Thanks Richard, I've used the effective keyword before when referencing the backcolor of a stack or object, but I didn't know that substacks didn't return filenames unless "effective" was used. Thanks for the tip.
-Chipp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Gaskin > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Stack Directory? > > > Chipp Walters wrote: > > > Why do you use "effective filename" instead of just "filename"?? > > The filename refers to the stack file. A mainstack is a stack file, so te > property is associated with the mainstack. > > A substack does not have its own stackfile per se, but rather inherits the > filename from the mainstack. > > Inherited preoperties can be obtained using the "effective" > qualifier. This > works well for other inherited properties, such as textFont and > other visual > attributes. If a field has its textfont defined the "get the textfont" > returns the font name; if not it returns empty. But since it effectively > inherits the textfont of the next paren uo the chain that has > that property > defined, you can learn which font face it's drawn with by getting "the > effective textfont". > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Media Corporation > Custom Software and Web Development for All Major Platforms > Developer of WebMerge 2.0: Publish any database on any site > ___________________________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com > Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc > > _______________________________________________ > metacard mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard > _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
