I was just perusing some OSX sites and reading a REALbasic review when lo
and behold REALbasic files end in .rb just like Ruby. Would that not cause a
problem because a Ruby script would have the shebang at the top?
It does cause some problems if you have REALbasic on the Mac. A lot of
Macs do have a demo version of Realbasic because of a marketing tie in
with Microsoft. If the user installed MS Office and chose to install
everything, they got a demo version of REALbasic that they may not even
be aware of. I was burned this way.
By default you can’t launch Ruby right now by double clicking a Ruby
script since Ruby isn’t an “application” in the sense that it gets
launch events. REALbasic is and it will plant it’s ugly icon on all
your .rb files. Worse yet, if you double click them, it will try to
compile them and report that they aren’t canonical Basic.
So what are the solutions?
- Launch ruby with “ruby -w myscript.rb” or
- Put the official creator code ‘RuBy’ on your ruby scripts, using the
command line or any of the free metadata tools and then use the Get
Info window in the Finder to associate that with a script that passes
the double clicked script to Ruby. This script can also pass .py files
to Python, etc. - Download my RubyStudio IDE which is an ‘application’ and claims
ownership of Ruby .rb files but not REALbasic .rb files.
This may sound a bit confusing if you don’t have a mac in front of you.
It makes more sense it you can see it.
It’s on my ToDo list to put a DocMenu in RubyStudio so that the user
can fight click on a Ruby file and get a Launch/Edit menu. If anyone
else wants to do that, feel free.
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On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 07:22 PM, Bob X wrote:
I was just perusing some OSX sites and reading a REALbasic review when
lo
and behold REALbasic files end in .rb just like Ruby. Would that not
cause a
problem because a Ruby script would have the shebang at the top?
–
In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst
of great anger, do not answer anyone’s letter.
-Chinese proverb
Chris Gehlker wrote:
It does cause some problems if you have REALbasic on the Mac. A lot of
Macs do have a demo version of Realbasic because of a marketing tie in
with Microsoft. If the user installed MS Office and chose to install
everything, they got a demo version of REALbasic that they may not
even be aware of. I was burned this way.
Real Basic is the product of http://www.realsoftware.com/ which has no
ties to Microsoft. Besides I have never found a copy of RealBasic on any
mac I have used (OS9 to OSX 10.2.1).
Chris Gehlker wrote:
It does cause some problems if you have REALbasic on the Mac. A lot
of Macs do have a demo version of Realbasic because of a marketing
tie in with Microsoft. If the user installed MS Office and chose to
install everything, they got a demo version of REALbasic that they
may not even be aware of. I was burned this way.Real Basic is the product of http://www.realsoftware.com/ which has no
ties to Microsoft.
I have the Office v 10 upgrade CD with the REALbasic promo right in my
hand. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excelx/
excelx_main.asp?embfname=xl_whatsnew.asp
for one example of MS promoting REALbasic on their site.
Besides I have never found a copy of RealBasic on any mac I have used
(OS9 to OSX 10.2.1).
Not everyone is as lucky as you are.
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 01:40 AM, Peter Hickman wrote:
–
There are two kinds of fool. One says, “This is old, and therefore
good.”
And one says, “This is new, and therefore better.”
-John Brunner, science fiction writer (1934-1995)
Chris Gehlker wrote:
It does cause some problems if you have REALbasic on the Mac. A lot
of Macs do have a demo version of Realbasic because of a marketing
tie in with Microsoft. If the user installed MS Office and chose to
install everything, they got a demo version of REALbasic that they
may not even be aware of. I was burned this way.Real Basic is the product of http://www.realsoftware.com/ which has no
ties to Microsoft.
I have the Office v 10 upgrade CD with the REALbasic promo right in my
hand. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excelx/
excelx_main.asp?embfname=xl_whatsnew.asp
for one example of MS promoting REALbasic on their site.
Besides I have never found a copy of RealBasic on any mac I have used
(OS9 to OSX 10.2.1).
Not everyone is as lucky as you are.
···
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 01:40 AM, Peter Hickman wrote:
–
There are two kinds of fool. One says, “This is old, and therefore
good.”
And one says, “This is new, and therefore better.”
-John Brunner, science fiction writer (1934-1995)
Chris Gehlker wrote:
It does cause some problems if you have REALbasic on the Mac. A lot
of Macs do have a demo version of Realbasic because of a marketing
tie in with Microsoft. If the user installed MS Office and chose to
install everything, they got a demo version of REALbasic that they
may not even be aware of. I was burned this way.Real Basic is the product of http://www.realsoftware.com/ which has no
ties to Microsoft.
I have the Office v 10 upgrade CD with the REALbasic promo right in my
hand. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excelx/
excelx_main.asp?embfname=xl_whatsnew.asp
for one example of MS promoting REALbasic on their site.
Besides I have never found a copy of RealBasic on any mac I have used
(OS9 to OSX 10.2.1).
Not everyone is as lucky as you are.
···
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 01:40 AM, Peter Hickman wrote:
–
There are two kinds of fool. One says, “This is old, and therefore
good.”
And one says, “This is new, and therefore better.”
-John Brunner, science fiction writer (1934-1995)
Chris Gehlker wrote:
I have the Office v 10 upgrade CD with the REALbasic promo right in
my hand. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excelx/
excelx_main.asp?embfname=xl_whatsnew.asp
for one example of MS promoting REALbasic on their site.
So your saying that RealBasic doesn’t come with the macintosh at all but
is supplied with Microsoft Office. That will explain alot.
Most people who buy a mac don’t get Office thrown in, I’m sure I would
have noticed.
Chris Gehlker wrote:
I have the Office v 10 upgrade CD with the REALbasic promo right in
my hand. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excelx/
excelx_main.asp?embfname=xl_whatsnew.asp
for one example of MS promoting REALbasic on their site.So your saying that RealBasic doesn’t come with the macintosh at all
but is supplied with Microsoft Office. That will explain alot.
Exactly.
Most people who buy a mac don’t get Office thrown in, I’m sure I would
have noticed.
But computers are useless without Office. ;-| Just ask my wife.
Chris Gehlker wrote:
But computers are useless without Office. ;-| Just ask my wife.
Get OpenOffice.org
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“Da grande lotterò per la pace”
“A me me la compra il mio babbo”
(Altan)
(“When I grow up, I will fight for peace”
“I’ll have my daddy buy it for me”)