Fixed stack IDs?

[Richard Gaskin]

Ken Ray wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:06:44 +0100, David Bovill wrote: 
>> Do I remember reading that there is a recent feature / supported /
>> unsupported for permanent stack ids (I know that the ids change as objects
>> are added)?
>> 
>> Can't find it anywhere - I'm looking to use a permanent id that will survive
>> stack modifications and (file) name changes.
> 
> You could always insert the stack id of the original stack (pre mods) 
> into a custom prop and then check that from that point on... I don't 
> know about permanent stack IDs, though - I remember we *talked* about 
> it, but I don't know if it actually got implemented.

I can't imagine it did.  IDs in Rev are integers -- what would happen if 
I made a stack with an IDE and you made a stack which had the same ID 
and I gave you my stack to run?

Rev might be able to adopt some sort of GUID function, but there's a far 
simpler solution in hand right now:

Stack titles can differ from the stack name, so regardless of whatever I 
might display for the user, I tend to use the stack name as its ID. 
Since it need not be visible, it need never change.

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