Differentiating a substack from a mainstack

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Pete,

The owner property of a mainstack is empty.

if the owner of the target is empty then
   --> mainstack
else
   --> substack
end if

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On 11/20/2013 20:24, Peter Haworth wrote:
> I need to detect whether a newly created stack is a main stack or a
> substack.  I am using an openStack front script handler to try to figure
> this out (have also used a newStack handler) to check the stack name
> against its mainstack property but it appears that when creating a
> substack, its mainstack is set to its own name when the openStack/newStack
> message is sent.
>
> Any thoughts on how to figure out this seemingly simple piece of
> information?
>
> On a related note, the hidden property of both a main and substack is true
> during newStack and openStack, yet the dictionary claims that openStack is
> sent after a stack is visible.
>
>
> Pete
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