Oh, and I forgot - using MCI won't work - it reports things incorrectly for CDs with data tracks on them.
>----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- >From: "Edwin Gore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sat, 31 May 2003 19:13:57 > >Well, I don't know of any way that I can calculate >the DISCID of an Audio CD using just RunRev. The >disc ID is a 8-digit hexadecimal (base-16) number, >computed using data from a CD's Table-of-Contents >(TOC) in MSF (Minute Second Frame) form. I can't >find any support for accessing redbook CDs anywhere >in RunRev. > >I'm not saying it's not possible, just that I can't >find a way to do it. > >>----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- >>From: Stephen Quinn Barncard >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Sat, 31 May 2003 15:53:56 >> >>The XCMD capability is there for backward >>compatibility - OS X >>doesn't work with the old XCMDs, only OS9. >> >>Are you sure that what you want from the PC-ONLY >>Active-X can't be >>done in native Transcript and custom made >controls? >> >> >>I once was quite attached to what I could do (had >>to do) with XCMDs >>in Hypercard as you are with 'Active-X' until I >>found Rev. So far I >>haven't needed any externals. >> >>The more we use 'pure transcript' for >>applications, the better off >>we'll be -- as developers, users and sharers of >>techniques...in a >>cross-platform way.. >> >>sqb >> >>>"Edwin Gore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >>> >>> >>>Are there any plans to add ActiveX support to >>metaCard/RunRev? It >>>seems like a no brainer since it would improve >>compatibility with >>>legacy ToolBook apps, and since there is already >>support for the >>>Mac-only XCMD standard. Adding ActiveX support >>would open up access >>>to thousands of extremely useful ActiveX controls > >>that have been >>>developed for all sorts of purposes. >> >>but only for those on Windoze PCs! >> >>> >>>I decided to get RunRev because I wanted >somethign >>that I could use >>>to teach my daughter progamming concepts - >> >>your daughter should learn Transcript! Active-X >>won't teach her anything! >> >>> I have not idea how to *really* program though, > >>so creating my own >>>Rev externals is pretty much out of the question, > >>even though a lot >>>of the ActiveX things I am interested have source > >>code and could >>>probably be adapted to RunRevs externals >>architecture, I ddon't have >>>the skill to do that myself..being able to access > >>ActiveX would >>>allow me to do a whole bunch of neat stuff that I > >>can't do on my own. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>use-revolution mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>tion >_______________________________________________ >use-revolution mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revol >u >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolu >tion _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
