Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
I see that error 13 is a permissions issue. I’m looking at this page "How to enable the root user on your Mac or change your root password” https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012 which I haven’t yet figured out… So, I suppose, lab admins would have to enable root user to install my applicati

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
I get "can't create that directory (13)” The challenge is to write a pref file to a non-user directory so the file is available to all users in a lab setting. Peter > On Mar 27, 2019, at 11:36 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > > In attempting to cre

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > In attempting to create this folder in MacOS: > > put specialFolderpath("asup") & “/My Folder" into tURL > > [which yields tURL: /Library/Application Support/My Folder ] > > create folder tURL > > returns a result: can't create that directory > > > Why the error

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
I’m doing this on my own Mac, and I am an Admin. Peter > On Mar 27, 2019, at 11:29 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > Is it possible you're running LC in a user account that doesn't have "admin" > permissions? I suggest this because they are lab computers. > > You ca

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Hi Peter, Is it possible you're running LC in a user account that doesn't have "admin" permissions? I suggest this because they are lab computers. You can check Apple menu > System Preferences > Users & Groups > [username] to find out. Phil Davis On 3/27/19 11:20 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via u

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
In attempting to create this folder in MacOS: put specialFolderpath("asup") & “/My Folder" into tURL [which yields tURL: /Library/Application Support/My Folder ] create folder tURL returns a result: can't create that directory Why the error? Peter ArtsInteractive > On Mar 27, 20

Re: What is Macintosh equivalent of relaunch handler?

2019-03-27 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Bill Vlahos wrote: > I want to receive command line parameters in my application. > > The relaunch pCommandLineArguments works perfectly in Windows apps. > > What is the equivalent handler for MacOS X apps? There's no direct equivalent because Mac apps run in a single instance by default. If

What is Macintosh equivalent of relaunch handler?

2019-03-27 Thread Bill Vlahos via use-livecode
I want to receive command line parameters in my application. The relaunch pCommandLineArguments works perfectly in Windows apps. What is the equivalent handler for MacOS X apps? Thanks, Bill Vlahos ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runre

Re: LC and Raspberry PI

2019-03-27 Thread hh via use-livecode
RaspberryPi has an own subforum http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=76 For Raspi special interfaces use (the fastest) LC 6.5.1 and the python libraries via shell. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
Thanks all! I’ll check these out. Peter > On Mar 27, 2019, at 2:28 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > wrote: > > These are the public ones on Win 10: > > 25 C:/Users/Public/Desktop > 46 C:/Users/Public/Documents > 53 C:/Users/Public/Music > 54 C:/Users/Public/Pictures > 55 C:/Users/Public/V

RE: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
These are the public ones on Win 10: 25 C:/Users/Public/Desktop 46 C:/Users/Public/Documents 53 C:/Users/Public/Music 54 C:/Users/Public/Pictures 55 C:/Users/Public/Videos Used this in the message box: put empty into msg;repeat with i = 1 to 100;if specialFolderPath(i) contains "public" then pu

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Peter and all, > Am 27.03.2019 um 22:04 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi Peter, > >> Am 27.03.2019 um 21:59 schrieb Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hi, >> >> My application is being installed on Windows machines in a school lab. The >> admin is having trouble

Re: LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Peter, > Am 27.03.2019 um 21:59 schrieb Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > : > > Hi, > > My application is being installed on Windows machines in a school lab. The > admin is having trouble because I’m writing preference files to the > Users\\ folder and when another user logs in, the file

LC application running on lab computers

2019-03-27 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
Hi, My application is being installed on Windows machines in a school lab. The admin is having trouble because I’m writing preference files to the Users\\ folder and when another user logs in, the file is not available. This may be a problem in the future for Macs as well. These same preference

Re: LC and Raspberry PI

2019-03-27 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Hi Bill, i just did some tests with a steppermotor and a Raspberry in Raspbian. It works but did not have time to explore further. The highest LC version now to use is 7.04 Maybe a new version will come but i don't think there is a hurry with it. Probably a small market for it. But it wor

LC and Raspberry PI

2019-03-27 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
Folks: I’m buying a birthday present for my 14 yr old grandson who likes to play computer games, does Lego Robotics, and is somewhat ADD. I’m thinking of buying him a Raspberry PI starter kit and an interface kit. These things run on javascript in processing and python, and other languages, but