https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22691 if anyone is interested. 
Very simple test stacks included. 

Bob S


> On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I’m putting together a simple demo and will post on bulgiest in a few. 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Apr 18, 2020, at 2:18 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode 
>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> What do you get if you use "go" instead of "open"?
>> 
>> On 4/18/20 3:48 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Okay I created a simple stack with one sub stack. In the card script of 
>>> stack 1 I put the handler:
>>> on openStack
>>>   put the defaultStack & cr into msg
>>>   open stack "untitled 2"
>>>   put the defaultStack & cr after msg
>>>   open me
>>>   put the defaultStack & cr after msg
>>> end openStack
>>> I get:
>>> stack "Untitled 1"
>>> stack "Untitled 2"
>>> stack "Untitled 2”
>>> It seems going,opening a stack sets the opened stack to the default… IF 
>>> IT’s NOT ALREADY OPENED! If it IS, well then you are on your own. The 
>>> defaultStack is the last stack opened. (I’m assuming it’s a normal stack 
>>> and not a pallet or something else).
>>> Now you would think at this point you can use topStack instead, but NAY! 
>>> This script:
>>> on openStack
>>>   put the defaultStack && the short name of the topStack & cr into msg
>>>   open stack "untitled 2"
>>>   put the defaultStack && the short name of the topStack & cr after msg
>>>   go me
>>>   put the defaultStack && the short name of the topStack & cr after msg
>>> end openStack
>>> produces:
>>> stack "Untitled 1" Untitled 1
>>> stack "Untitled 2" Untitled 2
>>> stack "Untitled 2" Untitled 2
>>> After I go me, neither the defaultStack nor the topStack changes! What is 
>>> more, the untitled 2 stack still has focus!!
>>> Just to be certain I disabled all my plugins and relaunched, same thing.
>>> This CANNOT BE RIGHT! And if it is the expected behavior, it ought not be.
>>> Bob S
>>>> On Apr 18, 2020, at 12:56 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode 
>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On 4/18/20 11:33 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Until I can figure out what is causing it, I cannot trust the 
>>>>> defaultStack.
>>>> 
>>>> I think the basic lesson here is "if you're going to rely on the 
>>>> defaultstack you should set the defaultstack".
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Mark Wieder
>>>> ahsoftw...@gmail.com
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