Glad you solved it, but as long as we're throwing ideas around, you should be able to have a script of a button use do, so you really can have it do anything. You would just put the script into a variable, make the variable global, and have the button do the variable.
On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 6:20 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hey guys, while this is interesting to know and think about ..... i solved > my problem by not needing to set the script. > > Thanks for taking time > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 4:54 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > I thought for a standalone if you "set the passKey of stack "x" to "y" > you > > will be able to modify scripts. This will only be in ram. If your > > standalone > > saves the stack then do "set the password of stack to "y" before saving. > If > > someone is scraping ram memory then you have a problem, but if someone is > > scraping memory you have bigger problems. > > > > Ralph DiMola > > IT Director > > Evergreen Information Services > > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > > Behalf > > Of Tom Glod via use-livecode > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2021 4:34 PM > > To: How to use LiveCode > > Cc: Tom Glod > > Subject: Re: Is it normal to not be able to set script of objects in an > > encrypted stack? > > > > Hmmm....I hear you, that makes sense. > > > > On the flip side, as soon as I want to set the script of a button, I'm > > doomed to have my code remain readable. I gotta think of a workaround for > > why I was setting the script to begin with. > > > > Thanks MIke. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 2:43 PM Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > I would hope that would be the behavior. It would also make it harder > > > for your stack to get borked by someone else. > > > If I was trying to break that behavior I would try to put the code > > > into a variable, encrypt the variable using the password, then set the > > > script of the object to the encrypted version, although I don't know > > > what algorithm LC is using. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 2:13 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode < > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > Today I found out that if I put a password on my stack, any code > > > > that > > > sets > > > > the script of an object in that stack receives an execution error > > > > when running as standalone. > > > > > > > > Why is this so? > > > > > > > > And is there a workaround? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tom Glod > > > > Founder & Developer > > > > MakeShyft R.D.A (www.makeshyft.com) > > > > Mobile:647.562.9411 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > > subscription preferences: > > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second > > > day, God created the oceans. > > > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > > > and did a little diving. > > > And God said, "This is good." > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tom Glod > > Founder & Developer > > MakeShyft R.D.A (www.makeshyft.com) > > Mobile:647.562.9411 > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription > > preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > -- > Tom Glod > Founder & Developer > MakeShyft R.D.A (www.makeshyft.com) > Mobile:647.562.9411 > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
