Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2022-09-09 11:40, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Panos, Am 09.09.2022 um 12:27 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode : Hello Klaus, I guess what happens here is that if you fetch item X of line Y and use it directly, LC treats it as a number and displays it in scientific notat

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Thanks for the help, guys. What about this list for a next-up wishlist?: * I think some of the properties in the PI are extraneous: "selected item name", "pre Hilited item", "pre hilited name", so remove them from the PI * Add borders/margins or offsets, because on mobile, there is furniture, espec

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
No, not all are 2-digits.   USA is one digit, many are 3 digits, none are (yet) 4 digits. A phone number would have a leading zero in many countries; usually indicating it's a non-local number (kind of similar to the leading 1- in long distance in the US, e.g. 1-800-555-1212). In the UK, numbe

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
No, I just need to learn to not type emails on my iPhone :-) I do it so rarely, I forget to be careful about autocorrect. On 09/09/2022 16:39, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Someone needs to debug their emails. ;-) Bob S On Sep 9, 2022, at 06:32 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode mailto:

RE: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
The .lce file is in zip format. Change the extension to .zip to easily examine contents. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Matthias Rebbe v

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode
If you would extract the .lce file, then you could copy the extracted folder to the extension folder. Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 09.09.2022 um 19:05 schrieb Mike Kerner via use-livecode > : > > Weird. I thought you could just toss it in the extensions folder. > >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 a

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
It needs to install the dictionary entry and the extension itself, and put the reference into the tools palette. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On September 9, 2022 12:06:29 PM Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: Weir

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Weird. I thought you could just toss it in the extensions folder. On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 10:33 AM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Yes, And after the install you will the widget folder in your "My > LiveCode"==>Extensions folder. It will appear the the tool

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
OK As it turns out, it is nearly impossible to format a series of digits to an international format, separating the different parts by delimiters like - and (). Refer to web link for details. https://www.tipard.com/mobile/international-phone-number-format.html In short, the country code can be

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Bob, > Am 09.09.2022 um 17:38 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > : > > I have a function called formatPhone() I can modify it to support > international notation and send it to you. thank you, will then store it for future use. > Are all country codes 2 digits? And why would a phone nu

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Someone needs to debug their emails. ;-) Bob S On Sep 9, 2022, at 06:32 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: Put (“” & item 9 of globe) onto item 6 of tnewline ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I have a function called formatPhone() I can modify it to support international notation and send it to you. Are all country codes 2 digits? And why would a phone number have a leading 0? Bob S > On Sep 9, 2022, at 03:00 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi friends, > > I have

RE: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Yes, And after the install you will the widget folder in your "My LiveCode"==>Extensions folder. It will appear the the tool palette and in the inclusions pane of the standalone settings. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message---

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
You have to use the IDE to install widgets. Tools… Extension Manager… + (icon, top right) Brian Milby br...@milby7.com > On Sep 9, 2022, at 9:40 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode > wrote: > > Throwing NavRAD into my extensions folder doesn't seem to install it. I > wonder why. > >> On Tue, Se

Re: NAVRAD was: lcb missing manual

2022-09-09 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Throwing NavRAD into my extensions folder doesn't seem to install it. I wonder why. On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 4:19 PM Mike Kerner wrote: > by the way, isn't it crazy how much overhead is required with lcb widgets? > there is so...much...stuff you have to put on top just to get to the heart > of the

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Alex, > Am 09.09.2022 um 15:18 schrieb Alex Tweedly via use-livecode > : > > How about > > Put (“” & item 9 of globe) onto item 6 of tnewline or this way. :-) > Alex > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 9 Sep 2022, at 11:40, Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> wrote: >> >> Hi Panos, >> >>

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
How about Put (“” & item 9 of globe) onto item 6 of tnewline Alex Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Sep 2022, at 11:40, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi Panos, > >> Am 09.09.2022 um 12:27 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hello Klaus, >> >> I guess what happens he

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Panos, > Am 09.09.2022 um 12:27 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode > : > > Hello Klaus, > > I guess what happens here is that if you fetch item X of line Y and use it > directly, LC treats it as a number and displays it in scientific notation. obviously! > On the contrary, if you first

Re: LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread panagiotis m via use-livecode
Hello Klaus, I guess what happens here is that if you fetch item X of line Y and use it directly, LC treats it as a number and displays it in scientific notation. On the contrary, if you first put item X of line Y into a variable, then the variable is treated as text, so it is not converted. Kin

LC converts phone number to scientific notation

2022-09-09 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi friends, I have a very strange problem, but also found a workaround for it. I first convert an 8 MB CSV file with 6 lines to TAB delimited data, then I parse the file and just extract some columns from the 6 lines to display in a field. E.g. the column "number dialled", which contain