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Hello, can LiveCode read TAR files? Would like to code an application that can read a TAR file, generate a manifest of the contents and as an option extract the TAR and checksum the files.

Thank you Shaosean, I have something basic up and running now.
Cheers, Scott

Hi again Shaosean, Do you mean creating something like a DOS .bat file that is triggered by Livecode shell command, the .bat in turn runs a DOS command or program to compute MD5 and return its value? I think I made that sound like the long way to do it, I am sure there is an easier way. I have yet t...

Hi all, I am trying to compute MD5 checksum for large files. Anywhere from 2gig to 45gig. They are video files. Is there a way to compute the MD5 without the need to load a file into memory? When I try Livecode will crash, understandable as I am trying to load a 45gig file into memory when the PC on...

Thanks Shaosean, will give it a go.

Cheers,
Scott

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I am viewing the application on the PC I have coded it on and checking results on another PC. Both have the same results. I have used the built-in geometry manager to create the text fields, using the default font and populating the fields with data from arrays. Does Li...

I take it this must be a difficult one, over 50 views no one has any answers. I find this unusual, normally the LiveCode forum is very helpful. Thanks anyway.

Sorry I forgot, - Windows 7, developing application with LiveCode 5.5.1

Hi all, When developing my application all the GUI elements are aligned and text renders smoothly. After creating a standalone application the text fields move up 3 or 4 pixels on the Y axis and text renders with aliasing (not smooth). I have tried locking the text fields but it does not seem to hel...

Thank you for your time. Your idea works well. My script tests I created my loop was outside of the button script, this is where I was going worng. I looked up command in the dictionary (was lazy in asking ) and it performs the same function. Cheers, Scott.

Thanks Sturgis I will give this a go. I have not used COMMAND to create a handle only ON, was wondering what is the difference? Cheers Scott.

Hi All, I have a problem that I am trying to solve. I want to create a watch folder that is constantly checked for new files after it has finish copying (or growing) and perform a task when a new file has been dumped into that folder. The user starts and stops the watch folder process via a button. ...

Lol Bernd, 2.5 seconds, so sloooow

Thank you for your help, I have learnt a lot in a short time.

Kind Regards,
Scott

Wow Bernd, Thank you and very much appreciated. I am amazed how quickly it loaded and produced the list. I have written a simular program in thinBasic, wrote it in 1 day, that checks for duplicates and time code errors. It is very, very slow. It would of taken me a very long time to work this out an...

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. The XML is large therefore here is the link to download the zipped file from YouSendIt. The link will be valid for 1 week. https://www.yousendit.com/download/dklybUpRcG9VVG52Wmc9PQ As for the data I would like to query the time code of each sample within the file and ch...