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This was the way it worked in HC, but is different in LC. Craig Newman -----Original Message----- From: Monte Goulding <mo...@appisle.net> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> Sent: Wed, Jun 8, 2016 4:16 pm Subject: Re: The 'startup' message not working in IDE Hi Paul This is as intended. Startup goes to the first stack the engine runs not other stacks that are opened. Use preOpenStack for that. Cheers Monte Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Jun 2016, at 6:09 AM, Paul Dupuis <p...@researchware.com> wrote: > > In LiveCode 6.7.11 and 8.1.0rc1 the startup message is send to your main > stack when the mainstack is built as a standalone. However, if you open > your stack in the IDE, the startup message is never received > > You can test this by making a new stack with the following script in the > stack script: > on startup > answer "Startup message received" > quit > end startup > > save the stack and build it as a standalone > > Open the stack in LC and notice no answer dialog appears. Run the > standalone and the answer dialog appears and then the app quits when the > answer is responded to. > > I assume the IDE is receiving the start up message since the > documentation says 'startup' is send only once to the first start that > is opened. > > I think this should be a "bug". In general, any message a standalone > could receive should be presented in the IDE for effective debugging. I > think the IDE should pass the startup message to the first NON-IDE stack > being opened. > > Having a message like 'startup' that is sent only ONCE is pretty handy, > but if it can't be debugged in the IDE, it reduced its value. > > Before I submit this as a bug, especially since this "bug" seems to be > the behavior that has been in place for some time, i want to poll the LC > community and see if other agree it is an IDE bug and 'startup' should > be received by your first stack opened? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
