Re: Setting drive letter

2011-11-16 Thread Eva Isotalo
Ahh good point Mark. Will do that. Thank you. What I am trying to accomplish has to do with getting random (as it seem to me) errors after changing the start stack of my ancient game and saving it with my slightly newer MC. I want to make the game downloadable without the need of the CD. The

Setting drive letter

2011-11-15 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi everybody, Saying it straight away, I'm still using my old MC 2.4.3. :-) Can I set a drive letter to a folder with MC? I know how to do it with CMD but wanted to make it a one button click. Cheers, Eva ___ metacard mailing list

Re: Setting drive letter

2011-11-15 Thread Eva Isotalo
I found the way with the shell and process, like you suggested. Sent the text to the cmd and closed it. Worked really well. :) Thank you. Eva On 2011-11-16 01:16, Ken Ray wrote: On Nov 15, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Eva Isotalo wrote: Hi everybody, Saying it straight away, I'm still using my old

Re: Even older version MC?

2011-11-04 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thank you Mark. All paths are relative and the start up stack check where it is situated at at start up and saves the path to a custom prop. Everything having a path of sort is checking this custom prop where to go. One thing some untouched stacks reacted to, after saving the start up stack

Even older version MC?

2011-11-03 Thread Eva Isotalo
I'm having irritating issues when trying to adjust our (very old) game. We want to make a download version of it since there is still a demand for it. The only thing I'm doing is to change the start up file (exe) so it doesn't check for a CD in a drive. I then save the start up file. As a

Wait for info from another script?

2011-08-28 Thread Eva Isotalo
I wasn't sure what to write in the subject. I have a script in a button which asks questions that fills in a form which adds bought items to an inventory stack. After each item is added one is asked if there are more items to add, if yes script jumps to a function which will repeat most of

Re: Wait for info from another script? - never mind

2011-08-28 Thread Eva Isotalo
Never mind. I stumbled upon the solution. All good now. :) Eva On 2011-08-28 08:48, Eva Isotalo wrote: I wasn't sure what to write in the subject. I have a script in a button which asks questions that fills in a form which adds bought items to an inventory stack. After each item is added

changing file names on the fly

2011-05-17 Thread Eva Isotalo
Is there a way to alter file names in a directory (from a MC script, not manually)? :-) I have hundreds of images of which the name has to be changed slightly. For example: *anim1_Angle1.00_ 9.png* must be changed to (space deleted): *anim1_Angle1.00_9.png* Eva

Re: changing file names on the fly

2011-05-17 Thread Eva Isotalo
Great, thanks Klaus! hugs Eva ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard

Re: setting itemdel

2011-05-08 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thank you! Seems to work now. :) Eva ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard

setting itemdel

2011-05-07 Thread Eva Isotalo
MC 2.4.3 How do I catch the different parts of a file that has columns like this?: 1 Rose Floral Wax: (Size: 25g; ) FW07-25 £3.65 £3.65 1 Jasmine Grandaflorum Floral Wax (Size: 25g; ) FW03-25 £2.95 £2.95 1 Mimosa Floral Wax (Size: 25g; ) FW05-25

Re: setting itemdel

2011-05-07 Thread Eva Isotalo
Plugin 1.6 for LiveCode here http://qery.us/ce On 7 mei 2011, at 16:02, Eva Isotalo wrote: MC 2.4.3 How do I catch the different parts of a file that has columns like this?: 1 Rose Floral Wax: (Size: 25g; ) FW07-25 £3.65 £3.65 1 Jasmine

Re: setting itemdel

2011-05-07 Thread Eva Isotalo
://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 New: Download the Installer Maker Plugin 1.6 for LiveCode here http://qery.us/ce On 7 mei 2011, at 16:02, Eva Isotalo wrote: MC 2.4.3 How do I catch the different parts of a file that has columns like this?: 1

Re: setting itemdel

2011-05-07 Thread Eva Isotalo
Solved it. Not pretty but works. :) Eva On 2011-05-07 18:38, Eva Isotalo wrote: Ok, a continuation. On lines like the following I'd like to be able to catch and delete the '(Size: 100ml;)' but keep the '100'. How would I go about doing this? 1 Benzoin (Mobile) Siam (Size: 100ml

Re: MC and Vista 64

2011-01-30 Thread Eva Isotalo
Yes, still using the 2.4.3. Maybe it's a lost case. There are no free updates on that one are there? Eva On 2011-01-30 09:42, Ken Ray wrote: Thank you both! Unfortunately it still is not working. Hmm... perhaps it's the version of MC; you're still working with 2.4.3? Ken Ray Sons of Thunder

Re: MC and Vista 64

2011-01-28 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thank you both! Unfortunately it still is not working. Eva On 2011-01-28 04:14, Tariel Gogoberidze wrote: On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Ken Ray wrote: Change that portion of the handler to read: if cword is not among the lines of the commandNames then if cword is the or cword is a

Re: MC and Vista 64

2011-01-23 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thank you Ken, I'm so happy it can be fixed! The lines I have at the end of the returnInField looks a bit different so I'm not sure what/where I should change: if cword is not among the lines of the commandNames then if cword is the or cword is a number or token 2 of cword is ( then

MC and Vista 64

2011-01-22 Thread Eva Isotalo
Does MetaCard have something against Vista 64 bit? Ever since I got my new machine it's giving me errors for common stuff like writing commands in the message box. Is this a known issue? Is there a fix? Eva MC 2.4-3 ___ metacard mailing list

Re: MC and Vista 64

2011-01-22 Thread Eva Isotalo
I only have the old MC, version 2.4. On 2011-01-22 12:09, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Eva, Does MetaCard have something against Vista 64 bit? Ever since I got my new machine it's giving me errors for common stuff like writing commands in the message box. Is this a known issue? Is there a fix?

Re: MC and Vista 64

2011-01-22 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thanks Klaus. Yes, it's ancient and it has been a great tool for loads of small, useful apps. Guess it has to go in the archives now then. Eva On 2011-01-22 13:03, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Eva, I only have the old MC, version 2.4. oh, that is a very old version, and I am not sure if this

matchText and card #

2010-10-09 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hello everybody, The matchText works great for my needs but how do I make it go to the card where it matched the text? Now it only confirms it has a match and that's it. Eva ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com

Re: matchText and card #

2010-10-09 Thread Eva Isotalo
and that's where I used the matchText. I first used the find but needed to do both name and first line of address so the matchText worked brilliantly. BUT, I can't get to the card of that stack, or at least I don't know how. On 2010-10-09 15:34, Richard Gaskin wrote: On 10/9/10 6:14 AM, Eva

Re: matchText and card #

2010-10-09 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thank you Richard. No worries about the UTF-8 thingy since it works at the moment but I'll take you up on the helping hand if I run in to issues later on. :) Your hefty beta testing sounds like a lot of work but it's good to have it done before going live. I'm not fond of the cvs solution

Re: matchText and card #

2010-10-09 Thread Eva Isotalo
About the finding customer issue, I think I should clarify a bit about the flow. Stack One, the cvs is imported and script is run to pick out and save the data to Customer stack and Order stack. I take the name in first order, (first line, item 8) from the order list (the cvs in stack One)

Re: matchText and card #

2010-10-09 Thread Eva Isotalo
Ok, I'm going to do a not pretty version but that I think will work. When creating a new card for the customer the app will place 'name' 'first line of address' in a hidden field which will be the one I do the search against. And/or I could have the card named like that. Unconventional but

Re: utf-8

2010-10-07 Thread Eva Isotalo
Gaskin wrote: On 10/6/10 3:38 PM, Eva Isotalo wrote: Thanks Shari, good to hear it's still alive. I have temporarily solved it by running through the file and replacing the bad letters. Done in a wink but not pretty. :) Try this: put url (binfile: tFilePath) into tData set the unicodeText

utf-8

2010-10-06 Thread Eva Isotalo
Long time, not been around. Is this list still alive? I'm still using the old MC 2.4.1 and am having char issues when reading from file. The file I'm reading is a .csv exported in utv-8 format. For some reason the (Swedish) text in mc field shows up scrambled. I don't remember how to fix

Re: utf-8

2010-10-06 Thread Eva Isotalo
Thanks Shari, good to hear it's still alive. I have temporarily solved it by running through the file and replacing the bad letters. Done in a wink but not pretty. :) Eva On 2010-10-07 00:33, Shari wrote: Long time, not been around. Is this list still alive? Cannot assist with your

RE: off topic PHP

2002-05-29 Thread Eva Isotalo
I have also recently started with PHP. There are tons of tutorial, free scripts, some free editors, and more on the net. I suggest you do a search with for example google: php +tutorial +scripts +download That will keep you busy for awhile. ;o) Here is a couple: phpbuilder.com (tuts and

[Metacard] Good ol' MC

2001-11-27 Thread Eva Isotalo
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Images disappearing

2001-06-08 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi all, A strange thing occurred resent. I have images which can be dragged around. There is a script checking if it is on the backdrop so the image bounces back if dropped outside. But all of a sudden if dragging an image to the black backdrop it drops with me still having the mouse button

Re: games (was: all for commercial MC-based apps)

2001-04-03 Thread Eva Isotalo
David wrote: Eva - let's have a look at your site? What's the URL? It is in Finnish but simple and mostly images so it ought to be possible to understand it. Our market is girls between 7 and 14, so it is a "girly" place. There is a demo under "Lataa ilmainen demo". Code is "open" only the

Is list down?

2001-02-28 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi list, I haven't recieved any messages for a couple of days. Is everyone off on vacation or is the list down? Regards, Eva Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not

Re: This may be off topic...

2001-02-12 Thread Eva Isotalo
To get back to the point, perhaps we need to find out which Country is really big on cheese? France! End of subject. Eva Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this

Re: statistics

2001-01-28 Thread Eva Isotalo
Maby the script in example 4 in the examples stack could be of some help. Regards, Eva --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to determine the correlation (relationship) between 2 groups ie. lines of data in 2 separate fields. - Can you describe your goal in statistical (or better yet)

Re: Connection Speed

2001-01-20 Thread Eva Isotalo
In Sweden a lot of people in the larger cities now have fast connections. Up north (we are 70 kilometers from the artic circle) in the little village we live there is no fast connections in sight for years. :o( Eva I have a question for everyone - how many people are still using a 56K

Re: layers in groups

2000-11-15 Thread Eva Isotalo
/00 10:13 am, Eva Isotalo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having problems on Mac and MC 2.3.2B4 and layers in groups. It says the card has to be open, allthough the card is *very* open. If the object is not in a group there is no problem. There must be something I'm missing here. Any ideas

Re: global coordinates

2000-11-10 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi Xavier, The 'loc' is the centre of the window, image, button, etc. I think what you need is the 'topleft'. set the topleft of stack myStack to 3,3 Regards, Eva Xavier Bury wrote: i dont know if this is a bug but this script just doesn't work the way it's supposed to... set the loc

Re:... double posting

2000-10-16 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi Blair, Do you mean my postings come double every time? Or what do you mean. I don't have MC address at all in my address book. Please explain. Regards, Eva

Icon, again

2000-10-14 Thread Eva Isotalo
Hi all, It is the same old story again - custom icon on mac when burning a CD-rom. I got good ideas and tricks last time, and they worked as long as everything stayed on the computer but not when it came to making the CD. As soon as I drag the files to the CD (Toast 4.1.1) the icon turns into