Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078

[Simon Lord]

Andu has expressed interest in helping us set the server up with MCHTTP, so
we'll begin testing it as soon as we can provide what he needs.  With any
luck we'll have this running and available as a service on our server soon.
Anyone in the MetaCard community willing to host with us will have access to
it as part of our package.

I'm jumping the gun a little here but if all goes well we will ensure that
lots of training and samples are available to anyone interested in using
MCHTTP on this server.

In the meantime, if anyone needs a  host  ...;P

--

Cheers,
Simon

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it!' but rather "Hmmm,that's funny" Isaac Asimov

> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 12:13:38 +1030
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078
> 
> What language are cgi scripts normally written in anyway? I know a little C
> and some Visual Basic syntax so it might just be simpler to go with the
> flow. The other option would be for some enterprising Company to provide a
> low-cost metacard targeted server for all of us. It would make things a bit
> easier. Mind you I assume that's what Simon was offering earlier.
> 
> Oh well Lucky I'm not in a big rush to develop my Web presence.   ;-)
> 
> Regards
> 
> Monte
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> From: "Robin-David Hammond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078
> 
> 
>> 
>> It has been asked how to run MC cgi on a web server. if your isp wont let
> you
>> try www.your-site.com. its run by some cool guys who know what they are
> doing
>> on genuine SUN hardware and Solaris 8.
>> 
>> 
>> rdh.
>> 
>> 
>> "What the hell are you getting so upset about?  I thought you
>> didn't believe in God."
>> "I don't," she sobbed, bursting violently into tears, "but the
>> God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God.  He's
>> not the mean and stupid God you make Him out to be."
>> -- Joseph Heller, "Catch-22"
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078

[Monte Goulding]

What language are cgi scripts normally written in anyway? I know a little C
and some Visual Basic syntax so it might just be simpler to go with the
flow. The other option would be for some enterprising Company to provide a
low-cost metacard targeted server for all of us. It would make things a bit
easier. Mind you I assume that's what Simon was offering earlier.

Oh well Lucky I'm not in a big rush to develop my Web presence.   ;-)

Regards

Monte
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078


>
> It has been asked how to run MC cgi on a web server. if your isp wont let
you
> try www.your-site.com. its run by some cool guys who know what they are
doing
> on genuine SUN hardware and Solaris 8.
>
>
> rdh.
>
>
> "What the hell are you getting so upset about?  I thought you
> didn't believe in God."
> "I don't," she sobbed, bursting violently into tears, "but the
> God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God.  He's
> not the mean and stupid God you make Him out to be."
> -- Joseph Heller, "Catch-22"
>
>
>
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Re: Helper Apps or Intelligent Agents

[Gregory Lypny]

That's neat Kevin,

 I'll experiment with this.  I'm hoping it will be useful in allowing 
grad students to update references specific research web sites.

 Greg


On 24/11/2000 6:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 

>On 23/11/00 1:04 pm, Gregory Lypny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have an example (or can anyone direct me to the relevant
>> help resources) of a MetaCard stack that can access a web site and
>> extract specific information from a web page?
>
>Use the URL commands to download the page, then you can treat the html that
>is returned as text and parse in the normal way.  For example:
>
>put URL "http://www.xworlds.com/" into tVar
>set the htmlText of fld 1 to tVar --remove html tags
>ask "Search term?"
>if it is in fld 1 then answer "text found"
>else answer "text not found"
>
>Regards,
>
>Kevin
>
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Re: Digest metacard.v004.n078

[Robin-David Hammond]

It has been asked how to run MC cgi on a web server. if your isp wont let you
try www.your-site.com. its run by some cool guys who know what they are doing
on genuine SUN hardware and Solaris 8. 


rdh.


"What the hell are you getting so upset about?  I thought you
didn't believe in God."
"I don't," she sobbed, bursting violently into tears, "but the
God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God.  He's
not the mean and stupid God you make Him out to be."
-- Joseph Heller, "Catch-22"



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Re: MC cgi

[George Wade]

Monte,
I'm just sending an application to Digital Forest for Mac web hosting. $20 
a month for 100MB disc space ---

There is also the possibility of having a server purchased and cared for. The server 
is only $5,000; financing can be facilitated. The care and feeding of said server is 
probably reasonable but I didn't ask...   It will all cost less by the time I both 
really need and can afford it.

Your own server is where you could most likely get a friendly hosting service to 
install MC to be clown and wizard.

Now if there are other possibilities.?

George Wade,
Kochi,
Japan

On November 24 2000, Monte Goulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Hi all
>
>All this talk about internet capabilities is making me thirsty ...
>
>Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third party?  ie I 
>assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run cgi and mt scripts.
>
>Regards
>
>Monte



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Re: graphobject

[Monte Goulding]

This is different from what I think most non-programmers have come believe.
And also form the perception I had. When you think that Netscape has gone to
6 when it still reads html files this percetion is justified. If anyone can
add further light on this subject it would be good because I imagine it's
important info so people know what to expect when upgrading.

Best regards

Monte
- Original Message -
From: "Karl Becker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: graphobject


> >I don't actually know what the conditions are to change the version
number.
> >If some intelectual genius (or old grey experienced and time tested
MetaCard
> >user - Simon?) might explain this to me then it would be much
appreciated.
>
> As far as software in the old days went (I have no idea when the old
> days were, exactly) , I remember a dot-something increment involved a
> change in the file format of an application, while a full
> number-upgrade involved some major underpinnings changes to a
> program, whether it was the GUI or something else.
>
> I'm sure there are better, more in-depth explanations out there...
> but unless the file format changed, we'll be in the 2.3.x days for
> some time to come... and that's completely fine with me, as I'm sick
> of whole version numbers coming out on pretty much a yearly schedule,
> with very minimal changes.  Of course, the general consumer wants big
> number changes, as it seems so much bigger that way... and the
> company can try to justify a big upgrade cost.
> Personally, I like the subscription-based pricing that MetaCard
> currently uses - mostly since the updates are so frequent and
> important.  Keep up the great work, MC Corp.!
> --
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>   |
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Solver like Excel

[Monte Goulding]

Hi all

I just thought I'd check to see if anyone had implemented a general purpose
solver like found as an add-in in excell. I would love a copy of the scripts
because in the middle of the year I had to change my thesis because of
trouble developing a function to do this. What made it even more frustrating
was the speed that the excell solver produced results.

Best regards

Monte


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Re: graphobject

[Karl Becker]

>I don't actually know what the conditions are to change the version number.
>If some intelectual genius (or old grey experienced and time tested MetaCard
>user - Simon?) might explain this to me then it would be much appreciated.

As far as software in the old days went (I have no idea when the old 
days were, exactly) , I remember a dot-something increment involved a 
change in the file format of an application, while a full 
number-upgrade involved some major underpinnings changes to a 
program, whether it was the GUI or something else.

I'm sure there are better, more in-depth explanations out there... 
but unless the file format changed, we'll be in the 2.3.x days for 
some time to come... and that's completely fine with me, as I'm sick 
of whole version numbers coming out on pretty much a yearly schedule, 
with very minimal changes.  Of course, the general consumer wants big 
number changes, as it seems so much bigger that way... and the 
company can try to justify a big upgrade cost.
Personally, I like the subscription-based pricing that MetaCard 
currently uses - mostly since the updates are so frequent and 
important.  Keep up the great work, MC Corp.!
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http://www.karlbecker.com |   The Fishin' Hole, and New Tricks
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Re: graphobject

[Monte Goulding]

Sorry, but this does bring up a valid point for me

I don't actually know what the conditions are to change the version number.
If some intelectual genius (or old grey experienced and time tested MetaCard
user - Simon?) might explain this to me then it would be much appreciated.

Regards

Monte
- Original Message -
From: "Simon Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: graphobject


> Whoa, slow down.  In the 10 years I have been using MetaCard it has gone
> from version 1.0 to 2.3.2 unlike apps half that age that are already in
> their 6th revision.
>
> I fully expect to see MetaCard version 2.4 followed by 2.4.1 and so on
over
> the next 2 years.
>
> 3.0 indeed, kids today...
>
> --
>
> Cheers,
> Simon
>
> Graphic Development: http://www.amigo-3.com
>
> --
> "The great discoveries in science are not punctuated by 'Eureka! I've
found
> it!' but rather "Hmmm,that's funny" Isaac Asimov
>
> > From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 00:02:05 +1030
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: graphobject
> >
> > Also Scott now that 2.3.2 is finished would it be possible for for the
list
> > to be posted with probable advances to be included in 2.4 or 3.0
whatever it
> > will be called.
>
>
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Re: script behavior change? "\"-splitted lines

[Ernst Michael Reicher]

->Signe Marie Sanne
Sorry,
I made You misunderstanding...
"than" was a mistyping - I know that it should be "then"
I know that in this case I could write the script:
if x=true then doY without end if
but the point was that in former versions of MC a comment after a splitted
line like:
 \ -- some comment
worked but now it doesn´t.
Was that clearer now???

Regards,
  Ernst

> From: Signe Marie Sanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: script behavior change? "\"-splitted lines
> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 11:49:40 +0100
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ; format="flowed"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >did I sleep??
> >as I remember - and I find it in my former working scripts - comments in
> >splitted lines didn´t matter!?!
> >
> >example:
> >if a=b and \ -- a = weight of grandma, b = height of her car
> >c=d and \ -- c = length of her right middle finger, d = width my left
hand
> >e=f than \ -- this is an important developercomment please do not delete
> >doThisAndDoThat
> >end if
>
>
> Try with the last 'end if' and 'then' instead of 'than', then it should
work.
> Regards
> Signe Marie Sanne
>
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>
>
> --- MESSAGE metacard.v004.n077.2 ---
>
> From: Signe Marie Sanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: script behavior change? "\"-splitted lines
> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:12:58 +0100
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ; format="flowed"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >>did I sleep??
> >>as I remember - and I find it in my former working scripts - comments in
> >>splitted lines didn´t matter!?!
> >>
> >>example:
> >>if a=b and \ -- a = weight of grandma, b = height of her car
> >>c=d and \ -- c = length of her right middle finger, d = width my left
hand
> >>e=f than \ -- this is an important developercomment please do not delete
> >>doThisAndDoThat
> >>end if
> >
> >
> >Try with the last 'end if' and 'then' instead of 'than', then it should
work.
>
> Sorry, I meant WITHOUT the last 'end if'.
>
> ---
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Re: MC cgi

[Simon Lord]

There are a few exceptions...;P

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> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 00:08:19 +1030
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MC cgi
> 
> Would it be impractical to use a Canadian host for an Australian company. I
> think the $ conversion wouldn't work out well fo me either. I'm really
> asking how this stage.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Monte
> - Original Message -
> From: "Simon Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:57 PM
> Subject: Re: MC cgi
> 
> 
>> We have a server that could do this, I'm sure Kevin and a few others could
>> also do it.  I was going to get around to asking Andu, Scott and others
> what
>> the requirements would actually be before offering this service.
>> 
>> We are in the process of upgrading to a 40gig disk and 512RAM server on
> our
>> tiny 155 Mbit connection ;)  (Linux Server)
>> 
>> If there are enough interested parties then I'm sure our hosting company
>> would welcome you, we have pricing up on our hosting page and everything
> is
>> always in CANADIAN funds so our US and overseas clients end up paying
> less.
>> See the link below (use the test mode site and find pricing under
> *hosting*
>> link).
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Simon
>> 
>> Graphic Development: http://www.amigo-3.com/
>> 
>> (new site in test mode) http://www.amigo-3.com/newamigo
>> 
>> --
>> "The great discoveries in science are not punctuated by 'Eureka! I've
> found
>> it!' but rather "Hmmm,that's funny" Isaac Asimov
>> 
>>> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:20:56 +1030
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: MC cgi
>>> 
>>> Hi all
>>> 
>>> All this talk about internet capabilities is making me thirsty for
>>> knowledge. This question is probably more related to my lack of
>>> understanding of web servers that any thing else.
>>> 
>>> Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third
> party?
>>> ie I assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run
> cgi
>>> and mt scripts.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Monte
>>> 
>>> 
> 
> __
>>> ___
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>> 
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Stopping Sound on Close Stack

[Peter Reid]

I'm trying to make sure that any currently playing sound is 
immediately terminated if a user clicks on a standalone app's close 
button under Windows NT.  I have put handlers for "CloseStackRequest" 
and "CloseStack", both of which do "play stop".  However, some of the 
time it works and other times it doesn't!  It seems to be more likely 
to fail when my app is running as a standalone rather than as a stack 
with the MC engine running as a Player.  This is with MC2.3.2b4 by 
the way.

Cheers
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Re: graphobject

[Simon Lord]

Whoa, slow down.  In the 10 years I have been using MetaCard it has gone
from version 1.0 to 2.3.2 unlike apps half that age that are already in
their 6th revision.

I fully expect to see MetaCard version 2.4 followed by 2.4.1 and so on over
the next 2 years.

3.0 indeed, kids today...

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> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 00:02:05 +1030
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: graphobject
> 
> Also Scott now that 2.3.2 is finished would it be possible for for the list
> to be posted with probable advances to be included in 2.4 or 3.0 whatever it
> will be called.


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Re: MC cgi

[Monte Goulding]

Would it be impractical to use a Canadian host for an Australian company. I
think the $ conversion wouldn't work out well fo me either. I'm really
asking how this stage.

Regards

Monte
- Original Message -
From: "Simon Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: MC cgi


> We have a server that could do this, I'm sure Kevin and a few others could
> also do it.  I was going to get around to asking Andu, Scott and others
what
> the requirements would actually be before offering this service.
>
> We are in the process of upgrading to a 40gig disk and 512RAM server on
our
> tiny 155 Mbit connection ;)  (Linux Server)
>
> If there are enough interested parties then I'm sure our hosting company
> would welcome you, we have pricing up on our hosting page and everything
is
> always in CANADIAN funds so our US and overseas clients end up paying
less.
> See the link below (use the test mode site and find pricing under
*hosting*
> link).
>
> --
>
> Cheers,
> Simon
>
> Graphic Development: http://www.amigo-3.com/
>
> (new site in test mode) http://www.amigo-3.com/newamigo
>
> --
> "The great discoveries in science are not punctuated by 'Eureka! I've
found
> it!' but rather "Hmmm,that's funny" Isaac Asimov
>
> > From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:20:56 +1030
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: MC cgi
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > All this talk about internet capabilities is making me thirsty for
> > knowledge. This question is probably more related to my lack of
> > understanding of web servers that any thing else.
> >
> > Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third
party?
> > ie I assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run
cgi
> > and mt scripts.
> >
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Re: Giving the final user the possibility of compile .exe files

[Kevin Miller]

On 23/11/00 1:09 pm, Eduardo Volpi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks a lot for all replies on the subject :
> Text Style/Interesting Tool
> 
> Now i am trying to discover if it is possible to align
> single selected lines of text instead of the entire text
> field like in:
> 
> set the textAlign of fld 1 to "center"

Currently, this is not supported.

> Another question that i have is about giving the final
> user the possibility of compile .exe files.
> Is this possible?  The only way i can see is to
> distrubute the mc engine with the app and rename the main
> stack to mchome.mc

Yes.  Check out the Standalone Builder option in the tools menu.

Regards,

Kevin

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Re: Helper Apps or Intelligent Agents

[Kevin Miller]

On 23/11/00 1:04 pm, Gregory Lypny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Does anyone have an example (or can anyone direct me to the relevant
> help resources) of a MetaCard stack that can access a web site and
> extract specific information from a web page?

Use the URL commands to download the page, then you can treat the html that
is returned as text and parse in the normal way.  For example:

put URL "http://www.xworlds.com/" into tVar
set the htmlText of fld 1 to tVar --remove html tags
ask "Search term?"
if it is in fld 1 then answer "text found"
else answer "text not found"

Regards,

Kevin

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Re: MC cgi

[Kevin Miller]

On 23/11/00 12:50 pm, Monte Goulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third party?
> ie I assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run cgi
> and mt scripts.

Yes, but only with some ISPs.  You need to ask them if you can run an
executable on their server: and the vast majority will say no.  It tends to
be possible when you have a dedicated server package, though those are more
expensive and require lots of maintenance (thats what we use).

Regards,

Kevin

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hidden folders

[Monte Goulding]

Hi all

I'm just wondering if it is possible to write a script to hide a windows
folder or even lock it. This would be good for data or program files
folders. I have tried just setting the property using the system dialog but
found that my stack that reads checks for the existence of the folder can't
find it. Any help would be much appreciated.

Best regards to all

Monte


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Re: MC cgi

[Simon Lord]

We have a server that could do this, I'm sure Kevin and a few others could
also do it.  I was going to get around to asking Andu, Scott and others what
the requirements would actually be before offering this service.

We are in the process of upgrading to a 40gig disk and 512RAM server on our
tiny 155 Mbit connection ;)  (Linux Server)

If there are enough interested parties then I'm sure our hosting company
would welcome you, we have pricing up on our hosting page and everything is
always in CANADIAN funds so our US and overseas clients end up paying less.
See the link below (use the test mode site and find pricing under *hosting*
link).

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> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:20:56 +1030
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: MC cgi
> 
> Hi all
> 
> All this talk about internet capabilities is making me thirsty for
> knowledge. This question is probably more related to my lack of
> understanding of web servers that any thing else.
> 
> Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third party?
> ie I assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run cgi
> and mt scripts.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Monte
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graphobject

[Monte Goulding]

Thanks Ken for sharing the graph object with the rest if us. I began doing 
my own some time back but given time I realised that it was probably going 
to be easier to just create charts for specific projects.

I'm not too sure that It would be necessarily a good thing to include this 
type of object as native unless Scott has heaps of time on his hands. 
Personally I'd like to see a tree list. Particularly one that can handle 
icons. I would probably use a common interface object like this in almost 
every project.

Well what about it Scott? You've come through with the goods every other 
time I've asked.

Also Scott now that 2.3.2 is finished would it be possible for for the list 
to be posted with probable advances to be included in 2.4 or 3.0 whatever it 
will be called.

Disclaimer: I ask only out of pure interest and excitement. If it would be a 
poor buisness decision to let the proverbial cat out then theres no harm 
done ;-)

Regards

Monte

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Giving the final user the possibility of compile .exe files

[Eduardo Volpi]

Thanks a lot for all replies on the subject :
Text Style/Interesting Tool

Now i am trying to discover if it is possible to align 
single selected lines of text instead of the entire text 
field like in:

  set the textAlign of fld 1 to "center"

--

Another question that i have is about giving the final 
user the possibility of compile .exe files.
Is this possible?  The only way i can see is to 
distrubute the mc engine with the app and rename the main
stack to mchome.mc

Regards

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Helper Apps or Intelligent Agents

[Gregory Lypny]

Hi Everyone,

 Does anyone have an example (or can anyone direct me to the relevant 
help resources) of a MetaCard stack that can access a web site and 
extract specific information from a web page?

 Regards,

  Greg




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MC cgi

[Monte Goulding]

Hi all

All this talk about internet capabilities is making me thirsty for 
knowledge. This question is probably more related to my lack of 
understanding of web servers that any thing else.

Is it possible to use metacard as a server on a web hosted by a third party? 
ie I assume I can't get my ISP to host my web and place mc in it to run cgi 
and mt scripts.

Regards

Monte

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Re: script behavior change? "\"-splitted lines

[Signe Marie Sanne]

>>did I sleep??
>>as I remember - and I find it in my former working scripts - comments in
>>splitted lines didn´t matter!?!
>>
>>example:
>>if a=b and \ -- a = weight of grandma, b = height of her car
>>c=d and \ -- c = length of her right middle finger, d = width my left hand
>>e=f than \ -- this is an important developercomment please do not delete
>>doThisAndDoThat
>>end if
>
>
>Try with the last 'end if' and 'then' instead of 'than', then it should work.

Sorry, I meant WITHOUT the last 'end if'.

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Re: script behavior change? "\"-splitted lines

[Signe Marie Sanne]

>did I sleep??
>as I remember - and I find it in my former working scripts - comments in
>splitted lines didn´t matter!?!
>
>example:
>if a=b and \ -- a = weight of grandma, b = height of her car
>c=d and \ -- c = length of her right middle finger, d = width my left hand
>e=f than \ -- this is an important developercomment please do not delete
>doThisAndDoThat
>end if


Try with the last 'end if' and 'then' instead of 'than', then it should work.
Regards
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