export snapshot woverwrites variable?

[Brian Milby]

What about using (tObject)?  Since tObject is a container itself, the export put the data in the container directly instead of the referenced container?

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> On Dec 10, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> just found a very strange thing...
> I have this script:
> ...
> put dasObjekt() into tObject
> ## returns in this special case -> image "Bild_1"
> 
> flip tObject horizontal
> # Overwrite image data
> export snapshot from rect(the rect of tObject) of tObject to tObject as PNG
> 
> ## But now, LC gives an error indication that tObject now contains the DATA of the new PNG
> ## Hint: åPNG...
> ## And yes, the palette in the debugger shows the complete PNG binary data instead of -> image "Bild_1"
> ## as the content of tObject
> 
> ## Doing this again fixes the inconvenience and I can continue:
> put dasObjekt() into tObject
> ...
> 
> Funky, funky!?
> 
> 
> Best
> 
> Klaus
> --
> Klaus Major
> https://www.major-k.de
> klaus at major-k.de
> 
> 
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