calling function in msg

2002-03-26 Thread Uwe Friese
OK, another newby-question... After nearly driving completely nuts I figuered out that a function I wrote worked fine, just calling it from the message box didn´t work. function myFunc return 123 end myFunc on nuts put myFunc () end nuts typing nuts in the message box works, but typing

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Shari
They both use the same file format and engine. What was happening in Rev that prevented saves? Nothing that prevented saves specifically. There are two kinds of saves... Saving the current file you are working in. If there is a crash, that file can end up toast (which did happen to me, I

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Shari
You can get the path to these folders using the specialfolderpath function. Tuv Snyder revealed on the list some time back how this function can be extended beyond the default special folders by passing an integer that corresponds to the Windows API SHGetFolderPath value/constant. The

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Shari and all, You can get the path to these folders using the specialfolderpath function. Tuv Snyder revealed on the list some time back how this function can be extended beyond the default special folders by passing an integer that corresponds to the Windows API SHGetFolderPath

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Dave Cragg
At 8:00 am -0500 26/3/02, Shari wrote: You can get the path to these folders using the specialfolderpath function. Tuv Snyder revealed on the list some time back how this function can be extended beyond the default special folders by passing an integer that corresponds to the Windows API

Re: Dumb Question About Variables (Revisited)

2002-03-26 Thread Gregory Lypny
Hi Everyone, A few days ago I asked about creating variables on the fly. It was suggested that I enclose the unchanging part of the variable name in quotations. So I tried the repeat loop below as an experiment, hoping to generate H1 = 11, H2, =12, and so on, up to H10 =20. repeat

Re: Dumb Question About Variables (Revisited)

2002-03-26 Thread Dale Pond
Hi greg, I tried it in HC and this script works. Don't know if it'll work in MC. on mouseUp put empty into cd fld test repeat with i = 1 to 10 put H i+10 return before line 1 of H end repeat put H into cd fld test end mouseUp Gregory Lypny wrote: Hi Everyone, A few days

Re: Dumb Question About Variables (Revisited)

2002-03-26 Thread Robert Brenstein
Hi Everyone, A few days ago I asked about creating variables on the fly. It was suggested that I enclose the unchanging part of the variable name in quotations. So I tried the repeat loop below as an experiment, hoping to generate H1 = 11, H2, =12, and so on, up to H10 =20. repeat

Re: calling function in msg

2002-03-26 Thread Jacqueline Landman Gay
Uwe Friese wrote: OK, another newby-question... After nearly driving completely nuts I figuered out that a function I wrote worked fine, just calling it from the message box didn´t work. MetaCard won't evaluate any custom functions from the message box, only the built-in functions. It

Re: calling function in msg

2002-03-26 Thread Uwe Friese
MetaCard won't evaluate any custom functions from the message box, only the built-in functions. It took me a while to figure that out too. - Thanks! Now I´m feeling much better ;-) Regards, uwe ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
Shari wrote: Saving as... into a separate file. I don't use this option. I want to save as as a new, separate file, not close my current file and end up working in the new file. Put this script somewhere in the hierarchy (your Home stack, or a script you have inserted, or in a stack put in

Re: calling function in msg

2002-03-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
Scott Rossi wrote: MetaCard won't evaluate any custom functions from the message box, only the built-in functions. It took me a while to figure that out too. Actually, it can. Entering the name of the function in the message box will return any values within the message box itself;

Re: calling function in msg

2002-03-26 Thread Scott Rossi
MetaCard won't evaluate any custom functions from the message box, only the built-in functions. It took me a while to figure that out too. Actually, it can. Entering the name of the function in the message box will return any values within the message box itself; don't use put or

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Richard Gaskin
Shari wrote: They both use the same file format and engine. What was happening in Rev that prevented saves? Nothing that prevented saves specifically. There are two kinds of saves... Saving the current file you are working in. If there is a crash, that file can end up toast (which

Re: Dumb Question About Variables (Revisited)

2002-03-26 Thread Raymond E. Griffith
on Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:33:43 Gregory Lypny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, A few days ago I asked about creating variables on the fly. It was suggested that I enclose the unchanging part of the variable name in quotations. So I tried the repeat loop below as an experiment, hoping

Re: Dumb Question About Variables (Revisited)

2002-03-26 Thread Pierre Sahores
Gregory Lypny wrote: Hi Everyone, A few days ago I asked about creating variables on the fly. It was suggested that I enclose the unchanging part of the variable name in quotations. So I tried the repeat loop below as an experiment, hoping to generate H1 = 11, H2, =12, and so on,

Re: slow CGI with open socket

2002-03-26 Thread Pierre Sahores
LiangTyan Fui wrote: On 3/26/02 1:28 AM, Scott Raney wrote: snipped Works fine here, I get about 0.391975 (though why one would use the long ticks instead of the milliseconds, I don't know ;-) Just a HyperCard habit ;-) Note that the CGI itself could take up to 10 seconds to

Re: OT -- Animation Programs

2002-03-26 Thread erik hansen
--- Phil Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you may know, there are some MIDI access capabilities available through MC's MCI (Media Control Interface - Win32 only) commands. You can explore the MCI stuff by getting the mci.mc.gz stack from ftp.metacard.com and going to its Commands tab.

Re: slow CGI with open socket

2002-03-26 Thread LiangTyan Fui
On 3/27/02 6:56 AM, Pierre Sahores wrote: snipped Try : set the socketTimeoutInterval to 10 Done that, the CGI halted. -- Best Regards, Pierre Sahores ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Shari
on mouseup repeat with i = 1 to 100 ## should be enough put specialfolderpath(i) cr after fld your special folders end repeat end mouseup You can then frame that field and put it on the wall, right over your computer :-) If I had a PC, I would! But alas, I have a Mac, so all

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Shari
This is the list provided by Tuviah Snyder. You'll have to decipher the codes. I guess Program Files is 38, but I'm not sure what 42-44 are. THANK YOU! (big huge smile) Shari C -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread Shari
Put this script somewhere in the hierarchy (your Home stack, or a script you have inserted, or in a stack put in use): on saveStack put the filename of this stack into theOrigStack put the short name of this stack into theOrigName ask file Save stack as: with theOrigName if it =

Re: Multiple Platform Release info

2002-03-26 Thread J. Landman Gay
Shari wrote: Very nice! I will use this well :-) Can I be a dream-something too now? ;) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL

Special Folder Paths (was Re: Multiple Platform Release info)

2002-03-26 Thread Ken Ray
on mouseup repeat with i = 1 to 100 ## should be enough put specialfolderpath(i) cr after fld your special folders end repeat end mouseup Be careful! Some of those numbers will crash MC/Rev (at least under Windows 2000). Here's the results I did in my 1-60 testing: 12-15,