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Rhodes is an open source Ruby-based cross-platform development framework designed to create native applications. Developers utilize a standard MVC architecture using Ruby and HTML-templating (ERB), including constructs to interact natively with the device. The framework's write-once:deploy-many approach currently supports building to iOS, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, Big Windows (XP, 7 and 8) and Windows Phone.

Rhodes is an open source framework with MIT license that allows to build cross-platform native mobile applications using web skills. It's part of the RhoMobile Suite.

Source code of Rhodes are available on the public github repository.

The RhoMobile Suite is an enterprise mobility suite of products distributed by Motorola Solutions to develop, integrate, deploy and manage your enterprise mobile applications.

Components of the RhoMobile Suite are:

  • RhoStudio - IDE based on Eclipse for Windows and OS X
  • Rhodes - Opensource Frameworks with MIT license to build B2C application
  • RhoElements - based on Rhodes, adds functionality like support for Windows Mobile, requires a license to be used without a nag-screen
  • RhoConnect - Integration and synchronization engine - requires a license to be used
  • RhoHub - Cloud service to develop Rhodes/RhoElements apps & hosting RhoConnect
  • RhoGallery - Enterprise Application Management. Simple and Easy to use

Motorola Solutions has built Launchpad, a community site with recorded webinars, documentation, blogs and public forum for all the interested developers. is part of the suite of RhoMobile (now a Motorola company) products used for developing client side mobile applications.

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Writing a mobile phone radio station app - is Javascript/HTML/CSS viable, or do we need to go native?

I want to write an app that will stream MP3s from a server to any of the three major smartphone operating systems in the US (iPhone, Blackberry, and Android). Here is the tradeoff I'm concerned with: if I write the app natively, it will make for the…
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RHoMobile Error - Webpage not Available Error

I am building a very simple application in rhodes. In my app I have 4 different model with CRUD operation and have no web-service interaction. Some times I am getting error like "Webpage not Available" in android tablet. it is working file for…
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RhoMobile rake Windows Mobile Error

I am receiving an error message whenever I try to compile a test RhoMobile application developed in RhoStudio. The test application was developed using the instructions provided here: http://docs.rhomobile.com/rhostudio.tutorial The compile command…
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Back button of android device not working in rhomobile

I am new to rhomobile. I have created sample application for 3 screens. I am trying to use back button of device to redirect previous screens. But back button is not working. It remains on same screens. Also when we at first screen I want to close…
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Rhostudio path Eclipse Mac Lion 10.7.3

I have a problem with Rhostudio, Mac OS X 10.7.3 Lion and Ecplise. Rhostudio install as app as a plugin but it does not work. If I create the project is blank. In the preferences tells me can not find the path of Rhodes. On my Mac development in…
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Passing parameter in a Ruby function from HTML

I have two files. .rb (with Ruby code) and .erb(HTML file with some ruby script). I am calling a Ruby function in .rb from .erb. .erb Click here .rb def showProducts(param) //Some…
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rhomobile prepopulated DB and reset

Hi I am prepopulating the db as said here http://docs.rhomobile.com/faq#how-to-pre-populate-client-database but I have a problem, that when I make reset DB with default code def do_reset Rhom::Rhom.database_full_reset SyncEngine.dosync …
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rhosync not starting!

I installed rhodes as per the tutorial on the website and i also installed rhosync Now when i try to start rhosync then i get error [12:06:07 PM 2011-02-23] Rhosync Server v2.1.1 started... :29:in `require': no…
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Can't detect NDK toolchain path (corrupted NDK installation?)

After developing my first rhomobile app. I am trying to get .apk from Rhomobile suite. Using Ruby 1.9.1, rhodes 5.0.2,ndk R14b, sdk 2.3.1 (64 bit). After putting my project directory in cmd propt and giving rake run:android:device command, i am…
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What does "" (two double quotes) do in Ruby?

I've seen Ruby code in which there are only two double quotes ("") on a line. What does that line do?
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How can I parse string(ruby hash) to JSON or Array in Rhodes?

I have a mobile application that makes a request to my Rails backend. The backend JSON returns the information in the following manner: def get_data respond_to do |format| format.json{ data = Form.select('column1,…
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Ember-Data custom adapter for Rhom - FindAll Not working

I am writing an Ember-Data adapter for the Rhom API. I have written the code. I am using it in a simple Todo App. When I create a new item, it gets into the SQLite db. But when I start the app, the already existing ones donot get loaded in the…
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How can i generate device specific unique number in Rhomobile

I need to send a unique number per device to server to trace the application install and create its specific device number. When i use to generate the unique number by some logic, and make it to store in the local db, but on uninstalling and again…
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Can we do some local database (Rhom) operation using javascript in Rhodes

I usually manipulate the Rhom records in the controller using the create, new, update_attributes methods. But i wonder is there any way we can achieve these features through javascript, as we do in other framework like phonegap ?
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How can i copy an image to my app's base path in Rhomobile

I'm using the Rhomobile API to capture photo using camera. The image is stored in blob folder of rhomobile and the path in rhom. Below is the code i'm using, def capture_image options = { :enable_editing => false } …
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