Some little questions about Data Stacks

[Rob Cozens]

François, et al:

>To the best of my knowledge, an external stack can have whatever 
>extension you script support for.

One fact of Mac OS life for which I see no workaround is that once 
you create stacks & stack-opening standalones that support your File 
Type & Creator codes, you must be careful not to let the RunRev Dev 
application save your data stack(s).  If "RevDev" saves your data 
stack, it changes Type/Creator" to "RSTKRevo".

SDB databases set a stack property when changed and check that 
property on closeStack.  The save handler specifies the Type/Creator 
code.

Whenever I edit a handler in a db stack, I also browse the db and 
unlock & relock one record...which sets the property that saves the 
db.  Then I answer "No" when RevDev asks if I want to save the 
changes (as RSTKRevo), but the changes are saved with the proper 
Type/Creator by the db stack internal logic.

Perhaps RevDev should ask before changing Type/Creator codes?
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Rob Cozens
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