On 8/1/11 10:40 AM, Robert Mann wrote:
This is the very simple test I made :: made a simple "teststack.livecode" in
the IDE : it contains 3 cards and 3 fields, and a few test functions.
Dropped it in a test folder on my on-rev account, and added an index.lc file
at the same level.
problems ::
1) go stack DOES NOT work
2) start using stack, seems to swallow all handlers from stackTest into the
HOME stack, so that they loose all the context of their original stack.
3) fields on cards can be accessed IF THE name of the stack is precised each
time.
So that requires to write handlers in a different way, a standard stack
will break very easily on the server if an implicit ref. to a field is used.
Any comment? Do I get it right? does "go stack work for some?
These things have always been true of all server-related syntax,
including the old CGI method. "Go" is a GUI command, and includes an
instruction to redraw a card. The server has no GUI, so a redraw throws
an error. Instead of "go", just reference the card remotely.
Long object names have also always always been required for all server
work. The rule of thumb is to always use long object names, never try to
navigate within a stack, and always use remote references:
go card 1 -- fails
go stack "testStack" -- fails
get the text of field 1 of card 1 of stack "testStack" -- works
The "start using" command has also always been required. It is the only
way to implement a library script on a server.
I don't think there is a Home stack on a server; there are only
libraries that sit behind the web page in the hierarchy.
From my old CGI tutorial
<http://www.hyperactivesw.com/cgitutorial/scripts1.html#trouble>:
<quote>
Some native Revolution commands that don't work (and may hang your
script) are:
go - requires a GUI window redraw
toplevel - GUI-based
modeless (or any other stack modes) - GUI-based
create stack (or any file creation) - CGI permissions restriction
save stack (errors with "can't open stack backup file") -
permissions restriction
beep - GUI-based
</quote>
I haven't worked with the new server yet, but since the current
directory on the server is outside the CGI-bin folder, creating new
stacks and files would be possible, unlike the old CGI method in the
tutorial.
--
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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