Brilliant! Now I have what I need to push on! Thank you.
Tore > 29. nov. 2016 kl. 16.50 skrev Matthias Rebbe <matthiasre...@me.com>: > > The script should be as follows > > <?lc > put the system date > ?> > > You need to declare the beginning of the script with <?lc > > and the end of the script with ?> > > >> Am 12.01.2017 um 16:26 schrieb Tore Nilsen <tore.nil...@me.com >> <mailto:tore.nil...@me.com>>: >> >> Thank you for your quick response. And this is where my lack of experience >> with working with lc-scripts and servers shines through. Although I have an >> account with LiveCode, I do not know how to access lc-server via this >> account. When I try this I only get the command in return, not the date. >> >> Regards >> Tore >> >> >>> 29. nov. 2016 kl. 16.04 skrev Matthias Rebbe >>> <matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de >>> <mailto:matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de> >>> <mailto:matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de >>> <mailto:matthias_livecode_150...@m-r-d.de>>>: >>> >>> Hi tore, >>> >>> i am using Livecode Server for such tasks. >>> >>> To get the correct date in an LC app i use >>> >>> put URL “http://yourserver.com/whatsthetime.lc >>> <http://yourserver.com/whatsthetime.lc>” into tCurrentDate >>> >>> where yourserver.com <http://yourserver.com/> is of course my server and >>> whatsthetime.lc contains the following >>> >>> put the short system time >>> or >>> put the system date >>> >>> Before LC server i used a php script to get the current date in my Flash >>> Advent calendar. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Matthias >>> >>> >>> >>> Matthias Rebbe >>> Bramkampsieke 13 >>> 32312 Lübbecke >>> Tel +49 5741 310000 >>> +49 160 5504462 >>> Fax: +49 5741 310002 >>> eMail: matth...@m-r-d.de <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de> >>> <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de>> >>> <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de> >>> <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de <mailto:matth...@m-r-d.de>>> >>> >>> BR5 Konverter - BR5 -> MP3 <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/portfolio/produkte/brx/ >>> <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/portfolio/produkte/brx/> >>> <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/portfolio/produkte/brx/ >>> <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/portfolio/produkte/brx/>>> >>>> Am 12.01.2017 um 15:58 schrieb Tore Nilsen <tore.nil...@me.com>: >>>> >>>> I need to retrieve the date from an external source, in order to bypass >>>> any changes to the date settings on the users computer. This is to ensure >>>> that a user cannot start an event until the proper date. (A digital advent >>>> calendar) I was foolishly thinking that the internet date was what I was >>>> looking for, but it is just another way to format the internal date as set >>>> by the user. Therefore, getting the internet date does not bypass any >>>> changes to the machines local settings. >>>> >>>> Information about the proper date for each event is stored as a custom >>>> property of different images in the application. This property is in the >>>> form of localized date, and is converted to seconds for comparison with >>>> the actually date, which of course is also converted to seconds. >>>> Everything here works as expected, but changing the computers date >>>> settings will allow the user to override the restraints in the script. I >>>> therefore need to get the date from a source outside the control of the >>>> user. (The application is a desktop standalone.) >>>> >>>> I am in a bit of a hurry (deadline on Thursday this week) and I can not >>>> seem to find any solutions searching for it in the usual places. I am >>>> unfamiliar with retrieving data from servers and services, so I am >>>> unfortunately stuck at the moment. Any help will much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Tore Nilsen >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>> <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> <mailto: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 >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >> <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto: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 >> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode>> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto: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 > <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
