Re: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Jim Ault
On 12/19/05 3:21 AM, "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Questions > Can this be done with Revolution and Excel > Is this type of thing difficult to produce. > Can this system be updated from the program and not Excel (full quote below) First, this is easily possible in Rev. There are many data

Re: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Jerry Muelver
Martin, Excel has some built-in data reporting and display tools, accessible through VBA (Visual Basic Applications), which is part of Excel. Have you explored those features? While Revolution is a fine tool, it's better to use an appropriate screwdriver when you've got screws to drive, even t

RE: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Martin
Thanks Charles for your time -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Hartman Sent: 19 December 2005 13:17 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Is this possible. I haven't used Visual Basic. Consensus seems to be that Revolution i

Re: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Charles Hartman
Idea where to start. Thanks Martin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Hartman Sent: 19 December 2005 12:50 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Is this possible. You'll get better answers from others who know more, but two th

RE: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Martin
December 2005 12:50 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Is this possible. You'll get better answers from others who know more, but two things seem clear to me: 1) Revolution is a fine way to do this 2) Using Excel is not going to be the easiest way (very not); are you stuck with that?

Re: Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Charles Hartman
You'll get better answers from others who know more, but two things seem clear to me: 1) Revolution is a fine way to do this 2) Using Excel is not going to be the easiest way (very not); are you stuck with that? what form do you get the data in? Charles Hartman On Dec 19, 2005, at 6:21 A

Is this possible.

2005-12-19 Thread Martin
Hi there I am looking to purchase Revolution, I have no programming experience but I have a task I wish to tackle. This task is using an excel spreadsheet full of reviews and articles, these articles are broken down into columns with headings these headings are criteria within the article. (exa

Re: Is this possible...

2005-03-23 Thread Frank D. Engel, Jr.
ations could be done, depending on the situation, but I bet such an approach would work. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank D. Engel, Jr. Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:00 PM To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Is this possible...

RE: Is this possible...

2005-03-23 Thread Lynch, Jonathan
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank D. Engel, Jr. Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:00 PM To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Is this possible... -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hmm... you could try using the script to somehow launch an external

Re: Is this possible...

2005-03-22 Thread Frank D. Engel, Jr.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hmm... you could try using the script to somehow launch an external program and then shut down the running program in order to allow the external program to replace then relaunch it. That might be a way to do it, if you can figure out how to launch a

Is this possible...

2005-03-22 Thread Dan Friedman
Got a question... Is it possible to update the Rev engine in a standalone without doing a reinstall. Let me explain: I have a stack that I have made into a standalone. The standalone, when launched, opens other stacks that contain the workings of my application. Now, whenever I make changes to

Re: Is this possible?

2005-01-30 Thread Richard Gaskin
Jim Hurley wrote: This seems to be all right to me, but just to be sure. Rather than have a handler poll the OS each time it is run, would it be possible to modify a handler just once in an openstack handler like the following: on openstack put the script of button 1 into tScript if the plat

Re: Is this possible?

2005-01-30 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Jim Hurley wrote: > Rather than have a handler poll the OS each time it is run, would it > be possible to modify a handler just once in an openstack handler > like the following: > > on openstack > put the script of button 1 into tScript > if the platform is "macOS" then >replace

Re: Is this possible?

2005-01-30 Thread Sarah Reichelt
I think you might run into the scriptLimits problem with standalones. As an alternative, how about scripting your own screenLock handler which tests for the OS and either locks the screen or doesn't. Sarah On 31 Jan 2005, at 9:17 am, Jim Hurley wrote: This seems to be all right to me, but just t

Is this possible?

2005-01-30 Thread Jim Hurley
This seems to be all right to me, but just to be sure. Rather than have a handler poll the OS each time it is run, would it be possible to modify a handler just once in an openstack handler like the following: on openstack put the script of button 1 into tScript if the platform is "macOS" th

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Pierre Sahores
Hello Andre, This point of vue is usefull too ;) Because i'm with Postgres as in Sancho's 'Tiags, i forget, some times that any body don't need nor like my second prefered shoes, after the Rev's ones, naturally ;D With you, back to the previous proposal : Valentina as local DB and Postgres as t

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Andre Garzia
On Aug 16, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Troy Rollins wrote: Also, another upcoming option with be SQLite. Though we don't yet know what the price of that option will be. Yes, I am eager to look into SQLite, thats why I didn't bought a valentina license yet... Cheers andre -- Andre Alves Garzia  2004  BRA

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Troy Rollins
On Aug 16, 2004, at 12:40 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: The big advantage of Valentina is that: there's no instalation proccess, there's no maintanance, in fact it will all be inside the mac bundle, he might not even see the vdb files. You'll spend $300 now, but the chance that this will free you from

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Andre Garzia
On Aug 16, 2004, at 1:15 PM, Pierre Sahores wrote: You could also use PostgreSQL locally and save yourself some licensing costs. Why didn't i think at this. Tied, probably ;-! Thanks, Frank for pointing us in this direction ;) 100 times true, even for a newbie under MacOS X in getting the cool

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Pierre Sahores
Le 16 août 04, à 16:38, Frank D. Engel, Jr. a écrit : Question: These records would typically be over 5000 animals with possibly 20 to 30 records each. Would I use a SQL database, XML, Arrays, or cards to store the data? (sorry, I've still a lot to learn, obviously!!!) Rev binded to Valentina (l

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-16 Thread Frank D. Engel, Jr.
Question: These records would typically be over 5000 animals with possibly 20 to 30 records each. Would I use a SQL database, XML, Arrays, or cards to store the data? (sorry, I've still a lot to learn, obviously!!!) Rev binded to Valentina (local DB) and PostgreSQL (remote DB)... You could also

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Pierre Sahores
Le 16 août 04, à 03:43, Paul a écrit : Dear list, As a complete programming newbie, first I should say, that I'm glad to be in a community that actually welcomes us newbies, even try to attract us, thanks!!!. I haven't bought a Rev license yet as I'm not (100%) sure the application I'm planning

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Andre Garzia
Paul, Your app can be done in Rev. I would advise you to use some SQL database to store your data. You could use Valentina for your local solution and MySQL for your internet solution, since they both share the RevDB api, you build your code only once and just tell what DB your using when you o

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Sarah Reichelt
Hi Paul, 1.What I'm hoping to do is build a system where each of the breeding properties can record enter cattle weight (and other) details,and have the application work out an individual's daily weight gain and forecast future weights. Question: These records would typically be over 5000 anima

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Dan Shafer
Paul I agree with Troy. I'm building two fairly large-scale apps right now, both of which have many requirements that are similar to yours. The one area you'll find most difficult with out-of-the-box Rev is reporting. But there is at least one third-party reporting tool on the verge of rele

Re: Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Troy Rollins
On Aug 15, 2004, at 9:43 PM, Paul wrote: I know the first thing ppl will say is to 'try something less complicated first and work up to a project like this', which is what I will do, but although I think this can be done in Rev, I don't want to buy a license, without knowing that it can eventual

Is this possible in RR?

2004-08-15 Thread Paul
Dear list, As a complete programming newbie, first I should say, that I'm glad to be in a community that actually welcomes us newbies, even try to attract us, thanks!!!. I haven't bought a Rev license yet as I'm not (100%) sure the application I'm planning is possible in Revolution, so I have a