Saving data entered into a stack

[Glenn Boyce]

I've set up a really simple little stack with a table field that entered data is saved into. When I set the stack up as a stand alone application it doesn't save the changes i.e. the new data enetred into the field. I have put a closestack script as shown below. What have I done wrong?

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on closestack
  save this stack
end closestack

[Dixie]

Hi...

The main stack of your standalone cannot save changes to itself... but a substack can... So, how about using your main stack as a 'splash screen'.... which opens when you open your app... Have a button on the splash screen that opens a sub-stack and closes the 'splash screen'... You are now effectively using the sub-stack as the 'main' stack of your application..

In the stack script of your sub-stack, save the changes you have made, they will be there the next time you run your app.

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on closeStack
   save this stack
end closeStack

Be well

Dixie

[BvG]

Note that "substack" is a specific term in runrev, and substsacks of the mainstack are in the same stackfile, therefore cannot be saved. What you mean is a seperate stack, that is not part of the application itself and gets loaded somewhen.


See also this post that explains stacks.

[Dixie]

Bvg...

You are quite correct... I omitted to point this out.

regards,

Dixie