Hi from Paris,
Jo, I had this problem early on and decided to develop a standard It
may look a tad heavy at first, but I have build lots of stacks with
external files (music, photos, data, etc.). I have never regretted
making this decision. You can always strip the idea down to what you
need.
I have a folder standard :
Revolution
Folderforstackswithnoexternalfiles
Models
StackName1
Data -- .txt files usually, especially 2 data bases - see
below)
Music -- .MP3 files only - I suppose you can use .aif
files, but they are so heavy !
Photos -- .jpg files
Program -- .rev file
Documentation -- Anything I might want to pass on to the User.
Backups -- .txt file backups of the Data base BEFORE each
execution.
StackName2
Data
etc.
Any stack with no external file goes into the folder
"Folderforstackswithnoexternalfiles" Choose the name you want.
When I create a new stack, I try to base it on one of the many models
that I have in my "Model" folder. ........ Otherwise, it becomes a
new model.
For any stacks with external files, I create a complete set of
subfolders (whose names are always the same) under a subfolder which
has the name of the stack. I NEVER deviate from this rule, even if
some of my stacks don't need some of the subfolders. Empty folders
dont take up much space :) I usually add a "Read-Me" file to each of
the subfolders, to explain to my user how the files of the folder are
used.
I put an absolutely standard openStack script in ALL my stacks (even
if they don't have external files). Depending on the needs of each
stack, I can add unique commands at the end of the standard script. In
various scripts throughout the rest of the stack, I make available
whichever global variables I need from the Openstack script.
Obviously, they never change during execution. I have "Language"
buttons in most of my stacks. Click a button and all the labels and
messages change to the new language (I have family in 4 continents !)
As a result, whatever I need for any type of stack is always
available. If I add new functions to the stack later on, the
infrastructure is already there.
Since I moved to 3.0 recently, I also use this setup for standalone
Rev stacks, and the "Data" subfolder now also contains the exported
Data Bases to be loaded into the standalone stack. I have standard
Export and Import scripts for use in a standalone environment. I
create one data base for each platform (Mac or PC). When I have built
my stack, I export the contents to the data bases, empty the stack and
save the .rev file to the "Program" Folder. When I move the folder
subset to another platform (The folder subset will go into the
"Revolution" folder which I create the first time). All I have to do
is to create an alias of the .rev app and move it to the deskTop.
BTW, I use GVxxx for global variable names, and LVxxx for local
variables.
Best Regards
-Francis
OpenStack script follows : (be careful of wraparounds !)
on openStack
--
global GVThisPlatform,GVStackName,GVStackPath,GVStackLanguage
global
GVDataPath
,GVMusicPath
,GVPhotosPath,GVPrintPath,GVProgramPath,GVBackupPath,GVDeskTop
--
-- 1 - Identify current platform and set a few global variables.
--
put the platform into LVHoldPlatform -- Get the
Machine Platform.
if LVHoldPlatform = "MacOS" then -- Is it a
Mac ?
put "Mac" into GVThisPlatform -- Show it
is a Mac.
put "/Revolution/" into GVStackPath -- Set Mac
StackPath Header.
end if
if LVHoldPlatform = "Win32" then -- Is it a
PC ?
put "PC" into GVThisPlatform -- Show it
is a PC.
put line 1 of the volumes into LVPCID -- Pick up
PC Systems Disk Drive ID.
put LVPCID & "/Revolution/" into GVStackPath -- Set PC
StackPath Header with Disk ID.
end if
--
put 1 into GVStackLanguage -- Set
Language - Assume English when loading stack.
--
-- 2 - Set my Revolution Paths. These point to Revolution
folders which are identical in levels and names, on both
-- the Mac and the PC. I use here "GVStackPath" and
"GVStackName" which have previously been initialized.
--
-- Note that (for some reason) the Disk element on a Mac
does not form part of the path. On the PC, it is usually "C:"
--
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Data/" into GVDataPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Music/" into GVMusicPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Photos/" into GVPhotosPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Print/" into GVPrintPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Program/" into GVProgramPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Multiples/" into GVMultiplesPath
put GVStackPath & GVStackName & "/Backups/" into GVBackupPath
put specialFolderPath("DeskTop") into GVDeskTop
--
-- Some of my stacks have a header card (card 1) where I show
information, if the reception fields exist.
--
if exists(field MyDataPath) then put GVDataPath into
field MyDataPath
if exists(field MyMusicPath) then put GVMusicPath into
field MyMusicPath
if exists(field MyPhotosPath) then put GVPhotosPath into
field MyPhotosPath
if exists(field MyPrintPath) then put GVPrintPath into
field MyPrintPath
if exists(field MyProgramPath) then put GVProgramPath into
field MyProgramPath
if exists(field MyBackupPath) then put GVBackupPath into field
MyBackupPath
if exists(field MyPlatform) then put GVThisPlatform into field
MyPlatform of card 1 of stack GVStackName
--
--
******************************************************************************************************************************
--
-- The following section is valid only for this specific stack.
--
--
******************************************************************************************************************************
--
end openStack
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