Hmm are you trying to create a notepad-like application that, when closed, saves it's contents and reloads them back when it's been relaunched?
--- On Wed, 22/9/10, Mark Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mark Smith <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: loading another stack from splash > To: "How to use Revolution" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 22 September, 2010, 1:44 AM > Hi Shadow, thanks again. Am on the > road and cannot do a lot of testing right now but basically > I got this to work once by embedding one stack in the other > (using stackfiles option) but could not subsequently > duplicate. Am concerned that I am barking down the wrong > tree as don't think that embedded stacks (aka substacks) can > save to themselves when compiled. I need a solution that > will allow me to have one stack call/load another that is > not compiled as part of the mainstack. Will try playing with > this again this weekend, but very frustrated this is not > straight forward and obvious. I would imagine many people > need to have compiled stacks save to themselves? > > Cheers, > > -- Mark > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Shadow Slash [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:55 AM > To: How to use Revolution > Subject: RE: loading another stack from splash > > Correction concerning your new script, > if you will use "lock screen" you don't have to include the > "to true" after it. Reverting the "lock screen" should be as > "unlock screen". > And also "set visible to false" needs to identify what you > want to hide like "set visible of stack "mystack" to false". > Alternatively, you can also just use "hide stack "mystack"" > to shorten your code length. > > About the path thing, I think you need to define the path > of the stack like "notepad3.rev" or something. Otherwise, > you can juse add your notepad3 stack as a substack to your > splash stack. > > :) > > --- On Mon, 20/9/10, Mark Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Mark Smith <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: loading another stack from splash > > To: "How to use Revolution" <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, 20 September, 2010, 4:25 PM > > Thanks Shadow, yes that was a typo in > > my email, not the hander. I'll cut/paste what I have > > > > on preopenstack > > -- lock screen to true > > -- set visible to false > > answer the utargetstack of this stack > > go to stack (the utargetstack of this > > stack) > > end preopenstack > > > > There are some commented sections (suggested > elsewhere) I > > want to test later. Notepad3 is just another stack > residing > > in the same directory as Startup (might that be the > problem? > > ie. I'm not providing a path or anything just the name > of > > the stack), The bracketing did not help. Thanks > > > > -- Mark > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > > [[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Shadow Slash [[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:36 AM > > To: How to use Revolution > > Subject: Re: loading another stack from splash > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > First off, is that a typo in your handler? -> > > "preopenstackit". > > IMO, that should be "preOpenStack". > > Now for your problem, can you try this in place of > your > > code instead? > > on preopenstack > > answer the utargetstack of this stack > > go to stack (the utargetstack of this > > stack) > > end preopenstack > > > > If that still didn't work please do tell so I can try > to > > further help you. > > > > --- On Mon, 20/9/10, Mark Smith <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Mark Smith <[email protected]> > > > Subject: loading another stack from splash > > > To: "[email protected]" > > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Monday, 20 September, 2010, 3:28 PM > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I've written an application (a simple notepad) > that I > > > wanted to compile. RunRev documentation suggests > > creating a > > > "splash screen" that > > > calls the "notepad" so that notepad can save > into > > itself. > > > So I created a stack called Startup. So far it > has a > > single > > > script in the stack script that says > > > > > > on preopenstackit > > > answer the utargetstack of > this > > > stack -- works > > > go to stack the utargetstack > of this > > > stack -- not working > > > end preopenstack > > > > > > utargetstack is defined as Notepad3. When I open > the > > > startup stack it displays the name of the > "target" > > stack > > > correctly > > > in a dialog (ie. Notepad3). > > > > > > The next line however does nothing. By that I > mean it > > does > > > not seem to load and run > > > the Notepad3 stack. This is what I get when I say > "put > > the > > > openstacks" > > > > > > Message Box > > > revMenubar > > > revTools > > > revStartCentre > > > Startup > > > revApplicationOverview > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- Mark > > > _ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-revolution mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe > and > > manage > > > your subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and > manage > > your subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and > manage > > your subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage > your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage > your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
