Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-09 Thread Richard Gaskin
Terry Judd wrote: Seems like it might be a bit simpler if I can suck an object straight out of a networked database onto the clipboard and paste it when and where I want it. Easier to update/maintain and less hassle than loading stacks, making sure the right stack has focus and fiddling

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-09 Thread Terry Judd
On 9/11/10 11:51 PM, Richard Gaskin ambassa...@fourthworld.com wrote: Terry Judd wrote: Seems like it might be a bit simpler if I can suck an object straight out of a networked database onto the clipboard and paste it when and where I want it. Easier to update/maintain and less hassle than

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-09 Thread Richard Gaskin
Terry Judd wrote: On 9/11/10 11:51 PM, Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com wrote: Terry Judd wrote: Seems like it might be a bit simpler if I can suck an object straight out of a networked database onto the clipboard and paste it when and where I want it. Easier to update/maintain

Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Terry Judd
On a whim I tried copying a group and saving the contents of the clipboard (clipboardData[³objects²]) to file. I then cleared the clipboard and set the clipboardData to the file and was able to paste the Œreconstructed¹ object back into my stack. I have to admit that I was surprised that this

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Monte Goulding
On 09/11/2010, at 7:41 AM, Terry Judd wrote: On a whim I tried copying a group and saving the contents of the clipboard (clipboardData[“objects”]) to file. I then cleared the clipboard and set the clipboardData to the file and was able to paste the ‘reconstructed’ object back into my stack.

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Terry Judd
Yep - several times to make sure - and I checked the clipboard in between. Terry... On 9/11/10 9:12 AM, Monte Goulding mo...@sweattechnologies.com wrote: On 09/11/2010, at 7:41 AM, Terry Judd wrote: On a whim I tried copying a group and saving the contents of the clipboard

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Monte Goulding
Yep - several times to make sure - and I checked the clipboard in between. Great, I wonder how it might best be used. I'm not sure there's a massive advantage to this over saving a custom control on a stack and just copying the control from the stack. Cheers

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 11/8/10 4:31 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: Yep - several times to make sure - and I checked the clipboard in between. Great, I wonder how it might best be used. I'm not sure there's a massive advantage to this over saving a custom control on a stack and just copying the control from the stack.

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Terry Judd
On 9/11/10 1:29 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: On 11/8/10 4:31 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: Yep - several times to make sure - and I checked the clipboard in between. Great, I wonder how it might best be used. I'm not sure there's a massive advantage to this over saving a

Re: Saving/importing custom controls to/from file

2010-11-08 Thread Terry Judd
On 9/11/10 1:29 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: On 11/8/10 4:31 PM, Monte Goulding wrote: Yep - several times to make sure - and I checked the clipboard in between. Great, I wonder how it might best be used. I'm not sure there's a massive advantage to this over saving a