On 2/21/05 1:22 PM, Mikey wrote:
1) Can I create my own classes? I see somewhere that I can create custom properties, but I didn't see how.
There is no ability to create your own classes per se, but you can sometimes do what you want by combining existing objects into groups, or by using template objects (see: templateStack, templateCard, templateGraphic, etc.) I'll grant this isn't quite the same thing.
Custom properties have a whole section of their own in the docs. Click the Topics icon at the top of the documentation window, then look at "Properties and property profiles". Also click the "FAQ" icon and see the "Values & Properties" section.
2) Is there more internet protocol code available, e.g. POP3, SMTP, telnet, etc.? I know I can write it since I wrote my own mail server in another IDE, but I'd prefer not to.
There are free libraries available for all of this; others have mentioned some of them.
3) Is UDP supported in the sockets goop?
Yes.
4) Is there some way to have substacks or different stacks running in different processes?
In Windows, if you use a shell command to open a stack, or if you double-click a stack from Explorer, you will get a new process. Macs don't do that. Usually the question is whether we can *avoid* separate processes in Windows -- which isn't so easy to do.
5) Where the heck are the manuals? It's hard to RTFM when the docs that come with the demo are, to say the least, sparse.
The online docs are so expansive that most people have trouble finding what they want, and then they say the docs aren't complete. The docs need some accessibility work, but all the info is in there. Make sure you check out all the icons at the top of the docs window -- they each contain a different set of information. RevOnline also has tutorials, videos, PDFs, and many, many user examples.
6) Report writer - not included with the demo, need to know more.
A third-party report builder is coming out soon. For simple printing, you can use revPrintField or revPrintText. These don't do reports, however.
7) It appears that there is an HTML-rendering window type included, but I don't see any documentation on it.
It isn't a window, it is a text style. Fields have an "htmlText" property (see the docs) which renders text as tagged HTML. Revolution's HTML text supports only those properties which Rev fields themselves support -- which is mostly character-based properties such as text styles or text color. It does not support layout-based properties such as tables.
There is also Altuit's browser add-on which others have mentioned.
8) It would appear that the only difference between the versions of RR is SSL. Is that right?
There are a few other differences. The list is here:
<http://www.runrev.com/section/platform.php>
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