Protecting stacks

[Ralph DiMola]

Peter,

 

>From the dictionary. This will stop prying eyes from either the IDE or text
editor.

 

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password

 

Type: property

 

Syntax: 

 

set the password of stack to {passwordString | empty}

 

 

Objects (or Types): stack

 

See Also: passKey Property, mcEncrypt Function

 

Introduced: 1.0

 

Platforms: Desktop, Server, Web and Mobile

 

 

Supported Operating Systems:      

 

Summary: 

Specifies a password that the user must enter before making changes to the
stack.

 

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Ralph DiMola

IT Director

Evergreen Information Services

rdimola at evergreeninfo.net

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of Peter Bogdanoff
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 7:49 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Subject: Protecting stacks

 

 

Hi all,

 

I'm needing to protect both the scripts and the text in fields for a project
that is essentially a book--many pages with text. The author of the book is,
well very concerned about piracy.

 

I see that in the Standalone Application Settings I can protect scripts of
stack files in the application. However, I have stack files that are NOT in
the application--the app just serves to launch files. How do I protect the
scripts in those files?

 

And generally, how would I stop someone from opening stack files in their
version of the IDE and having their way with my text? Or, just opening the
files with a text editor?

 

I can image when the files launch in the LiveCode IDE, a password is asked,
and a global is set to allow authoring. But what about when it's opened as a
raw text file?

 

Peter Bogdanoff

UCLA

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