Hi Monte… How accurate would the location location external identification be? If for example I was on a school campus, could it distinguish between classrooms? Or if I was at a conference, between meeting rooms?
Just thinking out loud… Thank you! On Nov 15, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Monte Goulding <mo...@sweattechnologies.com> wrote: > If I were limited to just what the engine provides then that's the way I'd do > it. If I needed this function I would write the external though. The user > just needs to run the app once and from then it will work. There's no other > way on any platform because how else can you find the users loc or uuid or > anything? > > -- > M E R Goulding > Software development services > > mergExt - There's an external for that! > > On 16/11/2012, at 10:05 AM, Dan Friedman <d...@clearvisiontech.com> wrote: > >> Monte, >> >> So, your saying that in the confines of LC, it can't be done... not without >> the app running and polling the location every so often? >> >> -Dan >> >> >>> I think it would be. First step is to remove the exits on suspend plist >>> entry and add UIBackgroundModes location. Then check the location every so >>> often and send a local notification when in the right area. There are >>> better/lower battery power solutions if you don't need a high level of >>> accuracy but this is the only way without an external to add some more core >>> location features. For example with an external you could define a location >>> and radius and have your app woken in the background to do something when >>> the user went in or out which I think would do exactly what you need if you >>> send a local notification when woken... >> >>>> Is it possible to send a push message to users of an app that are within a >>>> given location? For example, I want to send a push message to all users >>>> of my app that are within a 1/2 mile radius of a given latitude and >>>> longitude. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
