creating and/or replacing stacks

[stephen barncard]

Check out the GLX Application
Framework<http://www.bluemangolearning.com/screensteps/examples/manuals/GLX_Application_Framework.html>by
Trevor -
It includes an auto update feature and many others...
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Stephen Barncard
San Francisco
http://houseofcubes.com/disco.irev


2009/9/17 Lars Brehmer <larsbrehmer at mac.com>

> Jim,
>
> Thanks for the links.
>
> I guess I didn't phrase my question very well. My standalones have always
> been splash screens with the actual stacks in the program folder. It's one
> of those stacks I want to be able to replace with the update, so this isn't
> new to me. It's actually figuring out how to do it that I need help with,
> but after a quicl browse through the links you provided, I am pretty sure I
> will find my answers. Thanks again.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lars
>
>  Can anybody point me to a tutorial or a demonstration or anything
>>> that emplains creating or deleting or replacing stacks from a
>>> standalone? What I want to do is make a standalone that updates
>>> another standalone by replacing one of its stacks with one from the
>>> updater stack. As basic as this probably is, I haven't a clue how to
>>> do it, and all atttempts to figure it out have failed.
>>>
>>
>> First concept for you to realize is that a standalone is a compiled
>> app or exe, which means once compiled, it can no longer be modified.
>>
>> This is kind of like an oil painting where the artist wants to go back
>> and replace a blue color with one that is a little darker.  Can't undo
>> the painting, but you can make a new one and change the blue color.
>> For Rev, this means go back and compile a new version of your
>> standalone.
>>
>> What you can do is create a standalone that uses stacks that are not
>> part of the standalone, then replace those stacks.  There are many
>> discussions on the list about this and the key word to look for is
>> 'splash screen'
>>
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