> Hello All,
>
> I noitced that metacard has, what appears to be paint tools, and that there
> is reference to... I think Unix boxes... using these but not Windows95?
Correct. Painting is only supported on UNIX systems.
> Is
> this true, are there plans to incorporate paint tools in the Windows95
> version?
Not in the near future. For now we recommend using a "graphic" object
to draw shapes, or "open process" to run an external paint program
(like the program "mspaint" which is bundled with Windows). Or is
there something you need painting for that you can't do with the
"graphic" object or using an external paint program?
> Also, is there a way to record sound directly through Metacard? SuperCard
> allows you to record using the built in Mac sound control system, and save
> as a snd resource. Can this be done in Metacard?
You can probably do this with the mciSendString function, but I don't
know of any examples that show exactly how. Compared with the Mac,
audio clip management is pretty primitive on Windows, and there is no
standard for this at all on UNIX systems.
> Also, in the help stack I noticted that when regestering metacard the stack
> provides a way for the user to email the "form" data from the stack. It
> doesn't work when I try, and from looking at the scripts, nothing jumps out
> at me that looks like a SendMail handler...?
The Email button is not operational in Windows (and should be hidden,
and is in 2.1.1). It does work on UNIX systems. We plan to provide a
mail commands/functions for Windows in the future. For now, you'll
have to use an external or the method described below to send mail.
> What kinds of things can we
> do in regards to IP network protocols directly through MetaCard? Email?
> FTP? HTML?
Support for HTTP GET and POST is built in to 2.1.1 on all platforms.
You can then use a CGI application that runs on the HTTP server to
provide any other service required. The disadvantage of this
architecture is that you have to maintain an HTTP server. The
advantage is that it's the most reliable way to communicate out from a
system when you have no control over the configuration of that system
(e.g. how, or even whether, email has been set up).
Regards,
Scott
> Thanks,
> John Patten
> Technology Department
> San Bernardino City USD
> www.sbcusd.k12.ca.us/technology/technology.html
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