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by dbailey
Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows playing .mov file from server?
Replies: 2
Views: 4471

Re: Windows playing .mov file from server?

Thanks Klaus,

Some may have some may not :) so my solution now has been to detect what os is running then display message ensuring user has installed Quicktime v7 or above.
by dbailey
Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:41 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows playing .mov file from server?
Replies: 2
Views: 4471

Windows playing .mov file from server?

Hi All, My desktop app plays .mov videos streamed from a server and works ok on a mac, when I run the program on Windows the video does not play, I'm using the play control e.g: put the selectedtext of field "Video List" into theVideoFileName replace space with "%20" in theVideoFileName put playlist...
by dbailey
Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:45 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Handlers to check when file buffering
Replies: 1
Views: 2143

Handlers to check when file buffering

Hi All, I'm using the movie player to play a movie file that is stored on a web server. Since building the app and testing on another machine I notice the video playback takes a while before it starts to play, in which time the user has no idea if the app is still working. Is there a way to inform t...
by dbailey
Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:04 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Progress of a download
Replies: 11
Views: 8253

Re: Progress of a download

Thanks again Klaus! :D
by dbailey
Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:59 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Progress of a download
Replies: 11
Views: 8253

Progress of a download

Hi All,

I'm follow one of the lessons here:- http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4 ... a-download

Just want to know how to change it so the user can be prompted to enter a download location of the file.
by dbailey
Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:15 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Checking a string for spaces
Replies: 4
Views: 4757

Re: Checking a string for spaces

I just figured out a solution:-

replace space with "%20" in tFileName

seems to work :D
by dbailey
Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Checking a string for spaces
Replies: 4
Views: 4757

Checking a string for spaces

Hi All,

What is the easiest way to check a string for spaces?.

If I have a filename called "The movie.mov" contained in a string say tFilename and I want the movie player to play that file without error?.
by dbailey
Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Switch & Case button group
Replies: 2
Views: 2909

Switch & Case button group

Hi All,


If I have a group of buttons on a card how do I check which button has been pressed/selected. I understand using the switch & case commands but not sure how to check against the buttons.