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Localizing Web Apps: Dates & Numbers

Published January 24, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

In desktop apps, you can use Xojo.Core.Locale to get the user’s locale for formatting dates and numbers. However, in a web app this value returns the locale used by the web server rather than the locale of the current user session.

To display dates formatted in the locale of the user session, you need to get the LanguageCode from WebSession and use that to create a locale that you can then use to display the date.

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Xojo Draw in the App Store

Published October 12, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

Want to see how easy it is to make an iOS app with Xojo? Check out Xojo Draw in the App Store. Released last week at the start of XDC 2016, Xojo Draw is an enhanced version of the Xojo Doodle sample project that is included with Xojo. Working on both iPhone and iPad, Xojo Draw lets you draw with touch and save your creations to the camera roll or send to other apps.

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XDC 2016 Recap

XDC 2016 Recap

Published October 11, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

This year’s Xojo Developer Conference was held at the distinctive Hotel Derek in downtown Houston, Texas. We had attendees from 12 countries around the world, 30+ of the best sessions ever, fun live music, great networking and delicious food!

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About PostgreSQL Case Sensitivity

About PostgreSQL Case Sensitivity

Published September 28, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

I’ve ran into PostgreSQL case sensitivity myself before and I’ve seen it come up on the forums, so I thought it might be a good thing to bring up here.

Sometimes you hear that PostgreSQL is case-insensitive, but it isn’t really. What it actually does is convert your SQL to lowercase by default. So take a look at this SQL:

SELECT FullName FROM Person

This gets converted to:

SELECT fullname FROM person

That is nice if you happen to like to write your queries with mixed casing.

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iPad Apps and ITMS-90474 Error

Published September 6, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

Starting with iOS 9, some iPads now support app multitasking which allows you to use more than one app at a time on the device. These apps can be displayed side-by-side or with an overlay. Your Xojo iOS apps support this feature automatically when all the Supported Orientations for the iPadScreen are turned on for your app.

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