School data collection app

[pbdesigns]

Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of diving into livecode. Ive done some previous app development but its mostly been code-free. I've been drawn to livecode because i am wanting to build something thats completely standalone - a single app that runs offline (used by multiple people over a network).

The app would be used to track behaviour trends in a school. So on one card it would just be a basic form that staff fill out when they notice a student showing misbehaviour. This data all then feeds into a data source that can be reflected on other cards in graphs, charts etc, lists etc.

I've spent the past few hours trying to find a solution but the terminology is foreign so i'm having trouble understanding what each thing means, to me so i'm hoping for some slight guidance in how to get started on this to quicken up my learning curve, eg. what guides and tools i should i be looking for to skill up for this functionality.

[andrewferguson]

One way of doing what you want (a centralized host for the data that is accessible by LiveCode stacks across a network) is to use the newly-released Wordpress-LiveCode interface, released very generously by Todd Fabacher.

I haven't had the chance to use it myself, but you can get it from here:
https://github.com/digitalpomegranate/l ... wp-restapi

and there is an hour-long video detailing how to use it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_6b04AltTQ

Perhaps this will help?

[jacque]

How familiar are you with LiveCode syntax? If you have little experience with coding in general, the first thing to do is read the user guide, available under the Help menu. That should give you an overview of how the language works.

The Scripting Conference stacks lead you through the basic concepts of scripting in LiveCode and assume no previous knowledge. If you go through them in order you should have a good foundation for branching out on your own.
http://www.hyperactivesw.com/revscriptc ... ences.html