AW: How can I copy from one stack to another with identical names?

[Bob Sneidar]

Sometimes if the app I am pasting into is not open when I copy, the app does not seem to be aware of the correct contents of the clipboard. This can especially be true if you have some kind of Office app installed, but I cannot state that for a certainty because I have never fully tested that theory. 

One way to do it might be to write an applescript that does a file copy. Then insert a frontScript that closes the first stack and removes it from memory, then opens the copy. I mention the frontScript because I am pretty sure you cannot continue to run a script in a stack that has been removed from memory.  

Bob


On Jan 24, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:

> I tried it again with two instances and now the paste menu is active and I
> can copy/paste between two instances of LC.
> I don't know, why paste wasn't active before - does anybody knows what could
> led to this behavior?
> Thanks
> Tiemo
> 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-
>> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Tiemo Hollmann TB
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Januar 2012 09:43
>> An: 'How to use LiveCode'
>> Betreff: How can I copy from one stack to another with identical names?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have two versions of the same stack with a bunch of substacks. I
>> would
>> like to copy objects and scripts from one version to the other.
>> 
>> I know, that I can't open two stacks with the same name for editing. I
>> tried
>> to open the two versions in two instances of LC, but it seems, that the
>> copy/paste object doesn't work between instances.
>> 
>> Renaming all stacks in one version would be an approach. Is there a
>> better
>> trick to do this job?
>> 
>> Thanks for your experience
>> 
>> Tiemo
>> 
> 
> 
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