externalPackages

[JB]

Hi Richard,

Since you come from a SuperCard background could
you answer a question for me?

I am a registered owner of SuperCard 4.6 and SuperEdit 4.6.
The Xtend section allows you to export externals.  I contacted
SuperCard Support and they said I could use the SuperCard
externals in other programs that use externals as long as I
abide by the EULA.  That is not a problem.

I exported a external and tried to use it in Revolution and could
not get it to work.  The next thing I was going to try is to make a
empty external for LiveCode naming it the same as the external
I want to use and from SuperCard install it into the resource by
changing the type from .bundle to .txt and then change the type
back to .bundle.  I have done that without making the empty
external so I have not actually tried it yet.  Is that the proper
way to install a SuperCard external in Rev or is it not possible
at all to use them in Rev?

thanks,
John Balgenorth


On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com> wrote:

> Trevor DeVore wrote:
> > If the externals property is pointing to the property external file on
> > disk, you can make sure the "destroyWindow" property of the stack is
> > set to true, close the stack, and then open it again. This will
> > attempt to reload the external.
> 
> That's a helpful tip and I appreciate it, but it also reminds me why I sorely dislike using externals in LiveCode.
> 
> Coming from a SuperCard background, I'm accustomed to a simpler world where we just import the external file and never have to think about it again - from that moment on it's as good as a library, with its handlers always available whenever the stack is running.
> 
> The whole loading thang with LC is, IMNSHO, rather FUBAR when compared to any other xTalk.
> 
> Of all the things that excite me about the Open Language initiative, it's the hope that I can write most of the things I used to use externals for in code that's far simpler and robust to initialize. ;)
> 
> -- 
> Richard Gaskin
> Fourth World Systems
> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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