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Thanks, Peter! I figured the normal sections might be a bit too general for my specific question, specifically, how can I adjust the margins on an svgPath widget object?

For example, consider the following iconPath:
M1000 700h-200c0 44 -36 76 -36 76s-52 24 -64 24h-400c-18 0 -53 -12 -72 -34c-31 -36 ...

Where is the appropriate place to seek support on consuming widgets, rather than creating them?

- Hans

I recently had the need for both INT_MAX and INT_MIN in Livecode - what solutions are you guys using to accomplish this behavior?

I need to be able to reliably run mathematical operations (min, max, comparators, etc) on pairs of numbers, and when numbers get too large, you start to get very strange ...

I'm trying to get a LiveCode standalone with a UI (that I don't care about) running on a virtualized, headless Linux server, but I'm not having much luck. I've determined that if I can get the IDE installed, the standalone will work fine. My server instance may only use one of the following options ...

Thanks, Simon! I'll give that a shot.

Hi guys,

Just wondering if any of you have been able to use 'create alias' to create an alias that includes a parameter?

For example:
set the directory to specialFolderPath("Desktop")
create alias "MyApp.lnk" to file "MyApp.exe"

This code will create an alias on the desktop for my executable ...

Mark,

Thanks for the suggestion. I really just needed to execute a shell command with admin privileges, so your solution seems ideal.

I am looking for a way to validate a given username/password pair on Mac OS X. My first thought was to approach it using shell. I am currently using:

echo <password> | sudo -S ls -a
and then checking to see if the result includes "..", but this is obviously not ideal. Even worse, it only allows ...

Thanks for the tip! I'm not sure how I missed that. I am going to see if I can find a solution that doesn't require WScript objects first so I can continue to use the 'do as' method, but if I don't have any luck, I'll definitely go with the local vbs execution method.

Thanks again!

The best I can suggest is this: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2006/06/19/how-can-i-write-a-script-that-prevents-the-screensaver-from-starting.aspx

After reading the article, it seemed as if these lines are what actually wake the computer:
Set objIE = CreateObject ...

Yeah, I realize what I'm trying to do is not an ideal solution. I'm not as worried about the password prompt, as that would imply that they have a mouse and/or a keyboard attached. However, many of our users are running our software as a kiosk without any form of (traditional) input attached.

If ...

I'm still struggling with the VBScript implementation. From what I can tell, I need to use the following command:
SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, (LPARAM) 1);

However, because I have no experience with VBScript at all, I'm not even sure if that's a valid command. Do I ...

Yes, as far as I can tell, everything is correct. I have a beep just above the "do as ..." line, so I know it's getting to it, but it's not actually exiting the screensaver.

I am triggering the screensaver using the Test button the Desktop & Screen Saver prefpane. Are you doing the same, or using ...

I'm actually having trouble getting this to work on 10.6.7. Which version are you running the example on?

Excellent, thanks!