Standalone with extra stacks

Pierre Sahores psahores at easynet.fr
Sat Jul 19 20:04:01 EDT 2003


On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 02:12, Barry Levine wrote:
> This may sound strange but I've only been developing single-stack 
> standalones. I've used text files to store various params.
> 
> I now have to create a three-stack solution; at least, I think three 
> stacks is the proper design. I'd appreciate any advice  regarding the 
> project as I describe it below:
> 
> Stack #1: Splash screen containing the standalone engine. No changes to 
> this stack once it's compiled.
> 
> Stack #2: Sign-in stack containing a few buttons and a field. The 
> buttons contain the code that adds/deletes user names to/from the 
> field. Other code in the buttons will also create/delete folders named 
> for each user.
> 
> Stack #3: The "business" part of the program containing a number of 
> cards. Each card contains a few QT Player objects and the code 
> contained in the stack (and/or buttons in the stack) will permit the 
> user to link to photos or movies on the local hard drive.
> 
> This all seems quite straightforward to me except for one thing (which, 
> as I indicated above, I've never done): What is the Transcript code I 
> would use to call Stack #2 from Stack #1 and close Stack #1's window so 
> it's not seen for the rest of the program?
> 
> Would this work?:
> 
> open stack "stack #2"
> close stack "stack #1"
> 
> ...or would this simply exit the program?
> 
> Should I just hide the window of Stack #1 (which is the standalone)?
> 
> As always, advice is gratefully appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Barry
> 
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Try, if needed :

Instead of close stack "stack #1", close window the short name of "stack
#1"
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Bien cordialement, Pierre Sahores

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