lingo-l Keyboard Input

2004-10-08 Thread mike cash
All, I'm trying to set up a text field for user input. When the user is finished with typing, I want him/her to press 'RETURN' to advance to the next frame. I'm using the following sprite script to trap the RETURN key: on keyDown if the keyPressed = RETURN then go next end if end

Re: lingo-l Lingo to control two computers simultaneously???

2004-08-17 Thread Mike Cash
All, I have a HUGE project that requires two computers to be controlled at the exact same time (specs below). In short, each computer will run a separate presentation. When the presenter is ready to continue he/she hits the button (presentation switch/mouse/some kind of I/O device) and both

lingo-l Change ScreenRes in Win XP

2003-01-22 Thread mike cash
Hey all, Trying to simply change the user's screen res using DMX and Win XP. Tried BuddyAPI, no luck --- tried changeres from DMTools, again, no luck. ;( Any tips would be great. TIA. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8.

lingo-l Can't Find Excel File

2002-12-30 Thread mike cash
Greetings all... I'm working on a very simple one screen interface for my client that has 12 links. Each link opens a file (contained on the CD). The files consist of Microsoft Word (.doc), Microsoft Excel (.xls) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). The Word and Acrobat files work just fine...the

Re: lingo-l Can't Find Excel File

2002-12-30 Thread mike cash
Try getting the path to the Excel file using BAPI's baShortFilename function. My guess is the path to the file isn't being fed to Excel97 in a way it can understand, and that if you send the short path to the file with your open command, it might just work. -- WthmO Thanks, I'll try

Re: lingo-l Can't Find Excel File-FOUND! ;)

2002-12-30 Thread mike cash
Try getting the path to the Excel file using BAPI's baShortFilename function. My guess is the path to the file isn't being fed to Excel97 in a way it can understand, and that if you send the short path to the file with your open command, it might just work. -- WthmO Thanks!!! The

lingo-l FTP via Director

2002-10-16 Thread mike cash
it immediately FTP to the server using Director (assuming a connection to the net is available obviously). Any leads would be appreciated. I tried searching the acrhives, but to no avail ;( BTW, using D8.5 on pc. TIA Mike Cash _ Protect

RE: lingo-l FTP via Director

2002-10-16 Thread mike cash
Do you even need a text file? Maybe it would be handier to stuff the whole thing into a database. Exactly the intent! Good call ;) I'm writing this app for a Sys-Admin...she will write a script that parses the data into her database. The reason for the .txt file is that the information

Re: lingo-l shut down a kiosk?

2002-07-18 Thread mike cash
Hmm, well, if your script error issue isn't the cause of the problem (it probably is), then try pulling the MPGs. Well, unfortunately, bug was NOT the problem. Bug is fixed, checked on both kiosks this a.m. and both machines were powered down! AAARRRGGGHHH!

Re: lingo-l shut down a kiosk?

2002-07-18 Thread mike cash
Start logging everything that's going on in your kisok, then when you find it down you can see what the last thing that was done. That's a great idea...unfortunately I'm already doing that as well. The problem is that most times the computer is turned off. If the comp. loses power, then

Re: lingo-l shut down a kiosk?

2002-07-17 Thread mike cash
So if you've got a screen someplace where video's running, and the user has the option to leave that screen at any time, make sure you do a pause on the video first, then leave the screen. Also, something else occurred to me -- if there's a screensaver running on that system, try disabling

lingo-l shut down a kiosk?

2002-07-16 Thread mike cash
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Re: lingo-l shut down a kiosk?

2002-07-16 Thread mike cash
Well, there's something going wrong someplece. Some more information about what's happening is in order, as well as the OS this is running on, what the program itself is doing, what version of Director you're running, what Xtras you've used, and so on. Duh, sorry about that...Dir. 8.5 running

Re: lingo-l Print

2002-06-04 Thread mike cash
Well, tough. The user selected print, and should not be shocked when a print options dlog appears. The vast, vast, overwhelming majority of users have printed *something* at some point, and are not put off by a print dlog. Those that are will have to learn eventually, so why write coddling

Re: lingo-l Print

2002-06-04 Thread mike cash
I feel for you, I did a kiosk that had to print without the print dialog, What I had to do is go to the printer manufacturer and get them to write a print driver that didn't pop up the print dialog. there was no other way to do it and keep the formatting of the page. another way around it is

lingo-l Print

2002-06-01 Thread mike cash
is in it's own file (i.e. .txt file). TIA -- BTW, using D8.5 on PC. Mike Cash Videobred.com Jonahmusic.com _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx [To remove yourself