Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jeff- HTTP PUT is an interesting alternative, but I see two possible complications. First of all you'd have to query the Allow headers on the server to see if the PUT command is supported, and then come up with an alternate strategy if it isn't. Secondly, you'd have to deal with the 301 response i

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Jeffrey Massung
On 08/07/2011 09:49 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 8/7/11 10:05 PM, Jeffrey Massung wrote: So, the only way you can begin to solve this issue is if you have direct access to the web server and know how it's routing and serving static content. I'll answer you and Mark Weider at the same time. I'

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread stephen barncard
Odd results, in your case. I have had no problem creating and saving a stack with LIvecode Server 4.6.3, as well as saving and load multidimensional custom properties. Creating cards is no problems as well. here's my create stack code, be it simple as it is, that worked for me on LIvecode Server 4

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jacque- Sunday, August 7, 2011, 8:49:52 PM, you wrote: > It sounds like I may have to ask the user to provide both paths. But > that makes everything more complex because the two paths are slightly > different, the user needs to know the distinction between web-relative > paths and absolute paths

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Jim Ault
--- On Sun, 8/7/11, J. Landman Gay wrote: From: J. Landman Gay Subject: Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL To: "How to use LiveCode" Date: Sunday, August 7, 2011, 8:49 PM On 8/7/11 10:05 PM, Jeffrey Massung wrote: > So, the only way you can begin to solve this issue is if you have direct > acce

Re: Sean Shao's Calendar Widget

2011-08-07 Thread Shao Sean
It was released in to the public domain (full source) so you really shouldn't have to pay anything for it.. No idea about the wrapper though so you may incur a charge there.. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit t

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 8/7/11 10:05 PM, Jeffrey Massung wrote: So, the only way you can begin to solve this issue is if you have direct access to the web server and know how it's routing and serving static content. I'll answer you and Mark Weider at the same time. I'm trying to add auto-upload to AirLaunch. It m

Re: Sean Shao's Calendar Widget

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Sneidar
I happen to need this now. I looked on the run rev store but do not see it for sale. I browsed for it but could not find sean's site. If anyone has a buy link it would be appreciated. The wrapper will be nice too. Bob Sent from my iPad On Aug 6, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > Char

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Jeffrey Massung
On 08/07/2011 04:12 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: I need a way to convert a web URL to a valid FTP URL. For example, convert this: http://www.domain.com/folder/file.txt to this: ftp://user:p...@domain.com/webroot/folder/file.txt Not all servers use "public_html" so I can't just hard-code tha

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jacque- How "generic" a solution are you looking for? Obviously you're not looking for the trivial "file.txt" because if you could get it from http why would you need ftp... Just because a site has a web server there's no guarantee that there's also an ftp server. So I gather that you know the us

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

2011-08-07 Thread Kay C Lan
I find it interesting that we've identified that a couple of things that made HyperCard great was that it was initially free with every Mac and it came with loads of free examples. I'm not sure that it was targeted towards inventive users, but just a continuation of the philosophy that as computer

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Robert Mann
Why create and save stacks? To use stacks in publishing process :: "one to many", where one author or a reduced number of persons update some hierchical and finally structured datas. That's what I hope I can now do with these stacks long awaited! Relationnal database is of course much needed in a

Re: Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 8/7/11 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: I need a way to convert a web URL to a valid FTP URL. For example, convert this: http://www.domain.com/folder/file.txt to this: ftp://user:p...@domain.com/webroot/folder/file.txt Not all servers use "public_html" so I can't just hard-code that as the w

Converting HTTP to FTP URL

2011-08-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
I need a way to convert a web URL to a valid FTP URL. For example, convert this: http://www.domain.com/folder/file.txt to this: ftp://user:p...@domain.com/webroot/folder/file.txt Not all servers use "public_html" so I can't just hard-code that as the web root. Is there a generic way to i

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Alejandro- It's not nearly that simple. Here's an example: http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/oracle-javas-worst-enemy-168828 -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Björnke von Gierke
I would love to use stacks instead of files. Millions of sites work just fine saving stuff into files, despite them not being multi user save or anything weird like that. More importantly, stacks should work like stacks everywhere, and not partially on mobile, partially (but different) as revl

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

2011-08-07 Thread Alejandro Tejada
But, Is really necessary to embrace open source to use Livecode as scripting language in Open Office? Notice that iPad, iPhone and iPod uses C# and Android uses Java... When you create applications for these platforms, LiveCode apps does not get compiled as C# and Java executables? This means th

re: iREv mysql and revexecuteSQL problem?

2011-08-07 Thread John Patten
Hi All... (sending this in two parts, I tried to send it before but never saw it show up on list...length maybe?) First Part: I'm still having problems with a irev mysql file. I'm attempting to create a new record in a table. The new record gets created by I still seem to get errors reported b

Re: Where does survive the inventive user ?

2011-08-07 Thread Chipp Walters
Al, While certainly LC would be wonderful as a scripting language for Open Office, there are significant business issues which come to mind preventing such use. The most obvious being LC is not Open Source. IMO, Open Office is not enough of a "draw" to warrant LC swallowing the open source pill.

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Martin Koob
Hi, I guess I was just wondering how the new feature of being able to use stacks could be useful in designing web applications. I was not really thinking of multi user sites but something where one user is updating a blog or static content or something like that. As I was thinking about this

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Keith Clarke
Why create stacks when LiveCode Server can manage data via text files or databases - the orthodox data storage options for multi-user server environments, which come complete with robust security models? If the data is structured and suits a database approach, the inherent data storage aspects

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Jan Schenkel
I couldn't help but wonder why you wanted to save stacks from LiveCode Server. The important part of this support is the ability to share business logic between desktop, mobile and server applications. Storing data is an enticing idea, but flawed: stacks are not a multi-user data storage infrast

Re: [Server] create stack trouble

2011-08-07 Thread Martin Koob
I have added an enhancement request to the QCC to have 'save stack' implemented on LiveCode Server, Report #9664 Is there another way to save a stack that I am missing? Is there a reason why allowing LiveCode server to save stacks would not be a good idea? I see it could be a way to store data w