Close Stack Cleanup

[J. Landman Gay]

That looks like it would work though it isn't the variable I remember. 
Probably that's what changed. Nice sleuthing.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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On February 4, 2021 5:52:14 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Is this what you're looking for?
>
> revIDESetEdited pStackName
> revIDESetUnedited pStackName
>
> Interrogate it with: revIDEStackIsEdited pStackName
>
> 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 J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2021 5:53 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Cc: J. Landman Gay
> Subject: Re: Close Stack Cleanup
>
> There used to be a gREV* global variable that tracked the dirty status and 
> if the stack was dirty it put up the "do you want to save?" dialog. I can't 
> find it now so something has changed. When it existed, you could toggle 
> that variable via script and the IDE wouldn't bother you.
>
> The IDE does pass the closeStackRequest to your stack after it checks the 
> stack status. The docs are correct that you don't get that message when a 
> script closes the stack but you can use closeStack instead; however, first 
> we need to find out where that variable went to. It used to be in the 
> globals pane of the message watcher, and I'd recognize it if I saw it, but 
> I can't remember now what it was.
>
> On 2/4/21 12:59 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I know we have tread this ground before, but I am trying to clean up my 
>> stack (i.e. clear the fields), then save it when I close it BY ANY MEANS. 
>> That means by script, by menu OR by clicking the red dot (of for WIN users 
>> the red X) in the title bar. I need this to work in the IDE as well as in 
>> standalone.
>>
>> You would think closeStackRequest gets sent when I click the red dot or X. 
>> You would be mistaken.
>>
>> The dictionary reads,
>>
>> The closeStackRequest message is only sent if the request to close a stack 
>> is initiated by the user (eg by clicking file -> close in the LiveCode 
>> menu). If the request is initiated from a script (eg "close this stack" ) 
>> then the closeStackRequest message is not sent.
>>
>> Apparently clicking the red dot is not considered, “initiated by the user.” 
>> It ought to be.
>>
>> If I use “CloseStack” instead, I cannot save the stack because a script is 
>> currently running, and I do not want to be presented with the dialog to 
>> save, do not save, or cancel. I just want it to be saved. I can force quit 
>> if I mess something up.
>>
>> Bob S
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