Exactly... that would be the overwrite option I was thinking about. import object from array tMyArray [with OverwriteID] import object from array tMyArray [with AutoID]
If neither option specified and the ID exists, an error would be thrown. On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 9:52 PM Monte Goulding via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > On 26 Feb 2018, at 2:47 pm, Brian Milby <br...@milby7.com> wrote: > > > > My 0.02 is that export should mirror what the engine saves to the stack > file such that import could exactly recreate an object (with some logic on > how to handle ID collisions - overwrite, throw error, assign new ID...) > > Yes that makes sense. It would also be nice if we could somehow apply that > exported data to an existing object. > > Cheers > > Monte > _______________________________________________ > 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