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Re: Couple of questions about the Mindstorms software
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Fri, 16 Jul 1999 21:19:53 GMT
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Jon Shemitz <jon@midnightbeach.com> wrote in message
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> I know a lot of you scorn RCX code, but I find the enforced simplicity
> sort of appealing. Besides, I'm negotiating with some publishers about a
> kids' Mindstorms book. Anyhow, I have a couple of questions that neither
> Mindstorms tech support (duh!) nor the anemic forums on
> legomindstorms.com could answer:
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> 1) How do you delete saved My Commands? It seems that once you save one
> to the list in the My Commands paddle, you're stuck with it forever.
Just select the desired "My Comand" and drag it to the waste can. A window
will ask if you want to delete. Click on the check mark and poof, it is
gone.
> 2) Is there any way to share the IR tower with the RCX Code app? I wrote
> a little "stay on top" remote control that shows the battery power, lets
> me start and stop programs, and fits in the dead space at the top-left
> of my 1024x768 screen. But I can't download programs or run the Test
> Panel with my remote control active. I wrote my app to
> InitComm/CloseComm before and after every transaction - is there a way
> (cmd line switch? ini file or registry hack?) to force the RCX Code
> software to do the same?
Not sure of the technical reasons, but you have already established
comunication with the rcx and your trying to set up a second path. I don't
think that is possible.
>
> http://www.midnightbeach.com - Me, my work, my writing, and
> http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs - my homeschool resource pages
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| (...) That's just what I'd tried, and just what Lego Tech Support suggested. I tried yet again, and for some reason it did work, this time. Not sure what I was doing wrong, 'cause it's sure the same click and drag op as deleting a tile from a (...) (27 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I know a lot of you scorn RCX code, but I find the enforced simplicity sort of appealing. Besides, I'm negotiating with some publishers about a kids' Mindstorms book. Anyhow, I have a couple of questions that neither Mindstorms tech support (duh!) (...) (27 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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