This is where I started, Mike: https://andregarzia.com/2018/11/reading-google-sheets-data-from-livecode.html
Then I had to do a lot of work to get unicode imported properly. Somehow got it to work. :-) On Thu, 5 Mar 2020 at 19:58, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > @Kaveh > what are you using to connect to it? are you using the sheets api or > something else? > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 2:34 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Bob Sneidar wrote: > > > And again, I must caution that any local folders set to sync with a > > > nextCloud device, if you then uncheck a subfolder, it will REMOVE THE > > > LOCAL SUBFOLDER! The NextCloud people figured that the NextCloud > > > device must become the master, and your own local files the slave. > > > > Ah, but there's the rub: the concepts of "master" and "slave" do not > > apply to peer syncing systems. > > > > Whether the behavior is correct or not depends on the use-case. Most > > other sync systems avoid the question altogether by completely > > disallowing subfolder control. So if you want the same, limit your use > > of the options Nextcloud provides - just don't change the checkbox for > > subfolders. > > > > If you do choose to fine-tune your settings for subfolders, for the last > > several years the implications for the choice are described when you > > click the checkbox, requiring confirmation. If that's not what you want > > for your use case, the easiest solution (with any sync system) is to > > just move the folder outside of the one you've designated for syncing. > > > > If this specific scenario is of interest, and simply moving the folder > > isn't an option, these discussions will lend insight into the > > seemingly-simple-but-really-quite-nuanced behavior: > > > > > > > https://help.nextcloud.com/t/unchecked-folders-will-be-removed-from-your-file-system/12335/18 > > > > https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2502 > > > > Sync is one of those things that seems simple on the surface, and > > usually is for most users, but there are enough edge cases that good > > sync is rare and good flexible sync even rarer. > > > > Having used Dropbox and Google Drive before moving my important stuff to > > Nextcloud, I've found not only more control over what gets synced and > > how, but also fewer conflict files than I used to see. > > > > All that said.... > > > > > > The real point of my post was to draw attention to the very useful > > WebDAV library bangkok posted from Matthias Rebbe: > > > > https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=32377&p=188319#p188099 > > > > You can : > > -upload a file > > -download a file > > -create a folder > > -delete a folder/file > > -list the content of a folder (method PROPFIND) > > > > You can use this to talk to ANY server using the popular WebDAV standard. > > > > You can make custom workgroup solutions for a wide range of services, > > including PCloud and Google Drive, or with custom servers running the > > WebDAV modules available for Apache, Lightttpd, NginX, and more. > > > > The nice thing about also considering Nextcloud in the mix of platforms > > you might support with this library is that you have a ready audience of > > an estimated 250,000 installs, including many governments, universities, > > and both large and small businesses. Extra bonus points that it has a > > nice UI for user management right in the box, and a thriving community > > of plugins extending it in new ways. > > > > I'm excited about what it's doing for my business today, and how I can > > lend that experience to helping other businesses with custom tools made > > in LiveCode tomorrow. > > > > WebDAV is kinda cool. And thanks to Matthias' library, it's also fun. > > > > -- > > Richard Gaskin > > Fourth World Systems > > > > > > > > >> On Mar 4, 2020, at 22:58 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > > <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> Useful for Anyone to Know: > > >> ------------------------- > > >> I've raved about Nextcloud here enough that I'll bet Mark Wieder's > > tired of it <g>, so I'll try to not let me enthusiasm run away with me - > > I could go on about Nextcloud for way more than anyone wants to read. > > >> > > >> It's like a blend of Dropbox, Google Docs, and more than a hundred > > add-on apps for everything from a kanban tool to media streaming to > > videoconferencing - all free and open source: > > >> > > >> https://nextcloud.com/ > > >> > > >> I use one internallt, to sync my LiveCode plugins folder across my > > machines, as well as some client projects. And I use another externally > > as a client portal where we share files, a kanban board, etc. > > >> > > >> If you can set up an Apache Server under Ubuntu on a VPS, adding > > Nextcloud is as easy as a one-line Snap call. > > >> > > >> If you're not yet comfortable wrangling servers, there are many > > companies offering hosting listed at the site. > > >> > > >> Nextcloud's file repository is a WebDAV server, which makes it a > > perfect compliment to something that showed up in our community just the > > other day: > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > On the second day, God created the oceans. > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > and did a little diving. > And God said, "This is good." > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Kaveh Bazargan PhD Director River Valley Technologies <http://rivervalleytechnologies.com/> • Twitter <https://twitter.com/kaveh1000> • LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bazargankaveh/> _______________________________________________ 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