Wow... I've been using Livecode since its inception (and Revolution before that, and even MetaCard before *that*!), and I never knew this existed!
Just goes to show that there's always something new to learn about our favorite development tool. (I wonder if anyone's put together a "list of things Livecode can do that you probably didn't know about" ?) :D Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. Email: k...@sonsothunder.com Website: https://www.sonsothunder.com > On Dec 10, 2020, at 11:51 AM, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I use AUTOHOTKEY... as a fast, dirty way to "get stuff done" when I'm either > too lazy or too rushed to do a "quality" job with Livecode. It has a command > called "Run" & "Runwait" ... which returns the calling program's (Livecode > executable, in this case) return code into a predefined variable called > "ErrorLevel" (how original!). So a line in a AUTOHOTKEY script for this > would look like: > > cmd = c:\livecode\SomeLiveCode.exe > RunWait, %cmd%,,UseErrorLevel > exitcode := ErrorLevel > if (exitcode > 1) > > Autohotkey takes some getting used to but I think it's a handy addition to > development projects.. since AHK scripts can be compiled into executables, > themselves. > > My 4.5 cents > > Douglas Ruisaard > > Trilogy Software > (250) 573-3935 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of John Balgenorth via use-livecode > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 4:03 AM > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: John Balgenorth > Subject: Re: return "error" code from standalone compile > > Since Livecode is written in C++ here is some > info about using return in C. > > Every C program has a function named main. At the > end of the function the programmer usually writes a > return 0; > > That tells the c program the code has completed > and is exiting with a 0 value which confirms it has > successfully executed the code and is quitting. > > At any point above that line the programmer can write > a return call but they will usually use a 1 on another > value. The program will exit the code at that point and > it does not matter what value is entered after the return > but 1 usually means the code failed and any other value > but 0 means anything you want it to mean. > > JB > > >> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:52 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I don't know much about this but it looks interesting. Is there a list of >> exit codes somewhere? When the OS receives the exit code, what happens? >> I.e., how would I use it? >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >>> On December 9, 2020 7:48:10 PM Mark Wieder via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/9/20 5:32 PM, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode wrote: >>>> On the completion of a stack, can the compiled executable return an error >>>> code like the old DOS ErrorLevel value(s)? If so, how do you specify the >>>> error code? in the on closeStack call? >>> >>> See the quit command in the dictionary. >>> >>> quit 42 >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Wieder >>> ahsoftw...@gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
