If you are not a fan of online forums, you’ll want to check out the Xojo forum. It’s not like any forum you’ve ever seen.
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Want a quick and easy way to add capabilities to bulit-in classes and types without subclassing? Try extension methods.
Comments closedThis article from PCWorld should be a reminder to everyone that is still using Windows XP to start planning your upgrade to a newer version of Windows.
Essentially, Windows XP will no longer receive security patches after April 2014. What does this mean?
Comments closedSometimes you need a property that does more than simply store a value. It may also need to calculate a value or perform some other action to lookup a value. You can do this using a Computed Property or an Assignment Method. Read on to learn how these work and when to use them.
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Your Xojo apps can connect to many different databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and ODBC. Learn more about connecting to different database servers here.
We get all sorts of questions about connecting your apps to specific databases. Recently, a developer asked about connecting his app to the PostgreSQL database using SSL for a secure connection. In Xojo this is simple.
Comments closedXojo web apps work very similarly to desktop apps. In fact, they are so much like desktop apps that you may want to make them their own “app”. There are a couple ways you can do this.
Comments closedNearly all CPUs used by your devices, from computers to tablets to phones, now contain multiple CPU cores. With a multi-core CPU, your computer can literally do multiple things at one time, which is called multiprocessing. And with a little careful planning, your Xojo apps can use multiprocessing for significant performance improvements in your apps.
Comments closedAs of July 23rd, Xojo is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center. Did you know you can also easily make your Xojo-created Linux apps available in the Ubuntu Software Center?
Comments closedIs it possible to put a Xojo-made application in the Mac App Store?
The answer is simple: Absolutely.
However, it can be a lot of work and you’ll have to pay heed to Apple’s rules regarding the Mac App Store and follow their very stringent requirements.
Comments closedMake it easier to launch Xojo web apps- add them to your iOS device’s home screen.
To add a web app to the home screen, you open it using Mobile Safari and then click the “Sharing” button and choose “Add to Home Screen”.
