Program works fine, but fails as standalone

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:35 pm

Hi all,

I have a program that works fine when opened within LiveCode. I then save it as a standalone and the main part of the program no longer works! I am dragging and dropping files into a data grid. It changes colors like I want based on DragEnter and DragDrop, but it fails to process the files. Again, this works fine when opened within LiveCode.

Any ideas?

FourthWorld · Post by **FourthWorld** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:20 am

LiveCode and OS versions?

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:51 am

Hi!

LiveCode is 9.0 DP 10 (?).
OS is Win 10

I'll try on Win 7 too.

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:58 am

Does not work on Win 7 or Win 10.

Any ideas? Am I missing an option in Standalone settings?

FourthWorld · Post by **FourthWorld** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:32 am

Recent versions of LC and Windows - that much is good.

When something works in the IDE but not as a standalone, most of the time it's because of missing inclusions in the Standalone Builder settings.

Double-check that you have selected the things that reasonably seem that you might need. Drag-n-drop is built into the LC engine so it always comes along for the ride. But the DataGrid may require being explicitly included. If you're using Internet connections make sure that's checked as well, and so on.

You can also turn on Automatic Inclusions, but personally I never use it. I like to know what goes into my apps, and I build often enough that the search time is worth saving for me.

Please keep us posted with how it goes.

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:39 am

Hey!

I selected the option to let me choose the "inclusions". I then selected "data grid" and saved it as a standalone application. That caused it to process the files with drag-n-drop!

Thanks!

RossG · Post by **RossG** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:37 am

I've developed a great way to make a stand-alone fail.

Just leave a break-point set when you compile.

Works every time.

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:00 pm

So under DP 10 I cannot find the option to select "DataGrid" as an inclusion. Program seems to work when I can select "DataGrid" as an inclusion (earlier version of LiveCode) - but is failing to work in DP 10. I even selected EVERY possible inclusion and it still failed. No break points either.

I'm stumped...

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:04 pm

Never mind! It was not opening within DP 10. I see the option now. I'll report back if it works (first try failed).

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:39 pm

So I am stumped: Program works fine in LiveCode, but fails as standalone. I have even tried selecting all the inclusions and it still fails. Why could this be?

Win 10 - LiveCode 9 DP 10

PoLyGLoT · Post by **PoLyGLoT** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:53 pm

OK, I got the standalone to work after selecting BOTH datagrid and table options in the DP 9 version.

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