iRev Functionality

stephen barncard stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com
Sun May 9 22:57:47 EDT 2010


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On 9 May 2010 17:56, Michael Kann <mikekann at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Stephen, thanks for the info.
>
> You might enjoy this:
>
> When George Melly asked Mick Jagger how his face got so many creases, he
> said "laughter lines." "Nothing is that funny," Melly replied.
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 5/9/10, stephen barncard <stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From: stephen barncard <stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com>
> > Subject: Re: iRev Functionality
> > To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> > Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 5:53 PM
> > The 'early release notes' and the
> > quick update email are what I have to
> > refer to for on-rev:
> >
> > http://samples.on-rev.com/irev-engine-notes.txt
> >   (mark's original notes)
> >
> > here's additional info from a later mark w. email
> > -------------------------snip---------------------------
> > on-rev clients
> >
> > * Mac OS X: http://www.on-rev.com/templates/onrev/files/onrevosx.dmg
> > * Windows: http://www.on-rev.com/templates/onrev/files/onrevwindows.exe
> >
> > New Features:
> >
> > new errormode property which specifies how error messages
> > are handled
> > • inline: display errors html formatted within page
> > output
> > • stderr: errors are not displayed but will appear in
> > server error logs
> > • quiet: no error display
> >
> > New $_POST_RAW variable
> >
> > Fixes:
> >
> > • include of empty file name no longer outputs spurious
> > characters, now
> > throws an appropriate error (bad filename)
> > • engine crash when setting http headers
> > • PATH_TRANSLATED now contains the path to the running
> > script file when the
> > requested url contains extra path info after the script
> > path
> > • PATH_INFO contains the extra path info
> >
> >
> > -------------------------snip---------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9 May 2010 13:26, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Michael Kann wrote:
> > >
> > >> --------------------------
> > >> Thomas McGrath III asked:
> > >> --------------------------
> > >> Where is there a list of iRev commands available?
> > >>
> > >> I just tried revSpeak in iRev and got a handler
> > not found error and
> > >>
> > > > would like to know what else is not available.
> > >
> > > The most complete reference right now is the
> > dictionary. Make sure you have
> > > Rev's preferences set to show the "class" and
> > "platforms" columns so you
> > > don't have to look up each term. If a term is
> > supported for iRev it will say
> > > "server". The Rev speech commands are listed there as
> > compatible, but I see
> > > the opposite in some very early notes released last
> > summer. Those old notes
> > > say that the only externals available for iRev work
> > are revzip, revdb, and
> > > revxml.
> > >
> > >
> > >  Jacqueline, is the updated change log available
> > anywhere?
> > >>
> > > > I'm most interested in the differences between
> > >
> > >>
> > >> 1. the most up-to-date reference for irev scripts
> > (the change log I
> > >> assume)
> > >>
> > >> 2. the dictionary that comes with 4.0
> > >>
> > >> 3. cgi scripts used with the 3.5 engine
> > >>
> > >>
> > > When using iRev scripts, the up-to-date reference and
> > the dictionary are
> > > pretty much the same thing, except that the dictionary
> > omits iRev-specific
> > > terms that don't apply to desktop apps. I have some
> > early release notes but
> > > I can't recall where I got them; I think they arrived
> > when I got my iRev
> > > account and downloaded the on-rev app. Those notes
> > list some new variables
> > > applicable only to iRev scripting, which include
> > $_SERVER, $_POST,
> > > $_POST_RAW, $_GET, "put new header", "put content",
> > includes, and an
> > > errormode property that determines where script errors
> > are sent. Other than
> > > that, most native terms are available as per the
> > dictionary listing.
> > >
> > > For CGIs, there are a few more limitations. The CGI
> > script itself can't
> > > load externals (because those can only be loaded into
> > a stack) or refer to
> > > anything that requires a GUI. I.e., a CGI script can't
> > refer to "this card"
> > > because there aren't any cards, it's just a text
> > script. Mouse events,
> > > functions that work with objects, etc. aren't
> > applicable in a text-only
> > > environment. Many of those limitations can be overcome
> > by loading a real
> > > stack as a library when the CGI starts up. In that
> > case, you do have a stack
> > > running, and stack references, object functions, etc.
> > will work. Even so,
> > > some things will still fail if they aren't relevant to
> > a server environment.
> > > For example, there is no keyboard or mouse available
> > to the CGI so functions
> > > like "the mouseloc" or "keydown" will fail.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jacqueline Landman Gay
> >    |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> > > HyperActive Software
> >    |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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> >
> >
> > --
> > -------------------------
> > Stephen Barncard
> > Back home in SF
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