Re: autoScript

2016-11-17 Thread Kay C Lan
Manually enter a scrip into btn "BB" Then modify your first mentioned script to: on mouseUp put the script of btn "BB" into oldScript put "make me coffee" into newScript set the script of btn "BB" to newScript put the script of btn "BB" into checkScript breakpoint end mouseUp With

Re: autoScript

2016-11-17 Thread AndyP
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Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
I've found a way to make it fail, but find it is very unlikely it is the cause of your issue (because its a silly little thing) But out of curiosity. if you add some type of msg box output to the handler that sets the script of the button, this would ensure that the setting handler actually

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi Richmond I understand that , i'm just suggesting you create a brand new stack with that button don't use the same one., and type it in from scratch no cut and paste even Best Lagi On 16 November 2016 at 17:25, Richmond wrote: > The original stack was created

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
I just tried the stack in LC 8.1.2 rc2 and that didn't set the script either. Richmond. On 16.11.2016 19:13, J. Landman Gay wrote: Okay. That usually means there's an error in it that prevents compilation. Since it does work in LC 9 maybe the error was in the engine or the IDE. Jacqueline

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
The original stack was created in 8.1.1. /Deus ex machina/ Richmond. On 16.11.2016 19:09, Lagi Pittas wrote: Hi Richmond I know this might sound stupid but . Did you create a BRAND NEW stack within 8.1 and try that? Now if you opened it in 9 and it worked that still doesn't mean what I

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread J. Landman Gay
I should have used a smiley. Killing children is frowned upon by almost everyone. -> :-) On November 16, 2016 10:57:17 AM Richmond wrote: This is, exactly, one of the reasons I like Livecode so much: it lends itself to all styles of "getting things done" !

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread J. Landman Gay
Okay. That usually means there's an error in it that prevents compilation. Since it does work in LC 9 maybe the error was in the engine or the IDE. Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 16,

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Lagi Pittas
Hi Richmond I know this might sound stupid but . Did you create a BRAND NEW stack within 8.1 and try that? Now if you opened it in 9 and it worked that still doesn't mean what I suggest won't work because these are computers we are working with. Sometimes they are not logical (because we

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
The script does not get set. Richmond. On 16.11.2016 17:58, J. Landman Gay wrote: Could you define "does not work"? The script doesn't get set? It's there but it errors? It's lazy? Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software |

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
I am very, very far from being a purist, lest you have not worked that out many long years ago. When I submitted a Master's degree thesis in Applied Linguistics at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale I was criticised by 2 out of 3 of my degree committee for not sticking to 'pure'

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread J. Landman Gay
Could you define "does not work"? The script doesn't get set? It's there but it errors? It's lazy? Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 16, 2016 8:48:57 AM Richmond

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Bob Sneidar
I worked on this once, but I became a comic book kid and all my money was Monopoly money. Thanks for the Undo script Mike! Bob S > On Nov 16, 2016, at 05:53 , Tore Nilsen wrote: > > Has anyone ever been able to make the “makeMeRich” command work? If not, has > anyone

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Bob Sneidar
:-) Bob S > On Nov 16, 2016, at 05:49 , Mike Bonner wrote: > > On the contrary, when i tried it here I became hot and delicious, and great > to wake up to in the morning. Alas, I had added an undo function and have > since reverted to my normal hermity self. I tried "make

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread J. Landman Gay
It sounds to me like there's a problem with the inheritance path. You could try looping through the childIDs and deleting any that are interfering. Note that you may be criticized by purists for this type of coding style. Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
Did you check the result after setting it? Hopefully it will tell you why it failed. On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Richmond wrote: > I honestly don't know. > > I have just tried my stack in LC 9dp1 and, yes, the thing worked. > > So I tried it again in LC 8.1.1

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
I honestly don't know. I have just tried my stack in LC 9dp1 and, yes, the thing worked. So I tried it again in LC 8.1.1 and the thing did not work. Richmond. On 16.11.2016 16:13, Richard Gaskin wrote: Richmond wrote: Nothing is wrong with this in Livecode 7.1.4 BUT is does not work in

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
Will the chances of getting rich increase if the randomSeed property is set to a higher value? I guess the the blindLuck() function makes heavy use of random(goodLuck) Or maybe there is an undocumented goodLuckSeed property lurking somewhere in the darkest corners of the engine? > 16. nov.

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: Nothing is wrong with this in Livecode 7.1.4 BUT is does not work in Livecode 8.1.1 Bug 18864 Richmond. On 16.11.2016 14:44, Richmond wrote: I wonder what's wrong with this: on mouseUp put "make me coffee" into SKRIPT set the script of btn "BB" to SKRIPT end mouseUp

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
My apology for the inadvertent foray into the kink domain. The only kinks in my life are on the radio, and in my neck. (shuts up now to avoid digging the hole deeper) On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Richmond wrote: > Dunno about that: I suffer from hardWork,

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
Dunno about that: I suffer from hardWork, creativity and perseverance, but there are no signs on even payForMyCoffee let alone makeMeRich . . . could be something to do with too many uses of the term 'wrongNiche' in my code . . . now back to the Sanskrit . . . Love, Richmond. On 16.11.2016

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
Erm: "I became hot and delicious" (sounds a bit kinky, frankly), not any potential coffee . . . Richmond. On 16.11.2016 15:49, Mike Bonner wrote: On the contrary, when i tried it here I became hot and delicious, and great to wake up to in the morning. Alas, I had added an undo function and

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
Ha, Ha; yes, to be honest, I am drinking coffee I made myself; but, for the purposes of the posting I decided to NOT give you the 5204 line script I am trying to move: that would be worse than the disappointment of finding that Livecode could not make coffee! Richmond. On 16.11.2016 15:43,

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
I suspect its a misunderstanding of the command. If I recall correctly it requires a library of support function such as hardWork() creativity() and perseverance() Though I guess there are a few people out there who make it work by simply using the blindLuck() function over and over until the

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
Has anyone ever been able to make the “makeMeRich” command work? If not, has anyone filed a bug report? Tore > 16. nov. 2016 kl. 14.49 skrev Mike Bonner : > > On the contrary, when i tried it here I became hot and delicious, and great > to wake up to in the morning. Alas, I

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
On the contrary, when i tried it here I became hot and delicious, and great to wake up to in the morning. Alas, I had added an undo function and have since reverted to my normal hermity self. I tried "make me rich" once, but I just ended up being triple chocolate cake. On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
At this point in the discussion I feel a need to clarify that while also the original the script (make me coffee) was set, the button BB did not actually make coffee. I still had to go to the kitchen and perform the necessary magic myself. And I think that most people will find that making

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
Ah, my apologies. In that case I'm surprised it DOESN'T work in 8 (when including on mouseup and end mouseup) Now I'm curious. If I recall correctly, setting a script with an error of some type, causes the script to be placed into the button but not actually be functional. Since the more

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
I didn't bother to include the 'on mouseUp' and 'end mouseUp' in my initial message as I thought they would be assumed. Richmond. On 16.11.2016 15:24, Mike Bonner wrote: I'm surprised it works in 7 since it should result in an orphaned line of code with no handler designation. (as indicated by

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Mike Bonner
I'm surprised it works in 7 since it should result in an orphaned line of code with no handler designation. (as indicated by tore, you should need to include the on mouseup and end mouseup) On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 6:22 AM, Tore Nilsen wrote: > On MacOS 10.12.2 > > > > 16.

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
On MacOS 10.12.2 > 16. nov. 2016 kl. 14.21 skrev Richmond : > > Thanks, Tore, > > On which operating system is that? > > Richmond. > > On 16.11.2016 15:10, Tore Nilsen wrote: >> Putting >> >> on mouseUp >> >> put "on mouseUp" & return & "beep" & return & "end

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
Thanks, Tore, On which operating system is that? Richmond. On 16.11.2016 15:10, Tore Nilsen wrote: Putting on mouseUp put "on mouseUp" & return & "beep" & return & "end mouseUp" into SKRIPT set the script of btn "BB" to SKRIPT end mouseUp into the script of the first button makes button

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
Putting on mouseUp put "on mouseUp" & return & "beep" & return & "end mouseUp" into SKRIPT set the script of btn "BB" to SKRIPT end mouseUp into the script of the first button makes button BB trigger a beep as expected, also in LC 8.1.1 Regards Tore > 16. nov. 2016 kl. 13.57 skrev

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Tore Nilsen
It works in both 7.1.3 and 8.1.0 and 8.1.1 on MacOS here with me. The script is set to whatever you put into the variable. Tore > 16. nov. 2016 kl. 13.57 skrev Richmond : > > Nothing is wrong with this in Livecode 7.1.4 > > BUT is does not work in Livecode 8.1.1 >

Re: autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
Nothing is wrong with this in Livecode 7.1.4 BUT is does not work in Livecode 8.1.1 Bug 18864 Richmond. On 16.11.2016 14:44, Richmond wrote: I wonder what's wrong with this: on mouseUp put "make me coffee" into SKRIPT set the script of btn "BB" to SKRIPT end mouseUp Richmond.

autoScript

2016-11-16 Thread Richmond
I wonder what's wrong with this: on mouseUp put "make me coffee" into SKRIPT set the script of btn "BB" to SKRIPT end mouseUp Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe