Thanks Mark! I'll look into the libURL. Best regards, john.
Sent from my iPad On Dec 31, 2010, at 11:30, Mark Schonewille <m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > Hi John, > > There is no easy way to import all iOS controls. You can fake them using > pictures. > > LiveCode for iOS can connect to sockets, so it should be able to contact a > web server and read data from an on-line database. I don't know whether > libURL is included already (just check the release notes), but if it is then > it should be easy. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > New: Download the Installer Maker Plugin 1.5 for LiveCode here > http://qurl.tk/ce > > On 31 dec 2010, at 08:39, John Allijn wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm new to livecode, but have some experience in supercard (and even >> hypercard). >> First of all: I am very impressed that it is now possible to create iOS apps >> with livecode! >> >> However, I have a few questions about building for iOS. >> >> 1) I want to create an iPad app. So I created a stack in the right >> proportions, set the right iOS attributes etc. >> When I run the app in the simulater however, all the controls like buttons, >> except the picker-wheel, look like windows 3.11 buttons. Is there a way to >> use the default iOS controls? If not: is there an easy way to import all the >> iOS controls into a stack? >> >> 2) I have read about accessing local datafiles (and even sql databases) on >> the iPhone/iPad. Is it also possible to access a file or a database on the >> web? I want to setup a central database (like a wiki) and have the iPad app >> read and write to it. I do not expect many users, so I don't care much if it >> is a file or a DB on the web. both will do fine. >> >> thanks, >> John Allijn > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode 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 > _______________________________________________ use-livecode 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
