RE: off topic PHP

Thanks to Eva and Michael for information. There are a lot of PHP resources available on the web. I was specifically hoping for a listserv dedicated to PHP...I'll keep searching. --Leston At 04:29 AM 5/29/2002, you wrote: >I have also recently started with PHP. There are tons of tutorial, free

off topic: Php

Hi all, I'm using PHP for a certain project. Being a PHP newbie, I'm looking for resources to help me. Does anyone know of a mailing list (like this great MetaCard list) for PHP developers? TIA, Leston ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] htt

Re: Test, ignore.

I haven't received any messages for a day or two prior to now. At 04:48 AM 5/15/2002, you wrote: > > sorry, the test failed here, nothing happened! ;)) > >Actually, it was a deep and subtle psychological test to see how many people >couldn't resist answering if they're told to ignore... > >:) > >

Re: database and MC

At 04:55 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote: >Leston Drake wrote: > > > At 01:11 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote: > >> How many megabytes of data and how often will it be > >> accessed? > > > > < 1 Mb of data > > No control over how often it will be accessed, but

Re: database and MC

I have been looking the paradigmasoft website for information about Valentina. It looks to me like it could do the job. Anyone on this list have any experience using their XCMD (on either/both Win and Mac) with MetaCard? --Leston At 12:34 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm working on a

Re: database and MC

quot;not very often" side of the scale. >--- Leston Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm working on a database application that requires > > (1) cross platform Win/Mac (that's why I'm using > > MC!) > > (2)

Re: database and MC

At 01:20 PM 4/17/2002, you wrote: >Is the server going to be a Mac or PC? Don't know. This program will be bundled with a textbook that is sold all over the country. So both. >Do you plan to >access the database through a web page or through a MC >stack? a MC stack

database and MC

Hi all, I'm working on a database application that requires (1) cross platform Win/Mac (that's why I'm using MC!) (2) runs over a network Item 2 causes some issues for a database application. Specifically, the issues of posting changes to the data when multiple users are working with it (things

Re: Apple Talk network problem

Thanks to Scott Rossi, Scott Raney, Robert and Ray for your insights. From your messages I understand that -Using a peer-to-peer AppleTalk network, no two users can load and run the same standalone file from a remote machine. -So the options (aside from changing the way the software works) are

Re: Apple Talk network problem

At 04:45 PM 4/11/2002, you wrote: >Hi Leston, > >Are you at a work station and launching a MetaCard app which resides on the >server, or are you just using the server as a data base? There is not a server, just a bunch of machines networked together (peer-to-peer). So the application's files are

Apple Talk network problem

s not launch the standalone. Not being very experienced at Mac, I wondered if any of you that work with Macs all the time might suggest a solution or have some insights for me. TIA Leston -- Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. www.lpsoftware.com

mci & midi questions

I need some help. I'm trying to add some 'background' music to an application and I would like to use MIDI (small files are good). In MetaCard (on Windows) you use the mciSendString() function to send commands to the Windows system, and this is fine, except that I need a comprehensive list of

dissolve effect details

BTW, this is on WinME, using MC 2.4.1 --Leston ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard

dissolve effect

Hi all, In experimenting with different visual effects for going to cards, it seems that the dissolve effect doesn't work. for example: visual effect checkerboard go to cd "myCard" works as expected, but visual effect dissolve go to cd "myCard" pauses (I suspect to "do" the effect

Re: Internet access

Hugh, On WinME this does nothing. The result is "not opened". Dial-Up Networking is installed on the machine. No RASPHONE.EXE file is found on the machine's hard disk. Hope this helps. But probably not what you were hoping for. --Leston At 02:03 AM 1/9/2002, you wrote: > > > I am trying to m

Re: finding system folder on Mac

Geoff pointed me to the External collection from RunRev, since I'm still using 2.3. I guess in 2.4 you can use the specialFolderPath function. At 01:10 PM 10/26/2001, you wrote: >Does anyone know how to identify the System (or better yet, the >Preferences) folder on a Mac? I understand this is

Re: ask dialog customization?

on? >Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:16:05 +0200 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi Eugen, > > > Leston Drake wrote: > > > >> Is there a way t

finding system folder on Mac

Does anyone know how to identify the System (or better yet, the Preferences) folder on a Mac? I understand this is the place to store app-specific data on the Mac, but how does one identify it (since they can be renamed)? TIA, Leston Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runre

Re: ask dialog customization?

> > Is there a way to add a button to the Ask Dialog without hacking into it? > > I'm thinking of something like the > > answer "Blah, Blah, Blah..." with , > > syntax for the Answer Dialog. > > > >see the reference > answer [] [with [or [ or ] ] ] [titled > ] > are the captions of the

ask dialog customization?

Is there a way to add a button to the Ask Dialog without hacking into it? I'm thinking of something like the answer "Blah, Blah, Blah..." with , syntax for the Answer Dialog. TIA --Leston Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/m

Re: comparing 2 dates

At 04:15 PM 10/1/2001, you wrote: >Convert them to integers using the seconds format: That's it. I had forgotten about that little trick. Thanks Richard. --Leston Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send

comparing 2 dates

I would like to compare the current date to some future date, say 12/31/34. But MetaCard evaluates the following the date < 12/31/34 as False...? It doesn't seem to be doing a strict string compare, because it evaluates "10/1/01" < "12/31/34" as True (which you would expect wit

Re: double mouseDown messages

At 12:06 AM 8/15/2001, you wrote: >Leston Drake wrote/ schreef: > > > Does anyone know how to turn this off (without setting ListBehavior to > false)? > > Or ideas for trapping the second one? >flushEvents() ? Good idea, Sjoerd. I tried flushEvents() without success.

Re: double mouseDown messages

Additional information: In playing more with this, I've found the following: 1) You don't have to hold the mouse down to get the double mouseDown message sent. A single click will do it. 2) You don't get this behavior if the field is empty At 09:36 AM 8/14/2001, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I have a

double mouseDown messages

Hi all, I have a field with ListBehavior set to true. When I mouseDown and hold on the field, the mouseDown message gets sent twice...? For example, try putting this script in a button with ListBehavior set to true: on mouseDown put "MouseDown message received at"&&the long seconds wait

static when playing audio

Hi all, I've noticed increased static when playing .au files (I'm on Windows) through MetaCard. If you play an .au file through Windows Media Player (or other audio app) it is clean. When you play it through MetaCard using the play command, there is a lot of extra static. Anybody else experien

Re: size of a file/URL

At 07:37 PM 5/15/01, you wrote: >On 5/15/01 11:53 PM, Leston Drake wrote: > > > A simple question, > > > > Does anyone know of a way to find out the size of a file (in Windows)? > >put length(url "file:yourfile") > >Beware though MetaCard will r

size of a file/URL

A simple question, Does anyone know of a way to find out the size of a file (in Windows)? TIA --Leston Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.

Re: XML format (was Re: mcRipper .2)

The basic question here is when to use elements v. when to use attributes. While there are no hard and fast rules for XML, here are some guidelines that I've found useful. 1. Elements are often a better choice because (a) they can contain substructures, (b) they can contain multiple lines witho

launch browser problem

it possible to Close the app? Bottom line: I need to be able to go to another URL (in the browser) whether or not it was launched previously. Hmmm. I'm stumped. Any help GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance. Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http:/

Quick password question

Hi, Once you set a password for a stack, you have to enter that password to view/modify scripts each time you open the stack. Is it possible to permanently "un-password" the stack so that you don't have to enter it every time? or is the password permanent? Leston Drake, Presid

Re: menuPick Message

end menuPick > > The problem is that the handler gets stuck on "hide group oldtab" >because it can't find the object being referenced. However, each group >does, in fact, have the same name as each tab. Any thoughts on this? > Leston Drake, President LetterPress Softw

Re: problem transferring to Mac

o 8 of theTypeString > set my text item delimiters to oldDelim > > tell application "Finder" > set the creator type of file (theFile as string) to theCreator > set the file type of file (theFile as string) to theFileType > end tell > >end doInfo >--

problem transferring to Mac

my .mc file from the Open dialog. When I double click the file, it wants to open it with SimpleText. If anyone has insights, I'd appreciate your help. Thanks, Leston. == Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacar

Re: Powerful installer for Mac

the best products, but the licensing fees are atypical: they charge based on distribution. It is simply priced too high, especially if you have wide distribution of your products. It seems like I recall some mention of other installers people on this list use...so I was hoping for some othe

Powerful installer for Mac

Can anyone suggest a full-featured installer for Mac that has a reasonable licensing policy? I need one that has the ability read and write to the Preferences folder. TIA Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info

Re: Keydown

r "Hmmm,that's funny" Isaac Asimov > > >Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ >Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm >Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list. Leston Drake, President Lette

Re: Text style / Interesting tool

s script in a button that has traversalOn = False so you don't >>lose the selection when you click the button. >> >>Hope this helps. >> >> >>>but it does not work. So, please I need your help. Strange. It works like a charm here. Does the selection rema

Re: Text style / Interesting tool

@lists.runrev.com/ >Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm >Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list. Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.

Re: Help with scrolling

ntil the end of scrollBarDrag > end if > pass rawKeyDown >end rawKeyDown Thanks! That's a big help. Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug

Help with scrolling

ll some comment from Scott regarding embedding graphics into a field in a future version. If so, is that is the beta 4 of 2.3.2? This would solve my problem also. TIA. Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://w

function help

Hi all, Does anyone know of a way to direct a function call to a specific object (stack)? Something like "put the myFunction() of stack myStack into foo". I've got a specialized substack, and I need to call a function in there from a stack higher up the message hierarchy. TI

Re: Version tracking

At 06:23 PM 11/10/00 +0100, Sjoerd wrote: >Leston Drake wrote/ schreef: > > > I want to build a system for automatically tracking version information for > > my stacks. What I'm thinking is storing version information in a property > > of the stack, and updating t

Version tracking

oesn't let you write an "on save" handler in your script). Is this possible? Has anyone else created a system for version tracking that they would share? TIA, Leston Leston Drake, President LetterPress Software, Inc. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lis

Re: Standalone document icons (minimize w/o decorations)

n an image). > >... Quick, easy and aesthetically pleasing > >Regards > >Monte > >>From: Leston Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Standalone document icons (minimize w/o decorations) >>

Re: Standalone document icons (minimize w/o decorations)

to the taskbar like any other application. The look is so nice, especially when you use Tuviah's external collection from xworlds to create a window shape that is not rectangular. So if anyone has a solution, or if Scott has any suggestions I'm "all ears." Leston Drake, Pre

Embedded Word docs in MC?

Hi all, Is it possible to embed a Word document in MetaCard? For example, in Toolbook you can have an OLE object that when clicked will open up Word, you can edit it (in Word) then update the embedded document in the Toolbook file. In Toolbook, it is rendered to look the same as it does in W