Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Paul Claude
Some time ago, I asked to the Revolution's staff for a printable language guide in PDF format, to easily print it and use it in developing Revolution's applications. Geoff Canyon - from Runtime Revolution - told me that The online documentation can be exported using the stack available at...Be

Re: Runrev for intel macs?

2006-05-03 Thread Xeubie Tsu
Yeah, I've tried Rev on my intel mac mini (core solo), and it works real fine. I still want to wait for the universal binary version to come out, because Rev support told me I would have to pay extra for it if I bought the PowerPC version now. BTW, I assume you mean 2.7.1, not 2.6.1. From:

help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Barncard
Well I'm working in the weird wonderful world of modal stacks, where you can't really change and debug in real time There's a bit of 'you can't get there from here.. here.. I have a custom list dialog that's almost done. Goal: I want to be able to have NO selection in the list field

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Barncard
re: previous post kMainField = listField Well I'm working in the weird wonderful world of modal stacks, where you can't really change and debug in real time There's a bit of 'you can't get there from here.. here.. -- stephen barncard s a n f r a n c i s c o - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Schonewille
Dear Stephen, This example should get you going: on preOpenCard set the hilitedLines of fld 1 to 0 set the traversalOn of fld 1 to false end preOpenCard on openCard lock screen set the traversalOn of fld 1 to true unlock screen end openCard Try it in a new stack with one card and a

Re: Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Dom
Paul Claude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's it. This is a little language reference of Revolution 2.0.2, including syntax, examples and a short summary, exported from the Transcript Dictionary stack - all in 43 pages - in PDF format (A4 paper size).

Re: Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Paul Claude
No, it's abnormal. I will upload a correct version in a few minutes. Greetings Paul Claude ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Smith
Stephen, what's in the 'it' variable at this point? Best Mark On 3 May 2006, at 08:55, Stephen Barncard wrote: on preopenstack put line 6 of the dialogdata into tLineState set the hilitedlines of fld kMainField to it end preopenstack ___

Re: Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Paul Claude
Now there is no more blank pages. Please re-download from http://www.ziggy-soft.com/z_progs/Revolution%20Quick%20Reference.zip . Greetings Paul Claude ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe,

Colour Refrence Stack

2006-05-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Just uploaded it ti the RR graphics user group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRgraphix/ sincerely, Richmond Mathewson PS: for those who are interested . . . I have reregistered with another e-mail address as I feel that time has passed, and I have paid for my copy of RR Media. I suppose

Re: Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Paul, Great to have a small document that provides an overview of all important commands and functions at a glance. Thanks. I'd like to add that I have a slightly less compact document with examples available on the Economy-x-Talk homepage. The original is a HyperCard stack, which

Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread revolution
The systemversion returns 9.2.2 in both Classic (on OSX) and on a real OS9 box. I need to differentiate between them. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Smith
This does not cover the case where you have a dual-boot G4 which has booted from system 9, but otherwise might work: function system9IsClassic if there is a folder /System then return true else return false end if end system9IsClassic Best, Mark On 3 May 2006, at

links in htmlText

2006-05-03 Thread Viktoras Didziulis
Hello! Is it possible to make html links functional within a text field ? I am loading a very simple html document produced by a cgi sript online as an htmlText property in my stack. It contains links to other very simple html pages. The pages are generated on a remote server, so the only

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Barncard
it's supposed to be tLineState I was trying to simplify the real code and lost a bit Stephen, what's in the 'it' variable at this point? Best Mark On 3 May 2006, at 08:55, Stephen Barncard wrote: on preopenstack put line 6 of the dialogdata into tLineState set the hilitedlines of fld

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Jim Ault
You could try using the BinaryDecode reading a preferences file or other part of the System folder. This may get you a unique string for the test. open file [pathh/filename] read from file [pathh/filename] at 0 for 2000 put BinaryDecode(h4h4h4h4h4h4h4,it,p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7) --now test

Win 95

2006-05-03 Thread Thomas McCarthy
A mother of a disabled child asked me if I could adapt some stuff for her computer. Apparently the stuff i have now doesn't work on Win95. Is this true? tm ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

Re: Win 95

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Barncard
I would imagine that you would use the 'special' features of the OS. I don't know Windoze, but if it's anything like Mac OS feature-wise, there will be setting in a control panel somewhere for the challenged. A mother of a disabled child asked me if I could adapt some stuff for her computer.

Re: links in htmlText

2006-05-03 Thread Jim Ault
I have not done this part before, but Rev is not a web browser, but it does do html *formatting* of text and allows characters in a field to have a link property defined. I think you need to set the link for a run of characters to the 'target' you would like to access. The link text could also

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Jim Ault
The exact syntax for the decode is put BinaryDecode(h4h4h4h4h4h4h4,it,p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7) Jim Ault Las Vegas On 5/3/06 6:58 AM, Jim Ault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could try using the BinaryDecode reading a preferences file or other part of the System folder. This may get you a unique

Windows 95 Program Switching

2006-05-03 Thread dreamscapesoftware.com - List
Is there any way to have Revolution get a list of windows that are open on a Windows95 machine, and then send a command of some sort that would allow one to switch to that specific window. Basically, I've got a program that hides windows from the User, but allows them to open specific

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Barncard
Thanks, Mark, that was it. Tricky little thing that Traversal guy... sqb Dear Stephen, This example should get you going: on preOpenCard set the hilitedLines of fld 1 to 0 set the traversalOn of fld 1 to false end preOpenCard on openCard lock screen set the traversalOn of fld 1 to

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/3/06 7:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The systemversion returns 9.2.2 in both Classic (on OSX) and on a real OS9 box. I need to differentiate between them. Here's how to tell if Classic mode is running on the computer: function stsIsClassicModeRunning put

eval()

2006-05-03 Thread Viktoras Didziulis
One more question (hopefully the last one today :-). What is Transcript's function (like eval() in Perl or JavaScript) that executes any (transcript) code it gets as a text? Any alternatives ? Best wishes V.- ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Ken, This line if the fileName of this stack contains Contents/MacOS/ then return false will not work of the application is running as a commawnd line utility or as a faceless application. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com

Re: eval()

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Viktoras, Probably you mean the do command: do (put empty into field quote Some Data quote) It is safest to put such strings within brackets. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com http://www.salery.biz Salery is the easiest way

Re: Differentiating Classic from OS9

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi, I was too quick. Even though that particular line doesn't always work, it doesn't harm either, if the standalone is running as a faceless app or launched from the command line. Best, Mark Hi Ken, This line if the fileName of this stack contains Contents/MacOS/ then return false

Re: Windows 95 Program Switching

2006-05-03 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/3/06 9:54 AM, dreamscapesoftware.com - List [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to have Revolution get a list of windows that are open on a Windows95 machine, and then send a command of some sort that would allow one to switch to that specific window. Basically, I've got a

Re: eval()

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Smith
You might want to look into 'merge' 'do' and 'value'. Best, Mark On 3 May 2006, at 16:54, Viktoras Didziulis wrote: One more question (hopefully the last one today :-). What is Transcript's function (like eval() in Perl or JavaScript) that executes any (transcript) code it gets as a

Re: links in htmlText

2006-05-03 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/3/06 9:00 AM, Viktoras Didziulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Is it possible to make html links functional within a text field ? I am loading a very simple html document produced by a cgi sript online as an htmlText property in my stack. It contains links to other very simple

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread J. Landman Gay
Ken Ray wrote: On 5/3/06 3:20 AM, Mark Schonewille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Stephen, This example should get you going: on preOpenCard set the hilitedLines of fld 1 to 0 set the traversalOn of fld 1 to false end preOpenCard on openCard lock screen set the traversalOn of fld

Colur Reference Palette

2006-05-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Have just uploaded something really fancy that makes up for this morning's feeble effort. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRgraphix/ Have also learnt how to spell 'Reference' :) sincerely, Richmond Mathewson Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Saving in legacy format

2006-05-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Despite my best efforts I cannot work out how to save from my RR Media 2.7.1 to the old stack format. Would be grateful for help. sincerely, Richmond Mathewson - Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with Yahoo! Messenger.

Re: Saving in legacy format

2006-05-03 Thread Mark Smith
In Rev Studio, it's an option in the save dialog when you use the 'save as' menu... Best, Mark On 3 May 2006, at 18:23, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Despite my best efforts I cannot work out how to save from my RR Media 2.7.1 to the old stack format. Would be grateful for help. sincerely,

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/3/06 12:07 PM, J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken Ray wrote: on preOpenCard set the traversalOn of fld 1 to false end preOpenCard on openCard set the traversalOn of fld 1 to true end openCard I've been waiting for a recipe that was simple enough to not have the

lock screen

2006-05-03 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Dear fellows and gals, I am working with a script that cycles a bit during a mouseDown event and checks and populates a field for display. Anyway on the Mac I lock screen and populate the field and then unlock sreen. It works and even though the item is still cycling there is no flicker.

Re : Revolution Syntax Quick Reference

2006-05-03 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
To Paul Claude, The PDF Revolution Quick Reference is just what I wanted to build myself, because I need a Quick Reference List. But it already exists ! FLG (Finger Lickin' Good !) Thanks for pointing it out. -Francis Nothing should ever be done for the first time !

Shifted Results from External

2006-05-03 Thread Dar Scott
(Hello, everybody, I'm trying to crawl back out from my cave and see what's going on here.) I have an external problem. Well, that's where the symptoms show up. I created an external that is a thin layer over some win32 calls (targeted to XP). It does some extensive error checking. The

Pattern Reference Palette

2006-05-03 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Have just uploaded the obvious companion to the Colour One! sincerely, Richmond Mathewson Philosophical problems are confusions arising owing to the fluidity of meanings users attach to words and phrases.

RevSelect Vendor FAQs

2006-05-03 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Hello all, Ive posted a first set of frequently asked questions about RevSelect for the benefit of developers who want to create add-ons, externals, templates and the like and are interested in marketing them through RevSelect. You can find this in Marketing Your Products forum

sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread Josh Mellicker
I'm trying to sort the lines of a container by one, then another item... so I'm using a function to concatenate two fields: sort lines of fld userTasks by buildSortFld(item 2 of fld userTasks, item 15 of fld userTasks) function buildSortFld f1, f2 return f1 f2 end buildSortFld

Re: sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 5/4/06, Josh Mellicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to sort the lines of a container by one, then another item... so I'm using a function to concatenate two fields: sort lines of fld userTasks by buildSortFld(item 2 of fld userTasks, item 15 of fld userTasks) function buildSortFld

Re: sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread Jim Ault
I think it will work this way sort lines of fld userTasks by item 2 of each sort lines of fld userTasks by item 15 of each Seems to work this way get fld userTasks sort lines in it by buildSortFld(item 2 of each, item 15 of each) put it --this may give a different result than the first method,

Re: sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/3/06 4:56 PM, Sarah Reichelt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a way to do the custom sort function but I always forget it and rely on Jacque to remind me :-) However in this case, I think it is overkill. Yeah, me too, which is why I summarized Jacque's example in this tip:

Re: help needed working with modal stacks

2006-05-03 Thread J. Landman Gay
Ken Ray wrote: On 5/3/06 12:07 PM, J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken Ray wrote: on preOpenCard set the traversalOn of fld 1 to false end preOpenCard on openCard set the traversalOn of fld 1 to true end openCard I've been waiting for a recipe that was simple enough to not

Re: RevSelect Vendor FAQs

2006-05-03 Thread Richard Gaskin
Lynn Fredricks wrote: Ive posted a first set of frequently asked questions about RevSelect for the benefit of developers who want to create add-ons, externals, templates and the like and are interested in marketing them through RevSelect. You can find this in Marketing Your Products forum

Re: sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread J. Landman Gay
Sarah Reichelt wrote: Sorts are non-destructive so you can just do sequential sorts and you should get what you need e.g. sort lines of fld userTasks by item 2 of each sort lines of fld userTasks by item 15 of each (or possibly the other way around). As always operating on variables is

RE: RevSelect Vendor FAQs

2006-05-03 Thread Lynn Fredricks
You can find this in Marketing Your Products forum (http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=31). Thanks, Lynn. That's helpful info. In addition to being tucked away down in a forum subtopic, will that FAQ also find its way to the RevSelect portion of runrev.com? Yes,

Re: sorting a container by multiple items?

2006-05-03 Thread Josh Mellicker
Thanks for all the help! It all works great! ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:

Re: Colour Refrence Stack

2006-05-03 Thread Kay C Lan
On 5/3/06, Richmond Mathewson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have reregistered with another e-mail address as I feel that time has passed Wondered where you'd got to. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Web services like Amazon E-Commerce in Rev

2006-05-03 Thread Jack Tsu
I am currently looking into Rev's ability to receive information over SOAP, particularly the Amazon E-Commerce Service. I'd like to make an app that receives product information like price and images. Is there a tutorial explaining generically how to integrate SOAP web services into a Rev app?

Re: Web services like Amazon E-Commerce in Rev

2006-05-03 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 5/4/06, Jack Tsu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently looking into Rev's ability to receive information over SOAP, particularly the Amazon E-Commerce Service. I'd like to make an app that receives product information like price and images. Is there a tutorial explaining generically how to

finding multiple keystrokes

2006-05-03 Thread Stephen Kramer
the following will select, in a list field, only the first item that starts with the first pressed key: on keydown key find normal key in field list end keydown but if field 'list' contains: abc agh aty how can I make it so that the third line will be selected if the user

Re: finding multiple keystrokes

2006-05-03 Thread Brian Yennie
Stephen, How about something along the lines of: constant keyThreshold = 500 local findString, lastKeyTime on keydown key if (lastKeyTime is empty) OR (the milliseconds - lastKeyTime keyThreshold) then put key into findString else put key after findString end if find