I've noticed the mysterious shutdown on going to Run as well.
While probably I won't write any major apps, RB does provide a nice interface for testing. And, the learning curve seems a bit easier than what I remember of my earlier attempts at VB. I think Santa may spring for the license before my trial runs out!
Try running with only the minimal req'd startup items and see what happens, maybe there is a conflict. Try adding more memory, the fact that on run the memory requirements are really stretched suggests memory issues. Last resort, get an old junker Mac and be crash free.
Bean (Hitt Consulting) said...
... sometimes (25% or so of the time) when I try to RUN my program, RealBasic just quits... No error no nothing...
A new version of RB released today states, in its release notes, several fixed items (among them, "Windows IDE no longer randomly disappears after running or building...") that suggest you should get the newest version.
Daniel, · THANKS for letting me/us know. I installed Release 5 and have not had any problems so far. · REALbasic sounds like a good company. I'm glad I registered now.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention since you asked who else used RB…I purchased it back in early 2005 but never had much time to play with it, so my copy is that old. It was $100.00 that I never used, but I still get the offers for upgrades. I have found more need for actual VB code so I have opted to stick with that for now. But who knows.
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Here's a simple gauge control, its fairly plain I just put it together to check it out. It has a few limitations on the graphics but it works for me. The code is 6 lines long and resides in a timer control, ultimately I would place the code in the serial DataAvailable event. Rotation is achieved by passing a 0-360 value to the variable x (done with a slider for the test) and updating the display every 5mS via the timer.
I don't know how you would normally add pictures to a project (if there is an easier way than I describe please let me know) but this is how I have been doing it and is required before the program is run. On window1 there is a canvas control, first make "Test_Needle" the Backdrop for the canvas control, then make "Test_Face" the Backdrop for the canvas control, that adds the pics and their path to the project, after that it should run.
The sample graphics are a gif file and need to be preserved, right click the download for the pics and select "Save Target As"
Still fooling around with dials and gauges and came up with a far better solution than the previous. This method paints on a canvas in memory before updating the display on screen, this provides for much superior graphics and a flicker free animation.
My drawing ability is so so but I provide two graphics for anyone wishing to try it out, load the graphics as mentioned in the last post in this thread.
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I've noticed the mysterious shutdown on going to Run as well.
While probably I won't write any major apps, RB does provide a nice interface for testing. And, the learning curve seems a bit easier than what I remember of my earlier attempts at VB. I think Santa may spring for the license before my trial runs out!
Can't wait to see the meter/gauge object, Jeff!
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A new version of RB released today states, in its release notes, several fixed items (among them, "Windows IDE no longer randomly disappears after running or building...") that suggest you should get the newest version.
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· THANKS for letting me/us know. I installed Release 5 and have not had any problems so far.
· REALbasic sounds like a good company. I'm glad I registered now.
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Parallax Engineering
I don't know how you would normally add pictures to a project (if there is an easier way than I describe please let me know) but this is how I have been doing it and is required before the program is run. On window1 there is a canvas control, first make "Test_Needle" the Backdrop for the canvas control, then make "Test_Face" the Backdrop for the canvas control, that adds the pics and their path to the project, after that it should run.
The sample graphics are a gif file and need to be preserved, right click the download for the pics and select "Save Target As"
Jeff T.
My drawing ability is so so but I provide two graphics for anyone wishing to try it out, load the graphics as mentioned in the last post in this thread.
Jeff T.