I'll toss together an Applescript for you when I get a chance.
Bob S
> On Mar 14, 2019, at 06:25 , R.H. via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> I am referring to:
> Message: 17, Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:44:05 +0100, From: hh >
>
> Regarding MacOS I can not say much, but I use Windows, and IT WORKS.
I had drag and drop in my macOS app but … when going with the AppStore, and
sandboxing, there was no way for drag and drop to trigger the sandbox
permission that would allow the app to read that file. I knew which file, but
since it did not go through the dialog box, the permission wasn’t set.
Hi,
I use MacOS or linux (on Raspi only), never really worked with windows.
I'm using Windows only to test my stacks/apps on the PC of my youngest son.
Scripting Host-WScript can execute JScript, the MS-extension of ECMAScript. It
has a
lot of features. We probably can use a lot of these feature
hh, I have one more question for Windows: Selecting a file through
Microsoft File Explorer on Windows 10 works for all selected files with
your wscript, also when it is a Desktop file accessed through the dialogue.
The problem I have is when the user selects a file _directly_ visible on
the Deskto
** Get selected files of the file manager (without user interaction like
dragDrop) **
(I write the following such that also beginners can read it.)
+++
[a] Solution for MacOS (tested to work on MacOS 10.14):
(a1) Put the following in a field "myScript".
# Full path of selec
I think he was trying to get the OS to tell him which files were hilited by the
user without having to drag and drop. At least that is what I got from the
post.
Bob S
> On Mar 12, 2019, at 11:17 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> See the entry for dragDrop in the dictionary. Yo
See the entry for dragDrop in the dictionary. You can get the file paths
from there.
on dragDrop -- check for file paths
get the dragData["files"]
...
pass dragDrop
end dragDrop
On 3/12/19 10:46 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
On a Mac you could just make an Applescript call to t
On a Mac you could just make an Applescript call to the Finder. Windows, I
don't know. There is probably a powershell call that will do it.
Bob S
> On Mar 8, 2019, at 06:46 , R.H. via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Desktop and IDE, mainly Windows 10 (could be any OS), LiveCode lastest
> version.
