A stack "file selector" is already in memory

Phil Davis revdev at pdslabs.net
Thu Nov 30 12:31:01 EST 2006


Reinhold Venzl-Schubert wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I opened a metacard-stack xyz in Revolution and got this feedback:
> 
> A stack "file selector" in file /Applications/Revolution 
> Studio/2.7.4-gm-1/Toolset/revlibrary.rev is already in memory. The 
> Revolution UI does not distinguish stacks which have identical names, so 
> editing these stack files while both are in memory could result in data 
> loss.
> 
> I deleted the substack file selector of my stack xyz and saved it, but 
> after restarting I got the same feedback.
> Before I opened the metacard-stack in Rev I tried to remove of 
> ressources, but may be I have forgotten to remove the file selector.
> 
> What can I do to delete the substack file selector finally?

Hi Reinhold,

Try this (no guarantees but it might work):

    set the cantDelete of stack "xyz" to false
    set the cantDelete of stack "file selector" of stack "xyz" to false
    delete stack "file selector" of stack "xyz"
    save stack "xyz"

Thanks -
Phil Davis



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