>if you want to be consistent with other windows apps, you'll have to live
>with the ugliness because that's the "norm" in Windows.
Ouch! I guess a skinning for buttons will be required then...
Thanks again Ken
cheers
Xavier
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Thanks Ken,
That will save me a bit of research and testing I was preparing ;)
cheers
Xavier
On 18.03.2005 08:18:11 use-revolution-bounces wrote:
>That's neat. Now it means I can 'script' complex .NET code too...
>
>Thanks
>
>Vikram
>
>Ken Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 3/17/05 7:06 PM, "[EM
On 3/18/05 12:12 AM, "Derek Bump" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I believe the script you are going to use is a combination of Transcript
> and AppleScript. So no matter what, you would need the MacOS (and I'm
> assuming it requires OS X) and you would have 2 scripts. 1 transcript
> and 1 AppleScr
On 3/17/05 11:48 PM, "MisterX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi scripters,
>
> I keep trying but I keep seeing this ugly focus border on buttons in windows
> (non-XP) but it happens on XP without the xp styled buttons too.
>
> It's an UGLY dotted rectangle showing a few pixels inside the button b
That's neat. Now it means I can 'script' complex .NET code too...
Thanks
Vikram
Ken Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 3/17/05 7:06 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> Wow! I'm a new user and really impressed with how quick (and accurate) my
> first question was answered. I thank everyone who ans
On Mar 16, 2005, at 5:00 AM, Karen wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone have any advice on how to go about putting in time limits
to a
program to give, say, a 30-day trial? And perhaps even more
importantly,
how to implement a key system to remove the trial restrictions for
purchasers?
I highly recommend that
On 3/17/05 7:06 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wow! I'm a new user and really impressed with how quick (and accurate) my
> first question was answered. I thank everyone who answered. Perhaps someone
> can
> also answer the following: Is there any way in which data (e.g.
I believe the script you are going to use is a combination of Transcript
and AppleScript. So no matter what, you would need the MacOS (and I'm
assuming it requires OS X) and you would have 2 scripts. 1 transcript
and 1 AppleScript.
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Derek Bump
Dreamscape Software
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Andre,
Is there a nice and easy DDE reference, faq or tutorial that you know of?
cheers
Xavier
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Andre Garzia
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 06:36
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Can Revo
On Friday, March 18, 2005 2:42 PM Mark Swindell wrote:
snip
Very cool. What I'd like when searching is to return ALL instances of
the search in ALL categories at once... not have to predefine where I
want to search before the fact.
and
Still, a great, usable, useful stack. Thanks.
Exactly my
Hi scripters,
I keep trying but I keep seeing this ugly focus border on buttons in windows
(non-XP) but it happens on XP without the xp styled buttons too.
It's an UGLY dotted rectangle showing a few pixels inside the button between
the text and the shadow border of the button. I tried all the o
Steve,
if you're in a mac, use applescript. If you're in a win32 machine, use
DDE
On Mar 18, 2005, at 1:03 AM, MisterX wrote:
Wow! I'm a new user and really impressed with how quick (and
accurate) my
first question was answered. I thank everyone who answered.
Perhaps someone can
also answer
Hi All,
I have been trying to implement the example script "Print PDF" from "The
Scripters Scrapbook" for saving a card/stack as a PDF file.
I keep getting an error at the "on run {}" part of the script, the error reads
'not a valid handler' hint {
Can anyone help me with this? Is there a differ
Very cool. What I'd like when searching is to return ALL instances of
the search in ALL categories at once... not have to predefine where I
want to search before the fact. Not doing so presupposes knowledge
that doesn't necessarily exist. Also, there is an extra step by
invoking the search
Steve,
Are you on a Mac or PC?
Applescripts or WSH/VBS respectively to make it fully automatic
or simply use CVS.
The other way is via import export...
I wrote a stack to show how to convert from the "exceptional" csv
formats Excel employs to RunRev. Shouldn't be hard to do the opposite.
htt
Further - If a Win stack is minimized and then closed from the taskbar, it
invariably, next time it is opened is still iconified.
In closestackrequest I put - "set the iconic of this stack to false"
And in the openstack or preopenstack "set the loc of this stack to the
screenloc" (or whatever l
Len,
I downloaded your stack - and as you said the icon appears on the taskbar.
But on my win mach it has just been minimized, that's all. Just click the
ID Card icon on the task bar to restore it or right click the icon and
select restore or maximize.
If you still can't see it check its posit
On 3/17/05 7:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I added about 5 lines of code to the smtp library and now runrev refuses to do anything with it
stating there's an error with the comments (well it looks like the second line of the stack script
irregardless of what's there).
Here's the error from the
Here's something else that's interesting - whatever line the "libSmtpConnect"
is on in the
button's mouseUp handler is the same line that is being returned as the error.
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Wow! I'm a new user and really impressed with how quick (and accurate) my
first question was answered. I thank everyone who answered. Perhaps someone
can
also answer the following: Is there any way in which data (e.g. a number)
calculated at in a Revolution stack can be automatically transf
I added about 5 lines of code to the smtp library and now runrev refuses to do
anything with it
stating there's an error with the comments (well it looks like the second line
of the stack script
irregardless of what's there).
Here's the error from the error dialog
executing at 7:50:05
I just uploaded a stack (username: lmorgan) that was part of a two stack
file. It worked fine this morning but I've apparently done something to
mess it up so that it no longer displays. I've checked all the possible
suspects and can't figure it out. I can play with all the controls on
the o
Since we're talking about dates, and date formats, I thought I'd forward
a note from /.
/Break out your party hats. According to
http://www.onlineconversion.com/unix_time.htm , Unix time is supposed
reach 11 on Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:58:31 GMT That's only
1036372537 seconds from 2^31 (ie
OK, thanks to all who helped me. The suggestions of Malte Brill, Jim
Hurley and Richard Gaskin were particularly useful.
I've now done some more fiddling around, and it seems that Jim is
right: my problem is the same as that he was battling previously.
Malte's suggestion to use messages and a f
put revConnectionOfQuery("ConnectCrew") into tConnection
-- first escape error
if tConnection is not a number then
put "tConnection is:" && dbCUR into fld "Exec result"
exit mouseUp
end if
put "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() from tripulantes" into dbQuery
put revQueryDatabase(tConnecti
I am
currently trying to:
1. Use PrimaryOptionButton with the lettters, A,B,C,
2. A SecondaryOptionButton -set multiple choice categories.
3. A TaskField for entering a task or action.
3. Combine the PrimaryOptionButton and the SecondaryOptionButton and
the
TaskField into a Multicolumn field
Hi Wilhelm,
Klaus Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Wilhelm,
(snip)
thanks, very good work!
But after opening your stack, the cursor stucks to "busy", any hints
on
how to remove this?
Hello Klaus,
I do not see this here in the four situations possible for me: Rev and
Metacard IDE on WindowsX
Klaus Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Wilhelm,
(snip)
thanks, very good work!
But after opening your stack, the cursor stucks to "busy", any hints on
how to remove this?
Hello Klaus,
I do not see this here in the four situations possible for me: Rev and
Metacard IDE on WindowsXP and MacOS
I am a new Revolutionary - a whole two weeks - but very excited. I am
trying to primarily work with text and data. If anybody knows of any useful
examples (like Jan Schenkel's stack) for
-drag and drop
-text manipulation from field to field. I would appreciate it. I am
currently trying to:
1.
Well, Chipp Walters and I have decided that, based on the early
feedback from this list and on Runtime Revolution's decision to support
us, we're going to go ahead and hold RevConWest on June 17-18 in
Monterey, California (or, as those of us fortunate enough to live here
say, "Beautiful Montere
Welcome, Chris.
Yes, you can copy a file without RevCopyFile. Depending on the file type,
you can...
put url ("file:"&tSourceFilePath) into url ("file:"&tDestPath) - for text
files
or
put url ("binfile:"&tSourceFilePath) into url ("binfile:"&tDestPath) - for
binary files.
If you als
On 3/16/05 6:16 PM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote:
As announced two weeks ago, the alternative search stacks for the XML
files of the Rev Documentation (version 2.5.1) are now available for a
first inspection.
Wilhelm, this is quite amazing. Very nice!
I see that a symlink to the Rev Help folder works ju
Joy! I can't believe it, but I've never noticed the shortcut reference
before!! I wonder how many other obvious things I've been missing...
On 17 Mar 2005, at 18:39, J. Landman Gay wrote:
Cmd-Shift-C (on Windows: Control-Shift-C)
For the stack script: Cmd-Shift-S (on Windows: Control-Shift-S)
F
Klaus -
thanks for the tips
If the files are not too big, read if they may fit into memory, you
can:
...
put url("binfile:MyHD/Myfolder/slickimage.psd") into
url("binfile:MyHD/anotherfolder/copy of slickimage.psd")
This would be perfect for me. I'd had a quick fiddle with this type of
approach,
> Want to be even more flexible? Try this:
>
> convert myvalue to long date
> if it is "invalid date" then
>answer "That date is invalid!"
> else
>put it into myvalue
> end if
>
Good solution! Nice...
For extended formats, the format function is probably the best all around
tool
put f
On 3/17/05 10:17 AM, Chris Carroll-Davis wrote:
p.s. Is there a keyboard shortcut for calling up the card script ?
Cmd-Shift-C (on Windows: Control-Shift-C)
For the stack script: Cmd-Shift-S (on Windows: Control-Shift-S)
For more: Help menu -> Quick Reference Guides -> Shortcut reference
--
Jacque
> This is nothing new, Xavier,
>
> >But surprise!
> >
Thanks Rob!
I went lengthy on this but you'll laugh at the situation and irony I
hopefully managed to write (ed.) ;)
I, well, no, "we" all know RunRev can't handle all date formats... But
compounded issues in this one little report I tried
Recently, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm a new user with a basic question: I have created two separate mainstacks,
> but would like to combine them so that one mainstack is the substack of the
> other. Can I do that within Revolution? Thanks.
In the message box:
set the mainStack of stack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
Two things to be aware of:
1. Substacks may not have substacks. If stack "B" has substacks before
being converted to a substack, the results may not be exactly what you
expect.
2. The stack script for a mainstack is in the message path of its
subst
On 3/17/05 11:40 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm a new user with a basic question: I have created two separate mainstacks,
> but would like to combine them so that one mainstack is the substack of the
> other. Can I do that within Revolution? Thanks.
Absolutely! You c
Hi Steve,
I'm a new user with a basic question: I have created two separate
mainstacks,
but would like to combine them so that one mainstack is the substack
of the
other. Can I do that within Revolution?
You bet! ;-)
1. Use the (stack) inspector:
Basic Properties -> popup menu: mainstack
2. The
I'm a new user with a basic question: I have created two separate mainstacks,
but would like to combine them so that one mainstack is the substack of the
other. Can I do that within Revolution? Thanks.
Steve Goldberg
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Hello Chris,
Hello folks -
Firstly, I'd better say "hello".
welcome to the show!
I've been subscribed to this list for quite a long time but never
really posted to it, but that's about to change!
Over the last few months I've been getting into Rev after a lifetime
with SC.
So have many of us :-)
Frank, et al,
note that I seem to have come across a problem with this that sticks a
leading zero on the day number, even though my system prefs do not call
for one.
I see that in Transcript also; it was not a problem in HyperTalk.
BTW, doesn't your long date conversion test fail for dates outsid
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Hash: SHA1
Want to be even more flexible? Try this:
convert myvalue to long date
if it is "invalid date" then
answer "That date is invalid!"
else
put it into myvalue
end if
This will convert other recognized date formats into the long date
format and replace
Jacque, et al,
I see seconds & fixed notations (yours + Julian + whatever) as non-sequitur:
To put it another way: For user input validation, a date is valid ONLY if
it conforms to the computer's current system date format.
Rob Cozens, Staff Conservator
Mendonoma Marine Life Conservancy
"Fisherme
At 7:53 PM -0500 3/16/05, Kevin J wrote:
Is there a document or a website that can explain some of the key
words a bit better. When to know when you need the key words "the",
"is" ect.
ie:
if the somthing of the otherthing = "true" then
The the keyword is mandatory before the names of built-in f
Jacque, et al,
If you can think of a bullet-proof way to evaluate dates in all languages,
with all types of delimiters, with all types of system date formats,
without mistaking seconds or fixed-length notations as non-dates, you
might consider submitting a feature request with your suggestions.
Hello folks -
Firstly, I'd better say "hello". I've been subscribed to this list for
quite a long time but never really posted to it, but that's about to
change! Over the last few months I've been getting into Rev after a
lifetime with SC. So although I'm reasonably experienced at scripting
On 3/17/05 6:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No matter that I get weird data gathering item 3 of it... yet ANOTHER bug!
But surprise!
put (2485694 is a date)
I don't think this is a bug. Evaluating dates is a tricky business and I
think the engine does a pretty good job of it. We can't expect it
This is nothing new, Xavier,
But surprise!
put (2485694 is a date)
It gets worse... 1 is also a date!
So either the << is a date>> function is useless as a date checker and we
all must roll our own AGAIN
Virtually any integer represents a date in seconds format in xTalks; so if
you need need to va
Can you explain what wait 0 with messages does?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
Gaskin
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:42 AM
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: Slow screen lock/unlock
Jim Hurley wrote:
> RR does not do a scre
Jim Hurley wrote:
RR does not do a screen refresh after a "set the loc of " in OS X
and so an "Unlock screen" command is required. This slows the OS X
performance.
The Quartz rendering engine in OS X is a strange CPU-intensive beast.
It's a good thing that 16 layers of alpha channels are abs
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Actually, setting the backgroundColor of the stack to white will likely
delete with the pinstripes, you should probably set it to empty
instead.
On Mar 17, 2005, at 8:14 AM, Christian Langers wrote:
Hi,
I only did what Sarah suggested me to to :
Chan
part of the solution is
return (it is not a number and it is a date)
-- it is more likely a date
however this wont work for dates like
put 01012005 is a date
So a coerced or forced check on date type would be necessary...
Any ideas? I dont trust the convert function anymore either...
cheers
X
Hello,
using both Windows XP and Mac OSX, both Revolution and MetaCard:
in a field with listbehavior set to true and imagesource of last char set -
the script: put cr & sometext after fld 1 -- results in either a completely
blurred first line or the application quits. Is this a known bug?
Signe M
Steve,
Here's what I've done and though not the prettiest code in the world, it
has worked solidly for me for the last couple years on Mac, Win and Lin.
I haven't tried the OSX portion...so caution:
global allStatusLo
on openStack
put whichMachine(platform()) into thisMachine
put thisMachine&"V2
thx,,
On Mar 17, 2005, at 8:14 AM, Christian Langers wrote:
Hi,
I only did what Sarah suggested me to to :
Changing the backgroundcolor of the stack to white and setting the
backgroundcolor (here of the cards needing dialogs) to black...
Cheers,
Christian
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Kevin,
> THe other problem I still have
>is that the descriptions in the docs don't show enough examples of the
>different ways a script can be written.
That's not true... If you browse the docs, you'll find examples for
everything
and every use...
But the basics of the is and the keywords is
Hi,
I only did what Sarah suggested me to to :
Changing the backgroundcolor of the stack to white and setting the
backgroundcolor (here of the cards needing dialogs) to black...
Cheers,
Christian
> Christian,
>
> What was it that fixed it? Sometimes reading these threads I like to
> think wh
Kevin,
That is what I always had problems with at first. I learned from
reading other peoples scripts to see how live examples where done. I
downloaded hundreds of sample stacks from the great people on this list
and open them for how this stuff works. THe other problem I still have
is that the
Christian,
What was it that fixed it? Sometimes reading these threads I like to
think what it could be if that were happening to me and would like to
know what fixed it, if ya found out that is. Sometimes they fix
themselves
Tom
On Mar 16, 2005, at 6:28 PM, Christian Langers wrote:
Thanks S
Hi everyone,
Although I discovered this bug using MetaCard, it wasn't surprising that
it didn't work either in Rev...
After the date sorting and conversion problems, this comes as the cherry
on the cake...
I got this nice table "title" field which automatically sorts the columns
below.
I've
Hi all,
All the 2.5.1 Revolution distributions available from the website have
been updated with a new version of the 2.5.1 engine. This minor update
contains fixes to the 'clone card' issue and also Bug 2471.
For your convenience, you can also download just the engines here:
http://www.runrev.
Message: 16
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:59:06 +1100
From: "Michael J. Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Slow screen lock/unlock
To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com
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It takes about 260 milliseconds to lock an
Hello Wilhelm,
That depends of course on the permeability of your synapses and the
quality of the thought.
In many cases the applied search routines will be faster.
...
Metacard user need to copy the Revolution Help folder into their main
folder of the MC IDE.
For cosmetic reasons - to be able to
Hi Michael,
[snip]
Here is my test script that takes 2680 milliseconds to run:
[/snip]
970 on my g4-400 X.2.6
But I think that test doesn´t match the problem. I guess you wouldn´t
want to refresh the screen inside a repeat loop and you didn´t do it in
your original script.
The slow screen updat
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