Standalone Question

[Martin Baxter]

Hi Mike,

Mike Hughes wrote:
> I have noticed an issue where I have a perfectly running Rev project and 
> then when I build a standalone from it, parts of the script suddenly 
> fail. For example, I seem to have trouble being able to "set the script" 
> of a stack in a standalone. 

See the scriptlimits. This is Revolution's contribution to the 
contemporary practice of limiting software functionality in order to 
protect commercial interests. Basically it stops users doing what 
Runtime did - using the product to create a competing product. Sorry. 
Usually there are alternative approaches, albeit less convenient perhaps.

> Similarly, it looks like I cannot copy 
> images from one substack to another in a standalone. Both of these tasks 
> are completely possible in a pre-built rev project. Any advice would be 
> greatly appreciated. I'm sure I'm missing something.
> 

I think you should be able to do this, but you would not be able to save 
the result, as a standalone cannot save itself, and therefore you cannot 
save its substacks either.

If you want to save a stack, it must be independent of the standalone. 
Many of us create standalones that consist only of the splash screen and 
minimal startup code, which is responsible for loading the external 
stacks that contain the application logic and (sometimes) data.

HTH

Martin Baxter