Re: Creating a reusable object - Part 2

2012-08-08 Thread Mark Smith
Oops, I misquoted Kevin, I should correct that (and I should know better than to trust my memory). His exact words were... "We don't want to reuse this on multiple cards so I'm going to turn off the shared group property". -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.na

Visual effect in rect

2012-08-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
I'm doing this: lock screen for visual effect in rect tRect unlock screen with visual effect push right very fast I expect to see the new content push the older content off screen. Instead I see the content change on the card immediately, and then a copy of the new content pushes the du

Re: Creating a reusable object - Part 2

2012-08-08 Thread Mark Smith
J. Landman Gay wrote > > I'd insert a script into back. That will catch messages from anywhere > and doesn't need to be attached to any card. > Thanks Jacky, I haven't played with back scripts so I'm not sure how I would get that working (or how different it would be from just having a stack s

Re: ANN: GLX2 3.0.10

2012-08-08 Thread Kay C Lan
As I've followed this thread I've thought what an absolutely marvellous concept; the ability to Undo, not just multiple times, but even past previous saves! And not just script changes, but entire Object property states. But what about an even better feature, the ability to Undo past actual instanc

Re: Creating a reusable object

2012-08-08 Thread Mark Smith
Timothy Bleiler wrote > > If you have a background group on multiple cards and want to remove it > from one card but not others, you must select the group, then under > the "Object" menu choose "Remove Group". > Whew. Thanks Tim, you saved my life on this one. Thank you also for the very

Re: breakdown of my book

2012-08-08 Thread Mark Wieder
> The Packt/WorldPay situation gets worse. As an update, I ordered the eBook from Amazon (and for about half the price Packt wants). It's now happily installed on my computer. Anybody who wants to try playing Packt roulette is welcome to my 25% discount promotion code since I'm not going back ther

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Peter Haworth
Alejandro, I would love to contribute the WOrld of Databases! Also, a quick comment on connections to sqlite. It's not normally necessary to have more than one connection. The most common way to access multiple databases is to open the "main" one, then use the ATTACH command to open the other db

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Bob, Looks like every developer who uses databases have their own ideas and convictions about the way in which their databases should work. Honestly, I would not expect less. It seems that after a Developer starts working with databases, it's worth or value as a Developer starts depending on how

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Put your database touching commands in a try catch loop. In the catch part, attempt a reconnect and update the id if successful, throw an error if not. Bob On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: > I will research on that and see if it is something > doable. I need a reliable way to

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Andre Garzia
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Hi Alejandro. > > I thought I would mention one other thing. Typically SQL databases have an > idle time after which the connection is closed by the host. I have run into > this a lot. When that happens, a new connection will need to be made a

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Oh thanks for the correction! Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. I am sure I will purchase this library too as it seems very well thought out. Bob On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: > dbLib can work with multiple connections. It has a default connection > that it uses if

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Hi Alejandro. I thought I would mention one other thing. Typically SQL databases have an idle time after which the connection is closed by the host. I have run into this a lot. When that happens, a new connection will need to be made and a new ID gotten. Attempting to use the old ID will resul

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Andre Garzia
Bob, Let me mix comments below. On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > I can answer as I purchased sqlYoga and have tested dbLib. > > The former allows multiple database connections. It allows you to save those > connections to a button (puts info into custom prop) and then load t

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Rod McCall
Dear Andre, Oops, I am grappling with a new trackpad and an Azerty keyboard (having only just got used to Swiss German) and oddly managed to hit send too early, so here is my real reply Yes I may be interested in trying this out as we are doing a lot of work right now with SQLite, although I

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Rod McCall
Dear Andre, Yes I may be interested in trying this out as we are doing a lot of work right now with SQLite, although I have to confess we are using a Python server for that right now. That said access via LiveCode in On 8 August 2012 18:09, Bob Sneidar wrote: > I can answer as I purchased sqlYog

AW: revAddXMLNode - how to specify a parent node if multiple?

2012-08-08 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB
Hi Jan, great! I knew, there must have been such a straight forward method :) Thanks again! Tiemo > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- > boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Jan Schenkel > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. August 2012 17:3

Re: Need beta testers for new database library

2012-08-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
I can answer as I purchased sqlYoga and have tested dbLib. The former allows multiple database connections. It allows you to save those connections to a button (puts info into custom prop) and then load them as you need, or you can simply work with them in memory. You can create other objects

Re: What was that thing with Photoshop images?

2012-08-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 8/8/12 1:20 AM, Scott Morrow wrote: I can't remember, was the image imported into LC or referenced from disk? Could the file on disk be fine but some hiccup have happened during the import? That could very well be. The image was imported into the stack but not via the File menu. I did it f

Re: Creating a reusable object - Part 2

2012-08-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 8/8/12 7:52 AM, Mark Smith wrote: I will try and simplify my question. If I want to create an object that responds to messages, but does not automatically appear on each new card how would I do that? I'd insert a script into back. That will catch messages from anywhere and doesn't need to

Re: [off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Mike Kerner
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Re: revAddXMLNode - how to specify a parent node if multiple?

2012-08-08 Thread Jan Schenkel
You need to use brackets and indices in the path to the parent node. Here's a quick example to explain it: - create a new stack - drop a field onto it - drop a button onto it and set its script to ##on mouseUp    local tXMLText,tXMLTree    put "" & return & \ "" into tXMLText    put revCr

RE: [off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
As Jimmy Buffet would say "Keep it in between the navigational beacons". Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mike Kern

Re: [off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hello Sailor, Am 08.08.2012 um 16:08 schrieb Mike Kerner : > > I am a colonist with a boat who doesn't appreciate the way the Brits misuse > red and green in regard to port and starboard. > > > Now that I have offended everyone in the room, I am going back to work. :-D Best Klaus -- Klaus

revAddXMLNode - how to specify a parent node if multiple?

2012-08-08 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB
Hello, perhaps somebody with some XML experience can help me. I want to create a xml file where some parent nodes exist multiple times with different child contents. My problem is to add the child nodes to the correct (last) parent nodes. The file should look like this:

Re: [off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Mike Kerner
I am a colonist with a boat who doesn't appreciate the way the Brits misuse red and green in regard to port and starboard. Now that I have offended everyone in the room, I am going back to work. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the ocean

Re: [off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi Mike, Am 08.08.2012 um 15:53 schrieb Mike Kerner : > I presume that most of ye fellow mobile wonks have seen this already: WONK? 8-) From the OS X dictionary: wonk |wɒŋk| noun 1. N. Amer. , a studious or hard-working person: 2. Brit., an incompetent or inexperienced sailor, especially a nava

[off]iPhone 5 Dimension Change?

2012-08-08 Thread Mike Kerner
I presume that most of ye fellow mobile wonks have seen this already: http://9to5mac.com/2012/08/07/upcoming-ios-6-is-scalable-to-taller-640-x-1136-iphone-display-shows-possible-next-generation-device-user-interface/ -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, G

Re: HTTP authentication configuration with on-rev

2012-08-08 Thread Mike Bonner
You might do some tests (i'm sure you've already done so) setting up your .htaccess to allow digest auth and then check the error log in cpanel. It might provide enough hint to get you pointed the right direction. I don't know enough about digest authentication to suggest anything else yet. On W

Re: Creating a reusable object

2012-08-08 Thread Timothy Bleiler
On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Mark Smith wrote: I make a new card. The graphic shows up (shouldn't have if I understand "shared group" correctly). So, I try and delete the object from the second card and it deletes it from the first card too. So, looks like I have a shared object that behave

Creating a reusable object - Part 2

2012-08-08 Thread Mark Smith
I will try and simplify my question. If I want to create an object that responds to messages, but does not automatically appear on each new card how would I do that? Thanks [My own lame first attempts are this: create the object, group it, set behave like a background true, set shared group to

Re: HTTP authentication configuration with on-rev

2012-08-08 Thread Jan Schenkel
Well, I have one part solved: cPanel allows configuration of Basic authentication. Can anyone help with the setup of Digest authentication? TIA, Jan Schenkel. = Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode www.quartam.com = "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the