stackfiles -- how to use?

[Phil Davis]

Hi Nicolas,

Coming late to the party... For an example of what 'the stackfiles' look like, 
open the IDE message box and type"

     put the stackfiles of stack "home"

Phil Davis


On 7/24/11 7:42 PM, Nicolas Cueto wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Apologies for the length of this, but I'd very much like list help to
> understand better a scripting practice I've been doing half-baked for
> a long time now.
>
> It has to do with stackFiles (I think?), the steps for implementing
> which I describe below, but first precede with an outline of what I'm
> after.
>
>
> Essentially, this is the structure of my standalone and stacks:
>
> AllMightyStack.exe -->  Index-stack.livecode -->  gamestacks1-8.livecode
>
>
> The role of  AllMightyStack.exe:
> -- opens up Index-stack.livecode
> -- stays open but hidden in background
> -- (most importantly!) contains handlers/functions and global
> variables  -- but no controls/objects -- that can be called by the
> index-stack and each of the gamestacks simply by name (ie, without
> having to specify a path)
>
> The role of Index-stack.rev:
> -- shows the user some buttons, clicking which opens up one of the
> various gamestacks
> -- stays open but hidden in background, so that, when a gamestack is
> done with, the user returns to Index-stack to either choose a
> different gamestack or quit
> -- does not contain handlers or controls referenced to by any other stack
>
>
> To do the above, here are my steps:
>
> STEP 1) place the following script in card 1 of AllMightyStack.exe:
>
> on openCard
> setUpFoundation
> end openCard
>
> on setUpFoundation
> put "Index-stack,Index-stack.rev"&  cr&  "game1,game1.rev"&  cr&  \
> "game2,game2.rev"&  cr&  ....&  cr&  "animationEngine,animationEngine.rev" \
> into tStackFiles
> set the stackFiles of stack "Mainstack.exe" to tStackFiles
> ...
> open stack "Index-stack"
> hide stack "Mainstack"
> end setUpFoundation
>
>
>
> STEP 2) in Livecode open the property-inspector for stack
> "AllMightyStack.rev" and then in the "Stack files" panel add
> Index-Stack and all the game-stacks. After which, I save as a
> standalone.
>
>
> STEP 3) repeat the above two steps for Index-stack.rev
>
>
> Anyway, I'm guessing I don't need to do STEP 3. But now I'm also
> guessing STEP 2 is superfluous. Or is it?
>
> Of course, I've read the documentation. But...
>
>
> Hope that all makes sense.
>
> Thank you -- for your help and forbearance.
>
> --
> Nicolas Cueto
>
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