Manage web site media resources

Andre Garcia used LiveCode to develop a desktop app to allow a Hindu monastery to manage the media resources for their web site.

Create tools to improve department efficiency

Roger Eller created a toolbar simply named "Toolz". He loaded it up with various LiveCode apps which he built to help his colleagues automate tasks which could result in typos, like renaming files.  One of his Toolz allowed them to overlay a transparent protractor on top of artwork to verify printing angle specifications. Using LiveCode, he was able to make Toolz that really helped his department get stuff done, both correctly and with increased efficiency.

Add version control to desktop publishing apps

As many as ten different editors at Himalayan Academy Publications may need to read and write files of each of their books and international magazine. They  use Adobe's Indesign for their graphical publications. They used to use Adobe's Version Cue but vendor support was going to cease. Soon they would be left with no version control system. I'll let Brahmanathaswami continue the story.

"I wanted to create a fool proof app that anyone with no training could use, which required virtually no maintenance, and which did not have all the unnecessary bells and whistles that our editors complained they never used and only made life complicated. Using LiveCode's ability to leverage the shell and its fabulous file management tools I created a lean revision control system that simply copies and renames files from the main server on our network to the local version control folders. In two years since we set this up we have never had a single file corruption or loss of data and the overhead in management is virtually zero. Livecode makes this possible."

Manage files on a Mac

Obleo Beck used LiveCode to develop File Mutation Pro which allows you to fully manage your files on a Mac. It moves, copies, cleans and organises folders of files, archive files to disk image and zip archives. 

If that wasn't enough, it also allows you to change file meta data, convert and process images, convert images, audio, videos, web archives and documents. It does all of its work quietly in the background.

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Make it easy for your clients to send you files

Andy Piddock's client wanted an easy way for their customers to send large files  to them. He developed a custom FTP client application using LiveCode for them. The users can simply drag & drop the files onto the app and, with one click, upload them to Andy's customer's server. Andy built-in the necessary measures to secure the application. The application even sends his customer an email once it has sent the files to the server.