I'd update my subscription for this. Just saying…
-- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Nov 15, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Monte Goulding <mo...@sweattechnologies.com> wrote: > I think it's only for the less accurate form of location service called > significant change but I can check on that. What I would do is use this > service to notify the app when the device gets in the general area and then > turn on the more accurate gps services to work out if they are in a specific > target area. > > Cheers > > -- > M E R Goulding > Software development services > > mergExt - There's an external for that! > > On 16/11/2012, at 11:22 AM, JOHN PATTEN <johnpat...@mac.com> wrote: > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
