Using "Launch URL" without actually opening browser?

[Mike Bonner]

Try
get url "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoYoEfrcewj4IEG0FnfjBn
feVVSLva5tWv-dVexoP95trNNA/formResponse?"& tStudentName & tDate &
tSecondsSince & tCardName & tTargetObject

On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 3:15 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I’m using the Google spreadsheet that gets created when you create a
> Google Form to collect data from a stack.
>
> I’ve copied out the specific Google submit form button to send my stack
> data to the Google spreadsheet.
>
> This works fine using “Launch URL” however it opens the browser and give
> me the Google Form Submission Confirmation page.  Is there any way to
> submit the URL without actually launching the browser?
>
> I experimenting with tracking my students’ mouse clicks while using a
> learning app I may create, and was looking at a easy way to store that
> data, and utilize Google Forms simple data reports.
>
> Here’s the card script I’m using:
>
> on mouseDown
>
> --put the short name of target
>
> put the millisecs into TCurrentTime
>
> --convert tCurrentTime to milliseconds
>
> put cd fld "lastAction" into tOldTime
>
> put (tCurrentTime - tOldTime)/1000 into tSecondsSince
>
> if tSecondsSince > 60 then
>
> put "entry.133167263=" & tSecondsSince/60 & " minutes" & "&" into
> tSecondsSince
>
> put "entry.1059711654=" & cd fld "studentName" into tStudentName
>
> put "entry.630316753=" & the short date & "&" into tDate
>
> put "entry.768691577=" & the name of current card & "&" into tCardName
>
> put "entry.1264876799=" & the short name of target into tTargetObject
>
> launch url "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/
> 1FAIpQLScoYoEfrcewj4IEG0FnfjBnfeVVSLva5tWv-dVexoP95trNNA/formResponse?"&
> tStudentName & tDate & tSecondsSince & tCardName & tTargetObject
>
> end if
>
> put tSecondsSince && "seconds" && "-" && the short name of target
>
> put "entry.133167263=" & tSecondsSince && "seconds" & "&" into
> tSecondsSince
>
> put "entry.1059711654=" & cd fld "studentName" & "&" into tStudentName
>
> put "entry.630316753=" & the short date & "&" into tDate
>
> put "entry.768691577=" & the name of current card & "&" into tCardName
>
> put "entry.1264876799=" & the short name of target into tTargetObject
>
> launch url "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/
> 1FAIpQLScoYoEfrcewj4IEG0FnfjBnfeVVSLva5tWv-dVexoP95trNNA/formResponse?"&
> tStudentName & tDate & tSecondsSince & tCardName & tTargetObject
>
> put tCurrentTime into cd fld "lastAction"
> end mouseDown
>
> on openCard
> put the millisecs into cd fld  “lastAction"
> end openCard
>
> Thank you!
>
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