To follow up, the xcomp directory in the application tree, not in the app data directory created by firstrun. So, you will need a method to assert proper permission to add to the xcomp directory. FWIW, it can be done; we do it although keeping up with new rules from Apple is a challenge. If you support windows only, you may enjoy an easier time with it.

I don’t use AutoUpdater. I wrote a similar tool, Molu Update Server, circa 2007 that handles all update tasks except replacing the Omnis engine itself. Omnis Studio 10 has an option of running a script at launch, which promises to ease the update process.

The challenge of writing to the xcomps directory is the access permissions enforced by the o…[Read more]

we use this in Omnis Studio v6.0. “homedirectorypath” is a character variable.

For Mac,

; user home path
Do $runapplescript(‘path to home folder from user domain as string’,homedirectorypath) Returns errcode`
Calculate homedirectorypath as replaceall(homedirectorypath,kDq,”)

For Windows:

If isunicode()
Register DLL…[Read more]

Thanks to everyone who replied here and privately. I have identified a project for testing the new DML/SQL bridge in Omnis Studio 10. As we progress I will try to share what we learn here.

I recently began offering managed servers. Each server is a VM running in secure facility (two physical locations, bridged) in the eastern US. Presently, we have a template for a specific product that enables us to spin up a new server in a matter of moments. This approach would work for Omnis apps as well. If you do not find someone already…[Read more]

Many years ago I took the approach of using Table classes for db table manipulations. This allowed me to use the built-in methods to generate most SQL statements and to use Omnis list and row variables to bind data to the UX classes. To handle complex relationships between tables, and to provide a place for hand crafted SQL statements, I use…[Read more]