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Thanks, Bob! So it walks like a duck and quacks likea duck but if you say unix to linux people it is time to duck. NBG! sorry Richmond I did not know. John Balgenorth On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:23 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > In a word, no. Linux is the result of someone writing a unix-like OS witho

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I was making a vague reference to the lawsuit that ensued when Linux was first becoming popular. Bob S On Oct 16, 2014, at 09:19 , Richard Gaskin mailto:ambassa...@fourthworld.com>> wrote: On the contrary, the reason Linux was invented was a desire to enjoy what Unix brings to the table, but

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Bob Sneidar wrote: >> On Oct 14, 2014, at 20:37 , JB wrote: >> >> The dictionary states, >> This function always returns empty on Unix systems. >> >> So, is Linux a Unix OS? > > In a word, no. Linux is the result of someone writing a unix-like > OS without (ostensibly) copying any of the actual U

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In a word, no. Linux is the result of someone writing a unix-like OS without (ostensibly) copying any of the actual UNIX code. It walks like UNIX, it quacks like UNIX, but it is decidedly *NOT* UNIX! Never say those words again!!! (It makes LINUX people queasy). ;-) Bob S On Oct 14, 2014, at

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Richard- Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:59:44 AM, you wrote: > Well, that was fast: jut hours later that issue is now marked as > "Fixed- Awaiting Build". Not only that, the discussion on the bugfix code is very informative. Two options here, and I think the right one was taken. -- -Mark Wied

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That is great! thank you, Richard and the LiveCode team. John Balgenorth On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Last night I wrote: > >> Warren Samples wrote: >> > I find the 'diskSize()' returns an unexpected and useless result >> > here under openSUSE, despite the dictionary'

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Last night I wrote: Warren Samples wrote: > I find the 'diskSize()' returns an unexpected and useless result > here under openSUSE, despite the dictionary's indication that it > is supported under Linux. That would be a bug - confirmed here, so I just submitted a report against it; feel free

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Warren Samples wrote: > The dictionary does indicated, by omission of the penguin icon, > that 'volumes()' is not supported under Linux. Seems a silly omission, so I just submitted a request for that: > I find the 'diskSize()' returns an unexpec

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Thanks, Warren! John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:30 PM, Warren Samples wrote: > On 10/14/2014 10:37 PM, JB wrote: >> The dictionary states, >> >> This function always returns empty on Unix systems. >> >> So, is Linux a Unix OS? > > > > For LiveCode purposes, yes. The dictionary does

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On 10/14/2014 10:37 PM, JB wrote: The dictionary states, This function always returns empty on Unix systems. So, is Linux a Unix OS? For LiveCode purposes, yes. The dictionary does indicated, by omission of the penguin icon, that 'volumes()' is not supported under Linux. I find the 'diskS

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The dictionary states, This function always returns empty on Unix systems. So, is Linux a Unix OS? John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:39 AM, Richmond wrote: >>> AND volumes is NBG in Linux . . . >>> >>> So? >>> >>> Richmond. >>> >>> ___

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Thanks, Richard. I didn’t know about the diskspace function and it is something that I will need to be using. But I need to know the total size of the volume and then I can use the diskspace function and find out the total bytes that have been used on the volume. John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 201

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I agree and that is why I even mentioned detailed files. Isn.t everything just a file anyway? John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Paul Dupuis wrote: > There really should be a 'the detailed volumes' (or 'the detailed > drives') variant to the volumes function in LiveCode to do this.

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Thanks for the info, Warren. The problem with me using that solution is in your answer. You wrote, If the command is still installed in OS X And that is the issue with using shell commands in software you intend to market. For your own personal use if it works then that is great but the shell c

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That sounds like a synonym for NSA. John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:39 AM, Richmond wrote: > On 14/10/14 13:51, JB wrote: >> Well the question is how do I use a script to >> get the size of a mounted volume? I should >> have mentioned I am on a Mac. Will using >> NBG somehow get the vo

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JB wrote: I can get a file size by listing the detailed files and I can get a list of all drives and volumes that are mounted by using the volumes function. Is there a way to get the size of a drive or volume that is returned by using the volumes function? The diskspace function will return th

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Probably, but since there are any number of things you can do and get with the shell() command, creating a live talk command to do them would be a lot of work for the sake of convenience. Bob S On Oct 14, 2014, at 09:17 , Paul Dupuis mailto:p...@researchware.com>> wrote: There really should

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There really should be a 'the detailed volumes' (or 'the detailed drives') variant to the volumes function in LiveCode to do this. On 10/14/2014 11:55 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Still works on Mavericks. > > Bob S > > > On Oct 14, 2014, at 05:21 , Warren Samples > mailto:war...@warrensweb.us>> wro

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Still works on Mavericks. Bob S On Oct 14, 2014, at 05:21 , Warren Samples mailto:war...@warrensweb.us>> wrote: On 10/14/2014 04:55 AM, JB wrote: I can get a file size by listing the detailed files and I can get a list of all drives and volumes that are mounted by using the volumes function.

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On 10/14/2014 04:55 AM, JB wrote: I can get a file size by listing the detailed files and I can get a list of all drives and volumes that are mounted by using the volumes function. Is there a way to get the size of a drive or volume that is returned by using the volumes function? John Balgenort

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On 14/10/14 13:51, JB wrote: Well the question is how do I use a script to get the size of a mounted volume? I should have mentioned I am on a Mac. Will using NBG somehow get the volume size? John Balgenorth Ha, Ha, Ha! "NBG" stands for 'No Bloody Good'. Richmond. On Oct 14, 2014, at 3:

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Well the question is how do I use a script to get the size of a mounted volume? I should have mentioned I am on a Mac. Will using NBG somehow get the volume size? John Balgenorth On Oct 14, 2014, at 3:27 AM, Richmond wrote: > On 14/10/14 12:55, JB wrote: >> I can get a file size by listing

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On 14/10/14 12:55, JB wrote: I can get a file size by listing the detailed files and I can get a list of all drives and volumes that are mounted by using the volumes function. Is there a way to get the size of a drive or volume that is returned by using the volumes function? John Balgenorth