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Stam et al, As such choices are really a) stick with 9.6.3 as long as that works for b) Use student/learner edition for LC10, up to its sunset c) Go LCC and use LC “Classic” aka LC10 up to its sunset and the switch to LCC hoping that will fill the gap d) hedge your bets and dip your toes in other pl...

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Sat Sep 13, 2025 6:05 pm

I believe their main focus now is custom application programming for larger corporations and businesses. LC still welcomes small developers like us but we aren't the primary target group now.

Makes sense if they are to survive but I don't think its very good for us small developers.

S

I still fee it would have been more profitable to offer LC at a lower price point and with micropayments (an example I often offer is the pricing structure for the Panorama X database https://www.provue.com/#pricing). I agree but then I am biased as I only program these days when the weather is bad...

then produce free software that I license to my students, no charge. Is that possible? Or do I still have to give them a fee per license I sell? I believe your case is one that you need to speak with Livecode Ltd directly. The answer may come down to when you do the rebuilds i.e. in your own time o...

So now we have a closed source, paid-for product in a world of free professional tools that have proven value. LC has not managed to successfully define a good target demographic for either free or paid-for products and as such will struggle to profit. I don't think Livecode Ltd has ever made a pro...

But is the future for LC/LC Script bright enough to invest time, money, enthusiasm, hopes...? Unfortunately its rather more a candle in the wind when the rest of the world has arc lamps. How can Livecode compete when the likes of Kotlin, Flutter and others are pretty much in the same space, fully s...

Hopefully I haven’t been misunderstood… Hi Stam et al, No, I think I understand. Livecode Create is still in what is described as Early Access which is to say unfinished. Its the only option on the web site to those who are new to the platform. However, a new license includes access to a version of...

"bump" as in bump this thread to the top of the lists. I said bump as I basically asked the same question a year ago. I'm asking again because I am about to start a project to build an Arduino based device to measure the distance that drivers give me when I am out on my bicycle. The latest Arduino U...

Hi Amay. What are you building with LiveCode?

Richard, I don't think you are going to get a reply.

So whats happening in the brave new world of Livecode Create or bump if you will?

I have finally managed to build a standalone that uses exiftool. However there were several bumps along the way which I detail below in the hope that others will not have to spend so much time seeking work arounds. My aim was to produce a standalone that had exiftool bundled with it. Reading the Liv...

#Paul Thanks you were correct that it was an issue with paths. I found this thread from a few years ago https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?t=37525#p220183 where a link to a python script is described which helped me understand the settings to use to call executables on the system. I also disc...

Hi all, I have just spent the day trying to use Exiftool from a Livecode application. I now suspect that there is a flaw in my understanding of how "things" should be working so am asking for my home work to be marked. I am writing in Livecode v10 running on a mac M2 under OS Sonoma. Exiftool is a w...

Kevin quoted from above Almost everyone creates apps in company time and/or the company owns the IP and does need an Internal license in that case. This seems open to interpretation to me and As far as I can tell that largely holds true also seems to introduce a level of uncertainty. I wish you both...

Hi,
I suggest that you contacted Runrev directly with you use case as no one here fully understands the fine print. Stam may well be correct in that as you retain the IPR of the applications and make no money from them that there will be no further license payments required.

Good luck

Simon

One I like and mentioned previously is the one used by Parorama DB: http://www.provue.com/#pricing

I had forgotten about Parorama. The pricing is really competitive and the application looks interesting and is described as Hypercard like.