Re: RFC: Optimizing stripDup()

2001-10-31 Thread andu
LiangTyan Fui wrote: > > On 10/29/01 11:09 PM, eugen helbling wrote: > > > Hi LiangTyan, > > just to demonstrate that the new "split"(I like them) can do in case of > > duplicate removing. > > > > for example you have a field/variable having something like > > "nameA,firstnameB" & cr & "nameA,f

Re: RFC: Optimizing stripDup()

2001-10-31 Thread LiangTyan Fui
On 10/29/01 11:09 PM, eugen helbling wrote: > Hi LiangTyan, > just to demonstrate that the new "split"(I like them) can do in case of > duplicate removing. > > for example you have a field/variable having something like > "nameA,firstnameB" & cr & "nameA,firstnameC" > in it, you can use "split"

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Peter Reid
>Hello, >Could someone please enlighten me as to why ordinary text (no >formatting) uploaded via ftp to a server behaves perfectly when >uploading it from Windows, whereas on Mac all returns have >disappeared and been replaced by lots of boxes? This is with MC2.4. > >The script I use: > put "f

RE: Fonts

2001-10-31 Thread Monte Goulding
Fonts are a bugger! I can't remember the url but if you search for fonts on the Microsoft website you will find a cross platform package of fonts that are free to download and are also distributed with IE 5. I think you can even distribute them but I'm not sure. Note that Windows 95 has a very li

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Ben Rubinstein
on 31/10/01 11:47 PM, Scott Raney at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > true compability didn't ever seem to be an issue because HyperCard can't deal > with binary data anyway (nor can any HC user, at least if they're still using > HC ;-) can't deal with binary data directly, no, because it uses zero term

Re: Fonts

2001-10-31 Thread Gregory Lypny
Thanks, Nicholas and Scott for the font advice. Greg _ Gregory Lypny Associate Professor of Finance John Molson School of Business Concordia University _ "Take chances, make mistakes!" - Ms

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Scott Raney
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 Ben Rubinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 31/10/01 3:54 PM, Ken Ray at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This has to do with the fact that the Mac uses a carriage return/line-feed > > combination (CRLF) at the end of each line, and Windows generally uses just > > LFs (or is ju

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Phil Davis
- Original Message - From: "Geoff Canyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Mac-text > At 9:54 AM -0600 10/31/01, Ken Ray wrote: > >This has to do with the fact that the Mac uses a carriage return/line-feed > >combination

Re: wait for moves

2001-10-31 Thread Michael Walas
This list is the best! The line below worked. Thanks everybody. > How about: > wait until the movingControls = empty > Maybe that'll do it. > Phil I wrote: > I have a script with a repeat loop that causes objects to move around the > screen. Depending > on user choices, sometimes there

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Richard Gaskin
Ken Ray wrote: > Ben, > > Thanks for the clarification... I *knew* I'd forgotten something... As for > your comment about "CRLF", VB has that as a constant (vbCRLF), so why > shouldn't MetaCard? ;-) Seconded (that's the only ToolBook token I fell in love with). -- Richard Gaskin Fourth Wor

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Ken Ray
Ben, Thanks for the clarification... I *knew* I'd forgotten something... As for your comment about "CRLF", VB has that as a constant (vbCRLF), so why shouldn't MetaCard? ;-) Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message --

Re: Arrays! We have arrays?!?

2001-10-31 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 1:37 PM + 10/31/01, Ray G Miller wrote: >Do squre brackets, "[]", define an array? Are arrays tab delimited, comma >delimited >or can any char work? Besides "itemArray", what are the other array tools? >So many questions, so little doc... > >How many other undocumented functions are there?

Re: Arrays! We have arrays?!?

2001-10-31 Thread andu
Ray G Miller wrote: > > I was amazed and delighted to learn MC had array tools! They could be a > bazillion > times faster than running thru a repeat loop > > But where are they? I looked under every bushel basket Scott has scattered > around > but could find nary a mention of "array, itemA

Arrays! We have arrays?!?

2001-10-31 Thread Ray G Miller
I was amazed and delighted to learn MC had array tools! They could be a bazillion times faster than running thru a repeat loop But where are they? I looked under every bushel basket Scott has scattered around but could find nary a mention of "array, itemArray, or thingieArray." These neat

Re: wait for moves

2001-10-31 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 7:08 PM +0100 10/31/01, Klaus Major wrote: >Hi Michael, > >> I have a script with a repeat loop that causes objects to move around the >> screen. Depending >> on user choices, sometimes there are simultaneous moving objects ( because >> "without waiting" >> was used for the objects move). >>

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Ben Rubinstein
on 31/10/01 3:54 PM, Ken Ray at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This has to do with the fact that the Mac uses a carriage return/line-feed > combination (CRLF) at the end of each line, and Windows generally uses just > LFs (or is just CRs? I can't remember right now). CRs are ASCII 13, LFs are > ASCII

Re: wait for moves

2001-10-31 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Michael Walas wrote: > I have a script with a repeat loop that causes objects to move around the > screen. Depending > on user choices, sometimes there are simultaneous moving objects ( because > "without waiting" > was used for the objects move). > > This is the problem.. I want all

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Geoff Canyon
At 9:54 AM -0600 10/31/01, Ken Ray wrote: >This has to do with the fact that the Mac uses a carriage return/line-feed >combination (CRLF) at the end of each line, and Windows generally uses just >LFs (or is just CRs? I can't remember right now). CRs are ASCII 13, LFs are >ASCII 10, BTW. In any eve

Re: Fonts

2001-10-31 Thread Nicolas Cueto
Gregory Lypny asked: > I've read in the archives that Arial, Time New Roman and Helvetica are > fairly safe fonts to use. Any others? Helvetica is not listed in my MSWord. But Century, the Latinate font which my Japanese OS prefers, seems ubiquitous. Cheers. Nicolas Archives: http://www.mail

Re: Visual effects and/or QT effects

2001-10-31 Thread Domi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ecrivait / wrote: >I use the following handler to deal with visual effects. Visual >effects that are from the answer effect dialog have a long sequence >of characters. I store these in separate fields. Then I just call >their contents when I need them OKay! One cannot call d

Re: Fonts

2001-10-31 Thread Scott Rossi
Recently, Gregory Lypny wrote: > I'm working on a Mac, creating my first cross-platform stack, and > I've read in the archives that Arial, Time New Roman and Helvetica are > fairly safe fonts to use. Any others? Verdana is also good for on-screen use. Regards, Scott _

Re: Visual effects and/or QT effects

2001-10-31 Thread Domi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ecrivait / wrote: >I use the following handler to deal with visual effects. Visual >effects that are from the answer effect dialog have a long sequence >of characters. I store these in separate fields. Then I just call >their contents when I need them OKay! One cannot call d

Re: wait for moves

2001-10-31 Thread Klaus Major
Hi Michael, > I have a script with a repeat loop that causes objects to move around the > screen. Depending > on user choices, sometimes there are simultaneous moving objects ( because > "without waiting" > was used for the objects move). > > This is the problem.. I want all the objects to fini

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Domi
Signe Marie Sanne ecrivait / wrote: >Could someone please enlighten me as to why ordinary text (no >formatting) uploaded via ftp to a server behaves perfectly when >uploading it from Windows, whereas on Mac all returns have >disappeared and been replaced by lots of boxes? That is the different c

Fonts

2001-10-31 Thread Gregory Lypny
Hi Everyone, I'm working on a Mac, creating my first cross-platform stack, and I've read in the archives that Arial, Time New Roman and Helvetica are fairly safe fonts to use. Any others? Regards, Greg Gregor

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Domi
Signe Marie Sanne ecrivait / wrote: >Could someone please enlighten me as to why ordinary text (no >formatting) uploaded via ftp to a server behaves perfectly when >uploading it from Windows, whereas on Mac all returns have >disappeared and been replaced by lots of boxes? That is the different c

Re: Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Klaus
Hi Signe Marie, > Hello, > Could someone please enlighten me as to why ordinary text (no > formatting) uploaded via ftp to a server behaves perfectly when > uploading it from Windows, whereas on Mac all returns have > disappeared and been replaced by lots of boxes? This is with MC2.4. > > The sc

Re: wait for moves

2001-10-31 Thread Michael Walas
I have a script with a repeat loop that causes objects to move around the screen. Depending on user choices, sometimes there are simultaneous moving objects ( because "without waiting" was used for the objects move). This is the problem.. I want all the objects to finish their moves before the

Mac-text

2001-10-31 Thread Signe Marie Sanne
Hello, Could someone please enlighten me as to why ordinary text (no formatting) uploaded via ftp to a server behaves perfectly when uploading it from Windows, whereas on Mac all returns have disappeared and been replaced by lots of boxes? This is with MC2.4. The script I use: put "ftp://use