Custom property retrieval incorrect

[Craig Newman]

Jacque.

Have you tried another name, Like “XYZ”?

Craig

> On Apr 27, 2023, at 3:50 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a custom stack property called "cVersion" that is used to determine update availability and is shown in an About stack. In LC 9.6.7, 9.6.9, and 10.0.0 dp 5 the custom property is returned incorrectly.
> 
> I set the cVersion of the stack to 3.0.0 in the property inspector and also tried from the message box and from a handler. In both the message box and in a script it returns 3.0.9. I saved the stack, quit LC, relaunched and opened the stack and it then reported 1.0.4. I don't know where these numbers are coming from.
> 
> There are three substacks but none of them have any custom properties at all. When I open the stack property inspector it does correctly say "3.0.0".
> 
> I deleted the custom property completely and then re-entered it. It still says 3.0.9 on a new launch.
> 
> I created a new custom property called "cVers" and it does report 3.0.0 as specified. Other custom stack properties also retrieve correctly, it is only this particular one that fails.
> 
> Anyone seen this? Is there something special about a custom prop named "cVersion"? This used to work fine, but that was about 2 years ago.
> 
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> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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