How do I stop app's files from being opened by Rev?

[Barry Levine]

Jacqueline,

I'm familiar enough with the Mac to know how to use ResEdit to change 
type/creator codes so the problem is really on the Windows side of 
things. The extension change seems to be the best answer (it does work) 
as long as I call the stack in my code (go stack "myStack") instead of 
the file containing it (go stack "myStack.rev") or change the extension 
in my code (go stack "myStack.xxx").

It's funny how Rev permits you to refer to the file as the stack. 
That's not a complaint. What I love about Rev (and it's what I loved 
about HyperCard) is its ability to deal with synonyms in its code. It's 
the closest thing to the "do what I mean" button.

Of course, this ability to use sloppy code can (and does) create issues.

Regards,
Barry

On Wednesday, Aug 6, 2003, at 23:46 America/Denver, Jacqueline wrote:

> From: "J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> Organization: HyperActive Software
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: How do I stop app's files from being opened by Rev?
> Reply-To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
>
> On 8/6/03 5:08 PM, Barry Levine wrote:
>
>> I'm guessing that, on the Mac, I'd drop the two apps inside the
>> "package" of the app. I remember seeing a reference how to do this in
>> the list and I'll search for it.
>
> That's probably a good way to do it. If you are distributing for OS 9
> though, there is no package. One way to handle it is to assign a
> different file type code to the stacks. That way Rev won't allow the
> user to select them in a standard file dialog, but it can still open
> them from a script.
>
>> On Windows, I haven't a clue.
>
> I don't know if this is kosher or not, but I usually just assign a
> ".dat" extension. Windows thinks the stack is a data file, it gets a
> generic icon, and it doesn't seem to get in the way of anything. If you
> want to be really sneaky, password-protect the stacks. Then if someone
> opens them in a text editor, they look like binary files and no text is
> visible.
>