Conditional break points can be handy when you want to step through your
code in the debugger but only after a specific condition is met.
REALbasic
doesn't currently support conditional break points but Mike Bailey (an
enthusiastic REALbasic user and engineer here at REAL Software)
reminded me
that you can get the same effect. Say you want to break in a particular
method when the variable x equals 10. First, at the point in your code
where
you want to break, add the following If then condition:
If x = 10 then
End if
Notice the empty line in between If and End If. Place the cursor on the
empty line then choose Set Breakpoint from the Debug menu. When you run
your
code, REALbasic will only reach that breakpoint if the condition is met.
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Subject: REALbasic Tip: Addendum to short name on Mac OS X
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Apparently, Christian has found an every shorter way to get the short name
on Mac OS X (no pun intended):
name = DesktopFolder.parent.name
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Subject: REALbasic Tip: Short name on Mac OS X Addendum II
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Steve Hedig pointed out that while the method suggested will work most of
the time, it's not bullet-proof. A bullet-proof way to get the short name on
Mac OS X is to issue the "Who Am I?" command to the UNIX shell and get the
result. The following code will do just that:
dim s As Shell
dim shortname as String
s = new Shell
s.execute "whoami"
shortname = s.result
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