Re: PDF-Tools
PDF-Tools_v109, updated to v110 (Mac only) [Tested to run with LC 8.1.10/9.0.5/9.5.0 on MacOS 10.12.6/10.13.6/ 10.14.6/10.15.] Download PDF-Tools v110 from SampleStacks or http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/951/ Added option to use a SVG Icon on the output pages. You can set width (resizes proportional), borderwidth, fillColor, borderColor, x-offset, y-offset and (initial) position on page: topLeft, topCenter, topRight, botLeft, botCenter and botRight. In the stack are the built-in LC-icons (SVG widget) and additional 969 material-design-cons available. Use your own icon by setting the iconPath of a SVG widget. ___ 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
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi Craig - nah, just tried and doesn't work in my situation. I'm creating multipage PDFs which requires the use of "print break" between each card, and if I don't "close printing" between reports the PDFs are corrupted (I suspect only one page of each reports gets printed and then something goes awry). I think I'll try automating a batch-based approach. Thanks for the suggestion though. Terry... On 24/10/19, 7:16 am, "use-livecode on behalf of dunbarx--- via use-livecode" wrote: Terry. Do this. Should be instantaneous: on mouseUprepeat with y = 1 to 5put yourPathName && y into jobPathopen printing to pdf (jobPath & ".pdf")print this cardend repeatclose printingend mouseUp You should get five PDF's in a flash. Craig -Original Message- From: Terry Judd via use-livecode To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Terry Judd Sent: Wed, Oct 23, 2019 2:58 pm Subject: Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong (I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports unless I closed printing after each one. Terry... Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode wrote: > > Hi. > Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Terry Judd via use-livecode > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Cc: Terry Judd > Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm > Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop > > I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not having to do that. > > Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform issue. LC 9.0.5. > > Terry... > > ___ > 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
Re: Guaranteed crash to desktop!
Wow! How odd... I'm using the same OS and version. Bob S > On Oct 23, 2019, at 13:42 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Bob, > >> Am 23.10.2019 um 22:26 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hi all. >> >> This is really obscure, but if you want to try it you can. On MacOS open >> script editor, then copy the path to a file from the get info dialog. Paste >> that part. It has little right arrow icons for the path separators. click >> after one of these little gremlins. Backspace. Voila! Crash to Desktop >> guaranteed! > > No crash here, can I get my money back? 8-) > macOS 10.14.6, LC 9.5.0. > >> I suspect the desired behavior would be to convert the wierd path of the >> file to a proper path but that is probably expecting too much from the >> Script Editor. It doesn't bother me, I just thought it was a curious >> behavior. >> >> Bob S > > Best > > Klaus > > -- > Klaus Major > https://www.major-k.de > kl...@major-k.de ___ 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
Re: Guaranteed crash to desktop!
Hi Bob, > Am 23.10.2019 um 22:26 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Hi all. > > This is really obscure, but if you want to try it you can. On MacOS open > script editor, then copy the path to a file from the get info dialog. Paste > that part. It has little right arrow icons for the path separators. click > after one of these little gremlins. Backspace. Voila! Crash to Desktop > guaranteed! No crash here, can I get my money back? 8-) macOS 10.14.6, LC 9.5.0. > I suspect the desired behavior would be to convert the wierd path of the file > to a proper path but that is probably expecting too much from the Script > Editor. It doesn't bother me, I just thought it was a curious behavior. > > Bob S Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ 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
Re: Death of eSellerate (48-hour, 50%-off) REBIRTH Sale
On 10/23/2019 8:47 AM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode wrote: Due to the untimely, or at least inconvenient, demise of an old electronic friend (eSellerate) as a separate entity, I have migrated the addon store to its parent company (Digital River) and updated the store links on the livecodeaddons.com web site. To commemorate this occasion and launch the updated store, I've issued a REBIRTH coupon for half-price on any/all available addons. Coupon Code: rebirth (50%) Web Page: http://livecodeaddons.com/ (click Store) Store URL: http://curryk.com/addon-store Curry K. LiveCode Addons - First and best - Instant delivery! Reginfo is shown on the order confirmation web page AND email, so there's no waiting; get started today. I'll take down the Coupon Code in approx 2 days. The Reg Guide is now text, rather than PDF. Happy coding Best wishes, Curry Kenworthy WordLib: Take charge of MS Word and OpenOffice documents SpreadLib: "Excel-lent" spreadsheet import/export for LC http://livecodeaddons.com/ ___ 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 Nice deal! ___ 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
AW: Signing, Notarizing, and Stapling and macOS versions
On 10/23/2019 8:49 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: LiveCode 9xx is supported on macOS Maveriks (10.9) and up Catalina (10.15) requires Notarized DMG or App to be allowed to open/run I have discovered that a Notarized and Stapled DMG works on Catalina and Mojave (10.14), but presents an error when trying to open on El Capitan (10.11). Does anyone have a definitive list of macOS versions from 10.9 and up by signed - notarized - stapled and what works so I don't have to develop one myself? I can not find thi at Apple. 10.12 is min OS to "staple" on and 10.13 the min to notarize, but that is form a building it, rather than using it. So far I have: [Signed is "code signed only") OS Signed Notarized Stapled 10.9 Works Untested Fails 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 Works Works Works 10.15 Fails Works Works All blanks are untested. Here are the results for anyone interested: macOS name signed notarized stapled 10.9 Mavricks OK FAIL FAIL 10.10 Yosemite OK FAIL FAIL 10.11 El Capitan OK FAIL FAIL 10.12 Sierra OK OK OK 10.13 High Sierra OK OK OK 10.14 Mojave OK OK OK 10.15 Catalina * OK OK * A signed DMG opens, but any Apps in the DMG present a the notice that Apple can't validate the security of the app. A Notarized or Notarized and Staples DMG can be opened and any Signed apps (but the Apps themselves do not need to be Notarized) can be opened from within the DMG What this means for anyone distributing macOS apps outside the MacApp store is that you probably need to offer 2 different DNG downloads for macOS users: a signed (or even unsigned DMG (with your signed App in it) for 10-9 through 10.11 and a signed, notarized, (and optionally stapled), DMG with your code signed app in it for 10.12 through 10.15 OR you could do the 1st for 10.9 through 10.14 and just a separate one for 10.15. ___ 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
Guaranteed crash to desktop!
Hi all. This is really obscure, but if you want to try it you can. On MacOS open script editor, then copy the path to a file from the get info dialog. Paste that part. It has little right arrow icons for the path separators. click after one of these little gremlins. Backspace. Voila! Crash to Desktop guaranteed! I suspect the desired behavior would be to convert the wierd path of the file to a proper path but that is probably expecting too much from the Script Editor. It doesn't bother me, I just thought it was a curious behavior. Bob S ___ 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
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Terry. Do this. Should be instantaneous: on mouseUprepeat with y = 1 to 5put yourPathName && y into jobPathopen printing to pdf (jobPath & ".pdf")print this cardend repeatclose printingend mouseUp You should get five PDF's in a flash. Craig -Original Message- From: Terry Judd via use-livecode To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Terry Judd Sent: Wed, Oct 23, 2019 2:58 pm Subject: Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong (I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports unless I closed printing after each one. Terry... Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi. > Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Terry Judd via use-livecode > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Cc: Terry Judd > Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm > Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop > > I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by > populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and > graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. > While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few > minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that > obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try > to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've > had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping > through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not > having to do that. > > Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform > issue. LC 9.0.5. > > Terry... > > ___ > 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
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi Craig - yes, I open and close printing for each report. I might be wrong (I’ve been using variations of the same printing routine for ages) but I seem to recall that I was unable to successfully or reliably create separate reports unless I closed printing after each one. Terry... Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2019, at 12:53 am, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi. > Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Terry Judd via use-livecode > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Cc: Terry Judd > Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm > Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop > > I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by > populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and > graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. > While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few > minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that > obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try > to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've > had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping > through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not > having to do that. > > Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform > issue. LC 9.0.5. > > Terry... > > ___ > 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
Re: RE Video Player LiveCode on Windows
I don't think this is a player problem, it's a script editor issue. The slowdown has been reported before, mostly on Windows, but yesterday I had the identical problem on Mac. Editing slows to a crawl until finally the IDE locks up and you're forced to force quit. To avoid losing work, restart LC when you see the editor begin to be unresponsive. That's not a great solution but it solves things for a while. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On October 23, 2019 11:31:11 AM "R.H. via use-livecode" wrote: @ Paul Dupuis Thank you very much, Paul, for your detailed answer. I removed my other Codec package and installed the LAV package as recommended by you. It works well! Great. All the videos I have in MP4, etc. are playing now. This makes me happy. But the other biggest problem: My IDE starts hanging (Windows 64, Version Indy 9.05 and 9.5) when working with the player and being in edit mode, mainly using the script editor. This happens all the time. There is no exact recipe. After some time, I already notice LC is slowing down (it takes long time for anything to happen) , and soon after that all freezes, and then I have to force-quit and restart all over again. As long as the user mode is on and as long as the player is just playing, it seems to be ok . Except, of course, there is a huge bug list that you mentioned. If anybody else has experienced hanging/freezing LiveCode using the player in edit mode, I would then create a but report because I could not find a similar report there. Unfortunately, there is no very clear recipe yet. Roland ___ 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
Re: RE Video Player LiveCode on Windows
I concur with Peter's suggestion. Using LC9.0.5 RELEASE, I have not seen crashes when editing stacks with player objects or changing player properties. LC9.0.5rc1 and LC9.5.0 RELEASE have bugs that can crash the IDE while debugging. However, in our two applications that use the player object, the player is generally not set to any video (filename is empty) while editing. -- Paul On 10/23/2019 12:43 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: Roland, You might try setting filename of the player to empty before going to edit mode (catching the editScript message). In the past, if a player couldn’t find the referenced file it often causes LC to freeze or slow way down, similarly to what you’re reporting. Peter Bogdanoff ArtsInteractive On Oct 23, 2019, at 12:28 PM, R.H. via use-livecode wrote: @ Paul Dupuis Thank you very much, Paul, for your detailed answer. I removed my other Codec package and installed the LAV package as recommended by you. It works well! Great. All the videos I have in MP4, etc. are playing now. This makes me happy. But the other biggest problem: My IDE starts hanging (Windows 64, Version Indy 9.05 and 9.5) when working with the player and being in edit mode, mainly using the script editor. This happens all the time. There is no exact recipe. After some time, I already notice LC is slowing down (it takes long time for anything to happen) , and soon after that all freezes, and then I have to force-quit and restart all over again. As long as the user mode is on and as long as the player is just playing, it seems to be ok . Except, of course, there is a huge bug list that you mentioned. If anybody else has experienced hanging/freezing LiveCode using the player in edit mode, I would then create a but report because I could not find a similar report there. Unfortunately, there is no very clear recipe yet. Roland ___ 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
Function to return Default Adapter Info
Hi all.
Now works with Windows! Also, I realized that it's possible to get a new DHCP
lease, in which case any prior connections would be invalid, so now the
function returns the default adapter IP and MAC address on the fist line, and
the default router IP and MAC address on the second line. If this isn't the
same between sessions, the network has changed, so reset your connection.
Enjoy!
function getDefaultNetwork pMode
-- leave pMode empty for just IP and MAC info. Pass "Detail" to get more info
if the platform contains "WIN" then
set hideConsoleWindows to true
put "netsh interface ip show config" into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tDefaultAdapter
-- if pMode is detail just return these results
if pMode is "Detail" then return tDefaultAdapter
-- get the default adapter and Gateway IP addresses
put lineOffset("IP Address:", tDefaultAdapter) into tIPAddressLine
put word -1 of line tIPAddressLine of tDefaultAdapter into tLocalIPAddress
put lineOffset("Default Gateway:", tDefaultAdapter) into tGWAddressLine
put word -1 of line tGWAddressLine of tDefaultAdapter into tGWIPAddress
-- get the default adapter and gateway MAC addresses
put "ipconfig /all" into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tConfigData
put lineOffset(tLocalIPAddress, tConfigData) -3 into tLocalMACLine
put word -1 of line tLocalMACLine of tConfigData into tLocalMACAddress
put "arp -a" into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tArpData
put lineOffset(tGWIPAddress, tArpData) into tGWMACAddressLine
put word 2 of line tGWMACAddressLine of tArpData into tGWMACAddress
put tLocalIPAddress && tLocalMACAddress & cr & \
tGWIPAddress && tGWMACAddress into tCurrentAdapterInfo
else
-- first we need to get the default adapter
put "route get default" into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tDefaultAdapter
put lineOffset("Interface: ", tDefaultAdapter) into tInterfaceLine
if tInterfaceLine = 0 then
return "ERROR: No default interface found!"
end if
-- now we need the detail of the interface
put word 2 of line tInterfaceLine of tDefaultAdapter into
tDefaultInterface
put "ipconfig getpacket " & tDefaultInterface into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tInterfaceDetail
-- if we didn't specifically ask for the interface and router MAC
addresses, return here
if pMode is "Detail" then return tInterfaceDetail
-- now we get the interface MAC address
put lineOffset("chaddr", tInterfaceDetail) into tInterfaceMACLine
put word -1 of line tInterfaceMACLine of tInterfaceDetail into
tDefaultMACAddress
-- and the IP address
put lineOffset("yiaddr", tInterfaceDetail) into tInterfaceIPLine
put word -1 of line tInterfaceIPLine of tInterfaceDetail into
tDefaultIPAddress
-- next we get the router IP address
put lineOffset("router (ip_mult): ", tInterfaceDetail) into tRouterLine
put word 3 of line tRouterLine of tInterfaceDetail into tRouterIPAddress
put char 2 to -2 of tRouterIPAddress into tRouterIPAddress
-- next we get the MAC address of the router interface
put "arp " & tRouterIPAddress into tShellCommand
put shell(tShellCommand) into tArpReply
put word 4 of tArpReply into tRouterMACAddress
-- finally we return the MAC addresses of the default interface and the
router interface
put tDefaultIPAddress && tDefaultMACAddress & cr & \
tRouterIPAddress && tRouterMACAddress into tCurrentAdapterInfo
end if
return tCurrentAdapterInfo
end getDefaultNetwork
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Re: RE Video Player LiveCode on Windows
Roland, You might try setting filename of the player to empty before going to edit mode (catching the editScript message). In the past, if a player couldn’t find the referenced file it often causes LC to freeze or slow way down, similarly to what you’re reporting. Peter Bogdanoff ArtsInteractive > On Oct 23, 2019, at 12:28 PM, R.H. via use-livecode > wrote: > > @ Paul Dupuis > > Thank you very much, Paul, for your detailed answer. I removed my other > Codec package and installed the LAV package as recommended by you. It works > well! Great. All the videos I have in MP4, etc. are playing now. This makes > me happy. > > But the other biggest problem: > > My IDE starts hanging (Windows 64, Version Indy 9.05 and 9.5) when working > with the player and being in edit mode, mainly using the script editor. > This happens all the time. There is no exact recipe. After some time, I > already notice LC is slowing down (it takes long time for anything to > happen) , and soon after that all freezes, and then I have to force-quit > and restart all over again. > > As long as the user mode is on and as long as the player is just playing, > it seems to be ok . Except, of course, there is a huge bug list that you > mentioned. > > If anybody else has experienced hanging/freezing LiveCode using the player > in edit mode, I would then create a but report because I could not find a > similar report there. Unfortunately, there is no very clear recipe yet. > > Roland > ___ > 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
RE Video Player LiveCode on Windows
@ Paul Dupuis Thank you very much, Paul, for your detailed answer. I removed my other Codec package and installed the LAV package as recommended by you. It works well! Great. All the videos I have in MP4, etc. are playing now. This makes me happy. But the other biggest problem: My IDE starts hanging (Windows 64, Version Indy 9.05 and 9.5) when working with the player and being in edit mode, mainly using the script editor. This happens all the time. There is no exact recipe. After some time, I already notice LC is slowing down (it takes long time for anything to happen) , and soon after that all freezes, and then I have to force-quit and restart all over again. As long as the user mode is on and as long as the player is just playing, it seems to be ok . Except, of course, there is a huge bug list that you mentioned. If anybody else has experienced hanging/freezing LiveCode using the player in edit mode, I would then create a but report because I could not find a similar report there. Unfortunately, there is no very clear recipe yet. Roland ___ 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
Re: Windows Command Line Silent Option
Whoops! Never mind. Read dictionary FIRST, not LAST. To prevent a console window from appearing when the shell command is executed, set the hideConsoleWindows property to true. Bob S > On Oct 23, 2019, at 09:05 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi all. > > Shell is great, but on Windows when a shell call is made it shows a command > window briefly. This has the effect of freaking end users right out of their > minds. For all they know, hackers are breaking in and stealing all their > secrets. > > Is there a way to run shell commands without that annoying window popping up? > If not, I can submit a feature request, because without that shell on Windows > is a complete no go. > > Bob S > > > ___ > 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
Re: Windows Command Line Silent Option
Thanks Klaus yer too fast for me. :-) Bob S > On Oct 23, 2019, at 09:08 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Bob, > >> Am 23.10.2019 um 18:05 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hi all. >> >> Shell is great, but on Windows when a shell call is made it shows a command >> window briefly. This has the effect of freaking end users right out of their >> minds. For all they know, hackers are breaking in and stealing all their >> secrets. >> >> Is there a way to run shell commands without that annoying window popping >> up? If not, I can submit a feature request, because without that shell on >> Windows is a complete no go. > > ... > set the hideconsolewindows to TRUE > ## Do you Win shell stuff here... > ... > >> Bob S > > Best > > Klaus > > -- > Klaus Major ___ 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
Re: Windows Command Line Silent Option
Hi Bob, > Am 23.10.2019 um 18:05 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > Hi all. > > Shell is great, but on Windows when a shell call is made it shows a command > window briefly. This has the effect of freaking end users right out of their > minds. For all they know, hackers are breaking in and stealing all their > secrets. > > Is there a way to run shell commands without that annoying window popping up? > If not, I can submit a feature request, because without that shell on Windows > is a complete no go. ... set the hideconsolewindows to TRUE ## Do you Win shell stuff here... ... > Bob S Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ 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
Windows Command Line Silent Option
Hi all. Shell is great, but on Windows when a shell call is made it shows a command window briefly. This has the effect of freaking end users right out of their minds. For all they know, hackers are breaking in and stealing all their secrets. Is there a way to run shell commands without that annoying window popping up? If not, I can submit a feature request, because without that shell on Windows is a complete no go. Bob S ___ 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
Re: Possible solution to determine if default network has changed (MacOS only for now)
Yeah, I won't be able to accomodate load balancing and failover, but the vast majority of situations where the network has changed and LC and sqlYoga doesn't know about it should be taken care of. Essentially my strategy is to save the node and router MAC addresses in a property of the database utilities behavior button I use, then check it each time I attempt to open a connection to the SQL database. This in addition to checking the availability of the SQL database by telnetting to it with the SQL port used. All this to preclude the issue where attempting to connect to a non-responsive SQL server ends up causing a 1 minute delay because apparently that's the timeout. Bob S > On Oct 22, 2019, at 17:13 , Alex Tweedly via use-livecode > wrote: > > Beware CARP !! (or, very similarly, HSRP or VRRP). > > In essence, there are a number of routers, which share a single MAC address - > and it is passed between them (so there is always one active router and only > it responds to the shared MAC address). Meanwhile they each use their own MAC > address to run their routing protocols, and the HSRP. > > Gives fast, easy and transparent fail-over (but with some pitfalls), so AFAIK > not very widely used. > > Alex. > > P.S. within Cisco, the engineering name for this was CRAP - but pressure > form the marketing guys changed it, initally to CARP, and then to HSRP before > it was released. ___ 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
Re: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop
Hi. Are you repeatedly using "open printing to PDF"? Craig -Original Message- From: Terry Judd via use-livecode To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Cc: Terry Judd Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 9:11 pm Subject: Slowdown when printing to PDF in a loop I'm printing a whole bunch of PDFs (multipage feedback reports generated by populating a series of cards with individualised data - mix of text and graphics) and it starts off fast and then inevitably slows down - a lot. While it might start off printing say 14 reports per minute after a few minutes it's down to only 2 or 3. When you're printing 350 reports that obviously takes some time. I'm wondering whether there is something I can try to 'clear the pipes' every few minutes to speed the process up a bit? I've had some success in the past splitting the data up into batches and looping through one batch at a time but it would be great (or at least simpler) not having to do that. Any ideas? I'm on a Mac BTW, so I'm not sure whether this is a cross-platform issue. LC 9.0.5. Terry... ___ 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
Re: My old man vs LC Standalone
One other thing about that - it doesn't have to be a thieving hacker. I wrote a invoicing system for a company years ago (Foxpro for DOS ) and years later I got a phone call saying the system was coming up "I'm Melting " - I could't for the life of me remember why I put that message in. Went to the company and some "clever sod" was cleaning up the hard disk and deleted some of the "unused" files in the data directory. Personally I think your time is wasted putting any protection in other than name and email and address (say) tied to the system and if they have been messed with - It's the user either trying to run it on his laptop (let him) or somebody has taken a copy. Then wait three months and then tell them there is an error "call this number" - if it's the user he will phone for help. If its a thief - just offer him an "upgrade". That is how Microsoft ate Lotus's lunch back in the day was $495 Although Multiplan (the precursor of Excel) had protection - Excel did not (in fact the whole of office did not) you just put in a serial code or one from a serial code generator. This allowed Microsoft to get office in the hands of students and others who did not have the money to spend. Years later everybody with a "illegal" copy was offered an amnesty and "upgraded" to a legitimate version of office for £65 if memory serves. The upshot is EVERYTHING can be broken. Back in the apple 2 days it was more fun to crack the disk protection than play some of the games. The disk protection routines got so clever that one of the disk copier utilities built in a 6502 emulator so you could single step the code of the bootloaders and patch that part of the disk. Finally we got "Snapshot" that was hardware that allowed the saving of all the memory to disk (later copied for the spectrum and c64) Happy days ... https://www.bigmessowires.com/2015/08/27/apple-ii-copy-protection/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17256709 https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/Books/Beneath%20Apple%20DOS.pdf Regards Lagi On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 11:17, Keith Martin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 22 Oct 2019, at 4:02, kee nethery via use-livecode wrote: > > > it would look for Hypercard itself on their disk and start erasing > > stuff in it > > I applaud the ingenuity and totally understand the reasons for her doing > that, but it should be said that damaging *other* software – beyond > the stack itself – on purpose is a questionable tactic that feels like > revenge, especially if it's designed to be silent. It is the actions of > a virus! Not the best grounds to be standing on if this came out and > lawyers got involved, even if the victim was clearly a thieving hacker. > > However, fascinating idea and impressive dedication. > > k > ___ > 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
Signing, Notarizing, and Stapling and macOS versions
LiveCode 9xx is supported on macOS Maveriks (10.9) and up Catalina (10.15) requires Notarized DMG or App to be allowed to open/run I have discovered that a Notarized and Stapled DMG works on Catalina and Mojave (10.14), but presents an error when trying to open on El Capitan (10.11). Does anyone have a definitive list of macOS versions from 10.9 and up by signed - notarized - stapled and what works so I don't have to develop one myself? I can not find thi at Apple. 10.12 is min OS to "staple" on and 10.13 the min to notarize, but that is form a building it, rather than using it. So far I have: [Signed is "code signed only") OS Signed Notarized Stapled 10.9 Works Untested Fails 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 Works Works Works 10.15 Fails Works Works All blanks are untested. ___ 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
Death of eSellerate (48-hour, 50%-off) REBIRTH Sale
Due to the untimely, or at least inconvenient, demise of an old electronic friend (eSellerate) as a separate entity, I have migrated the addon store to its parent company (Digital River) and updated the store links on the livecodeaddons.com web site. To commemorate this occasion and launch the updated store, I've issued a REBIRTH coupon for half-price on any/all available addons. Coupon Code: rebirth (50%) Web Page: http://livecodeaddons.com/ (click Store) Store URL: http://curryk.com/addon-store Curry K. LiveCode Addons - First and best - Instant delivery! Reginfo is shown on the order confirmation web page AND email, so there's no waiting; get started today. I'll take down the Coupon Code in approx 2 days. The Reg Guide is now text, rather than PDF. Happy coding Best wishes, Curry Kenworthy WordLib: Take charge of MS Word and OpenOffice documents SpreadLib: "Excel-lent" spreadsheet import/export for LC http://livecodeaddons.com/ ___ 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
Re: My old man vs LC Standalone
On 22 Oct 2019, at 4:02, kee nethery via use-livecode wrote: it would look for Hypercard itself on their disk and start erasing stuff in it I applaud the ingenuity and totally understand the reasons for her doing that, but it should be said that damaging *other* software – beyond the stack itself – on purpose is a questionable tactic that feels like revenge, especially if it's designed to be silent. It is the actions of a virus! Not the best grounds to be standing on if this came out and lawyers got involved, even if the victim was clearly a thieving hacker. However, fascinating idea and impressive dedication. k ___ 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
Re: My old man vs LC Standalone
On 22 Oct 2019, at 20:47, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: i am counting on his limited willingness to put hours into it. Either way, it will be absolutely fascinating to read about the outcome. Good luck! k ___ 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
