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- Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Connect to Excel using VBscript
- Replies: 0
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Connect to Excel using VBscript
I am trying to write a vbscript (GetExcelData.vbs) to extract data from an excel file. I have been able to have LiveCode write the .vbs file and execute it but only if I already have the file path and file name in the procedure to write the *.vbs file. What I would like to do is to have the user sel...
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:22 am
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: using lists
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4820
Re: using lists
Bernd, Thats is the next part of my journey into programming in LiveCode. I want to now connect to excel and pull the customer data, the NTP number and job titles from the planning file. This I have been thinking will populate an array which will hold the information by the index key which will be t...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:27 am
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: using lists
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4820
Re: using lists
Thanks Bernd, I have been looking at the same code and missing it each time, when I look at my notes now I can see that I was making the same error with the red highlighting previously. The intention is to regenerate a new Daybook each year so there should be no more than 250 cards in each Day Book....
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:34 am
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: using lists
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4820
Re: using lists
Thanks, Bernd I have attached my first attempt at this project and have tried document everything based around the examples I have pulled from various sites. Have a look at the project and the list I am talking about is part of the background of each card(record) each line refers to a Daysheet (card...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:58 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: using lists
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4820
using lists
I am developing a time sheet application to replace the paper versions we use at the moment. What I want to be able to do is highlight the background of a line in the list of timesheets ( each sheet is a card and the lists is made up of the card names) based on if the data has been exported or not. ...