Can you have a stack named "stack" ? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Shafer Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; How to use Revolution Subject: Re: Newbie Question
OK, point taken, Xavier. You can't have a stack named "Home". Seems kinda stupid since the stack doesn't have the name, but, what the heck. Dan On Jul 14, 2005, at 9:58 AM, MisterX wrote: > Hi Dan, > > With all respect but if you type > > the effective filename of stack home > > in the msg box you will get not false or an error > but your license.rev stack (well hidden eh?)... > > MC also has one i think (substack of mchelp stack). > > If it's possible, more power to you cause that's how it was working in > HyperCard (much better wasn't it?). > > Sounds like another conflict just waiting to happen at the most > innoportune > moment if you trick this... Maybe the license stack is only checked at > startup so then you might be home free... But since the license > stack is in > the root folder of the rev installation in windows in the least > then it's > very probable that some stack name conflict might happen! > > Just for your info... just in case... > I dont know if allowing us to use "home" or whether the license > deal is a > protection, nonetheless im dubiously dubitative on the possible > implications! > > cheerios > Xavier > http://monsieurx.com > More than just cool Moires > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Dan Shafer >> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 17:30 >> To: How to use Revolution >> Subject: Re: Newbie Question >> >> Hi, Hamburger1! >> >> Welcome to the Revolution. >> >> WHile there are lots of options for this in Rev (Xavier has >> already pointed out two), as an old stackhead myself I think >> the best way to do this is to create a stack (you can even >> call it "Home" for all Rev >> cares!) to store all of this reusable stuff in and then when >> you have a stack where you want to use it, just use a command like: >> >> start using stack "Home" >> >> This creates what Rev calls a "library" stack. It is so >> darned efficient and effective that once you get used to it >> you'll wonder how you lived without it. I have several such >> libraries that contain related groups of scripts. >> >> You'll also want to spend some time understanding the message >> path in Rev, which is sufficiently different from HyperCard's >> to cause some confusion in the early going. My book, >> "Revolution: Software at th Speed of Thought", is available >> through the RunRev store and has a good discussion of the >> topic but may be a bit introductory level for someone with >> serious HC experience. Richard Gaskin over at FourthWorld has >> a great white paper on the message path and how you can >> extend it with libraries, front and back scripts, etc. (URL: >> http://www.fourthworld.com/embassy/articles/ >> revolution_message_path.html). >> >> >> On Jul 14, 2005, at 4:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>> I'm in the process of switching from HyperCard. I put >>> >> several handlers >> >>> & functions in my home stack that are used in other stacks. >>> >> Where do I >> >>> put these scripts in Revolution? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Dan Shafer, Revolution Consultant and Author >> http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software >> at the Speed of Thought" >> From the RunRev online store >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
