memory management

If I load a large file into a variable, I believe the variable is stored in RAM, right? When I am finished using the variable, how do I remove it from memory? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

import snapshot

I am importing a snapshot from an image object. LC places the snapshot (to my specified size) in a new image object in the middle of my stack. But how do I programatically know what the name of the newly created image object is? (so I can then do stuff to it) TIA Larry

copying an image

I'm using 6.1.1 (rc 4) I cannot figure out how to copy an image (that is imported into my stack) to the clipboard I am using; copy image myImage And the image does not end up in the clipboard Nothing, nada, zip, zilch TIA Larry ___ use-livecode

Re: import snapshot

Thank you John and Richmond Larry - Original Message - From: Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 4:54 AM Subject: Re: import snapshot on mouseUp import snapshot from graphic ggg set the name

Re: copying an image

] to image myLastImage put the clipboard end mouseUp The message box pops up saying image BUT, I still having nothing on my Windows (XP) clipboard!! I can copy from just about any other application on my computer, but not from LiveCode. sadly, Larry - Original Message - From: J

Re: copying an image

half-way there!) Thanks again for helping me figure out what was going on!! Larry It works with either of these: copy img 1 set the clipboarddata[image] to img 1 So maybe we need a way to specify that only a certain format should be included in the image content. I would guess

Re: copying an image

you're right. let's (you) write an app to fix all that - Original Message - From: J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 12:16 PM Subject: Re: copying an image On 5/5/14, 12:35 PM,

Re: copying an image

does not. Weird to me. One day (probably long after I'm dead) computer software will come out of the dark ages and into the light. Larry - Original Message - From: Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 1:37

Re: Windows 8 and 8.1

I built a standalone with the old Rev 2.9 that works fine on Windows 8. I'm not 100% sure if it works on 8.1, but I think so (I think one of my sons has 8.1) Hope that helps! - Original Message - From: Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode

please help!!

it, it always seems to work. However if I just run it, it invariably sets the opaque of the ? button to false and some other button (NOT ?) to true. I'm really going crazy with this and would appreciate it if anyone knows why this is happening. Thanks in advance, Larry

Re: please help!!

(NOT ?) to true. I'm really going crazy with this and would appreciate it if anyone knows why this is happening. Thanks in advance, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: please help!!

, because just about every time I upgraded to a new version I had some new problems. Do you recommend any newer version as truly stable? Unfortunately, my experience with LC is that I just trade one set of problems for a newer set of problems. Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From

Re: please help!!

You have all been very kind in trying to help me. Right now, I am completely disillusioned with LiveCode. I've wasted an entire day trying everything I could think of and everything you all have suggested. I cannot get it to work consistently. I mean I cannot get the error consistently and,

Re: please help!!

at one of my stacks in the future? Thank you again, Larry - Original Message - From: J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 12:00 AM Subject: Re: please help!! On 6/8/2014, 12:41 AM, la

which release do you recommend?

Hello All, I'm still getting some very weird behavior with the compiled program using Windows XP and 6.1.1 (rc4) - behavior that doesn't show up in the IDE, but does show up in the compiled. Do you have a recommendation as to any later release that would be more stable? TIA Larry

which is faster for searching?

faster way? Or with only 3000 lines of data, does it even matter? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman

Re: which is faster for searching?

Thanks to Mark and jbv for the good advice. I ended up using the for each line... since that was easy and fast Larry - Original Message - From: j...@souslelogo.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:38 AM Subject: Re: which is faster

Re: which is faster for searching?

Thanks Pete, Which version exactly is it? Larry - Original Message - From: Peter Haworth p...@lcsql.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:25 AM Subject: Re: which is faster for searching? You might want to try the filter command

Re: Maiden speech from an old man

. Since I AM an amateur programmer, I cannot do it. I wish RunRev would shore up their existing project before moving on to other stuff. Just my opinion, so please don't flame me. Larry - Original Message - From: Alex Tweedly a...@tweedly.net To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday

Re: Maiden speech from an old man

quickly start creating actual programs that do something. So, I am echoing Richard in saying that I wish someone with the ability would create a plugin allowing us to add notes to the Dictionary. AND if there is anything I could do to help with that project, please let me know. Larry

Re: RevOnline User Comments in the Dictionary

Hello Peter, I went to your link below. I see what appears to be a LiveCode stack. Do I have to compile that before I put in the plugins folder? Sorry, I'm a VERY newbie. Thanks, Larry OK, here's a quick-and-dirty plugin called LCdictPlugin. Pop it into your plugins folder and restart LC. I

Re: RevOnline User Comments in the Dictionary

OK, thanks Peter. I'll wait for the improvements. Larry - Original Message - From: Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 12:31 PM Subject: Re: RevOnline User Comments in the Dictionary On Jul 27, 2014

sending data somehow...

, what I want to do is this: create some data in a stack send that data (by email or whatever) to another person who has a stack that imports the data and makes use of it. Can that be done? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

Re: sending data somehow...

Hi Simon, Thanks - I will look into those links. Larry - Original Message - From: Simon Smith he...@simonsmith.co To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 1:11 AM Subject: Re: sending data somehow... Hi Larry Take a look at the SMTP

Re: sending data somehow...

Hi Skip, Yes, I'd like to learn more about that technique. Please send more info. Larry - Original Message - From: Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel s...@magicgate.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 8:37 AM Subject: Re: sending

mouseUp question

the user dbl clicks. There is the small delay of time after the first click and before the second click. How do I get LC to ignore mouseUp when the user dbl clicks?? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: mouseUp question

if line 1 of field eventSounds is empty then delete line 1 of field eventSounds put 3 into myClick -- SO IT DOESN'T PUT IT IN TWICE end if end soundChoice Thanks for your help! Larry - Original Message - From: Terry Judd terry.j...@unimelb.edu.au To: How to use

Re: Using an internal file for PDF for manual

Hi Charles, I use a PDF in my app for a manual. In windows, at least, if you launch the PDF document and the user has Adobe Reader installed, then it is the default program for a PDF file and will automatically launch it. I don't know how it works on a Mac. Larry - Original Message

Re: Using an internal file for PDF for manual

the if statement at the end to show the error if one occurred. I hope that helps! Larry - Original Message - From: Charles Szasz csz...@me.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 9:17 PM Subject: Re: Using an internal file for PDF for manual Larry, How did

Re: Using an internal file for PDF for manual

Hi Charles, I don't know if it makes a difference, but I have the PDF file in a folder myData which I set as the default folder when I start up my app. So LC goes to that default folder to launch the document and uses the default Windows program to do so. Good luck! Larry - Original

sorting

I have a field I want to sort. Each line has 4 words. I want to sort by the first word (ascending) and then do a 2nd sort by the 3rd word without changing the order of the first word. Example: apple box apple pie apple zoo baby blue baby rattle baby zoo etc. TIA Larry

Re: sorting

them. As lines are added to the field, they are in jumbled order. What I want is this on the sort: (All the Beginners in numeric order, followed by all the Advanced in numeric order) Beginner 1 Beginner 2 Beginner 3 (etc.) Advanced 1 Advanced 2 Advanced 3 (etc.) Thanks, Larry - Original

Re: sorting

actually knows how to make it work. Thank you anyway, Larry - Original Message - From: dunb...@aol.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 7:59 AM Subject: Re: sorting Way back from 1987, and undocumented everywhere except in the user notes in the dictionary

Re: sorting - THANK YOU PAUL!!

and therefore often do not work. Thanks again, Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Hibbert paulhibb...@mac.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 9:57 AM Subject: Re: sorting Larry, If I understand right, just change the direction

Re: sorting - THANK YOU Colin!!

Hi Colin Thanks for clarifying! Larry - Original Message - From: Colin Holgate co...@verizon.net To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 10:51 AM Subject: Re: sorting - THANK YOU PAUL!! I tried Craig’s approach, but with the correct

Re: Helping newcomers anticipate that standalones can't save tothemselves

might want to think about. Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Hibbert paulhibb...@mac.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 9:28 AM Subject: Re: Helping newcomers anticipate that standalones can't save tothemselves From my own point

screen resolution

it will display on the smaller monitor. TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use

how to stop mouse clicks from executing?

Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode

Re: how to stop mouse clicks from executing?

Hi Paul, As Richmond says, That's a clever idea. However, I have no understanding of what a frontScript is and no understanding of how to trap those events. Perhaps you'd be willing to elaborate for me? Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Dupuis p...@researchware.com

Re: how to stop mouse clicks from executing?

Hi Peter, Thanks very much for the explanation. Larry - Original Message - From: Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 6:12 AM Subject: Re: how to stop mouse clicks from executing? On Sep 1, 2014

copying files

Hello All, I need to copy some files from one folder to another in Windows. I have searched the dictionary and cannot figure it out. Is there a way to have thisFile.txt in one folder and copy the file to another folder? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode

Re: copying files

Thank you Kay - Original Message - From: Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 6:57 PM Subject: Re: copying files On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:00 AM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: I need to copy

icon sizes

does anyone know the sizes needed to include an icon in a Windows build? thanks p.s. why does LC make this information so difficult to find? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: icon sizes

Yes, Thanks Charles Larry - Original Message - From: Charles E Buchwald char...@buchwald.ca To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 12:20 PM Subject: Re: icon sizes Hi Larry, Is this helpful? http://buchwald.ca/lc/Windows-Icons.png

2 lines on a button?

Hi All, I have a large button and I want the label to read either Show Instructions or Hide Instructions but I cannot figure out how to put the two words on two different lines in the label of the button. Is that possible to do? TIA Larry ___ use

re: 2 lines on a button

Never Mind! I was trying to do it in the property inspector and then I realized I can just say in the script: set the label of button myInstructions to Show return Instructions so simple, but in my defense, I'm still learning! Thanks, Larry ___ use

Re: 2 lines on a button

ha ha (I only wish I could be fast all the time!) - Original Message - From: Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 5:47 PM Subject: Re: 2 lines on a button larry- Dang! You're getting way too fast

Re: 2 lines on a button

Thanks Phil, In many cases that will be easier! ( and I checked; you can put as many \n as the space on the button will allow: First\nSecond\nThird, etc.) Larry - Original Message - From: Phil Davis rev...@pdslabs.net To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent

Re: Congrats LC 7.0! You finally broke my DB!

Sorry that happened Mark. LC seems to be following the same rule of business as Microsoft - Let's not worry too much about making our new stuff backward compatible with the old stuff. What do we care if people cannot run their old stuff anymore? an emphathetic coder Larry - Original

copying files in Windows 8

and file management? I am completely mystified. Thanks for any insights... Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

player question

I have the following lines of code below: I put a number such as 10 into field myStart and then execute the code. The player still starts playing at the very beginning of the song. ? TIA Larry put field myStart * the timeScale of player myPlayer into tStart set the startTime of player

Re: player question

Thanks Paul! That was all that was needed. Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Hibbert paulhibb...@mac.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 6:53 PM Subject: Re: player question Try adding the line: set the playSelection

Re: No WAV playback on Win in v6.6.2?

Hello Richard, I had a problem once with playing .wav Turns out that I had the wrong flavor of .wav I had to convert my wav files from 32 bit to 16 bit. Apparently LC doesn't handle wav files above 16 bit. Anyway, that was my experience. Good luck! Larry - Original Message - From

url question

Hello, I use the following: launch url myUrl and LC opens a browser tab in my default browser - cool. My question is this: Is there any way to close that tab when I want to? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

closing a browser tab?

Hello, I use the following: launch url myUrl and LC opens a browser tab in my default browser - cool. My question is this: Is there any way to close that tab when I want to? TIA Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

browser app?

Hello, I came across this article: http://newsletters.livecode.com/february/issue149/newsletter4.php It describes a browser app for mobile phones. Does anyone know if the app could be adapted for a Windows desktop environment? Thanks for the help! Larry

Re: browser app?

Thanks Richard!! - Original Message - From: Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 11:30 AM Subject: Re: browser app? Larry wrote: I came across this article: http://newsletters.livecode.com/february/issue149

trouble with 6.1.1 (rc4)

please help me not have to start taking lots of drugs... How can this be fixed? Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

large arrays

anyone know of this issue and if it ever was fixed in some later version of LC? Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: large arrays

Thanks Fraser, I will try that. Larry - Original Message - From: Fraser Gordon fraser.gor...@livecode.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 5:51 AM Subject: Re: large arrays On 19 Sep 2014, at 12:46, la...@significantplanet.org

Re: large arrays

it. Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 10:18 AM Subject: Re: large arrays Just curious: How large is large? It would be interesting to know the number of elements. depth

Re: large arrays

or 7.1 or whatever is there and HOPEFULLY the issue will be solved. In the meantime, thank you and Jacqueline SO MUCH for your kind attention and offers of help. All the best, Larry - Original Message - From: Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

Re: Usng an image to disable a group

Hi Peter, I'm not sure what you're exactly looking for in looks but I just now made a little test stack with colored buttons. You can adjust the blendlevel so that the group is as opaque or as transparent as you wish it to be. That's one idea. Larry - Original Message - From: Peter

reading a file

put it into field myOutput close file thisFile end mouseUp Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com

Re: reading a file

Thanks Alain, Why is it that if I explicitly want to open a file, I have to put quotes around the name, but if I put the name in a variable, I do not need the quotes? Thank you again, Larry - Original Message - From: Alain Farmer alain_far...@yahoo.com To: How to use LiveCode use

repeat with each

repeat sort items of field justOne end mouseUp It does not insert the commas. Supposedly the each form is a lot faster than using put x + 1 into x put , after word x of field justOne Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

file size

Hello, I know I can use: put the files into field Current Files to get the size of a file (in bytes), but is there any way to use answer file or some other way to get the size of just one specific file? Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: file size

Thanks Paul and Alex and Richard, I ended up using Paul's code: on mouseUp answer file ? put binfile: it into tFile put the length of URL tFile / 1000 KB into fld myResultField end mouseUp It works just great! Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Hibbert paulhibb...@mac.com

Re: file size

Hi Mike, good point, but actually my line is: put the length of URL tFile into field myResult because I want the actual number and not how many kb. Larry - Original Message - From: miked...@gmail.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com; How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com

sort lines by length

Hello, this line doesn't work: sort lines of field myField by length of each Can someone please tell me the code for sorting a field by length of line? Thanks! ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

searching for chars within a string

is: ABCDEKLLLMMOOPP, then YES the string I'm searching for is found in the search string. It is important to my program that I just find the 5 chars anywhere within the search string and they do not have to be sequential in the search string. Thanks for any help, Larry

P.S. on searching for chars within a string

Hello again, I know how to do it with brute force, but I want to know the FASTEST way to find the chars. Thanks ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

variable trouble

, this is just inexplicable and very frustrating. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: variable trouble

to work - with the parenthesis in different places. Do you know the syntax for adding the bracketed thisKey ?? Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: Scott Rossi sc...@tactilemedia.com To: LiveCode Mail List use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:28 AM

Re: P.S. on searching for chars within a string

30 chars. With the old way, I couldn't even search on more than 12 chars, because it just took too long. So I learned a lot today! Larry P.S. Yes, I am using arrays. - Original Message - From: dunb...@aol.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:10 PM

sorting question

alphabetically. I have a test button with: on mouseUp sort items of field myField end mouseUp However, the order of the items remains unchanged. I also tried: sort items of field myField text ascending but it didn't make a difference Thanks for the help, Larry

re: sorting question

Sorry, never mind! Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode

now a paste question

all at once. I can do pieces and keep going until all of it is in the field. Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: Dave Kilroy d...@applicationinsight.com To: use-revolut...@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:40 AM Subject: Re: re: sorting question Sounds like

Re: now a paste question

THANKS Dave, I was going crazy trying to figure out the weird behavior. I guess I should have read the user guide! So I just put a return after every entry and, now, no problems! Thanks very much for your help. Larry - Original Message - From: Dave Kilroy d...@applicationinsight.com

Re: 6.6.2 or 6.6.3???

Hi Bob, I had the exact same experience that you did. I just assumed it was a display bug with LC and ignored it. When I got the alert about 6.6.3, I just chose Skip this version. Maybe you or someone will report it as a bug. Larry - Original Message - From: Bob Sneidar bobsnei

Re: searching for chars within a string

was very helpful. So thanks again. Larry P.S. I'm using LC 6.6.3 on Windows XP with 4gb of ram. - Original Message - From: Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:53 AM Subject: Re: searching for chars

Re: Replacing Characters

My experience is that when doing string searching offset() is by far the fastest way. But I don't know everything. Larry - Original Message - From: JB sund...@pacifier.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 10:26 PM Subject

sort question for today

Hello, I am trying to sort lines 7 through the last line of a field. This doesn't work: sort lines (7 to last) of field myStats by word 2 of each Does anyone know the code that will work? Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

Re: sort question for today

Hi Paul, That is essentially what I did, but not as elegantly as your solution. But it works and it is very quick, so I'm happy. Thanks very much for helping me see an even better way. Larry - Original Message - From: Paul Hibbert paulhibb...@mac.com To: How to use LiveCode use

position of field scrollbar

Hello, I have a field with a vScrollbar Does anyone know how to set the position of the scrollbar to 0 ?? I'm sorry, but the LC dictionary is of NO help in this matter - at least not that I could see. Thanks, Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use

create a new label field

I can use create field to create a new field, but it is a rectangular field with square corners. How do I create a new label field programatically? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Re: create a new label field

Hi Craig, Yes, but how do I do that? I cannot find any command that distinguishes from label or regular field. I do use templateField for other properties, but nothing I've tried will set the property of a label field. Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: dunb...@aol.com To: use

Re: create a new label field

, thanks very much. Larry - Original Message - From: dunb...@aol.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 6:24 PM Subject: Re: create a new label field Make a label field the way you want it. Set the properties of the templateField to the properties of your

Re: create a new label field

Thanks Jacque, That note is actually very enlightening to me! Larry - Original Message - From: J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 6:50 PM Subject: Re: create a new label field Just for reference

how to detect insertion point

in the field while the stuff is being done. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for any help. Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http

Re: how to detect insertion point

the contents of the field) So I'm just here tearing my hair out! Larry - Original Message - From: Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 8:35 PM Subject: Re: how to detect insertion point Maybe the focusIn messgae

Re: how to detect insertion point

Thanks Mike! Now I can keep the rest of my hair! Larry - Original Message - From: miked...@gmail.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com; How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 8:47 PM Subject: Re: how to detect insertion point What about

Re: how to detect insertion point

Thanks Craig, I learned a lot today from your post and Jacque's post. Larry - Original Message - From: dunb...@aol.com To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 10:06 PM Subject: Re: how to detect insertion point Larry. It takes a while to learn the many LC

from here to there

Hello, Can someone please tell me the syntax for putting words x to y from one field/var to another? I tried: put words 1 to 40 of field fld1 into field fld2 but that doesn't work. I don't even know how to look up the syntax! Sorry. Thanks Larry

Re: from here to there

Thanks Klaus and Dave, It is sort of strange to me that I want more than 1 word and so I used words, but you guys are right of course. Just use word Larry - Original Message - From: Klaus major-k kl...@major-k.de To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday

Re: from here to there

I'm echoing John: Thanks Kay for the detailed explanation. That really helps us understand the LC syntax so much better! Larry - Original Message - From: Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 8:31 PM

reporting a bug?

anything like that, then you now know what happened with me. btw, I'm using 6.6.3 on an XP machine. Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences

quotes question

, which of the two examples below is the right way to do it? create field set the name of the last field to (myfield x) OR create field set the name of the last field to (myfield x) ?? Thanks Larry ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode

Re: LC 6.6.3 and 6.6.4 really slower than LC 6.1.2

My (limited) experience: I found several bugs in 6.6.3 Without changing the code at all, I opened my stack in 6.1.1 and everything ran perfectly. Larry - Original Message - From: Alain Vezina alain.vez...@logilangue.com To: LiveCode How to use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent

problem with counting words

programming languages he knows. Yes, I do know how to do a work around to count all the actual words, but that is not the point. The point is that I wasted over 2 hours of my time figuring out why my word count was inaccurate. quite depressed, Larry

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