Close Box and Stand Alone Apps in LiveCode

Bob Sneidar bobs at twft.com
Fri Aug 31 18:52:11 EDT 2012


The really compelling reasons for me is properties, and certain limits placed on a compiled app. I got into the habit of using properties to store information from session to session, and since a compiled app cannot be modified, I cannot do that. At least that is my understanding. 

Bob


On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:

> Yes, it's kinda the general untidiness of the splash stack approach that
> gets to me.  One compiled file is much better untless there's a really
> compelling reason why you can't do that.
> Pete
> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:54 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>wrote:
> 
>> Another reason is that loose files can get lost. That's mostly true on
>> Windows and Linux because they aren't inside an app bundle. Whenever
>> possible I try to keep everything in a single file, but sometimes you can't.
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