I didn't even think of that in the panic that I had as LiveCode was crashing over and over and over. I like your idea even better.
On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 7:00 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > Jacque. > > > "Messages button in the toolbar" > > > Where is this? Did you mean "Suppress Messages" in the menubar? > > > Craig > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Sat, May 23, 2015 9:11 am > Subject: Re: Edit the script of a stack without opening it > > > It usually works for me to click the Messages button in the toolbar (to > turn off > messages) before opening the stack. That prevents a crash if the problem is > script related. You can still use the editor and other IDE stacks, and you > may > also be able to turn messages back on after the stack has opened. > > On May 23, > 2015 10:32:48 AM CDT, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > >For me > the next time I have to be able to do this... > > > >I had a stack that was > causing LC to hard-crash at startup. THAT is > >really > >inconvenient when > you're trying to recover your stack and when you're > >trying to fix it, since > you can't actually get the stack to the script > >editor, so > > > >1) Create > another stack > >2) put a button in that stack > >3) script of the > button: > > > >*on* mouseUp > > *answer* file "Please select a stack" with *type* > "LiveCode > >Stacks|rev|RSTK" > > *if* it is empty *then* *exit* mouseUp > > > *edit* the script of stack it > >*end* mouseUp > > > >DON'T FORGET, YOU HAVE TO > SAVE THE STACK WHILE YOU'RE STILL IN THE > >SCRIPT > >EDITOR > (COMMAND/CTRL-S) > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | > jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | > http://www.hyperactivesw.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 > -- 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
