Re: Get the nested behaviors of an object

2023-07-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Actually I can set the behavior of a Datagrid via the message box, so that’s okay, but it would be nice to have a property called the nestedBehaviors or something akin. I can probably write a function to iterate through the behaviors to get it and in the reverse to set it. I’ll give that a go.

Get the nested behaviors of an object

2023-07-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Hi all. I’ve got me doots, as Richmond would say, but is there a way to get (and even better SET) the nested behaviors of an object? Now that nested behaviors work for Datagrids, actually *setting* the nested behavior is problematic. There is no place to actually set it in the Datagrid propert

Re: [OT ish] Visual Code Editor and Line Endings

2023-07-11 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
and levure quickbooks also provides amazingly useless errors, especially when you are trying to import data. On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 2:21 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: > > For what it’s worth, I use SublimeText which has linters for both Livecode > Script and Livecode Builder that were

Re: [OT ish] Visual Code Editor and Line Endings

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Smith via use-livecode
Speaking of editors. Does anyone know if there is a list of all the colours used in the LC editor, and what they represent? (some are obvious, others less so) Thanks > On 11 Jul 2023, at 7:19 pm, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > For what it’s worth, I use SublimeText which has lint

Re: Solved: Writing to Mac Application Support folder

2023-07-11 Thread Paul Hibbert via use-livecode
Thank you for sharing. That’s a very useful snippet to save for the future. Paul > On Jul 10, 2023, at 1:11 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > After innumerable tests and failures I've figured out how to read/write to > the Application Support folder on newer versions of MacOS

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jacques, > Am 11.07.2023 um 21:32 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > On 7/11/23 1:46 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >>> I don't know how the search algorithm works, maybe it takes some time to >>> populate. >> See above, well, that should be finished already. 8-) > Yo

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/11/23 1:46 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: I don't know how the search algorithm works, maybe it takes some time to populate. See above, well, that should be finished already. 8-) You could try writing to support and see if they can tell you what's wrong. -- Jacqueline Landma

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jacques, > Am 11.07.2023 um 17:31 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > My client had similar results where the name of the app was not found. It > could be found by searching for the company name though. > We couldn't explain it. Some weeks later it suddenly could be found normall

Re: [OT ish] Visual Code Editor and Line Endings

2023-07-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
For what it’s worth, I use SublimeText which has linters for both Livecode Script and Livecode Builder that were so graciously provided by Trevor Devore. Not sure how many people know it, but we have a Datagrid and also sqlYoga because of Trevor. Bob S On Jul 10, 2023, at 1:08 PM, Bob Sneidar

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2023-07-11 13:26, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: Anyway, we'll try and figure out what has changed to cause the change in behavior - at the very least we can go back and add a 'breaking change' warning to the release note for the change which caused the issue. Okay so after a bit

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 7/11/23 07:56, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: On 7/11/2023 8:26 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: Cases of using 'tExt' is not uncommon - as it is really difficult to see that it is 'text'... Another one (which bit Ali recently) is `pLayer'. I'm sure there are a fair few other

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
On 7/11/2023 11:20 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Or… he could just go through his code using the find utility and replace every instance of tExt with tExtension. :-) Yes, I plan to: tExt = t Ext = TEXT  > tFileExtension pLayer = p Layer = PLAYER > tObjectLayer etc. __

RE: [OT ish] Visual Code Editor and Line Endings

2023-07-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
Bob, Know what you mean. Another program that's been running for years failed last week because MS changed the behavior of Excel in 365. Customer received the very useful error "Run-time error '1004' Unable to update the FreezePanes property of the windows class". Ralph DiMola IT Director Ever

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
My client had similar results where the name of the app was not found. It could be found by searching for the company name though. We couldn't explain it. Some weeks later it suddenly could be found normally by its name. I don't know how the search algorithm works, maybe it takes some time to

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Interesting. The reason I’ve never been bit by this I think, is that I like to use more descriptive variables. For instance, I might have use tFileExt. I think I got that from one of the articles (or lessons or books) from one of the Livecode contributors, that variable names should be as descri

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Or… he could just go through his code using the find utility and replace every instance of tExt with tExtension. :-) Bob S On Jul 11, 2023, at 5:01 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2023-07-11 12:28, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: Does anyone, including folks at the mothers

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
On 7/11/2023 8:26 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: Cases of using 'tExt' is not uncommon - as it is really difficult to see that it is 'text'... Another one (which bit Ali recently) is `pLayer'. I'm sure there are a fair few other examples. Ouch! 'pLayer' is another I'd better che

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Matthias, > Am 11.07.2023 um 15:34 schrieb matthias rebbe via use-livecode > : > > Much better > if i enter > Sehen Hören Merkn > or > sehen-hören-merkn > or > sehen - hören - merkn > the app is found and listed at first YO!? merkn, oh my, oh my... :-D Thanks for testing! > if i

Re: Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread matthias rebbe via use-livecode
Much better if i enter Sehen Hören Merkn or sehen-hören-merkn or sehen - hören - merkn the app is found and listed at first if i enter Sehen Hören Merken or sehen-hören-merk or sehen hören merk or sehen - hören - merken the app is also not found. > Am 11.07.2023 um 15:04 schrieb

Search for an app in Google Play Store

2023-07-11 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi friends, strange results whjen searching a german app in the Google Playstore. We have an app namde -> Sehen - Hören - Merken in the Apple and Google store. iOS Android

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2023-07-11 13:20, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: Thank you! Bug filed: https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=24266 I am fine changing 'tExt'. As Martin just posted, ‘All words in the English Dictionary should be considered reserved words.’ is not a bad rule. Just to illustrate

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
On 7/11/2023 8:01 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote: On 2023-07-11 12:28, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: Does anyone, including folks at the mothership, have a list of new reserved words in Livecode 10? I have used a variable called "tExt" (t for temp, Ext for extension)  to pul

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
Hi Paul, I remember that at a workshop or meeting, a few years PCE* it was says by someone from LiveCode (although possibly RunRev at the time) by Mark W (I think but I could be wrong but definitely from the mothership) that ‘All words in the English Dictionary should be considered reserved wor

Re: Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
On 2023-07-11 12:28, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: Does anyone, including folks at the mothership, have a list of new reserved words in Livecode 10? I have used a variable called "tExt" (t for temp, Ext for extension)  to pull of the file extension from file paths. i.e. if tFile contains

Livecode 10.0.0dp5 new reserved words

2023-07-11 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
Does anyone, including folks at the mothership, have a list of new reserved words in Livecode 10? I have used a variable called "tExt" (t for temp, Ext for extension)  to pull of the file extension from file paths. i.e. if tFile contains "C:/users/paul/desktop/image.png" set itemDel to "." p