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ok, thank you, i will try that . . . have to let this sink in though, as I said earlier I'v been away from LC awhile and see that I have to do some serious study.
But its fun ...

Hi agan

Pasted your code just under - on preOpenCard
and did a new try to save as standalone application - and yes it works !

But only if I place the resource folder "Videos" besides the standalone file.

Im not able to load the video files from the standalone application being on its own so to ...

Here is the uiLoadSelectedVideo - in my card script

//
command uiLoadSelectedVideo
## Get the name of the video selected in the video menu
put the selectedtext of field "Video Menu" into theVideoName
put "Videos/" & theVideoName into theVideoFile

## Set 'the filename' property the player ...

hi, sorry not to inform you about my basic setup, it is;

Macbook pro, OS X 10.11.06 El Capitain
LC ver. 8.1.2

3. Yes I tried that, but also as the Lesson I referred to said .livecode file next to a folder called "Videos" (including 2 video files)

In LC run mode, it works, the files are loaded and ...

Here is the specific link to the lesson i am referring to

http://lessons.livecode.com/m/754

Hi I just wondered, since i have been going through a LiveCode Lesson about how to create a VideoLibrary and from the standalone version play those videos included in a videofolder
next to the application file.

I think I have done everything by the book, The Video player works fine in "run" mode ...

Ok, I understand

thank you so much for answering me, now I know a little more

// Joran

I tried this and it worked


command setTruncNumber
local tTrunc, tTruncNumber
put 60 / 13 into tTrunc
// this gives 4.615385

put trunc(tTrunc) into tTruncNumber
answer tTruncNumber
// this gives 4 ! / just what I wanted
end setTruncNumber

But this didn't work

put put 60 / 13 into ...

Hi good friends of this excellent forum :-)

Can someone please assists me with a simple way to cut of decimals, completely.

I'v have a output, lets say: 4,6678688 . . .or 4,335677 // the digit I will work with is 4, not the result of rounded up or down.
just the whole number, in this case 4 ...

Ok, thought it might be so.

Thanks anyway

Hi

Is it possible to rotate a group?
I'm having 3 graphic object joined together as one, but I can't figure out how to make the group (of graphic objects) to rotate.

// Joran

Works great, big thanks !

Hi

Is there a simple way to move a object (let's say a graphic Oval) into a specific place on a card
using a date values, not time values

ex. move graphic "oval" to 100, 100
// I want this motion to take place at ex. Thursday, July 15, 2016 //

I have looked into send messages etc but I don't ...

ok, i'll follow your advise.

And thank you so much for you quick answer, this forum is really great for a newbie as me.

I'll also not try to overload it with questions that there are already answers for in various other sources within the LC community

// Joran

Is there a way to start a sort of complex app building procedure by "module programming".

- - Module=small specialised Standalone apps or just LiveCode in Cards or Stacks that can be put together to create even more potent applications.

Let's say I build different functions in small modules and as ...