Re: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-05 Thread simplsol
Richard, I believe stack MyData.rev would have to be open already in order to get fld Whatever. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:47:04 -0700 Subject: Re: Stack

Re: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-05 Thread simplsol
Richard, Jacque, et. al., By destroyStack don't we always mean purge stack? PL -Original Message- From: Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:19:01 -0700 Subject: Re: Stack Switching Question J. Landman Gay

destroyStack, was: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-06 Thread simplsol
Jeanne, It got 5 of my votes as well. But I think there is more confusion here. A I believe Open Stack and Close Stack should be symmetrical. In other words, Close Stack should reverse the results of Open Stack. Open Stack 1. loads the stack into memory, 2. makes the stack visible on the

Re: destroyStack, was: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-06 Thread simplsol
Richard, I was also concerned about the legacy apps. My first thought was to allow load by reference for some period of time (for example all shipments of Rev. delivered after January 2007 would require the new behavior). But it may be that only a very small group of current Rev programmers

Re: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-06 Thread simplsol
Mark, I gave it five votes as well - with the understanding that there would be one comprehensive solution that would address both bugs. It would be welcome news to learn that destroyStack had disappeared with the next version of Rev. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Mark Wieder

Re: destroyStack, was: Stack Switching Question

2005-10-07 Thread simplsol
Robert, 1. Clicking the go away box in the window of a stack should close it (and any substacks). In other words, clicking the close box should close the stack. Clicking the box in a substack should hide it. 2. You can do whatever you want with modals - probably Show and Hide, as needed. 3. If

Re: [OT] Microsoft Office's New UI Blazes Some New Trails for Us

2005-10-12 Thread SimPLsol
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Re: [OT] Microsoft Office's New UI Blazes Some New Trails for Us

2005-10-12 Thread SimPLsol
Dan, I agree completely. HyperCard hooked me with the Addresses stack. I added one field (Birthdays, so when I looked up someone's phone number I could see if there were any birthdays or anniversaries in the family in the next week or so) and never looked back. It would be nice to have a

Re: Rev vs. AJAX... Ajax vs TAOO [|Not so Short]

2005-10-15 Thread SimPLsol
Or as good marketing people also say: Sell the sizzle not the steak. What it is counts for little, what it does is everything. Or as good marketing people put it: Never list a feature without describing its benefits. What is different about TAOO? And why should I care? Paul Looney

Re: Rev vs. AJAX... Ajax vs TAOO [|Not so Short]

2005-10-15 Thread simplsol
Xavier, 1. Give me an example of a stack more easily made in TAOO than in Rev. 2. Show me a specific example of auto-organizing 3. Show me an example of auto-relating I really don't know what you are talking about. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: MisterX [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'How

Re: FORTH and Hypercard

2005-10-17 Thread simplsol
Jacque, I wonder if Scott would come to the same conclusion today. On modern computers messages can transverse the entire path in nanoseconds. While Rev. definitely feels faster than HC on all the computers where I've used it, HC was tolerable even on an 8 MHZ Mac Plus of the mid 80's - so

Re: FORTH and Hypercard

2005-10-17 Thread simplsol
Jacque, I'm thinking primarily of menu commands (stored in a setup plugin) which work differently if used in a single-users stack or a multi-user database (things like new card, next card, etc.) In HC you could change the behavior of a script depending on whether a netWorkOn variable was

Re: Constellation's Great, But the Rev IDE Doesn't Suck

2005-10-17 Thread simplsol
Dan, I, for one, think you are being way too kind to the Rev IDE. The debugger opens at random sizes. Buttons and bits of buttons float around the script editor. Opening the Variable Watcher opens the Object Inspector (on top of the VW window on my system). The Variable Watcher doesn't watch

The Rev IDE Doesn't Suck

2005-10-18 Thread simplsol
Spence, Either your experiences with Rev or your expectations are different than mine. I am not talking about perfection, just basics. For example: Stability. If I save my work after every action, I can get through an entire day without a crash. If I do not save my work constantly (old

Re: Ensuring numeric input

2005-10-26 Thread simplsol
Michael, You can also add zero to it; if it is a number then the result will be empty. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Dennis Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:07:09 -0400 Subject: Re: Ensuring numeric input

Re: Ensuring numeric input

2005-10-27 Thread simplsol
Richard, To make the world safe for Intel we could do the dirty work in a variable: on closeField put me into temp add 0 to temp--of course any number would do (0.1 or 10 or ?) if the result is not empy then answer This is not a valid number: end closeField Paul Looney -Original

Programming is fun again

2005-10-28 Thread simplsol
In the past I have commented on the instability I've experienced using Rev for my work. I use it hard. Sixteen and eighteen hour days are common. I regularly work with 20 to 30 meg. stacks. Some of the routines I run take 30 to 40 hours. This is often done on computers that have not been

Re: question: how much info fits in a field?

2005-11-02 Thread simplsol
On 32 bit systems is the 4G limit per each open stack or a total for all currently open stacks? Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Wouter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:02:54 +0100 Subject: Re: question: how much

Re: question: how much info fits in a field?

2005-11-02 Thread simplsol
Does the limit of 65,536 characters per line in fields also apply to lines in data stored as custom properties? Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Eric Chatonet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:55:05 +0100 Subject:

Re: How to limit field to one line?

2005-11-02 Thread simplsol
Richard, I'm finding that the display of data becomes unreadable somewhere around 40,000 characters (this may depend on the field width settings - I have not experimented with that - that many characters could not be shown on a a screen without scrolling anyway). And, as you said, sorts tend

Re: checking removable drives

2005-11-02 Thread simplsol
Richard, You should be able to do anything you want to with your own stuff in your own part of the world. As long as your permissions don't interfer with the OS or other apps., I see no harm. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use

Strange field wraps with tabs

2005-11-03 Thread SimPLsol
Xavier, Thank you, again, for the suggestion that tabs might be causing the strange display problems in large fields. I changed the delimiter from tab to | and the display problems disappeared. The original reason for the tabs was to make the data more transportable - especially to

Re: Strange field wraps with tabs

2005-11-03 Thread SimPLsol
Richard, Agreed. Sane people will seldom need to concern themselves with this. I have over a hundred tabs in my lines (certainly not real world). By the way, the vertical tab (ASCII 11) displays in the message box and in fields but not in the script editor. PL

Re: Repeat for each

2005-11-04 Thread SimPLsol
Marty, I have a number of data set similar to yours. One of them required 2 minutes to build the selected list with repeat with; it took less than 2 seconds with repeat for. It worth the effort to master this type of repeat! Paul Looney ___

Re: Fonts and Revolution

2005-11-05 Thread simplsol
Garrett, Also remember that all fonts are not available on all platforms. For example, you could do your layout on a Mac with Geneva, but this typeface is Mac only. You may also find that some typefaces that are common to all platforms, like Times or Helvetica, look different on each. There

Re: Constant 'Nonsense' about RR documentation

2005-11-29 Thread simplsol
Modern times, modern needs, modern tools. It is 1990 not 1970...oops, it is not even 1990 anymore :-) Paul Looney -Original Message- From: David Burgun [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:48:15 + Subject: Re: Constant

Re: Text database using custom properties

2005-12-09 Thread simplsol
Brian, Your approach sounds good. We have been doing something similar. We started with HyperCard stacks with tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands, of records. Converting them to Rev stacks bloated them significantly; 2 meg. HC stacks ballooned to almost 8 meg. Using a text file for

Re: Why did HyperCard wither away? [was: Re: Why is Konfabulator 'Pretty?']

2005-12-10 Thread simplsol
Bill, Thank you for the fresh, insider perspective. I've used HC since it came out in 1987, believe I've read every book on the subject, and never heard it put this way. Thank you again for sharing it with us. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Bill Marriott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Rev Internal Data Structures

2005-12-21 Thread simplsol
Michael, If the field is hidden you may have no problem. If the field containing the database is visible, you will probably encounter two problems: 1. the maximum number of characters in a line in a visible field is a little over 65,000 2. fields with lots of characters and tabs do not display

Re: Debugging and the execution path

2005-12-21 Thread SimPLsol
Jerry, I would love to have a good variable watcher integrated into Constellation. This is more important to me than the property list. Having everything together in one place would be most helpful. And the Constellation layout, with the attached and resizable panels, is almost ideal for

Re: Debugging and the execution path

2005-12-22 Thread simplsol
Jerry, Looks like you are heading the right direction. Paypal said they were experiencing temporary difficulties. I'll try again. although I am a registered user I'd gladly pay an EXTRA $50 for Constellation with the Variable Watcher you describe. Thanks again for all of your work on this.

Re: returnInField problem

2005-12-29 Thread SimPLsol
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Re: returnInField problem

2005-12-29 Thread SimPLsol
Fritz, I think you're really close to the solution. I suspect the cursor is still flashing at the original insertion point - even though new characters were added. Try rearranging the pieces.: put myVariable return into fld x select after fld x So close you can feel it... Paul Looney

Re: Problem with stack dimensions

2005-12-31 Thread simplsol
Steve, I would only add that Rev stacks on OS X make room for the VISIBLE dock wherever it is, including sides (if the user is displaying it on either the left or right side of the screen) - it does so by cutting off the opposite edge of the stack or the bottom. If the dock is hidden (set to

Re: Qif Files

2006-01-12 Thread simplsol
Scott, QIF is an old-style data format, it does not use tabs or commas as delimiters. Instead it allocates aa specific number of characters per field - and the fields have to be padded if they contain less than the allocated characters. About 10 years ago I wrote a QIF import/export routine in

Sample QIF Import and Export

2006-01-13 Thread simplsol
Scott, Here are a set of handlers I wrote a very long time ago in HyperTalk. This is entirely reverse engineered (trial and error) and it was written for import and export to the checkbook part of my business system, so it may not handle all of the data you are dealing with. Looking at it

Re: Sample QIF Import and Export

2006-01-13 Thread simplsol
Scott, Ask the right questions I've got all the right answers ;-) Glad to help. PL -Original Message- From: Scott Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'How to use Revolution' use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:56:29 +1100 Subject: RE: Sample QIF Import and Export Hi

Re: card margins

2006-01-19 Thread SimPLsol
Mike, This command should fix it: set the printMargins to 0,0,0,0 Check out the command in the docs. Paul Looney ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: nested ifs

2006-01-25 Thread simplsol
Chipp, I have the same experience with nested conditionals. I have found the following format (with the then below the if) helps. if tResult is Error then answer Go Ahead anyway with Cancel or OK if it is Cancel then exit to top end if There is sometimes still a problem, especially if the

Re: nested ifs

2006-01-25 Thread simplsol
Dave, The location of then is mostly personal preference. To me, this is more logical, consistent and easier to read: ifthen... (for short statement, short response) if (long statement) then (long response) if then (lots of responses) end if if then 1 2 3 else 1 2 end if if then

Re: Can't FTP - any ideas?

2006-01-27 Thread simplsol
Ken, You didn't say which computers. If you are using a Mac with personal file sharing, each computer could have it's own firewall - independent of any network firewall - would account for the symptoms you described. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Ken Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: relayering groups within groups?

2006-02-01 Thread simplsol
Terry, I can't say enough good things about Navigator. It is the ideal layering tool and indispensible for working with groups. Get it, try it; when you like it, send some money to Geoff, he has provided a very useful tool. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Geoff Canyon [EMAIL

Ask does not wait for an answer

2006-02-07 Thread simplsol
I hope there is a simple answer to this. I have the following code in a field: on closeField if fld Ship Date 1 is empty then ask Enter a date for this shipment: with the short date if the result is Cancel then exit closeField put it into fld Ship Date 1 end if end closeField If I step through

Re: Ask does not wait for an answer

2006-02-07 Thread simplsol
Jim, Thanks for the suggestion... but it did not work here (Orlando tonight). Activating the Message Watcher slowed the process down enough to get a better look at what is happening: I change a number in the field containing this script and press Enter. The ask plainEnter a date for this

Re: Ask does not wait for an answer

2006-02-08 Thread simplsol
Martin, No, the original closedField field is Quantity Shipped 1. I do have another handler called by this closeField but get the same results when it is commented out. What I am trying to do is make sure that a date is entered in a date field if there is a quantity entered in the shipment

Re: Screen DPI

2006-02-14 Thread simplsol
Peter, Long ago all Macs used 72 DPI for screen resolution. Today it is more like 90 DPI but can be more or less. Flat panels may be over 120 DPI. And resolutions are bound to go higher as everyone tries to accommodate pictures and movies. More madness: most 17 screens and most 19 screens have

Re: File sharing, locking, etc... between multiple users...

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
WOW Jim, These are some really good (extremely creative) ideas! Thank you for sharing them. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Jim Ault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:59:36 -0800 Subject: Re: File sharing,

Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
I started using Rev. 2.7 Studio yesterday. I quit the program and came back to it later. If I now try opening a stack with the Open Stack... menu from 2.7 all of the stacks previously opened with 2.7 are disabled (grayed out, do not open). If I try opening one of the stacks previously opened

Re: Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
Stephen, Rebuild Mac permissions? Or Rev permissions? Thanks. PL -Original Message- From: Stephen Barncard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:46:07 -0800 Subject: Re: Disabled files in 2.7 Rebuild permissions?  also

Re: Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
Stephen, I was a silly question ;-) I repaired the OS X permissions and the problem persists. I do appreciate your suggestion. PL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:55:03 -0500 Subject: Re: Disabled files in 2.7

Re: Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
Sarah, Good news: using All Files I was able to open the disabled stacks. Somehow opening them in Rev 2.7 changed them from Rev files?!? Bad news: Command-period does not work when the computer is hung trying to get into the table options. I have tried that. I have tried just letting it run

Re: Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
Hi Richard, Yes, the standalone was made in 2.6.1 and that would explain those issues (time permitting, I'll remake it in 2.7 tomorrow). But why would the IDE not recognize 2.6.1 stacks that it had opened and saved? Could it be due to the fact that they contain the Mac OS creator code that

How to get print dialogs when printing stacks

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
This only works if followed by revPrintField or revPrintText: revShowPrintDialog true,true Is there a way to get these two dialog boxes when printing a stack? Paul Looney ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit

Missing Chapter 8 9

2006-02-16 Thread simplsol
Is the new pdf for the documentation in 2.7 missing chapters 8 9? I can't find them in mine. If someone else has the same experience with theirs, let me know and I'll Bugzilla it. Paul Looney ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:27:42 -0800 Subject: Re: Disabled files in 2.7 simplsol- Thursday, February 16, 2006, 6:32:50 PM, you wrote: Stack no longer exists in this location ...I absolutely hate this error message. I have

Re: How to get print dialogs when printing stacks

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Worked perfectly! Thank you, Sarah! PL -Original Message- From: Sarah Reichelt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:39:24 +1000 Subject: Re: How to get print dialogs when printing stacks On 2/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Missing Chapter 8 9

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Kevin, Thanks for the guidance. PL -Original Message- From: Kevin Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:27:31 + Subject: Re: Missing Chapter 8 9 On 17/2/06 04:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Missing Chapter 8 9

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Seems Kevin Company are already aware of this, so I will not add it to Bugzilla. PL -Original Message- From: Kay C Lan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:44:18 +0800 Subject: Re: Missing Chapter 8 9 And I imagine

Re: Missing Chapter 8 9

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Documentation is always a work in process. But the 2.7 doc has a table of contents that lists chapters which do not exist. Would be nice to have something like known problems. How could anyone tell if these chapters were supposed to be in the current edition or not. Other than this list, how

Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Yesterday I noted that opening some 2.6.1 stacks in 2.7 made it impossible for 2.7 to recognize them again after they were closed. They appeared grayed out from the Open menu. The only way that 2.7 would open them was through the Recent Files menu. This is a problem with a standalone - that

Followup on disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Yesterday I noted that opening some 2.6.1 stacks in 2.7 made it impossible for 2.7 to recognize them again after they were closed. They appeared grayed out from the Open menu. The only way that 2.7 would open them was through the Recent Files menu. This is a problem with a standalone - that

Re: Advice? Purchasing Quandary...

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Judy, Based on the numerous, fundamental and significant problems I've found in a brief use of 2.7, I wouldn't recommend waiting for the new and probably similar Media. 2.6.1 is a much more solid product, which your students should find useful. And they will get a lesson in software evolution.

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Jacque, My pleasure: It is now bug 3336 Paul Looney -Original Message- From: J. Landman Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:56:42 -0600 Subject: Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:    The

Re: Followup on disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Sarah, Are the new stacks still identified as Rev stacks in the Finder? Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Sarah Reichelt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:22:00 +1000 Subject: Re: Followup on disabled files in 2.7

Problems with 2.7 hanging on Table tab panel access

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
Before entering this in Bugzilla I'd like to know if others are having the same problem: Almost every time I click on the Table tab in the Object Inspector, Rev hangs. If it doesn't hang on opening the panel, it hangs when I click the first option (whatever it is). Is anyone else

Mac stacks look like Windows

2006-02-17 Thread simplsol
So far my experience with Rev 2.7 has left much to be desired. The latest: When I open a stack that has been automatically converted to the new file format by Rev 2.7, with a new standalone (created with Rev 2.7) I get the Windows appearance (blue hilights on buttons, raised scroll bars,

Re: Followup on disabled files in 2.7

2006-02-18 Thread simplsol
Thank you, Sarah, It appears that Rev 2.7 is changing both the file Type and the Creator code when it opens existing stacks. Big problem when I try to edit stacks that are designed to work wih a standalone. PL -Original Message- From: Sarah Reichelt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

2006-02-18 Thread simplsol
Mark, What if the developer wants to use his own Creator code, so that stacks open with a standalone. It appears that this code is being overwritten when that stack is edited in Rev.? Paul Looney PS Thank you for responding so promptly. -Original Message- From: Mark Waddingham [EMAIL

Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup

2006-02-22 Thread simplsol
Mark, Meanwhile... Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Mark Waddingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:23:15 + Subject: Re: Disabled files in 2.7 - Followup Hi Richard,    The stackFileType is very helpful

Re: Mac stacks look like Windows

2006-02-22 Thread simplsol
Mark, The question is academic at this point. I've had to go back to 2.6.1 There are just too many blocker problems in 2.7 for me. When the file paths are sorted out and the tab pane in the Object Inspector is crashless, I'll look at the themes and other issues again. I appreciate you continuing

Re: [ANN] Navigator Plugin version 3.0 now available

2006-02-22 Thread simplsol
Thanks Geoff, Navigator is the second most important tool I use for Rev work. I do not exaggerate when saying I could not run my business without it. Keep up the good work. PL -Original Message- From: Geoff Canyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Use-Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com;

Re: Opening Hypercard Stack with Revolution 2.7

2006-02-24 Thread simplsol
I have gone back to 2.6.1 so I can't speak directly to the issue. However, be sure you have compacted your HC stack before trying to convert it (sometimes two or even three times). This would help with prior versions. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: BRAMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Regular Expression Pattern Collection

2006-03-05 Thread simplsol
Ken, Indeed an excellent site. A must visit for non-pros, as well. Propably a multiple must visit. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Ken Ray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Use Revolution List use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:35:07 -0600 Subject: Re: Regular

Re: 2.7 bugs

2006-03-08 Thread simplsol
Dan, I use OS X and agree with David. New users should start with 2.6.x and wait while 2.7 matures. Version 2.6.1 was the best all-around release of Rev in the last three years. In my experience 2.7 was one of the worst. The missing documentation chapters, crashes when accessing the Table

Re: runrev for CRM

2006-03-10 Thread simplsol
Thom, A CRM can be something as simple as a Rolodex-style card file or a module in a fully integrated business system. We have done both. Rev works well for either. Simple CRMs are done quite easily and will not excessively challenge the skills of most Rev beginners. More complicated CRMs

Rev in Rosetta

2006-03-14 Thread simplsol
There have been some requests for info on the new Macs with the Intel processors: I've been using an Intel iMac for two days now. The only problem in that time was a lockup trying to read from a flash drive. I restarted and never had the problem again. As for Rev in Rosetta: I don't have

Re: Exit Repeat

2006-03-19 Thread simplsol
Camm, If the repeat script is in a stack script, something like this might do it for you: on repeat... if the hilite of button Stop this repeat is true then go to card x exit repeat end if do repeat stuff do more repeat stuff end repeat -Original

Re: Acessing button scripts in a HC stack ?

2006-03-21 Thread simplsol
Francis, Have you converted the HC stack to a Rev stack (by opening it)? In my experience this makes all of the scripts (including button scripts) accessible. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Francis Nugent Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Tue, 21

Re: [?] Mac Classic, 2.6.1, MySQL

2006-03-21 Thread simplsol
Sean, Permit me an off the wall question... Do you REALLY need to support OS 9? Any computer Apple has made since 1998 (8 years!) will run some flavor of OS X (although they probably need more RAM). The time and effort you would put into supporting OS 9 could be invested in making your OS X

Re: Acessing button scripts in a HC stack ?

2006-03-21 Thread simplsol
Hello from San Dimas, I'm missing something here. Why not just have Rev open the HC stack, this will convert it to a Rev stack? You would be able to access all of the button and field scripts - and do whatever you want with them. You could then write any Rev script needed to import/export or

Enter vs Return

2006-03-25 Thread simplsol
I thought this was entered in Bugzilla, but couldn't find it. I'm hoping someone has come up with a good workaround. When using the Enter key in a field, I get a return. I want the Enter key to simply close the field without adding lines. If I put: on enterInField closeField end

Re: Correct Syntax???!!!

2006-03-25 Thread simplsol
Dave Burgun wrote: [snip] I don't see how my way of doing things is in anyway not a standard xTalk approach. What we are talking about it the basic Object-Oriented programming. The concept of keeping all the house keeping of an object in that object and not spread across many different layers

Re: Enter vs Return

2006-03-25 Thread simplsol
Mark, on enterInField select empty end enterInfield worked perfectly. Solved a host of problems. Thank you. Paul Looney Everyone, Isn't the current behavior of Enter (doing a return) wrong? If I am the only one who thinks so, I'll work around it with Mark's cure. Otherwise I'll bugzilla it

Re: Enter vs Return

2006-03-25 Thread simplsol
Richard, I was not so much concerned with Return. It works as I'd expect. But it has always seemed strange that Enter should also produce a return in Rev. I go back before the Mac/Windows wars. The spreadsheets of the late 70s, early 80s, and since use the following convention: TAB = close

Re: Revolution for enterprise SAP-style applications?

2006-04-04 Thread SimPLsol
In a message dated 4/4/06 5:56:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.sagebusinessvision.com/ Jim, BusinessVision sells their product on a subscription basis. Do you feel comfortable with an accounting system that requires monthly payments - and apparently stops working if the

Re: Date conversion strange behaviour

2006-04-15 Thread simplsol
OS X treats days that you go onto daylight saving time as having 23 hours - and days that you come off DST as having 25 hours. The former have 23 hours of seconds, the latter have 25 hours of seconds. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Jim Ault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use

Re: the Visible Variable

2006-04-15 Thread simplsol
There is one limit to fields to be aware of (admittedly this is seldom a problem): Fields can only have 65536 characters per line. Apparently Custom Properties do not have this limit. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Sarah Reichelt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution

Re: Intel native on Mac

2006-04-15 Thread simplsol
Marian, I recently converted some large (30-40 meg.) HyperCard stacks to Rev. I used my 1.67 GHz laptop and a 2.0 GHz Intel iMac. Even in Rosetta the iMac was twice as fast as the laptop. Since the processors are about the same speed, and since the hard drives are only used briefly to move

Re: Could Rev do this?

2006-04-15 Thread simplsol
Richard, A potential danger I see to this approach is if one of the duplicates had been edited. The routine would have to check for modification date (probably safe to keep the one most recently changed) - just not delete any apparent duplicates that have different edit dates? Paul Looney

Re: problems with find command

2006-04-15 Thread simplsol
Martin, Is the don't search property set to true for this field? Is it a sharedText set to true? Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Jeanne A. E. DeVoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: How to use Revolution use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:02:58 -0800 Subject: Re:

Re: OT: backups

2006-04-17 Thread SimPLsol
Mark, For my personal computer, running OS X, I use SuperDuper, backing up to a Firewire HD. SuperDuper erases the backup drive and copies everything from the source drive - takes about 1 hour - and the Firewire HD is then a bootable HD. Incremental updates take about 5 - 7 minutes. SuperDuper

Re: Turn Off Double-Entry?

2006-04-26 Thread simplsol
Good point, Dave, But I'm not sure why we are having this discussion at all. Whether it takes one click or two clicks to close the script editor is the least of the problems with the editor and, worse yet, the debugger. It opens to random window sizes. Sometimes it opens almost off the screen.

Re: Date conversion strange behaviour

2006-04-26 Thread simplsol
Herve, I'm sorry I've taken so long to reply. I saw your post yesterday morning but have been very busy. Anyway, I'm sure everyone will get the same results you did with the date conversion. The problem is in OS X, not Revolution. In OS X days that go onto daylight savings time (summer time,

Re: Use of the Debugger ?

2006-04-27 Thread simplsol
Francis, I wrote earlier that my experience with the Rev. Debugger was not as positive as Jacque's (the little red button indicating the start of the debugging process disappears occasionally; sometimes the marker does not trigger the debugger; I have to click the Step into button to begin

Re: Runrev for intel macs?

2006-05-02 Thread simplsol
I presume you mean Rev with universal binaries to take full advantage of the Intel chip. Meanwhile, I have been using Rev 2.6.1 with a 20 Intel iMac and a Core Solo Mac Mini for several weeks now. Both run fineand fast... today. Paul Looney -Original Message- From: Xeubie Tsu

Re: Implementation of a database

2006-05-23 Thread SimPLsol
Ian, We have card-style databases with over 70,000 records. These are primarily archives - which don't need to be accessed frequently. At about 5,000 records you'll notice a speed hit, particularly when opening and closing the larger stacks. There are advantages to each method but, for your use,

ClickLine woes

2005-06-06 Thread SimPLsol
Jeanne et al., One area where I've found the transition from HC to Rev to be difficult is the different ways they handle the clickLine. I have two fields. The one on the left is a label field, shared text which appears on all cards. The one on the right contains data that changes from card to

Re: two questions (was Re: Uh-oh.... Anybody following WWDC?)

2005-06-06 Thread SimPLsol
Oddly enough, all of these new Xboxes, from MS, Sony, and Netindo, (which will be using the PowerPC) are supposed to run faster than 3 GHz (in the first version). If I had seen a headline on a reputable newspaper that said: Macs to use Intel, MS to use PPC I would have figured it to be an April

Re: Revolution 2.6 Tiger Unleashed

2005-06-06 Thread SimPLsol
I also agree. It would be especially nice to see how many of the high-vote, 2 year old bugs have been fixed. Paul Looney ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Re: who's out there?

2005-06-06 Thread SimPLsol
My accountant had returned from a seminar. The presenter had suggested everyone double their prices. One of the accountants in the room protested: I'd lose half my business. The presenter smiled and said: Perfect, you'd get the same revenue - with half the work. The flaw in this is

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