Re: server push to desktop client

2019-11-05 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Thanks for sharing your insight Richard. Great food for thought. Phil On 11/5/19 12:29 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Phil Davis wrote: > I need to make a desktop app (Mac only for now) that receives pushed > data from a LC server. I've never done this - all the desktop <-> > serv

Re: server push to desktop client

2019-11-05 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Thank you Kee! This is extremely helpful. Phil On 11/5/19 12:38 AM, Kee Nethery via use-livecode wrote: Normal data flow is Mac app contacts a central server and sees if there is updated data to acquire. If yes, it acquires it. This is the normal flow because of firewalls and ports. For the

Re: server push to desktop client

2019-11-05 Thread Kee Nethery via use-livecode
Normal data flow is Mac app contacts a central server and sees if there is updated data to acquire. If yes, it acquires it. This is the normal flow because of firewalls and ports. For the server to really push data to a Mac client, the Mac client has to be a server, with a routable IP address /

Re: server push to desktop client

2019-11-05 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Phil Davis wrote: > I need to make a desktop app (Mac only for now) that receives pushed > data from a LC server. I've never done this - all the desktop <-> > server interactions I've programmed have used the traditional client- > server model. So I'm looking for approaches/tips/ideas from anyone

server push to desktop client

2019-11-04 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
I need to make a desktop app (Mac only for now) that receives pushed data from a LC server. I've never done this - all the desktop <-> server interactions I've programmed have used the traditional client-server model. So I'm looking for approaches/tips/ideas from anyone who has experience with