Maybe a variable defined as an array could have its source (card/stack) trapped automaticaly and scope (function/script/card/stack/...) assignable, as with a custom property? Best, Keith
keith.cla...@improvedapps.com On 11 Jun 2012, at 17:54, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > It occurs to me that there is room for something like a stack global and card > global, where any script belonging to a stack or card would have access to > those globals. This would address, in some basic fashion, namespaces if the > stack were structured accordingly. Vet this if you please, and if it seems > like a good idea I will submit it as an enhancement request. > > Bob > > > On Jun 9, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > >> I thought I had global and local definitions figured out but just came >> across another gotcha (I think). >> >> It seems that globals are global to any main stack currently in memory. If >> I have global gXYZ defined in stack file A, then open stack file B which >> also has a global defined for gXYZ, whatever is done to gXYZ within stack >> file A will affect its contents in Stack file B and vice versa. Do I have >> that right? >> >> Assuming I do, I guess that came as a surprise to me for some reason. I >> would not have expected globals to cross stack file boundaries but I guess >> they are truly global! >> >> Not a huge deal now that I know about it, just have to be careful when >> naming globals that I want to be local (?) to a stack file. >> >> Pete >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
