Try putting the code in your preOpenStack handler into a separate handler then call it from preOpenHandler and anywhere else you need to invoke it.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 6:05 PM J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> wrote: > On 9/24/16 4:19 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > > My user interface stacks are now made by cloning the respective stack, to > > allow multiple open debtors, and multiple windows of each type in the > > interface. > > > > I store the stem that identifies tables and windows in the dbtr_stem > custom > > property of the stack. > > > > I need to lock messages as I open the stack, as no setup routines even > make > > sense until this property exists and is accessible. Once clones, I set > that > > property, as well as the name (which depend on that property). I then > > close the new stack. > > > > Is there a way to send the "normal" messages, such as preopenstack and > open > > card when it opens. I had assumed that closing the stack and reopening > > would cause this to happen, but apparently not. > > > > These are transient stacks; they should never get saved to disk, and are > > deleted as part of the process of closing a debtor. > > > > A stack in RAM doesn't get the open* messages because, technically, it's > already open. If you set the destroystack property to true, then the > next time it opens the normal messages occur. But in this case that > would delete your temporary clone, so you can't do that. > > You could specifically send the messages after you set up the properties: > > -- set up the clone, then: > preOpenStack > openStack > > or, depending on your stack organization, you might need to: > > send "preOpenStack to me" , etc. > > If you will be closing and reopening the stacks multiple times, you > might trap for "resumeStack" instead. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode