cron jobs and LC server

2014-10-06 Thread jbv
Hi list I need to run a cron job every 5 minutes to process some data on a server and the job needs to stop when all data are processed. The thing is : the data will be posted only once or twice a month and it is impossible to predict when. So my idea is to set up a cron job automatically when

Re: cron jobs and LC server

2014-10-06 Thread Simon Smith
Hi It should be possible to that, my concern would be that for the LC script to create remove the cron scripts, it would need sufficiant privlages to do so, which is not great for security. Although there a few ways around this, it can be more trouble than its worth. It would also depend on how

Re: cron jobs and LC server

2014-10-06 Thread jbv
Hi Simon Thanks for your reply. Yes, security and server load are my main concerns. It is a dedicated server, but there are already quite a few cron jobs running on it. Therefore I thought it wasn't a good idea to add another one that would simply exit most of the time... jbv Hi It should be

Screen updating i version 7

2014-10-06 Thread Michael Kristensen
Hi there Im finding that the screen updating in version 7 is WAY slower than in v6.6. So slow that it is not usable. Multiple things that update instantaneous in 6.6 becomes a visible one-by-one updating in v7 I even read that 7 should use multiple threads... What am I missing? Are you

Prevent Stack Resizing

2014-10-06 Thread JB
In the property inspector you can deselect the LiveResizing option to prevent the user from being able to drag and resize a stack. But this does not stop the stack from being resized if a mac user clicks on the last button in the top left corner of the window. And the resizeStack message is

Re: Prevent Stack Resizing

2014-10-06 Thread Richmond
On 06/10/14 22:32, JB wrote: In the property inspector you can deselect the LiveResizing option to prevent the user from being able to drag and resize a stack. But this does not stop the stack from being resized if a mac user clicks on the last button in the top left corner of the window. And

Teaching LiveCode to Children

2014-10-06 Thread Terica Lynn Swangin
Good Afternoon, I emailed Heather about this and she suggested that I post this request to you. My name is Terica Lynn Swangin and I am emailing to ask for your help. My business, PediNatural®, is in the running to receive a $150K grant from the Chase Small Business Mission Main Street

Re: Prevent Stack Resizing

2014-10-06 Thread JB
Thank you, Richmond! John Balgenorth On Oct 6, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/10/14 22:32, JB wrote: In the property inspector you can deselect the LiveResizing option to prevent the user from being able to drag and resize a stack. But this does

Re: Teaching LiveCode to Children

2014-10-06 Thread Marian Petrides, MD
Voted. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Terica Lynn Swangin pedinatu...@comcast.net wrote: Good Afternoon, I emailed Heather about this and she suggested that I post this request to you. My name is Terica Lynn Swangin and I am emailing to ask for your

Re: RELEASE: LiveCode 6.6.4 RC1

2014-10-06 Thread Chris Sheffield
Dave, Maybe you know this already, but I found with Xcode 6 it is now necessary to go in and set up the device simulators that you need for testing. Open Xcode, then open the Devices window from the Window menu. There might be some default ones, but you can click the + button to set up

Re: Prevent Stack Resizing

2014-10-06 Thread JB
I was wrong about the LiveResizing preventing the user from dragging the window to change the size. That is handled in the controls options Richmond pointed out. Thanks again. Richmond. John Balgenorth On Oct 6, 2014, at 12:41 PM, JB sund...@pacifier.com wrote: Thank you, Richmond! John

from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread larry
Hello, Can someone please tell me the syntax for putting words x to y from one field/var to another? I tried: put words 1 to 40 of field fld1 into field fld2 but that doesn't work. I don't even know how to look up the syntax! Sorry. Thanks Larry

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Dave Kilroy
Larry, try word instead of words - Some are born coders, some achieve coding, and some have coding thrust upon them. - William Shakespeare Hugh Senior -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/from-here-to-there-tp4684223p4684224.html Sent from the

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Larry, Am 07.10.2014 um 00:25 schrieb la...@significantplanet.org la...@significantplanet.org: Hello, Can someone please tell me the syntax for putting words x to y from one field/var to another? I tried: put words 1 to 40 of field fld1 into field fld2 but that doesn't work. I

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Terry Judd
Hi Larry - try word not wordsŠ e.g. put word x to y of fld 1 into fld 2 Terry... On 7/10/2014 9:25 am, la...@significantplanet.org la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Can someone please tell me the syntax for putting words x to y from one field/var to another? I tried: put words 1 to 40 of

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Michael Doub
Larry, I keep a copy of the User Guide on my desktop for just this reason. Look under the help menu. put word 1 to 5 of field “in” into field “out” -= Mike On Oct 6, 2014, at 6:25 PM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Hello, Can someone please tell me the syntax for putting words x to

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread larry
Thanks Klaus and Dave, It is sort of strange to me that I want more than 1 word and so I used words, but you guys are right of course. Just use word Larry - Original Message - From: Klaus major-k kl...@major-k.de To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday,

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread JB
Remember this because it will be the same with char. I always mess it up too. When it doesn’t work just remember to change the spelling of words chars. John Balgenorth On Oct 6, 2014, at 3:37 PM, la...@significantplanet.org la...@significantplanet.org wrote: Thanks Klaus and Dave, It is

Re: RELEASE: LiveCode 6.6.4 RC1

2014-10-06 Thread Gerry
And for me I had to manually download the iOS 7.1 simulator - it didn't install by default. Found it at xCode Preferences... Downloads. g On 7 Oct 2014, at 6:52 am, Chris Sheffield cmsheffi...@icloud.com wrote: Maybe you know this already, but I found with Xcode 6 it is now necessary to

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Kay C Lan
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 6:37 AM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: It is sort of strange to me that I want more than 1 word and so I used words, As to how grammatically correct it is I'm sure Richmond could tell us, but I like to think of it this way, I'm not actually specifying plural what

Re: Screen updating i version 7

2014-10-06 Thread Kay C Lan
I'm on OS X 10.9.5, MBP with retina display and at a screen resolution of 2048,1280 it all looks good to me. Even at 2880,1800 everything seems OK. This is in the IDE 7.0 RC2. This is with a basic stack that has a large field that has large amounts of data changed. Also if I go to the Dictionary

MergMicrophone And Exporting .caf files?

2014-10-06 Thread JOHN PATTEN
Hi All, I’ve been thinking up some nice uses for internal school apps that let younger students record audio into an iPad. It would be nice to be able to share what they record with other students and their teachers. I played around with Monte’s open source MergMicropphone example on an iPad

Re: MergMicrophone And Exporting .caf files?

2014-10-06 Thread Stephen MacLean
Hi John, You can set the format you want to record in, it doesn't have to be a .caf. Here is where I set the settings for recording in an app I have if the environment is mobile then mergMicrophoneSetNumberOfChannels Stereo mergMicrophoneSetSampleRate 44100

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread JB
Thanks for the code examples and expllanations, Kay. I learned a whole bunch of things I did not know. John Balgenorth On Oct 6, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 6:37 AM, la...@significantplanet.org wrote: It is sort of strange to me that

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread larry
I'm echoing John: Thanks Kay for the detailed explanation. That really helps us understand the LC syntax so much better! Larry - Original Message - From: Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 8:31 PM

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Simon
OK, then what is this? put this is a sentence into temp if the number of chars of temp = 1 then put the last char of temp Simon -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/from-here-to-there-tp4684223p4684237.html Sent from the Revolution - User

Re: from here to there

2014-10-06 Thread Mark Wieder
Simon- Monday, October 6, 2014, 10:03:18 PM, you wrote: OK, then what is this? put this is a sentence into temp if the number of chars of temp = 1 then put the last char of temp If you're referring to the number of chars, it's an expression that evaluates to a scalar value. -- -Mark