LC Server & Server Based Stack?

[Bob Sneidar]

If you have a Mac, there is IAC Inter-Application Communication). I am not sure if lcServer can issue Applescript commands, but you CAN create a standalone to listen for Applescript commands, and the IDE runnign on a Mac does this natively. 

Bob S


> On Jan 22, 2017, at 11:12 , Rick Harrison via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> Ok, so the server and my open LC stack are using
> different engines or are different “instances”.  If they
> are on the same computer it seems to me that one
> might be able to get the two to talk to each other
> through the computer system’s clipboard in theory.
> 
> I haven’t had much luck with getting the contents
> of a variable into the clipboard on the server side
> yet.  It keeps throwing weird errors at me.
> Can you think of an easy way to do that?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rick
> 
>> On Jan 21, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yeah, thats what I'm saying.  Think of it this way.  If you make 2
>> standalones, run both, and have 1 standalone try to put text into a field
>> of the other, it won't work because they are each running their own engine
>> instance.  If one engine instance opens several stacks they're able to talk
>> because its all through one instance of the engine, and they're all
>> interconnected through the engine.
>> 
>> Lc server is an instance, and the standalone, or ide that has your open
>> stack is an instance.  So there is no direct connection between the 2.  It
>> would be like opening the same text file twice in 2 separate text editors.
>> If you type in 1, the change doesn't appear in the other.  You'd have to
>> type in 1, save the changes then reload the text in the other to see the
>> changes that were made.
>> 
>> If using a file to update will work, it should be simple enough.. (and not
>> require stacks on the server side.)  Have the server write the necessary
>> info, and have an update button on your stack that will grab the new info,
>> or have the stack keep checking for changes every so often, and update as
>> necessary.
>> 
>> As far as sockets, chatrev is a pretty awesome example.  If you click
>> "resources" in the main toolbar, then select "sample projects" on the lower
>> left, there is an "internet chat" that you can poke around with to get a
>> handle on things.
>> 
>> If you decide to go the socket way and the cgi (non lc server) method, i'll
>> be little help.  I'm not even sure which versions of the lc engine will
>> work for this, but you said you already looked at jacques page, so are on
>> the right track.
>> 
>> I have mentioned it before, but there is the revhttpd stack.. If you don't
>> need multithreading, it would make a great starting base.  (and another way
>> to explore sockets too)  I love the thing, especially the ability to add
>> commands to the stack that are then callable using a get request of the
>> form cmd=commandtorun
> 
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