Re: char as word boundary

Hi Look up numToChar in the dictionary. It's been deprecated since v7 0 because of unicode. This might explain things. Hope that helps Ian McKnight On Fri, 3 Jun 2022, 14:57 Jean-Jacques Wagner via use-livecode, < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi, > Version 6.7

Re: Polygons

es on/off you will see that the fill does not > work without all lines. > > Not sure what this means exactly. > > Thanks > > Terry > > > > On 4 Apr 2021, at 18:43, Ian McKnight via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > I

Re: Polygons

is is of some help Regards Ian On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 18:04, Terence Heaford via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > When you do this it appears to affect the fill settings. I lose the fill > where there are no lines and the closure of the points also moves. > &g

Re: Polygons

By a space I mean a blank line! Ian On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 15:39, Ian McKnight wrote: > Hi > Put a space in-between the points where you want the line in not be > drawn. The shape is still constructed but with missing sides. > > Ian > > On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 15:02, Te

Re: Polygons

t; To expand on the original question. If you have a hexagon, is it possible > to only draw lines on sides 1,3,5,6 and no lines on sides 2,4. > > Thanks Terry > > > On 4 Apr 2021, at 12:43, Ian McKnight via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > &

Re: Polygons

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Re: DataGrid anomaly?

wrote: > Also what happens when you step through the code? > > Bob S > > > > On Apr 11, 2018, at 06:53 , Ian McKnight via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > createTabbedDataList > > > ___

DataGrid anomaly?

taInDataGrid from a different mouseUp handler it works perfectly. Can anyone shed light on this. I'm Using LC 9.0 Indy and have tried it in LC Indy 8.1.9 Thanks for any help. -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?ut

Re: drop-down button

de mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com =

Re: Jerry Daniels ComboBox

ist > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com ===

Re: Porter Stemmer

Glad to be of help. On 9 September 2012 16:21, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Ian McKnight wrote: > >> I have a copy of Eric Chatonet's Stemmer. Since the list doesn't accept >> attachments I have sent it to ambassador at fourthworld dot com >> > > Thank you for

Re: Porter Stemmer

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Re: Help finding an application path in windows

Hi Ken Thanks for the suggestion - it worked perfectly when I included a last "\" at the end of the path. Regards Ian McKnight On 22 April 2012 12:50, Ken Ray wrote: > > On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Ian McKnight wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I'm am able

Help finding an application path in windows

;EXE,*.exe" put it into tAppPath launch fName with tAppPath end if BTW this works for MSOffice 2003 and Win 7 Thanks in advance. -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === ___ use-livecode mail

Re: Help using Shell to open a file in Excel

> KvK: 50277553 > > Get the extIco2Png external for LiveCode here http://qery.us/1w6 > > On 21 apr 2012, at 11:19, Ian McKnight wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I have a stack which produces a set of tables which I want to export to > > excel. > > > > Wh

Help using Shell to open a file in Excel

shell command to open excel on my machine but I don't know how to get LC to open excel with the file. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === ___ use-livecode mailing

Printing anomoly between pdf and printed output

as both outputs are perfectly useable. I would just like to know why I get these artefacts and what I can do, if anything, to remove them Thanks. -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livec

Re: Counting and numbering duplicates in a list

> 12333 > > must become: > > 12345-1 > 12345-2 > 12344 > 12333-1 > 10112 > 12333-2 > > ˜Roger > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage you

Re: Jerry's Custom Combo Box

> Regards, > Arie van der Ent > > Op 4 aug. 2011, om 16:11 heeft Ian McKnight het volgende geschreven: > > > Hi Charles > > > > Yes I have a copy. I'll send it on. > > > > On 4 August 2011 13:39, Charles Szasz wrote: > > > >> I wante

Re: Jerry's Custom Combo Box

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Re: global variable change in substack not available to main stack

s the handler more portable. > > But I'll follow your advice and mess with this some more after a good > night's sleep. > > Gratefully, > > Slava > > > -Original Message- > > From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- >

Re: global variable change in substack not available to main stack

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Re: text formatting

ntal line that separates the messages? > > thank you for your thoughts! > John. > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscrip

Re: Having problems Storing and Retrieving an Excel file in a Custom Property

" > > if it is empty or the result is "Cancel" then exit to top > > ## You need BINFILE! > > > put "BINFILE:"&it into fname > > set the cpExcelMaster of this stack to URL fname > > ## With "file" it will be treate

Re: Having problems Storing and Retrieving an Excel file in a Custom Property

t; shouldn't be writeable. > > On 25 April 2011 23:01, Ian McKnight wrote: > > > Sorry pressed send to soon! > > > > here is the export code: > > > > put the cpExcelMaster of this stack into tFileToExport > > ask file "" > >if i

Re: Having problems Storing and Retrieving an Excel file in a Custom Property

Sorry pressed send to soon! here is the export code: put the cpExcelMaster of this stack into tFileToExport ask file "" if it is empty or the result is "Cancel" then exit to top put "file:"&it &".xlt" into fname put tFileToE

Having problems Storing and Retrieving an Excel file in a Custom Property

ould be greatly appreciated. Here is my import and export code import: answer file "choose" if it is empty or the result is "Cancel" then exit to top put "file:"&it into fname set the cpExcelMaster of this stack to URL fname -

Re: problem importing tab delimited text files

ichard Gaskin wrote: > Ian McKnight wrote: > > Thanks for the advice David. I went back and checked. As I still had the >> text file open in Excel when I was trying to import it into LC the file >> must >> have been locked in some way by Excel - as soon as I closed the f

Re: problem importing tab delimited text files

start writing down my gaffs down in a notebook to try and save time in future :) Thanks again. On 15 January 2011 22:53, David C. wrote: > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Ian McKnight > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I have a table of data in an excel spreadsheet.40 rows x 30 col

problem importing tab delimited text files

no it has reappeared this evening. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Using LC 4.5.1 on Win 7 -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visi

Re: Problems Opening an EXCEL text file

A click on the target field made the list appear as it should! While my table only contains 90 lines of 3 items I'm at a loss to explain this. However, it is working as it should. Thanks On 7 January 2011 10:46, Ian McKnight wrote: > Hi > > I have a table of data held in a table

Problems Opening an EXCEL text file

andler I get the data displayed in the field correctly. So how do I get the text file to be recognised without putting it through Notepad? What does EXCEL do to the file that NotePad doesn't? I'm using LC 4.5.1 and have also tested this on Rev Enterprise 4.0 both on Windows (Win 7 and X

Re: How to force a reload of a datastack.

myOldStack Thanks On 2 January 2011 19:02, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 1/2/11 12:38 PM, Ian McKnight wrote: > >> Hi >> >> >> Could someone confirm (or otherwise) that what I hope to happen with this >> script will indeed happen? >> >> I hav

How to force a reload of a datastack.

true close stack pName open invisible stack tName end if end openDataFile Thanks for any feedback. And a Happy New Year to all. -- Regards Ian McKnight iangmckni...@gmail.com === ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Copying a card

- how do I do that? > Thanks, > > Pete Haworth > > > > > > > > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://li