knot in my brain?

Hi friends, ... repeat with i = 1 to the num of grcs ## This line: if the short name of grc i begins with "Graphic_" then ## Gives me the error -> no such object ... What am I overlooking? I know do, but have no clue currently... Thanks in advance! Best Klaus -- Klaus Major

Re: THIS group

Ji Ralph, > Am 14.09.2020 um 20:18 schrieb Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > : > > I can see why the mother ship does not like synonyms. In this case I think > it would be advantageous for new users if "this" was extended so that "this > group" was the same as "the owner of the target". I found

Re: THIS group

Hi Mark, > Am 14.09.2020 um 17:49 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode > : > > On 9/14/20 8:35 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: > >> thank your for your encouraging words! :-D > > LOL. Well, having been down that rabbit hole before, I just thought I'd &

Re: THIS group

Hi Mark, > Am 14.09.2020 um 17:33 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode > : > > On 9/14/20 2:00 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi friends, >> I just field an enhancement request to make THIS also work for groups. >> ... of THIS GROUP >> <https

Re: THIS group

urse mean -> the owner of the target The "sub" group in your example. Would not make sense otherwise. > - > Matthias Rebbe > Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > >> Am 14.09.2020 um 11:00 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> : >> >

THIS group

Hi friends, I just field an enhancement request to make THIS also work for groups. ... of THIS GROUP Would be a helpful addition. Currently THIS only works for cards and stacks. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de

Re: Wrapping Text

Hi Craig, > Am 22.07.2020 um 14:56 schrieb Craig Newman via use-livecode > : > > Hi. > > Sorry, it is "dontWrap", not "donttWrap". > The field is not truncating, except visually. The text runs out the right > side of the field's visible extent. Setting the "dontWrap" to false will > force

Re: Speech on ios and android

Hi Frans, > Am 19.07.2020 um 19:42 schrieb Frans Schoffelen via use-livecode > : > > Thanks for the heads up on this one , totally missed it . Am going to try > this on a language training app i’m working on pronto when back from the > road.Will let you know if i can get it working on mac

Re: text to speech android

Hi Matthias, thank you very much! > Am 19.07.2020 um 18:00 schrieb matthias rebbe via use-livecode > : > > Hi Klaus, > > just did a quick successful test on Mac OS 10.14.6 with this script > > on mouseup > speechInitializeLibrary ## Ah, was not sure if this is a handler or function. ## The

Re: text to speech android

Hi Klaus, > Am 18.07.2020 um 12:30 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi all, > > in 9.6 we have a new speech library for Mac, iOs and Android. > In the dictionary "revspeak" is still listed as Mac and Windows only. > > Am I correct to pre

text to speech android

Hi all, in 9.6 we have a new speech library for Mac, iOs and Android. In the dictionary "revspeak" is still listed as Mac and Windows only. Am I correct to presume that the syntax-> revspeak "what to speak" is still the same for this new speech library on Android? Thanks in advance! Best

Re: Tab Buttons Mac vs. Win

Hi Bob, > Am 14.07.2020 um 18:58 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Hi all. > > I would LOVE to find out how Livecode for Mac draws those beautiful tab > buttons so I can duplicate it on Windows, because DAYAM are the Windows ones > ugly! these controls (and more like checkboxes

Re: fixed textheight affects scrolling?

To all, sorry for this, I should have kept if off-list and I apologize, but this is my last mail in this respect! @Curry, > Am 11.07.2020 um 00:04 schrieb Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > : > > Klaus: > >... > > any news about "FieldTrip"? This is not funny anymore. > > I turned 64 last

Re: fixed textheight affects scrolling?

Hi Curry, > Am 10.07.2020 um 21:30 schrieb Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > : > > Klaus: > >> set the scroll of fld "fonts" to tLine*tTH + the height of fld "fonts" >> set the hilitedlines of fld "fonts" to tLine > > The test is invalid; the 2nd quoted line overrides the 1st. oh, I really

Re: fixed textheight affects scrolling?

Hi all, > Am 09.07.2020 um 11:40 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi Mark, > ... >>>> Hi friends, >>>> strange phenomenon, maybe I am missing something!? >>>> LC 9.6 on macOS 10.14.6 >>>> I have two fields wit

Re: fixed textheight affects scrolling?

Hi Mark, > Am 09.07.2020 um 11:22 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-07-09 09:54, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all, >>> Am 08.07.2020 um 17:51 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >>> : >>> Hi friends, >>

Re: fixed textheight affects scrolling?

Hi all, > Am 08.07.2020 um 17:51 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > strange phenomenon, maybe I am missing something!? > LC 9.6 on macOS 10.14.6 > > I have two fields with all available fonts and each line is formatted > direc

fixed textheight affects scrolling?

Hi friends, strange phenomenon, maybe I am missing something!? LC 9.6 on macOS 10.14.6 I have two fields with all available fonts and each line is formatted directly in the appropriate font it reads. I set the FixedLineHeight for ONE field to 28, doesn't matter actually. Now I want to select

Re: slow loading & navigation to card containing large field

Hi David > Am 01.07.2020 um 18:10 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > David V Glasgow wrote: > > > Loading the plain text list of URLs from file is slowish, but more > > importantly, for some time gives no indication that the file is > > loading. > > Are you reading the file as

Re: AR in LiveCode Browser?

Hi Dan, > Am 30.06.2020 um 01:47 schrieb Dan Friedman via use-livecode > : > > I am trying to display and use an AR object in a webpage in a LiveCode > browser. It don't work!Feels like the LC browser (native or widget) > doesn't have access to the native AR features. For example, if

Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??

Hi Bill, > Am 25.06.2020 um 02:35 schrieb prothero--- via use-livecode > : > > Folks: > I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios. I > must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file when > it is written and it matches exactly to the

Re: SHELL command works in Terminal but not via SHELL in LC

Hi Mark and Ludovic, thank you, will pass this info to my customer! > Yes - when you launch an app from Finder it has a minimal set of environment > variables. > > Moreover, Terminal will run scripts when a session is started which can add > to them (I suspect homebrew adds something to

SHELL command works in Terminal but not via SHELL in LC

Hi friends, maybe someone has a brilliant hint for me! :-) A customer of mine has installed ffmpeg on his mac via Terminal: 1. google: homebrew 2. terminal: brew install ffmpeg or whatever the command were... Now ffmpeg is available on his Mac and something like: ffmpeg -i

Re: REducing image size of resized image

> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:56 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > >> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:13 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hi all, >> >> there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. >> Was th

Re: REducing image size of resized image

> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:13 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi all, > > there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. > Was that: set the text of img 1 to the imagedata of img 1 > ? tried that, but did not work, scaled-down (200*200 px)

REducing image size of resized image

Hi all, there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. Was that: set the text of img 1 to the imagedata of img 1 ? Thank you for a quick answer! Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode

Re: the dgIndex of me, datagrids in LC 5.02

Hi all, looks like I could fix it. > Am 20.05.2020 um 18:55 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > strange behavior here!? > > I am working on a customers stack and have to use LC 5.02. > > My customer has a big datagrid of type TABLE

the dgIndex of me, datagrids in LC 5.02

Hi friends, strange behavior here!? I am working on a customers stack and have to use LC 5.02. My customer has a big datagrid of type TABLE with a ComboBox menu button in it. This column has of course a custom behavior. Since "menupick" is not triggered inside of this custom behavior I created

Re: Replacement for Video Library on Mac (webcam feed)

Hi Ben, > Am 15.05.2020 um 11:08 schrieb Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode > : > > I needed to do something with a webcam feed, and confidently set out to do > this using revInitializeVideoGrabber/revPreviewVideo etc. After several times > scratching my head wondering why it didn't work I

Re: Can "answer file with type" show more than one file type at a time?

Hi Martin, > Am 04.05.2020 um 17:55 schrieb Martin Koob via use-livecode > : > > Hi > > I have the following in an app to for a user to select a video file. > answer file "Select the Movie." with (the tDefaultRecordingFolder of > stack "preferences") with type "Quicktime Movie

Re: Three very simple questions

Hi Graham, someone called my name? :-D > Am 26.04.2020 um 14:11 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > I’m sending this again because some strange text appeared in my message the > first time. Don’t know how it go there! > > Folks, I’m finding it difficult to search the lessons and

Re: Is there a general mobile picker available?

Hi Graham, > Am 23.04.2020 um 14:39 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > Another mobile question: > > We have a Native Date Picker, and a Native Time Picker, but what about a > picker where you construct your own picking list? I would like to use a > picker on iOS to replace radio

Re: What makes everything on a card unresponsive?

Hi Graham, > Am 19.04.2020 um 21:16 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > Hard to extract, but I have a new idea - what if the message queue is being > swamped? I have flimsy evidence that the simulator is generating > locationChanged message (odd, because I don’t think it really has

Re: What makes everything on a card unresponsive?

Hi Graham, > Am 19.04.2020 um 19:34 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > Sorry to trouble this list yet again, but the main screen (in fact the the > first card) in my mobile app has a “settings” graphic which acts as a button > which to take the user to a ‘menu’ card. That card

Re: Where do copied files go on mobile?

Hi Graham, > Am 19.04.2020 um 18:37 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > Hi Klaus > > Thanks for your continued interest. In fact I got it working! As stated > earlier, I converted my sound to .m4a (there are internet services for this > kind of conversion) and included it in the

Re: Where do copied files go on mobile?

Hi Graham, > Am 19.04.2020 um 13:46 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > Thanks Klaus. I am parking a sound in there and obviously only reading it, so > should be OK. yep! > My mysterious unresponsiveness in my app must be something else... Hm, what fileformat are you using and

Re: Where do copied files go on mobile?

Hi Graham, > Am 19.04.2020 um 13:34 schrieb Graham Samuel via use-livecode > : > > When doing standalone settings for mobile, if one chooses to copy files > where do they go? My simulator setup is having a meltdown at present so it’s > hard to test. I hope it’s the ‘resources’ folder. LC

Re: Dark Mode Detection

Hi Richmond, > Am 17.04.2020 um 19:43 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > > Well: you and I both are at fault: > Myself for expecting LiveCode to adopt dark mode, > and you for describing something as "fine print" which is nothing of the sort. 8-)

Re: Dark Mode Detection

ceChanged message is now sent to the current card of the > defaultStack > when the system appearance changes." > > And where would the 'fine print' be? the "fine print" is to not think that LC suddenly has an actual DARK MODE that we can switch on and off as we like! That

Re: Dark Mode Detection

Hi Richmond, > Am 17.04.2020 um 18:20 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > > Well, as per the Read Me for LC 9.6.0 DP-4 . . . > Running on MacOS 10.15.5 beta 1 in dark mode: LiveCode is as white as a white > thing. > Um? get used to also read the fineprint! :-D Best Klaus -- Klaus

Re: Video format for mobile

> Am 09.04.2020 um 21:04 schrieb Tom Glod via use-livecode > : > > i am not sure of the difference between the codec your files used ...and > the YT live codec but surely there is one. QT Player info gave me h264 as the video codec. -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de

Re: Video format for mobile

Hi Tom, > Am 09.04.2020 um 20:49 schrieb Tom Glod via use-livecode > : > > Hi Klaus, > > My experience with this issue was trying to view "youtube live" using the > browser widget, which uses h264...its how I found out that CEF needs to be > built with "-proprietary codec" flag in order to be

Re: Video format for mobile

Hi Tom, > Am 09.04.2020 um 20:34 schrieb Tom Glod via use-livecode > : > > Hi Richard, thats exactly what they did. > > Now if only would could get a LC and CEF build with that. Do you think it > would be a lot of work to add the codec to LC player and a build of CEF to > go with it? the x264

Re: Video format for mobile

Hi Jaques, > Am 09.04.2020 um 20:03 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > On 4/9/20 9:53 AM, Bryan Anderson via use-livecode wrote: >> The .mp4 file spec allows for 3 different audio formats. AAC, MPEG1-Layer1 >> and MPEG1-Layer2. AAC is by far the most often used audio codec. >> I

Re: Video format for mobile

Hi all, > Am 09.04.2020 um 16:53 schrieb Bryan Anderson via use-livecode > : > > The .mp4 file spec allows for 3 different audio formats. AAC, MPEG1-Layer1 > and MPEG1-Layer2. AAC is by far the most often used audio codec. yes, even my (not so smart) TV can play MP4 with AAc directly from an

Umlauts (again) and arraytojson

Hi friends, this just came up in the german LC forum, obviously "arraytojson" does not like UMLUATS in the keynames!? This: -- on mouseUp put "eins" into tArray["äns"] put "zwei" into tArray["zwöi"] put arraytojson(tArray) end mouseUp -- gives -> {}

Re: Making my book free until the end of May

Hi Andre, > Am 18.03.2020 um 12:51 schrieb Andre Garzia via use-livecode > : > > Hi Folks, > > Many of you are probably working from home right now and some might be > ... > with that cut, you can use that cash for something else and improve your LC > skills. > > Best > Andre this is cool

Re: Philosophical questions about the fontNames

Hi Mark, > Am 12.03.2020 um 17:47 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > ... > A couple of weeks ago (or maybe longer?) yep, about four weeks ago. > Klaus noticed a really strange problem with text extraction from a PDF > printed using LiveCode on macOS - specifically digits did not

Re: Modal stacks acting like systemWindow property set to true

Hi Gabe, > Am 08.03.2020 um 19:37 schrieb Gabe J via use-livecode > : > > Sorry, I forgot an important detail: > It has to be on a "send" command, like the following: > *send* "answer 1" to this stack in 3 seconds AHA! :-) OK, bug confirmed! > Gabe Best Klaus -- Klaus Major

Re: Modal stacks acting like systemWindow property set to true

Hi Gabe, > Am 08.03.2020 um 19:25 schrieb Gabe J via use-livecode > : > > Hi, > > We have noticed an issue in LiveCode where if a modal stack is triggered > (example: using the "answer" command) in LiveCode 8 and 9 in MacOS, but we > are in another application, the modal stack will appear over

Re: Problems with uploading iOS apps (german LC forum)

h January 20:03) instead of the folder where the app is stored in. > Maybe MichaelS missed Panos answer. No, he didn't. Thanks! > > - > Matthias Rebbe > Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > >> Am 27.02.2020 um 17:03 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> : >&g

Problems with uploading iOS apps (german LC forum)

Hi firends, some people in the german LC forum obviously have some problems uploading their apps to Apple: > Beim Hochladen mit dem "Application Loader" sowie auch mit "Transporter" > bricht der Vorgang mit

Re: text copied form LC generated PDF, WTF?

Hi Mark, > Am 20.02.2020 um 14:55 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-02-18 18:40, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi friends, >> I know that copying text form a PDF file may result in unexspected results, >> but this is really ridicou

Re: User Guide missing section on mobile UI?

Hi Richard, > Am 19.02.2020 um 21:33 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > I was looking through the User Guide this morning for a section explaining > the differences between desktop and mobile UIs and how to make mobile > controls that don't look like Motif - nothing. > > Please

Re: Mobile "shake" ??

Hi Swami, > Am 19.02.2020 um 18:43 schrieb Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > : > > is there any way to respond to "shaking" on mobile? yes. :-) > I found nothing in a dictionary search for "shake" and looked through > (quickly) all mobile commands, perhaps it a buried parameter?

Re: text copied form LC generated PDF, WTF?

> Am 18.02.2020 um 19:40 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > I know that copying text form a PDF file may result in unexspected results, > but this is really ridicoulous!? > > I created a PDF from LC (selected "Save as PDF" in

Re: text copied form LC generated PDF, WTF?

> Am 18.02.2020 um 19:45 schrieb Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode > : > > That looks like a perfectly valid WTF file. very funny, almost as funny as "FieldTrip: fully paid, but still in beta after 7 (SEVEN) years"! 8-) Yes, I know I am just too impatient... > Best wishes, > > Curry

text copied form LC generated PDF, WTF?

Hi friends, I know that copying text form a PDF file may result in unexspected results, but this is really ridicoulous!? I created a PDF from LC (selected "Save as PDF" in the macOS Print dialog) and when I copy some text and past it into TextEdit, this is what i get:

Re: Invalid Image File / Original Image Size

Hi Ralph, > Am 17.02.2020 um 22:08 schrieb Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > : > > What's the best way to know if I set the filename of an image control and > the file is either not an image or in an unsupported format? I'm getting > https links to unknown images so I check images before app

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Mark, > Am 14.02.2020 um 19:35 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-02-14 18:27, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hm, did take all the above mentioned stape but there are still parts >> that are not printed >> and the TOTAL lines a

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Mark, > Am 14.02.2020 um 19:13 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-02-14 17:32, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >>> revPrintField formats the content of the field you specify to fill a new >>> field >>> which fits within t

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Mothership, > Am 14.02.2020 um 18:15 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-02-14 17:03, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:= >> I have a workaround with "print this cd", so lets wait and see what >> the mothership says... > > I

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Richard, > Am 14.02.2020 um 18:13 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > Klaus wrote: > > >> Am 14.02.2020 um 17:53 schrieb Richard Gaskin: > >> Do you have another image showing the PDF output where any portions > >> of any column are right-aligned while other columns are

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Richard, > Am 14.02.2020 um 17:53 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > Klaus wrote: > > >> Am 14.02.2020 um 17:09 schrieb Richard Gaskin: > >> Left alignment is the default so those columns render well without > >> modification. > > > > Yes, but as you can see in my picture, you

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Craig, > Am 14.02.2020 um 18:00 schrieb dunbarx--- via use-livecode > : > > So I tried it. Works fine, though you have to use gadgetry to print only the > field of interest. > on mouseUpopen printing to pdf ("/users/yourPathNameHere/desktop/xxx"& > ".pdf")print this cdclose

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Richard, added a test stack to the report and some more infos. > Am 14.02.2020 um 17:09 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > Klaus wrote: > > > Hm, I applied the fix here, but now the last column is completely GONE > > (not visible in the printout)!? > Hmmm...It worked when I

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Richard, > Am 14.02.2020 um 16:00 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > Klaus wrote: > > > Am 14.02.2020 um 15:22 schrieb Richard Gaskin: > >> > >> The revPrintField command predates the tabAlign property. I suspect > >> the handler just hasn't been updated to include a transfer

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Richard, > Am 14.02.2020 um 15:22 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > : > > The revPrintField command predates the tabAlign property. I suspect the > handler just hasn't been updated to include a transfer of that property from > your display field to the print stack's field.If my

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Craig, > Am 14.02.2020 um 14:50 schrieb dunbarx--- via use-livecode > : > > Klaus. > Yep, I get the same thing you did as pdf. OK, thank you for testing! I will use "print this cd" and compute the neccessary lines for mulitpage text. But I really would like to know what is going on here

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

> Am 13.02.2020 um 20:30 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > I am trying to print a field, but when it comes to a right aligned TAB > things go awray in the resulting PDF/printout. > > LC 9.5.1, macOS 10.14.6 > > Please take a look

Re: revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi Craig, > Am 13.02.2020 um 21:43 schrieb dunbarx--- via use-livecode > : > > Klaus. > I made a test stack and printed to pdf. Mine had a long string at the right > side of one line. > Everything came out fine. Mac 10.13.4, LC 9.5.1 h... :-/ > Why are you not in the forum, where it is

revprintfield and RIGHT tabalign?

Hi friends, I am trying to print a field, but when it comes to a right aligned TAB things go awray in the resulting PDF/printout. LC 9.5.1, macOS 10.14.6 Please take a look here: LC field on the right, PDF on the left. At the bottom the TAB align and

Re: Displaying & caching PDF files

Hi Jerry, > Am 05.02.2020 um 20:50 schrieb JJS via use-livecode > : > > let me clarify. > > once a user click on the help button, it downloads a fresh copy from my > server using tsnet. > after that i copy it to the folder on the sdcard. > then launch it. > Android can ask how you want to

Re: Displaying & caching PDF files

Hi all, > Am 05.02.2020 um 19:05 schrieb Eller, Roger via use-livecode > : > > Hey Ralph, > > "The latest phones usually come with a built-in PDF reader." > > Source: How To Open PDF Files on Android in under 60 Seconds > https://joyofandroid.com/open-pdf-android/ > > I am sure it's not

mailto: string with attachment

Hi all, did someone successfully create a "mailto:; string with attachment on a Mac? And did it work when using: ... launch url (the_mailto_string) ... If yes, what is the exact syntax? I tried gazillion variations of the basic string:

Re: Thumbnail on txt file?

Hi Matthias, > Am 18.01.2020 um 11:53 schrieb Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode > : > Maybe this is of help. > https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/6901/how-can-i-change-a-file-or-folder-icon-using-the-terminal ah, a terminal solution, even better than a clumsy AppleScript. :-) > - >

Re: Thumbnail on txt file?

Hi Michael, > Am 18.01.2020 um 11:16 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode > : > Surely that is something that is done by the operating system or its > desktop/windowing manager and not by LiveCode. > > On 18.01.20 11:26, Michael Kristensen via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi there >> >> Im using a

Re: Can't add substack

let the mothership decide if this really is. > Bob S > >> On Jan 17, 2020, at 11:45 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> wrote: >> ... >>> >>> Message execution error: >>> Error description: Stack: can't set mainStack (has substacks?) >&g

Re: Can't add substack

Hi Bob, > Am 17.01.2020 um 20:40 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Further, when I try this from the message box, I get: > > Message execution error: > Error description: Stack: can't set mainStack (has substacks?) > Hint: > I get the substacks of Time Calculator, and the onlt

Re: strange problems with SEND: SOLVED

Hi all, DIY problems are the best, right? 8-) OK, everything works as advertized when you substitute the CORRECT variable for X in for "send... in X secs". I was adding "the seconds" which explains the resulting year 2070! :-D Sorry for the false alarm and thanks for the feedback and hints! I

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi Mark, > Am 17.01.2020 um 18:31 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-01-17 17:24, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> ouch, sorry, TRUE! :-/ >> However the other message "onlinekursinfo" is also from me and I have >> no idea

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi Matthias, > Am 17.01.2020 um 17:28 schrieb Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode > : > > Tested here with LC 9.51 and 9.6.0DP2 and both were successfull. yes, error on my side, THIS pending message is correct. It is another handler that I will have to check again. Thanks! Best Klaus -- Klaus

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi Mark, > Am 17.01.2020 um 17:29 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > Double check your pending messages after the send - the line you quoted > doesn’t match the name of the handler in send... ouch, sorry, TRUE! :-/ However the other message "onlinekursinfo" is also from me and

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi Bob, > Am 17.01.2020 um 17:21 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > This got me thinking, I've pondered a way to run scheduled tasks, and how I > would go about it. I think what I would do is have a faceless standalone that > once launched sent a command in time every second, or 5

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi all, > Am 17.01.2020 um 16:58 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Just tested this in LC 5.02 and it worked as exspected! > The pendingmessages show 1579330812.096689 as "delivery" time > which resolves nicely to -> Saturday, January 18, 2

Re: strange problems with SEND

Just tested this in LC 5.02 and it worked as exspected! The pendingmessages show 1579330812.096689 as "delivery" time which resolves nicely to -> Saturday, January 18, 2020 Tested also in LC 9.05 and it works as exspected, too!? A new bug? :-/ > Am 17.01.2020 um 16:46 schrieb K

Re: strange problems with SEND

Hi all, this is on LC 9.5.1 on macOS 10.14.6. > Am 17.01.2020 um 16:46 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > HI all, > > I want to execute a handler in the future -> tomorrow at 8:00 AM > So I scripted: > ... > put the date into tDatum > convert tDat

strange problems with SEND

HI all, I want to execute a handler in the future -> tomorrow at 8:00 AM So I scripted: ... put the date into tDatum convert tDatum from date to dateitems add 1 to item 3 of tDatum put 8 into item 4 of tDatum ## dateitems: # 1. the year # 2. the month number # 3. the day of the

Re: Embarrasssing old bugs

Hi Swami, > Am 14.01.2020 um 20:53 schrieb Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > : > > Klaus wrote > "How embarrassing is this in 2020? If we want to get an even higher ranking > than 36 on TIOBE, this should be fixed as > soon as possible." > It is: embarrassing. The fact that the LC

Re: Embarrasssing old bugs

orked around: -> As a result we cannot e.g. sort a datagrid by "sytem datetime" etc. > Not sure this would help on an Android though. Not really. :-) > Bob S > >> On Jan 14, 2020, at 09:55 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> wrote: >> And now I hav

Re: SQL(ite) question

Hi Bob, > Am 14.01.2020 um 19:00 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > The only problem I see here is that it is possible to get a match with the > last part of one column and the first part of the next, especially with > numerical data, which would be a false positive. AHA, so SQL

Embarrasssing old bugs

Hi all, hi mothership, a customer of mine asked me to help him, he needs to deliver an update to his existing app. I hade been mentoring him, a complete newbie, about two years ago and after a couple of months he had an app in the iOS store and in the Google Paly store (or what this is called).

Re: SQL(ite) question

" OR >> COLUMN3 like "%mysearchtermhere%" >> I loop through a list of columns I want to search to build the query. >> >> Bob S >> >>> On Jan 13, 2020, at 11:03 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode >>> wrote: >>> >>&g

Re: SQL(ite) question

Hi Mark, > Am 13.01.2020 um 20:39 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode > : > > On 1/13/20 11:03 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi all, >> I searched the docs of SQLite but could not find a hint. >> Is it possible to create a "full text search&q

SQL(ite) question

Hi all, I searched the docs of SQLite but could not find a hint. Is it possible to create a "full text search" in SQL(ite) with ONE SQL command? Something like this (pseudocode): ... SELECT * from MyTable where ANY_COLUMN like "%mysearchtermhere%" ... If not, how can this be done? You get the

PDF widget for INDY

Hi all, just made an enhancement request to make the PDF widget (external?) avaiblable for INDY too, maybe for a reasonable (sic! :-) fee. Feel free to add a comment. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de

Re: Focus on customproperty inspector

Bonjour Ludovic, > Am 11.01.2020 um 15:38 schrieb Ludovic THEBAULT via use-livecode > : > > Hello, > > With livecode 9.6 I have a strange behavior, when the custom property > inspector is open, and the script window is open too, the focus shifts from > time to time to the property title

Re: Littel Arrows

Hi JB, > Am 10.01.2020 um 21:56 schrieb JB via use-livecode > : > > Is the logic that if I touched on a line in a field and moved > that line up the lines would increment but if I clicked on > the upper arrow the lines would decrement? If so then > the logic seems okay to me. > > I do not

Re: Littel Arrows

Hi all, > Am 10.01.2020 um 21:08 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > On 1/10/20 1:47 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> This has been the case since version 1! > > Yes, back before Apple encouraged us to reverse the behavior to make Macs act &g

Re: Littel Arrows

Hi JB, > Am 10.01.2020 um 20:39 schrieb JB via use-livecode > : > > I am not using the same version as you so I cannot see > the arrows ??? This has been the case since version 1! > but when I consider a text field with a lower > and upper arrow my first though is if I click the lower >

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