LiveCode Newbie questions

[Calvin Waterbury]

Hi Alejandro,

FYI - I found this in my "Drafts" folder.  If I sent it previously, please accept my apologies.



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>  	Alejandro Tejada
>  Thursday, January 13, 2011 5:30 PM
>
>
>  Hi Calvin,
>
>  Did you created a flowchart
>  of the software that you
>  want to create?
>
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowchart
>
>  Alejandro
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>  	Calvin Waterbury
>  Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:50 PM
>
>
>  Hi Richard,
>
>  Ye Sir! Your tone and attitude, as well as the content reflect exactly that of
>  my mentor. He's been at it about two years. He goes by "Doc." At least that was
>  his moniker when I became acquainted with him. He's a great guy!
>
>  Thanks for the encouragement.
>
>  Fair winds,
>  Calvin
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>  >
>  >  Richard Gaskin
>  >  Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:40 PM
>  >
>  >
>  >  Welcome aboard, Calvin.
>  >
>  >  Calvin Waterbury wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >  Yep. I understand that's sometimes shocking to VB devs, and more so to folks
>  >  who've used TookBook, which throws DLLs and .tb files all over the system (I
>  >  liked many things about ToolBook, but their installation complexity wasn't one
>  >  of them).
>  >
>  >  The LiveCode engine packs a lot into its modest 2.5MB size, and has no
>  >  dependencies on anything else except for any optional DLL externals you may
>  >  choose to use.
>  >
>  >  The most frequent tech support question I get from the institutional customers
>  >  I support is from IT staffers who can't believe that installing our
>  >  LiveCode-based app is as simple as we describe it. When I tell them it has no
>  >  dependencies on any DLLs, and runs on every Win system from 2000 through 7,
>  >  they still keep asking, "What else does it need to install?"
>  >
>  >  When I finally convince them to to just try using the simple instructions we
>  >  provide, most of the time they write me back with something like, "Wow, so
>  >  simple. Never seen anything like that."
>  >
>  >
>  >  This is one of the benefits of cross-platform computing, at least with
>  >  LiveCode. While multiple DLL dependencies are common in Windows apps, Linux
>  >  handles things differently and Mac users have no patience with that sort of
>  >  thing.
>  >
>  >  Yes, using LiveCode is definitely weird, but in the literal sense: of or
>  >  pertaining to the supernatural. :)
>  >
>  >  It can be a mind-bender to get used to, but once you do I suspect you'll find
>  >  a lot of things surprisingly easy.
>  >
>  >  --
>  >  Richard Gaskin
>  >  Fourth World
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>  	Calvin Waterbury
>  Thursday, January 13, 2011 3:44 PM
>
>
>  Hi,
>
>  I have just begun in LC and frankly, some of the comments in the "Vent!"
>  thread scares me! Also, I have/am reading all the FAQ stuff I can, but it's
>  tough to sort it all out at his time, so if I ask a inappropriate(read:
>  "dumb")question, just send me to my room. PLEASE don't hit me?!?
>
>  I have a graphics-dragging app that has been coded and complies into a single
>  exec. Do all apps created in LC compile to a single exec, say an app that has
>  a database?
>
>  Thanks for the help... I'm gonna need it!
>  Calvin
>