When is a stack "really" loaded?
Len Morgan
len-morgan at crcom.net
Mon Mar 24 12:45:33 EDT 2008
I'm trying to go through a list of stack files (whos' names and versions
come from a text file on the update server) to see if they need to be
updated. If there is a newer version, I copy the file from the update
server to the local computer. I'm using:
put the cstkVersion of stack tCurrentStack into tLocalStackVersion
That command is the first time I reference any of the stack files as the
program starts up. My understanding is that by reference a custom
property in the local stack, it is "loaded." These stacks do NOT
however show up in the Application Browser.
Since (I assume) the stack get loaded, I set a flag if any of the
stacks are copied (updated) from the server and then require the user to
restart the program. The second time, since all of the local file
versions should now much the server version, it goes through the same
process but since no stacks are updated this time, the program continues
to run "normally."
So my question is: Does the stack really get loaded? If so, can it be
unloaded and reloaded so that the new version will be used instead? I
understand that if the version of the startup stack changes (called by
StackRunner), I'll have to restart, but that stack is rarely changed.
Would I be better off just copying the files from the server every time
the user starts up the program whether they are changed or not? Can I
use a URL stack file name instead of a local one? Since I'm not
explicitly loading the stacks, I'm not sure if the checking of the
custom property has the same effect as "start using...." or "go stack
..." One can be used with a URL, the other can't.
Thanks!!
len morgan
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