The function should stick around for a little bit because some old scripts might still check.
The generation of the error is strange, though--that may indicate a need for some snipping. I suspect there is a check that never succeeds, but never has somehow occurred. Just for fun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation > On Jun 15, 2016, at 2:04 PM, Mike Bonner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Deprecated doesn't mean removed. In this case, it looks like the code is > still there, but limits set to 0 (IE infinite) Kinda surprised the code is > still there though, doesn't seem like it would be needed for backwards > compatability. Of course excising it would (probably?) be far more than a > just a snip snip snip. > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Richmond <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That's interesting; putting "put the scriptLimits" into the Message Box of >> LC 8.0.01 Indy yields 0,0,0,0. >> >> I *wonder why* the documentation says "deprecated"? >> >> Richmond. >> >> On 15.06.2016 22:20, Dar Scott wrote: >> >>> the scriptLimits() >>> >>> I think you should still be able to put it, just drop 'the' or the >>> parentheses. >>> >> >> Why does this sound vaguely 'porno'? >> >> >> >>> On Jun 15, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Richmond <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> So, (swank, swank) I opened up LC 8.0.1 Indy and typed "put the" into the >>>> Message box, then copy-pasted "scriptLimits()" across from your message, >>>> at which point the Message box contained this: >>>> >>>> put the ÿþ >>>> >>>> I was unable to DELETE anything in the Message Box. >>>> >>>> which is both odd and problematic. >>>> >>>> So, stopping trying to be clever (!) I typed "put the scriptLimits()" >>>> into the Message box and got: >>>> >>>> Script compile error: >>>> Error description: Handler: bad command >>>> >>>> which is also not much use. >>>> >>>> I then opened LC 7.1.4 (because the Dictionary in Livecode 8.0.1 64-bit >>>> Linux is a non-starter) >>>> and looked up "scriptLimits()" and read: >>>> >>>> Deprecated in Livecode 6.7. >>>> >>>> At which point I felt bl**dy silly that I didn't check that first. >>>> >>>> Richmond. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15.06.2016 21:35, Dar Scott wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would very much like to be Indy disqualified. >>>>> >>>>> As to the error, it seems it has come up a few times in discussions >>>>> over the years. >>>>> >>>>> Because of the word 'set', it feels like it has to do with too many >>>>> lines in a script that is set in a standalone. But, I thought those >>>>> limits >>>>> had been removed. Just it case, scriptLimits() can be checked. It should >>>>> be 0,0,0,0. >>>>> >>>>> Dar >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Richmond <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Your income has probably just exceeded $500,000; after all, the Indy >>>>>> version of Livecode >>>>>> has a built-in income detector :P >>>>>> >>>>>> Richmond. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 15.06.2016 21:19, Dr. Hawkins wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I am getting this error message. This should not be happening on an >>>>>>> indy >>>>>>> license with more than a year left. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For that matter, I have no idea what it means: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Error description: set: license limit exceeded >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
