load of the operating system and what it is trying to do. I’ve been playing [...]


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REALbasic Screencast 2 – Simple RB Internet App Walkthrough

, February 5, 2007

In this screencast, I’m taking a simple REALbasic example application, doing a quick show of the code behind the scenes, and building the application for Linux and Windows. The results and operation are virtually identical on both platforms. Take a look! Click here to see the screencast in your browser. Click here to download the [...]


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REALbasic Screencast – IDE Walkthrough

, February 5, 2007

I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time; create a screencast of the REALbasic IDE. In this video, I start from square one, a blank RB project. I show some of application settings, forms, menus, and how to build the project. Very basic but I think it shows the fundamentals of the REALbasic [...]


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Google Video – Having some trouble with the beta

, February 5, 2007

I was creating some screencasts the other day. Editing video is still a work in progress on Linux when working with the FOSS offerings, I’m afraid. Kino kept crashing on me. But anyway, this is about Google Video. I finally get my MPEG version of the video where it is acceptable, and I use the [...]


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