Beginners questions

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi John,

There is no easy way to import all iOS controls. You can fake them using pictures.

LiveCode for iOS can connect to sockets, so it should be able to contact a web server and read data from an on-line database. I don't know whether libURL is included already (just check the release notes), but if it is then it should be easy.

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On 31 dec 2010, at 08:39, John Allijn wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> I'm new to livecode, but have some experience in supercard (and even hypercard). 
> First of all: I am very impressed that it is now possible to create iOS apps with livecode!
> 
> However, I have a few questions about building for iOS. 
> 
> 1) I want to create an iPad app. So I created a stack in the right proportions, set the right iOS attributes etc. 
> When I run the app in the simulater however, all the controls like buttons, except the picker-wheel, look like windows 3.11 buttons. Is there a way to use the default iOS controls? If not: is there an easy way to import all the iOS controls into a stack? 
> 
> 2) I have read about accessing local datafiles (and even sql databases) on the iPhone/iPad. Is it also possible to access a file or a database on the web? I want to setup a central database (like a wiki) and have the iPad app read and write to it. I do not expect many users, so I don't care much if it is a file or a DB on the web. both will do fine. 
> 
> thanks,
> John Allijn