MC IDE v2.6b12 posted

[Jan Schenkel]

--- Dave Cragg <dcragg at lacscentre.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On 30 Dec 2005, at 19:17, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> >
> > I just added this line to the preOpenStack handler
> of mctools:
> >
> >   set the mcversion of stack "MetaCard Menu Bar"
> to the version
> >
> > This will remove an ongoing annoyance for most
> users, but will fail  
> > to notify anyone using engine versions more than a
> year old.  There  
> > should be no behavioral differences if using any
> engine from v2.5  
> > or later, only cosmetic.
> 
> I hate to bring bad news, especially at this time of
> year ..... but ...
> 
> The current libUrl version (1.1.4) will only work
> with engine  
> versions of 2.6.1 or later. This was when the secure
> socket feature  
> was added. The syntax "open secure socket" will
> cause an error on  
> earlier versions.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Meanwhile, as I stuff myself with food and drink a
> glass or two, I'll  
> be thinking fondly of the wonderful people who use
> MC/Rev.
> 
> Very best wishes
> 
> Dave
> 

And my very best wishes to you, Dave -- and to my
fellow Rev/MC users on this list.

I don't know if you've considered the following
"trick":
--
try
  do "open secure socket to tHost"
catch
  answer "This version of the engine does not support
secure connections." & return & "Do you want to open a
regular socket instead?" with "Yes" or "No"
  if it is "Yes" then open socket to tHost
end try
--

As the open secure bit is inside a 'do' statement, the
compiler wouldn't peep, and the 'try' should catch any
errors.

No clue if it works or you, but I thought I'd share my
idea.

Happy New Year,

Jan Schenkel.

Quartam Reports for Revolution
<http://www.quartam.com>

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