Integrate a window in revolution.

2006-05-21 Thread Girard Damien
Hi all, I wan't to know how I can integrate an another software in Revolution ? I need that because I have got the main software which call a sub software, this sub software play a video. And I want to show this video in the main software. So I want to know how I can integrate an another

Re: Implementation of a database

2006-05-21 Thread Ian McKnight
Hi Mark and Rob Thank you both for your advice. While my preference is a one record per card setup I have actually been attempting to implement this using custom properties and will now continue along these lines. The problem being coded for (School Rolls essentially) is currently solved using

Re: Integrate a window in revolution.

2006-05-21 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Girard, Is the application you want to integrate with Revolution scriptable? Are you using Mac, Linux or Windows? WHy can't you play the movie in Revolution itself? You might simply launch the movie file. Check the launch command in de docs. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk

Re: Integrate a window in revolution.

2006-05-21 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Girard, If you could be more clear in what you want it would help others help you. :-) What type of movie is it? What type of software is the 'other' software? You may try the Play command: Plays a movie or sound. play [filePath | type] [looping] [at point] [options xOptions] play [stop |

[OT] Re: 2.7.1 annoying window thing

2006-05-21 Thread Rob Cozens
Tom: PS: I love the J. Donne quote in your signature. Thanks. Here's the entire poem for all Donne lovers: The Triple Foole by John Donne I am two fooles, I know, For loving, and for saying so In whining Poetry; But where’s that wiseman, that

CONVERT EXCEL PROJECT TO A RUNREV PROJECT

2006-05-21 Thread Bill
I have a program that I wrote in visual basic excel for Macintosh a while ago and I'd like to hire someone to help me re-write it as a RunRev program using a SQLite database and a spreadsheet like frontend created in RunRev. Is anyone interested? Bill

Re: Splash Screen Strategy

2006-05-21 Thread Sivakatirswami
I'm interested in this too... Sorry I won't be there... I hope someone videos this session for all those who can't come! Sivakatirswami On May 18, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Chipp Walters wrote: Hi Todd, I use MagicCarpet to manage all my MainStacks and SubStacks (I call plugins). I know you

passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Andre Garzia
Hi Folks, I am using a script code that is built in runtime and executed with a do call. The code calls a send function. I know you can use send with parameters like: send myAdd 2, 2 to stack someStack this works. but sending an array like send myAdd pArrayA to stack someStack causes

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Sarah Reichelt
I am using a script code that is built in runtime and executed with a do call. The code calls a send function. I know you can use send with parameters like: send myAdd 2, 2 to stack someStack this works. but sending an array like send myAdd pArrayA to stack someStack causes the myAdd handler

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Dar Scott
On May 21, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: I am using a script code that is built in runtime and executed with a do call. The code calls a send function. I know you can use send with parameters like: send myAdd 2, 2 to stack someStack this works. but sending an array like send

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Dar Scott
On May 21, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: I always use something like: send myAdd pArrayA to stack someStack so that the variable is evaluated before the send. Hi, Sarah! I'll pick on two aspects of that. First of all, I haven't been convinced that there are any merits to

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Dar Scott
On May 21, 2006, at 3:17 PM, Dar Scott wrote: If you have control of the stack, you can change it to take a flattened stack. Or better, pass the parameter through a global. Dar ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Andre Garzia
Dar, Thanks for pointing the bug number. I wish I could vote more than 5 votes on a given bug!!! As a scheme programmer, sometimes, I wan my lists back... PS: I might not have control of the stack I need to call, think I'll use customProps to carry the array key/value pairs. Cheers

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Andre, There are two ways that I use regularly to solve this. You could combine the parameter and split it in the function that is called. You could also use the @ operator. Best, Mark -- Economy-x-Talk Consultancy and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com

Re: opening email app in Windows

2006-05-21 Thread Peter Brigham
On Sat, 20 May 2006 21:45:24 -0500 Ken Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re: opening email app in Windows On 5/20/06 1:02 AM, Peter Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED]: All I want is to be able to activate the email app's frontmost window (which will be the mostly-completed message).

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Jim Ault
Another way to pass the array is to combine pArray using cr and comma --your choice of delim's --now this variable is just a list -- with the keys as the first item in each line send myAdd pArrayA to stack someStack then on myAdd pArrayA split pArray using cr and comma -- now you

Re: Math problems?

2006-05-21 Thread Mark Wieder
Dar- Saturday, May 20, 2006, 4:18:10 PM, you wrote: What would you recommend as the new behavior for Revolution trunc()? Actually, I'm quite happy with what I posted as new behavior. I never use trunc() by itself anymore, always tacking an empty string onto the end. This gives the desired

Re: Math problems?

2006-05-21 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard- Saturday, May 20, 2006, 1:54:40 PM, you wrote: This sounds very much like an issue we batted around here last year with trunc that turned out to be a feature of the processor Indeed. See my answer to Dar. Although it's not a feature of the processor so much as of the way standard

Re: Math problems?

2006-05-21 Thread Dar Scott
On May 21, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Tacking an empty string before truncating always gives the correct answer. There are values for numberFormat that will break that. So, perhaps a value for numberFormat will need to be specified if that is the new trunc(). I had one time

Re: opening email app in Windows

2006-05-21 Thread Ken Ray
On 5/21/06 5:34 PM, Peter Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, this taps into stuff I know nothing about. Is there an easy way to find out the window title or ID of the frontmost window for the email app? Not without a DLL, I'm afraid. I'm getting the sense I'd best leave well enough

Re: passing parameters in a send call.

2006-05-21 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 5/22/06, Dar Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 21, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: I always use something like: send myAdd pArrayA to stack someStack so that the variable is evaluated before the send. Hi, Sarah! I'll pick on two aspects of that. First of all, I

newbie q about revolution

2006-05-21 Thread John R. Sowden
Revolution seems to be my solution for writing business apps. I am a business person, not a professional programmer, but I create all of my internal apps, currently in Foxpro/DOS. A couple of questions: The description says the program creates stand alone executables. To me this means no

Re: newbie q about revolution

2006-05-21 Thread Dan Shafer
I'm sure you'll get lots of answers...and opinions on this one. Here's my best first shot. On 5/21/06, John R. Sowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Revolution seems to be my solution for writing business apps. I am a business person, not a professional programmer, but I create all of my internal

Re: Splash Screen Strategy

2006-05-21 Thread Dan Shafer
At this point we have no plans to videotape any sessions because of the logistics and deployment issues we ran into last year with almost zero response from the community. Audio may happen but video probably won't, at least not predictably and for resale. On 5/21/06, Sivakatirswami [EMAIL

Re: Math problems?

2006-05-21 Thread Kay C Lan
Peter T. Evens originally wrote: Is there another way to isolate the decimal portion? On 5/20/06, Scott Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's one way (I bet there are more): get char offset(.,tNumber) to -1 of tNumber set the itemDelimiter to . --item 1 is the integer --item 2 is

Re: newbie q about revolution

2006-05-21 Thread Phil Davis
Welcome to the list, John. John R. Sowden wrote: Revolution seems to be my solution for writing business apps. I am a business person, not a professional programmer, but I create all of my internal apps, currently in Foxpro/DOS. A couple of questions: The description says the program

Re: newbie q about revolution

2006-05-21 Thread Kay C Lan
Dan's already voiced his opinions, so I'll add a few of my own: On 5/22/06, John R. Sowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a business person, not a professional programmer, but I create all of my internal apps, currently in Foxpro/DOS. I use Rev as a hobby, never taken a computer/programming