Richard.
Would the "openSockets" function do what you need? Not as direct as what OS9 could do, but those days are over. And I am sure there must be an appleScript gadget that could query the network. Craig Newman -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Hawkins <[email protected]> To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 5:02 pm Subject: a *fast* check for whether another machine is on the local network? Is there a *fast* way to see if another machine is currently on the local network, by name (somemachine.local) or otherwise, from within livecode? There's always sending a message and waiting for it to hang, but I'd like something that happens quickly. -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 _______________________________________________ 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
