You're probably right on the low frequency of stack name changes. The idea I had was similar to your recommendation of a GUID scheme in a custom property, but maybe I'll just wait and see how much of a problem it turns out to be. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com>wrote: > Peter Haworth wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> Probelm is I need to maintain uniqueness acorss two versions of the same >> stack file. For example if both versions have a stack named "myStack" but >> then its name gets changed to "YourStack" in one of the versions, it's no >> longer identifiable as the same stack as "MyStack". >> >> I have some ideas as to how to deal with this but wanted to check if >> anyone >> had come up with a generic solution to this problem. >> > > In practice, stack names don't change frequently. People come to rely on > them as unique identifiers, and since the stack name isn't bound to the > visible label there's no real need to, and doing so usually just requires > otherwise-unnecessary code chages. > > Just the same, for those who might change their stack names one option may > be to use a custom property with a carefully-design GUID scheme. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > Follow me on Twitter: > http://twitter.com/**FourthWorldSys<http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys> > > ______________________________**_________________ > 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<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
