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 >> (clipboardData[³objects²]) to file. I then cleared the clipboard and set the >> clipboardData to the file and was able to paste the reconstructed¹ object >> back into my stack. I have to admit that I was surprised that this worked as >> I always just expected that the clipboard data would just contain some >> pointers to the copied objects rather than a usable copy of the control. The >> same also method appears to work for entire cards. >> >> There may? be some benefits in using this approach compared to saving >> controls in library¹ stacks. Is anybody already doing this, and if so what >> are their experiences (pros and cons)? > > Hi Terry > > I haven't tried but it doesn't seem right to me. Did you quit and restart > livecode to make sure memory was cleared. > > Cheers > > Monte_______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Dr Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Medical Education Unit Melbourne Medical School The University of Melbourne _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution