Help! I'm stuck

Mon Apr 5 17:50:08 EDT 2021

Hot Dang! It built the App. 
Sean and Jacqueline, you made my day!
Thanks!
Bill

> On Apr 4, 2021, at 6:08 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> You can also turn off messages and errors from the Toolbar before you
> build. This should prevent any pre/open or pre/close scripts from running.
> And make sure all inspectors, message box and project browser are closed
> too as well as any windows/stacks other than your main stack.
> 
> Sean
> 
> On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 13:57, Sean Cole (Pi) <sean at pidigital.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> ResolveID is referring to the stack, card and object IDs to tie it to your
>> breakpoints.
>> 
>> Focus on your main stack. In the Development menu bar, choose Clear All
>> Breakpoints. It’s a good idea to do this every time before a main
>> standalone build.
>> 
>> So, Delete all your breakpoints. Then resave. (Close and reopen your stack
>> and LC if you like). Rebuild. It will be ok.
>> 
>> Sean
>> 
>> On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 01:10, William Prothero via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Matthias, or anybody:
>>> 
>>> I got side-tracked but am back to needing to build this standalone and
>>> guess what the error message from the builder means. This build problem has
>>> been known for some time, as Matthias kindly notified me.
>>> 
>>> My question is:Is it possible to tell what stacks are causing the
>>> problem, from the builder error codes. I have But it seems a bit odd that I
>>> would have to disable the preopenStack, openstack, closestack, preopencard,
>>> opencard, etc, etc ad-nauseum.
>>> 
>>> Before I cause myself a bunch of thrashing around changing a bunch of
>>> stacks, is there anything in the error dialog that’s attached that would
>>> give me a hint as to where this is happening? Also, I wonder if disabling
>>> all these open …. handlers during build might cause build problems. If it
>>> was a universal problem/bug, I would think it would have been fixed by LC
>>> version 9.6.2 (RC3).???
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any insight and direction. (I”m on Big Sur 11.2.2). I have 10
>>> stacks and a number of script only lib stacks in this project.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> Links to the error dialog:
>>> page 1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4bmxx3zkuoy0zq/ErrorWindow-p1.png?dl=0
>>> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4bmxx3zkuoy0zq/ErrorWindow-p1.png?dl=0>
>>> page 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zc18s3gkzv92w2w/Errors-page-2.pdf?dl=0
>>> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/zc18s3gkzv92w2w/Errors-page-2.pdf?dl=0>
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 20, 2021, at 1:38 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <
>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Bill,
>>>> 
>>>> i've just checked the release notes of 9.0.x
>>>> The release notes of 9.0.2 contain updated information about this topic
>>> and an enhanced script example.
>>>> opencard scripts should also be adjusted.
>>>> https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_0_2/LiveCodeNotes-9_0_2.pdf
>>>> 
>>>> Please excuse me for pointing to 9.0.1rc1 release notes yesterday.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> Matthias
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -
>>>> Matthias Rebbe
>>>> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
>>>> 
>>>>> Am 20.03.2021 um 18:22 schrieb William Prothero via use-livecode <
>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Matthias:
>>>>> I see that openstack and closestack messages are inhibited during
>>> application build, using:
>>>>> 
>>>>> on closeStack
>>>>>     if the mode of stack “revStandaloneProgress” > 0 then
>>>>>             exit closeStack
>>>>>     end if
>>>>> end
>>>>> 
>>>>> So, before I start adding this to all openstack, closestack, scripts
>>> of my 12 stacks, I'm’ wondering if I could mess up the build process by
>>> by-passing some of the scripts in these handlers. Is there any way to tell
>>> more precisely what is causing the problem? Any recommendations on
>>> strategy? Should I just change one stack at a time and look for changes in
>>> the error window, or just change all them and wonder what affect that would
>>> have on the integrity of the build process?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also, opencard scripts are also called when a stack in launched and I
>>> wonder if those need to be escaped too.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Bill
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2021, at 5:46 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <
>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Another thing. I am not sure if your problems are also a result of
>>> the following, but you could giv it a try.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There was something changed in Standalonebuilder process starting  in
>>> LC 9.0 or so to fix a problem. But this fix could cause other problems in
>>> some situation.
>>>>>> While before that fix the main stacks did not receive any openstack
>>> and closestack messages during standalone build, now with the fixed
>>> standalone builder they do.
>>>>>> Therefore some lines of code need to be added to avoid this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> See here on page 2 for an explanation what you have to add to your
>>> openstack and closestack handler
>>>>>> 
>>> https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_0_1/LiveCodeNotes-9_0_1_rc_1.pdf
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -
>>>>>> Matthias Rebbe
>>>>>> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Am 20.03.2021 um 01:31 schrieb ELS Prothero via use-livecode <
>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It’s mystifying that all messages seem to come from the rev builder
>>> scripts, with no hint of what could be the problem.
>>>>>> 
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