delete - main stack vs substack
Phil Davis
revdev at pdslabs.net
Sat Jul 11 03:33:04 EDT 2009
jim sims wrote:
> Delete will purge a main stack from memory BUT will permanently delete
> a substack (like gone forever).
>
> I do not want to permanently delete a substack by mistake in an
> all-purpose handler I am writing, would the following be enough to
> make sure a stack is NOT a substack?
>
> if stack tStackInQuestion is in the mainStacks then delete stack
> tStackInQuestion
Hi Jim,
To be more certain, I would say:
if stack tStackInQuestion is among the lines of the mainStacks then
delete stack tStackInQuestion
This will prevent the deletion of substack "stack1" of mainStack
"stack1main".
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Phil Davis
PDS Labs
Professional Software Development
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