LC PayPal Server Integration

2020-11-23 Thread Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi, I have noticed that PayPal has changed things rather dramatically since the last time I used them for accepting payments for my website. It used to be long ago that you could send your amount, and sales tax information to PayPal with one button. Now the easiest way I can figure how to do

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
It’s more than that. There is so much to RegEx, and the different iterations of it, that no dictionary could really cover it. If you want to familiarize yourself with Regex, you really need to visit a tutorial site. Heck, even when you google how to do something, you will likely get a

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 11/23/20 10:50 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The "free" described in the GPL and other open source licenses isn't about money ("gratis") but freedom ("libre"). This ambiguity with "free" is among the many limitations of our language, but few speak Latin so the license was

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Roger Guay via use-livecode
Unfortunately, there are not enough examples in the dictionary for an amateur like myself to understand it! Roger > On Nov 23, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > All this is why I prefer format() over numberFormat. The function is more > versatile and you get

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
All this is why I prefer format() over numberFormat. The function is more versatile and you get exactly what you specify with less guess work. On 11/23/2020 6:52 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: Yaknow, this whole thing is confusing. Turns out you don’t even need to set the

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That restriction is viewed as

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Roger Guay via use-livecode
Yaknow, this whole thing is confusing. Turns out you don’t even need to set the numberFormat. put 4.21911e+11 + 0 results in 42191000. Roger > On Nov 23, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Craig newman via use-livecode > wrote: > > Nope. > > The "numberFormat" property is perfectly happy with quotes

RE: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Craig newman via use-livecode
Nope. The "numberFormat" property is perfectly happy with quotes around its formatExpression. It is also perfectly happy without it. But I always use quotes for things like this. Craig -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Roger Guay via use-livecode
That works. Thanks, Klaus! Roger > On Nov 23, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Roger, > > you forgot + 0 :-) > > on MouseUp > set the numberformat to 0 # NO quotes around this 0 or LC gives an error > put 4.21911e+11 + 0 > End mouseUp > > -> 42191100

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Am 23.11.2020 um 23:09 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Correction! > >> Am 23.11.2020 um 22:55 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> : >> ... >> on MouseUp >> set the numberformat to 0 >> # NO quotes around this 0 or LC gives an error > > Quotes are in fact allowed for

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Correction! > Am 23.11.2020 um 22:55 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > ... > on MouseUp > set the numberformat to 0 > # NO quotes around this 0 or LC gives an error Quotes are in fact allowed for the numberformat, but I copied the script from my mail client and those were obviously

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Roger, you forgot + 0 :-) on MouseUp set the numberformat to 0 # NO quotes around this 0 or LC gives an error put 4.21911e+11 + 0 End mouseUp -> 42191100 > Am 23.11.2020 um 22:50 schrieb Roger Guay via use-livecode > : > on MouseUp > set the numberformat to “0"

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Roger Guay via use-livecode
Oops, doesn’t work here. I have this script: on MouseUp set the numberformat to “0" put 4.21911e+11 End mouseUp puts 4.21911e+11 into msg box What am I missing? Roger > On Nov 23, 2020, at 6:57 AM, Craig newman via use-livecode > wrote: >

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Andrew, > Am 23.11.2020 um 21:39 schrieb Andrew at MidWest Coast Media via use-livecode > : > > You should be able to use mergAV with the source set as library or album. I > use the live camera (“video”) to read barcodes. > mergAVRequestMediaAccess "video" > --Andrew Bell > on

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Andrew at MidWest Coast Media via use-livecode
You should be able to use mergAV with the source set as library or album. I use the live camera (“video”) to read barcodes. mergAVRequestMediaAccess "video" --Andrew Bell on mouseDown mergAVRequestMediaAccess --“audio” ## DEPRECATED parameter requirement end mouseDown on

[ANN] This Week in LiveCode 246

2020-11-23 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Hi all, Read about new developments in LiveCode open source and the open source community in today's edition of the "This Week in LiveCode" newsletter! Read issue #246 here: https://bit.ly/2UTzR8V This is a weekly newsletter about LiveCode, focussing on what's been going on in and

[ANN] Release 9.6.2 RC-1

2020-11-23 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Dear list members, We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.6.2 RC-1. Getting the Release === You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via the automatic updater. Release Contents LiveCode 9.6.2 RC-1 comes with more

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
why not ask LC if they will compile the external from ios to macos? On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 1:43 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Right, no idea. I've heard the barcode reader can read QR codes but that > requires camera access and is for scanning

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually > can't charge money. It depends on the license. Given the range of licenses out there I suppose anything's possible, but I've never seen an open source license that explicitly prohibits per-use

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Right, no idea. I've heard the barcode reader can read QR codes but that requires camera access and is for scanning external images. I've never heard of a utility that can read the binary content of an image to interpret a code. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jim, > Am 23.11.2020 um 19:21 schrieb Jim Lambert via use-livecode > : > > Klaus, > > Would this help you? > https://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx thank you, but no. I was hoping we could do this with and inside of LC with a build-in lib or external or whatever, as the subject says. > Jim

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Jim Lambert via use-livecode
Klaus, Would this help you? https://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx Jim Lambert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Klaus - Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. AFAIK Apple has no policy prohibiting any open source app, provided it meets their other requirements. The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually can't charge money. It depends on the license. Libraries aren't the same as development IDEs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23, 2020

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jaque, > Am 23.11.2020 um 18:17 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based > on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer > term of service docs. thank you, so the answer is

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer term of service docs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23,

Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Craig, > Am 23.11.2020 um 15:57 schrieb Craig newman via use-livecode > : > > Klaus. > > Old fashioned way: > Set the numberFormat to "0" > Answer "4.21911E+11" + 0 oh, cool, thank you! > Craig Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de

RE: Getting a real number from scientific notation

2020-11-23 Thread Craig newman via use-livecode
Klaus. Old fashioned way: Set the numberFormat to "0" Answer "4.21911E+11" + 0 Craig -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 3:48 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc:

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
No idea? Anyone? > Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > quick question: > Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of > LC? > > Apple does definitively not, as I know. > > > Best > > Klaus -- Klaus Major

Re: reading QR-code on Mac from an imported image

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
No idea? Anyone? > Am 20.11.2020 um 19:16 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi all, > > ist is possible to read the QR-code from an imported image > on the Mac? If yes, how? > The dictionary did not really enlighten me... > > Thanks in advance! > > > Best > > Klaus -- Klaus

Re: iOS notification app goes into background doesn't seem to work

2020-11-23 Thread Graham Samuel via use-livecode
Thanks Mark Well, it does seem to be a bug, but is it in iOS or LC? It is weird that you get inconsistent results. Mine are more consistent, but still wrong. I plan to write to the mother ship and ask their opinion. I am also getting perhaps related inconsistencies in the use of