Great workaround idea! You might not ever need more than that. Bob
On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Keith Clarke wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
