Colin, Actually, I was kind of just wondering if anyone had created a library that handled the whole process (present the dialog *and* handle the choice the user makes). But, as it turns out, I was able to roll my own without too much trouble. And opening the url to the app seems to work just fine, so long as I copy the url from the app store, then replace "https" with "itms-apps". Worked like a charm for me. I'm using LiveCode 5.5.3. Although admittedly I only tested under iOS 6. Maybe the older versions of iOS have limitations? I'll have to check that.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the suggestions. I don't think an external is necessary in this case unless, like I said, older versions of iOS have problems opening these urls. Thanks, Chris On Jan 21, 2013, at 6:42 PM, Colin Holgate <[email protected]> wrote: > This should be easy, but there's a complication. I'm assuming you know how to > show a button to the user, inviting them to write a review, and what you're > asking is how do you take the user to your review page? If that's right, the > normal url would be this: > > itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=465317539 > > That link would directly take the user to your app's review page, inside the > App Store app (if that ID is your One Minute Reader, and not someone else's > One Minute Reader). The button script should be this: > > on mouseUp > launch url > "itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=465317539" > end mouseUp > > Unfortunately, LiveCode insists on the URL starting with http, file, or tel, > and it won't attempt to send the URL to iOS. For desktop apps that's easily > worked around by making the script be this: > > on mouseUp > launch url > "http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=465317539"; > end mouseUp > > That will open Safari, which then opens iTunes, on the review page of your > app. Unfortunately, part 2, that URL doesn't work on iOS. iOS seems to not > like any iTunes.apple.com addresses. > > So, either RunRev should let URLs through even if they start with itms-apps, > or you may need a tiny external that can take over the job that launch url > normally does. > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
