httpd library

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Andre,

the original poster in the forum
https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&p=207421&sid=20e6800951126812dc379fe4ebe7b7cd#p207421

wants to allow to upload a csv file from a client computer to the web server on the mobile app using a html form.
And that is not working.

Regards,
Matthias




> Am 26.07.2021 um 00:18 schrieb Andre Garzia via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Just an update, the httpd library works on mobile. The httpd library I’m mentioning here is the one bundled with LiveCode. I think Malte built it, it is very similar to the one I built in the past but I am sure it is a bit smarter.
> 
> I’ve created a demo stack at: https://andregarzia.com/files/mobile-web-server-test.livecode.gz <https://andregarzia.com/files/mobile-web-server-test.livecode.gz> that I tested on Android (on a real device) and on the iPhone Simulator on my macOS, both worked.
> 
> Apparently there is a bug in the 9.6.3-rc-2. If you set “allow http connections” on Android, it fails to build the app. I had to go to the custom properties editor to delete that prop manually because I couldn’t edit it on the standalone application settings after first trying to use it.
> 
> Hope this helps Bernard.
> 
>> On 25 Jul 2021, at 22:30, Andre Garzia <andre at andregarzia.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I love when you folks call me a young man :-) I’ve been 41 for a while now and no one asks for my ID when I buy a beer anymore.
>> 
>> Well, back on topic, is there something wrong with the HTTPD library that LiveCode ships right now? It should serve for the purposes your friend wants.
>> 
>> I’m going to test it here to see if works (because I’m curious) and get back to this list with results.
>> 
>> Best
>> A
>> 
>>> On 25 Jul 2021, at 18:50, Bernard Devlin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Rick
>>> 
>>> Normally I'd agree with you (ever since Andre piped-up as a young man
>>> saying he was building a webserver in Livecode, I've thought "just use one
>>> of the many available webservers..")
>>> 
>>> However this user wants this running on a mobile device.  So he either
>>> gives up that idea or he starts going down the path of httpd.mc or Andre's
>>> webserver.
>>> 
>>> I was just trying to save him all the work that other's have done before.
>>> 
>>> Regards, Bernard
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 4:42 PM Rick Harrison via use-livecode <
>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Bernard,
>>>> 
>>>> The user should set up an LC Web Server with a database connected to it.
>>>> 
>>>> The LC Apps should all then send information to the LC Server, and the
>>>> Server
>>>> will send information back to the LC Apps.
>>>> 
>>>> I think any other way is going to be a huge waste of time and energy.
>>>> 
>>>> Good luck,
>>>> 
>>>> Rick
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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