doubts about globals, seeking advise...

[Andre Garzia]

On Jan 3, 2004, at 8:44 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> This sounds like the common problem where the database external is not 
> loading at all in the substack. When the splash opens (the mainstack) 
> it loads the external, but when you close the splash, the external 
> gets unloaded. Then when the substack opens, there is no external 
> available for the substack.
>
> You can try adding the database to the externals property of the 
> substack and sometimes that will work. Sometimes it doesn't. You can 
> also try hiding the splash instead of closing it; maybe that will 
> force the external to stay resident in memory. Or you can try moving 
> all your database handlers into the splash stack script, where they 
> will be available everywhere.
>
> I have entered a Bugzilla enhancement request that asks that we be 
> able to load externals on demand. That would solve this problem, which 
> seems to affect just about everybody who tries to use a splash for the 
> application mainstack with a substack that uses an external. It isn't 
> just databases either, it happens with any external.
>


	Jacqueline,

	This is a most usefull reply! Thanks all try the options and post here 
the updates so others might see how to proceed in cases like this.

	Cheers


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Andre Alves Garzia ð 2003 ð BRAZIL
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