Re: UPDATE: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
If the stack is in RAM then you should be able to reference the fields if you use a complete reference, like "fld x of cd y of stack z". -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On April 8, 2016 6:19:36

Re: UPDATE: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
AND I've isolated my Send Email code and compiled as a standalone. THAT also works! I think I've isolated the issue to the fact that I am referencing a couple fields on a card in another stack that is open, but I may not be able to do that in a standalone. In the test standalone I put everything

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 4/8/2016 3:43 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: > All my Android apps put up the App Chooser to determine which app > to use to open the PDF. How? When I click on a PDF file, like in my file manager or in Dropbox, it puts up the App Chooser to find ou

Re: 6.7.11 (RC1) Mac

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 4:49 PM, Terence Heaford wrote: This happens everytime I run the app. It does not happen with 6.7.10, 7.1.3 & 8.0.0 (dp16) all of which behave correctly. Probably the best thing to do is dump it until RC2. I see, I misunderstood the problem. Rather than dump it, I'd let the team k

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
Any time Jacque as you're already su! Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:53 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > Does that mean you'll make me a sandwich now? :) ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to sub

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 4:27 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 4/8/2016 3:43 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: > All my Android apps put up the App Chooser to determine which app > to use to open the PDF. How? When I click on a PDF file, like in my file manager or in Dropbox, it puts up the Ap

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 4:46 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: so please keep letting me know when I’m not meeting your expectations Does that mean you'll make me a sandwich now? :) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
> On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:45 AM, Todd Fabacher wrote: > > It seem my best option is to use the MergExt for Android correct? If I give > it a URL, will it open a PDF? Yes seem my other post but mergDocOpenPreview is the one you want. ___ use-livecode maili

Re: 6.7.11 (RC1) Mac

2016-04-08 Thread Terence Heaford
> On 8 Apr 2016, at 21:17, J. Landman Gay wrote: > > That's normal. The download is a .dmg file which is a compressed disk image. > When you double-click it, it will decompress. It isn't an installer. > > When the window appears, drag the LC icon to the Applications folder, either > the one i

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
> On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:23 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > > As a frustrated customer that is seeking help from "the smart ones" like > yourself, it could have been worded in a less condescending way. Perhaps > "I understand your frustration, but maybe this will help." I know I > wouldn't have jumped i

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Todd Fabacher
Actually, I am quite happy with LiveCode. It is just I had to sit and listen to a guy rail on me for an hours because he wanted to use C#, but I convinced the owner to use LC. So Monte is actually correct, I did not test the functionality fully on Android. My fault for sure. We had the App fully wo

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
Awesome. Thanks for investing your time and talent in creating these features. ~Roger On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:09 AM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > > > There is a third option now I believe because Intent support is now in > the engine but I

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
> On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:09 AM, Monte Goulding wrote: > > There is a third option now I believe because Intent support is now in the > engine but I haven't had an opportunity to play with that so others might > like to chime in on what to do there. Now that I search the docs I can’t find anythin

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 3:43 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: > All my Android apps put up the App Chooser to determine which app > to use to open the PDF. How? When I click on a PDF file, like in my file manager or in Dropbox, it puts up the App Chooser to find out what app to open it w

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
As a frustrated customer that is seeking help from "the smart ones" like yourself, it could have been worded in a less condescending way. Perhaps "I understand your frustration, but maybe this will help." I know I wouldn't have jumped into the fire if you came across a little nicer to folks. On

Re: UPDATE: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Well with the time calculator I discovered I was calling another custom function in my timeCalc function which I had NOT included in the card script of the standalone. So that is solved. I have not been able to figure out the revMail problem though. I'll loook into that later. Thanks for humor

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
> On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:14 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > > "Todd before ranting about LiveCode do a little research please." --Monte Yep, that wasn’t criticising him for not finding a solution on his own it was criticising him for being too ready to jump to the conclusion that everything is LiveCod

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
"Todd before ranting about LiveCode do a little research please." --Monte On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > Can you please quote me where I did that because I don't think I did. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:07 AM, Roger Eller > wrote: > > > > but to c

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
Can you please quote me where I did that because I don't think I did. Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2016, at 7:07 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > > but to criticize a customer for not finding a > solution on their own is quite another ___ use-livecode mail

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
A style is one thing, but to criticize a customer for not finding a solution on their own is quite another. If I were in charge of a software company, it would be a policy that the developers must use their least favorite platform so they would have a more enthusiastic attitude on making it better

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
My full time role begins in a little over a month. I do care about all the supported platforms and I'm pushing for my first task to be adding .aar library support for externals so I can push ahead with more Android stuff but that doesn't mean I'm going to lie about their capabilities to make any

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
Intent which was what suggested and has support in the engine. Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:43 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > How? ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
My bad. I thought you worked for LiveCode now, and possibly cared about all of the supported platforms. On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: > It would surprise me if that changed the browser in LiveCode and isn't > really an ideal solution for delivering an app either way. I'

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 3:34 PM, Roger Eller wrote: It would be nice to hear a positive or at least constructive answer when a question is asked about Android. All you have to do is set a different default browser like this one from the play store, which supports a PDF add-on. https://play.google.com/store

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
It would surprise me if that changed the browser in LiveCode and isn't really an ideal solution for delivering an app either way. I'm sorry if my post wasn't positive enough for you Roger but I'm not from the Android marketing department. Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2016, at 6:34 AM, Roger E

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
J. Landman Gay wrote: > All my Android apps put up the App Chooser to determine which app > to use to open the PDF. How? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ___

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Roger Eller
It would be nice to hear a positive or at least constructive answer when a question is asked about Android. All you have to do is set a different default browser like this one from the play store, which supports a PDF add-on. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 3:09 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: This isn't a LiveCode issue it is an Android issue as their browser doesn't have PDF support unlike every other platform. There is a third option now I believe because Intent support is now in the engine but I haven't had an opportunity to play with that

Re: 6.7.11 (RC1) Mac

2016-04-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 4/8/2016 3:00 PM, Terence Heaford wrote: There must be something wrong with the installer because overtime I try and run it i get: It runs the installer rather than the app and I get: “LiveCode Community 6.7.11 (rc 1)” is an application downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Monte Goulding
Todd before ranting about LiveCode do a little research please. This isn't a LiveCode issue it is an Android issue as their browser doesn't have PDF support unlike every other platform. There is a third option now I believe because Intent support is now in the engine but I haven't had an opportu

6.7.11 (RC1) Mac

2016-04-08 Thread Terence Heaford
Thought I’d give this a try. There must be something wrong with the installer because overtime I try and run it i get: It runs the installer rather than the app and I get: “LiveCode Community 6.7.11 (rc 1)” is an application downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it? All

Re: Error: Unable to open the database file

2016-04-08 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Kids... don't try this at home... Err, yes. One of the reasons I made no effort to insure that it was correct! -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___ use-livecode mailing list use-li

Re: Error: Unable to open the database file

2016-04-08 Thread Peter Haworth
Gave that a whirl with col4=? and a bind parameter of "*" OR 1=1 for it and it returned no data. Pretty sure it takes the whole string as a search value for col4. On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 7:19 PM Mark Wieder wrote: > On 04/07/2016 06:41 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > > Right, I think I have that co

Re: Load PDF in mobile browser

2016-04-08 Thread Todd Fabacher
Thanks Monte, So is seems only two options: Use Google Docs: put "http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url="; before tURL or use mergExt to open on Android These seem to be my only two options? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I like LiveCode, but sometimes it gets

Re: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
Bob Sneidar wrote: > For the revmail issue, I put a simple revmail one line handler in > a button script in a new stack and compiled it as a standalone. In > the IDE it launches the Apple Mail program and fills in the fields > with whatever was in the arguments. In the standalone it does > nothin

Re: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Hi Jacque. For the revmail issue, I put a simple revmail one line handler in a button script in a new stack and compiled it as a standalone. In the IDE it launches the Apple Mail program and fills in the fields with whatever was in the arguments. In the standalone it does nothing. It fails sil

Re: Missing Functionality

2016-04-08 Thread -hh
My experiences are some problems that come from the dialog ("answer/ask"). There are several bug reports to that, e.g. returning wrong "button clicked". You could give this a try: Leave out the iconType ("warning") and the displayType ("as sheet") in the answer dialog and check the returned info (