Re: Standalones and file icons
on 10.11.02 7:56 AM, Shari wrote: I have a standalone, with embedded stacks, and with external stacks. The standalone has a creator code and custom icons, and all is well. I want the external stacks to also have custom icons, different from the standalone, but nothing I've tried gets the icons to stick. ... What specifically, needs to be done, to have stacks with custom icons? The stacks are part of the standalone program, mostly to save data into, but have other uses as well. Here's what I do: Create icon resources for your auxiliary stacks, and set them up in the BNDL resource to apply to files of type 'MSTK'. Save your auxiliary stacks with stackfiletype MYAPMSTK where MYAP is your creator code. Now, so long as you don't save the auxiliary stacks from the development environment without setting the stackfiletype, they should display your icon in the finder. You may need to rebuild the desktop for the change to appear. But to keep myself sane, I separate this task from development per se by making it part of the build process. I run a lockup utility script before building a standalone, that loads all my auxiliary stacks into memory one at a time with lockmessages true, runs lockup on each (a handler in the stack script that empties fields that ought to be empty, etc.) and saves each with the correct stackfiletype into my distribution directory. In addition, I've modified the standalone builder script to add resources (like the BNDL resource, a version resource, and the icons) to my application from a separate resource file during the build. After all, it doesn't matter what icons those stacks have on my development machine - it's the distribution that counts. Hope this helps, tereza + Tereza Snyder + Senior Software Developer + Attainment Company, Inc. + www.attainmentcompany.com + 800.327.4269 ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Front and back scripts
Shari wrote: Interesting discovery... A stack retrieves scripts from (buttons in) another stack, and puts them into the front and back scripts. All is well. The stack opens another stack, does things, and closes it. And the front and back scripts are now gone, and must be reset. I've put it in the resumeStack handler, to reset them. Not a problem. Just a surprise when things quit working. So many surprises... Is there an opestack handler that triggers the replacing of the backscripts? I've been relying on backscripts extensively for years and found MC's implementation the most robust yet. If this is indeed a bug I'd report it, but first check the messaging to see if there may be something less mysterious at play. :) -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Custom Software and Web Development for All Major Platforms Developer of WebMerge 2.0: Publish any database on any site ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Put URL - getting files from a remote computer
If you're relying on an FTP server to return the file to you, it seems like the request should include info about the kind of service needed from the Mac. In other words, instead of this: put url (file:username:password@address/hardDrive/users/myAccount/filePath/ fileName) into fld X Try this: put url (ftp://username:password@address/hardDrive/users/myAccount/filePath/ fileName) into fld X I haven't tested it - just guessing. Phil - Original Message - From: Gregory Lypny [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:28 AM Subject: Put URL - getting files from a remote computer Hi Everyone, Is there a way to use Put URL to get a file from a remote Mac (OS X) that has FTP access turned on? I've tried put url (file:username:password@address/hardDrive/users/myAccount/filePath/ fileName) into fld X but perhaps I have the syntax wrong. Greg Gregory Lypny Concordia University ___ Better for us if you don't understand. The Tragically Hip http://pareto.concordia.ca ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Put URL - getting files from a remote computer
on 10/11/02 5:28 AM, Gregory Lypny at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Is there a way to use Put URL to get a file from a remote Mac (OS X) that has FTP access turned on? I've tried put url (file:username:password@address/hardDrive/users/myAccount/filePath/ fileName) into fld X but perhaps I have the syntax wrong. Greg Gregory Lypny Concordia University ___ Better for us if you don't understand. The Tragically Hip http://pareto.concordia.ca ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard This is what I use: put ftp://myName:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/folder1/folder2/myFileName/; into binFile:myFolderPath/myFilePath Ray Horsley Developer, LinkIt! Software ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Standalones and file icons
on 10/11/02 5:56 AM, Shari at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a standalone, with embedded stacks, and with external stacks. The standalone has a creator code and custom icons, and all is well. I want the external stacks to also have custom icons, different from the standalone, but nothing I've tried gets the icons to stick. Setting the creator code to the same as the standalone, and creating the various icon resources, works until the stack is opened. The moment the stack is opened, Metacard itself changes the creator code to Metacard's, and Metacard's icons replace mine. I've tried with and without bundle bits, and with various settings checked in the Get File Info item of ResEdit. Even when the standalone opens the stack, and Metacard itself is not running except the embedded portion of the standalone, the icons change back to Metacard's. And the standalone and stack, neither have Metacard's icons in the resource fork. What specifically, needs to be done, to have stacks with custom icons? The stacks are part of the standalone program, mostly to save data into, but have other uses as well. I did not set a new file type for the stacks, as Metacard needs to recognize them and treat them as stacks. Walk me thru it guys, for I am baffled (again :-) Shari C Shari, To set the proper document associations on a Mac, get into ResEdit and study other documents of other programs. A littl experimentation should help you do it in your own. It takes more than just the Get File/Folder Info part of ResEdit. To set the proper document associations with your app, you can follow the directions in the tip on Ken Ray's web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/metacard/metacard.htm?file004 I'll also include for you, below, what Ken sent me on it. Good Luck, Ray Horsley Developer, LinkIt! Software From Ken Ray: Setting Document Associations in Windows (Windows Only) How do I go about setting up basic file association via the registry and how do I get the Rev standalone to recognize that it was launched with incoming parameters and access use those parameters? For the purposes of this example, I will assume a fictitious app called TestApp, with a file extension of .tst and an installed location of C:\Program Files\TestApp\TestApp.exe. 1) Create a key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for the extension, and use the default value to point to the name of the application: get setRegistry(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tst\,TestApp) 2) Create a key in HKCR for the application itself, using the default value to point to a descriptor of the kind of document used by the app - this will be used in list views to show the kind of file a document of TestApp is: get setRegistry(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TestApp\,TestApp document) 3) Create a subkey of HKCR\TestApp to hold the default icon for the application. The value used is the path to the application followed by a comma, followed by the index of the icon resource inside the application. MetaCard/Rev document icons are in the first position and I'll assume for this example that I have used an icon editor to change the icon in the first position of the TestApp executable: get setRegistry(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TestApp\DefaultIcon\,C:\Program Files\TestApp\TestApp.exe,1) 4) Create a subkey three layers deep in HKCR\TestApp to hold the command to open the application when the document with the .tst extension is launched. The path to the document is defined in the registry as %1. Any other info you want to pass to the application you can add to this line. The nice thing about MC/Rev is that you can create all these keys at once in a single command: get setRegistry(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TestApp\shell\open\command\,C:\Program Files\TestApp\TestApp.exe %1) OK, now you have all the registry settings. The next thing to do is add some code to your app. When you launch an MC/Rev app, any command line information is sent to the application and is retrievable via *environment variables* numbered $0 on up. The $0 variable will always contain the path to the application you just launched, and the $1 will contain the first command-line parameter passed ($2 will be the second, etc.). So some simple code for this is: on openStack put $0 into theAppPath put $1 into theDocToOpen answer The doc to open is: theDocToOpen end openStack (Note that you'll need to bundle in the answer dialog box to your standalone or you'll never see the message. ;-) That's it! The next time you create a document with a .tst extension, it will take on the icon in the first position in the TestApp executable (the document icon), and if you double-click it, it will launch TestApp and its path will be passed to the standalone as $1. Hope this clears things up... Posted 7/24/2002 by Ken Ray to the Use Revolution List (See the complete
Put URL - getting files from a remote computer
Hi Everyone, Is there a way to use Put URL to get a file from a remote Mac (OS X) that has FTP access turned on? I've tried put url (file:username:password@address/hardDrive/users/myAccount/filePath/ fileName) into fld X but perhaps I have the syntax wrong. Greg Gregory Lypny Concordia University ___ Better for us if you don't understand. The Tragically Hip http://pareto.concordia.ca ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Standalones and file icons
I have a standalone, with embedded stacks, and with external stacks. The standalone has a creator code and custom icons, and all is well. I want the external stacks to also have custom icons, different from the standalone, but nothing I've tried gets the icons to stick. Setting the creator code to the same as the standalone, and creating the various icon resources, works until the stack is opened. The moment the stack is opened, Metacard itself changes the creator code to Metacard's, and Metacard's icons replace mine. I've tried with and without bundle bits, and with various settings checked in the Get File Info item of ResEdit. Even when the standalone opens the stack, and Metacard itself is not running except the embedded portion of the standalone, the icons change back to Metacard's. And the standalone and stack, neither have Metacard's icons in the resource fork. What specifically, needs to be done, to have stacks with custom icons? The stacks are part of the standalone program, mostly to save data into, but have other uses as well. I did not set a new file type for the stacks, as Metacard needs to recognize them and treat them as stacks. Walk me thru it guys, for I am baffled (again :-) Shari C -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Front and back scripts
Interesting discovery... A stack retrieves scripts from (buttons in) another stack, and puts them into the front and back scripts. All is well. The stack opens another stack, does things, and closes it. And the front and back scripts are now gone, and must be reset. I've put it in the resumeStack handler, to reset them. Not a problem. Just a surprise when things quit working. So many surprises... Shari C -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Save stack as...
The goal: To replace a stack that exists, with a newer version of the same stack. The full filepaths to the stacks are in the variables, and the stacks are in different directories. delete file origStack save stack newerStack as origStack delete file newerStack This prompts the a stack exists, do you want to purge or save dialog. Even though the stacks were all originally closed. How do I bypass the dialog? I don't want to open the stacks. I simply want to replace file origStack with file newerStack, deleting the unneeded copies. And do this behind the scenes. Anybody? -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Save stack as...
Shari, You need to make sure the destroyStack and destroyWindow of the stack is set to true. This way it should purge itself as soon as it's closed. Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message - From: Shari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Save stack as... The goal: To replace a stack that exists, with a newer version of the same stack. The full filepaths to the stacks are in the variables, and the stacks are in different directories. delete file origStack save stack newerStack as origStack delete file newerStack This prompts the a stack exists, do you want to purge or save dialog. Even though the stacks were all originally closed. How do I bypass the dialog? I don't want to open the stacks. I simply want to replace file origStack with file newerStack, deleting the unneeded copies. And do this behind the scenes. Anybody? -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Save stack as...
What happens if you: set the destroyStack of stack origStack to true close stack origStack wait for messages -- to assure that the mem-resident copy was destroyed delete file origStack save stack newerStack as origStack delete file newerStack ?? Phil - Original Message - From: Shari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:57 PM Subject: Save stack as... The goal: To replace a stack that exists, with a newer version of the same stack. The full filepaths to the stacks are in the variables, and the stacks are in different directories. delete file origStack save stack newerStack as origStack delete file newerStack This prompts the a stack exists, do you want to purge or save dialog. Even though the stacks were all originally closed. How do I bypass the dialog? I don't want to open the stacks. I simply want to replace file origStack with file newerStack, deleting the unneeded copies. And do this behind the scenes. Anybody? -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Save stack as...
Shari, You need to make sure the destroyStack and destroyWindow of the stack is set to true. This way it should purge itself as soon as it's closed. Ken Ray They are. Both boxes in the stack object dialog are checked. -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
