Intermediate Category

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[TotW] JSON-RPC and Other JSON Enhancements
The tip of the week for September 28, 2007 introduces support in Lasso for the lightweight JSON-RPC protocol including a [JSON_RPCCall] tag and built-in support for calling JSON-RPC tags through the RPC.LassoApp. The tip also includes several enhancements
Created: 2007-09-28 12:00:00, Modified: 2010-03-09 09:09:04
 

Google Analytics Charts with lasso
Parse and display Google Analytics data using the Analytics Data API, Lasso and a Flash plugin
Created: 2010-02-17 04:26:06, Modified: 2010-02-17 04:58:50
 

Lasso Object Oriented Programming Primer
A primer before Lasso 9 on the understanding of object-oriented programming. Something to describe how this integrates with Lasso and how to understand the functionality of such an approach.
Created: 2009-11-18 00:15:13, Modified: 2009-11-18 05:11:53
 

[TotW] Post-Processing Database Results Using Arrays and Matchers
Tip of the week for April 21, 2006 discusses how Lasso can be used to post-process database results using array tools. The tip shows how a custom matcher can be used to filter elements from one array into a new array.
Created: 2008-08-08 18:41:43, Modified: 2009-03-04 07:36:59
 

[TotW] Defining and Calling SOAP Procedures
The tip of the week for September 21, 2007 shows how Lasso's built-in SOAP[br /] functionality can be used to define SOAP procedures which other SOAP clients can call and how to define local tags which serve as proxies for remote SOAP procedure calls.
Created: 2007-09-21 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-12-23 14:30:07
 

Syntax Speed Tips for LP8.5
Tips for choosing the syntax that will execute the fastest.
Created: 2008-02-21 11:13:11, Modified: 2008-08-30 06:45:25
 

[TotW] Storing and Recalling Inline Database Results
Tip of the week for May 5, 2006 discusses how database results which are stored in an array can be fed back into an inline so all the familiar [Records] ... [/Records] and [Field] tags work on them.
Created: 2008-08-11 17:30:43, Modified: 2008-08-11 17:52:26
 

[TotW] Destination-Based Sales Tax
The tip of the week for June 20, 2008 discusses the transition to destination-based sales tax in Washington (and other states) and some strategies you can use to calculate sales tax based on zip code.
Created: 2008-06-20 12:54:31, Modified: 2008-06-20 12:59:20
 

[TotW] Optimizing Regular Expressions
The tip of the week for April 25, 2008 includes some information about how to optimize code using regular expressions by using the [RegExp] type rather than individual string tags.
Created: 2008-04-25 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-04-25 15:00:47
 

Control Filemaker Server via Lasso
Explains how you can control a Filemaker Server via the Lasso [OS_Process] tag
Created: 2008-04-14 17:33:24, Modified: 2008-04-14 17:49:04
 

[TotW] Tag Sets and Namespaces
The tip of the week for March 21, 2008 explains how Lasso's tag namespaces can be used to more easily call sets of custom tags which you have defined. For example, this allows you to use a different set of custom tags for several sites that otherwise share the same code.
Created: 2008-03-21 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-03-21 19:13:38
 

[TotW] Images - Rounded Corners and Transparency
The tip of the week for March 14, 2008 shows how to use Lasso's image tags to create images with rounded corners and how to add transparency to a PNG file.
Created: 2008-03-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-03-15 10:54:29
 

[TotW] iPhone Compatibility Tips
The tip of the week for Feburary 22, 2008 describes how you can use CSS rules and simple HTML changes to make your Web site more compatible with the Web browser in the iPhone and iPod Touch. Topics include what image formats and file formats are supported, controlling site magnification, how to create links to iPhone's built-in applications, and creating a custom Web Clip icon.
Created: 2008-02-22 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-22 14:09:45
 

[TotW] An introduction to using JQuery with Lasso
The tip of the week for August 24, 2007 introduces JQuery and shows how a simple newsticker plugin can be used with Lasso. The tip shows how Lasso can be used to automatically add the required JQuery elements to the head of the document.
Created: 2007-08-24 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-19 00:10:44
 

[TotW] Keyed Hashing for Message Authentication (HMAC)
The tip of the week for July 20, 2007 explains how the [Encrypt_HMAC] tag can be used to created HMAC codes for use in e-commerce and secure communications. HMAC codes help ensure the integrity and authenticity of messages during server to server communic
Created: 2007-07-20 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-18 21:54:44
 

[TotW] Using Arrays to Simplify Code
The tip of the week for November 30, 2007 presents several techniques which use arrays to help simplify your Lasso code. An array is used to help format several fields from a database. An array is used to help simplify a conditional. And, an array is used
Created: 2007-11-30 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 23:28:29
 

[TotW] Create an iPhone Site Using Lasso and the iUI Library
The tip of the week for September 14, 2007 discusses how to create a site formatted for the Apple iPhone and IPod Touch using Lasso and the iUI interface library by Joe Hewitt.
Created: 2007-09-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:43:59
 

[TotW] Customizing an Existing Site for iPhone
The tip of the week for November 9, 2007 uses LassoSoft's ListSearch Web site as a case study to create a customized Web site specifically for iPhone users which provides access to the most recent messages that have been posted on the LassoSoft mailing li
Created: 2007-11-09 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:07:20
 

[TotW] Inline Helpers - Debugging Slow MySQL Solutions
The tip of the week for November 2, 2007 contains some techniques for finding slow MySQL queries. The tip includes an Inline Helper tag which make debugging MySQL queries easier by allowing you to tag queries in the long query log and process list.
Created: 2007-11-02 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:04:29
 

[TotW] Lasso 8.5 AppleScript and Automator Support
The tip of the week for September 7, 2007 discusses how Lasso 8.5 can call AppleScript commands and Automator workflows on Mac OS X systems. AppleScript allows you to interact with other running applications, restart the server, and more.
Created: 2007-09-07 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:23:52
 

[TotW] Lasso Connector for FileMaker Server 9 Preview (Updated)
The tip of the week for July 27, 2007 previews a new data source connector for FileMaker Server 9. The new connector provides better support for FileMaker queries including new field-level and logical operators. (Updated with details about FileMaker 9 sup
Created: 2007-07-27 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:08:11
 

[TotW] RSS Data Source and Parser
The tip of the week for December 14, 2007 includes a custom data source which allows RSS feeds to be treated as a data source. The items in the feed can be displayed using normal [Inline] ... [/Inline] and [Field] tags. Also includes an [RSS_Parser] data
Created: 2007-12-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-14 19:37:29