sharp@calgary.UUCP (Maurice Sharp) (07/08/88)
Hiya,
I need to create a new stack in from a script.
The problem is to create one with a name that I assign
it from the script. In other words, I can not do it
with 'DoMenu "New Stack..."' since this will bring up
a dialog for the user.
The final script will be used to create a new
stack that consists of some selected cards from the
current stack.
Something like this must be possible since that
is how 'Compact Stack' works, that is, it duplicates
the current stack then rearranges the stack.
Thank you in Advance
Maurice
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(phew !)bayes@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) (07/12/88)
> I need to create a new stack in from a script. >The problem is to create one with a name that I assign >it from the script. In other words, I can not do it >with 'DoMenu "New Stack..."' since this will bring up >a dialog for the user. > > The final script will be used to create a new >>stack that consists of some selected cards from the >current stack. > > Something like this must be possible since that >is how 'Compact Stack' works, that is, it duplicates >the current stack then rearranges the stack. Please post any enlightenment you might provide or receive on this point. I too wish to generate a name for a new Stack without the user having to hold a dialog with HC over it. Scott Bayes
palevich@Apple.COM (Jack Palevich) (07/15/88)
In article <10520011@hpfcdc.HP.COM> bayes@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) writes: >> I need to create a new stack in from a script. I solved this problem by writing a short XCMD which duplicates a file. I use it to make a copy of the current stack. Then, using HyperTalk, I can go to the new stack and delete all the cards I don't want in the copy.... The script looks like this: on mouseUp -- Use any method of getting the file name here: put NewFileName("New stack name:", "New Stack") into newName if newName is empty then exit mouseUp put word 2 of (the long name of this stack) into oldName put number of characters in oldName into nOldName put char 2 to nOldName - 1 of oldName into oldName put "Creating a new stack." put DuplicateFile(oldName, newName) into r if r is not 0 then answer "I/O Error " & r & ". Couldn't create " & newName & "." with "OK" exit mouseUp end if go to stack newName put "We are now in stack " & newName end mouseUp Here is the XFCN DuplicateFile, as a BinHexed, StuffIt-ed archive: (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0) :%84eF'aTBf&dC8CTE'8ZFfPd!&0*9#&6593K!*!%"6-!!!%H(#T6593K!!%!!!8 cFNaKG3%!N!F#!"*%GA"XD@0KG'9'D@aP)&K'3dil"4`!6'X5!!#[d%#")5*!J5% Lrri!J!%(!"m!6'X5!%#$`J!l5FJ!N!3""h*cFQ058d9%!3#I!N0NR`*$M`!!"Ri !N!B%V3#3"#i@!*!)#I8!!!3)#-#!Mi!&$JB%3V#KJ)B!L$6m`Dq+&9@VUPA"U"% M!5a'KMJ4m$#JR$PbaNLC8N3La)B6Z$8mQA*PbjFiFa,m*'!)QCF'r$b!Ta2!8)T rr2eEbV4T8ST$F3i!8$*L`!$!X'S&eM$2-kpH'flG@V5X@33!d!BNFJ"!flGZ#4E 3iF4+hY)cJfb!B-*0@MJ#B%dj`k!((i(rr2%*!#DJ*4"VU,k!J-402hp1G"&`82P bCJ)d)"HFA0NICPd$m*8q6F"$jF5V-`2!a!2!NhF!3*LK)Z5)&$H*B4a!!Z`&J0@ G6`IJ9[Xf!!D%BqX#B!h,)c!ST"aKF)4U'fHrBEXaR9`f[YT3(Te4)"d!+qX[&X! `30aijEZC"q$)mLMqIAZC#H$1#9m!)!36hb!!M"0HZ2#*%h8d3N398$#4a"""8&' %%8N`884!GId$5ei"B)##A`cdP9B,5r`MM"$!'51%#rmS)`8996cb'La#R*'I0cj mX"jhre4c"J(#JH%"Lbl#q)q-00U)Sil!mHJMDU3%+4b#'!$#))500"(''Q88d3B FG14K4"TXP!'L&5+5b*GI#$$jBS`ceTMMMMhQCiH@"b#)J*GH3+J)%@@d58FCDlC *8)KJN!"S)SSU)Z!IF'$)jX9"4bDT``X-l#JE%j`LH3"f,3#(bMriT2S2+rr`ibS Jrd$M+L(r8,0RPAfLTJ1J6,M6j6p8I&N()d1m!BHDE*D4K"YQ[2'S&3(P"F#Nce9 k!K-!5#"%C"B)X3)!'R`,!!FjaYHV!1$!m!'A!"Llb"&Pd0'SXp"+'km9lh#4e`( B)R#%1d4Ti!)!%m$i$Mm+qb-%I@iX$%F!aX%"!!3&'!GUCIh+CXa"cP&JKKdFq`0 Ba4GR$-!,"iFD-5ZbC@NEEL*6`H)lI,4`f-8![!1)`SMFc)c1!8(3-c3+B`1'#l[ fffX!i!4jKJ0%CQ-'"iZPqJiKld$60#Y28a1N'33SBF!CcLJ4-6pR50!d&dpESM! r9$bLpM[qY2hedhidA2H@hf!!MV')*,ZX%@r)%GQEeCj6iSRCdQRa#3`aX'fhjSB lVJBAq(8"!"Y-cK!(5K`m`G6T,X"hN!"J-*!!qY-%"+R%%@BJ!)*I'-#`bV@!GdR i%h#8i3ELLNrEq,@3!#1JSZAF3($B@dRa)4S56N$53Q3@3`![Jb"m!F866N#6#"4 "6%(&%eS8)F86M"ph$[*dUJM"#5J#!-AP9$`2J!-!5"mCpC!!f*iAZZF0IM`RI)K `3K@DF$lc5F&ilS0I@N`J244*`4A2`3!dc%!2%#a!J"!ba"cSN!#5C4%%"-BK`"P 8!!)JL!!*%-M!'6`JJ3K)!"J3#)!Cm$%*C)!J!9-!!J-!3C!!Ilc"!##S68$q!3& !S"!!")#3!!Lq!)%2G)pXS!!!'!4!#J$i`%[4Q')9VdJ!8$#'L`(iSK2#5%8VIJ' ,!YJL+35J4MD1mBeP()!F"e"(-ES4L`L3!#-#qYK'-S)L!A*-!#([L%8&b&%"Lra M'4NJ4`C%dT!!$C!!B`2UH"@#'!3K#J%!3hUJ#KBN!!B%i3!!C"!3N!#)K#!+)-! 5!J+#K[3J&AKS!"(U!!FfT'%-B9M8[3!#E!!!!3#3!`%!N!JH!*!$KJK)58FJ4'p MF`#3%a&%GA"XD@0KG'9'D@aP,R0TG!)!N!06593K8dP8)3#3"&0*9#&6593K!*! BR`*$l3#3"J%H!*!-!8iP!*!%KK5P8'9bFfpZB@`J6'9dG'9bD'9KC!#3$3(6*3# 3")S!N#)"X#8!N!5+#N&`F'aP8fKKFQ8!N"%"!*!$!3#3#"i!N!NF!"lrrkC#!:
beloin@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Ron Beloin) (07/17/88)
In article <10520011@hpfcdc.HP.COM> bayes@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) writes: >> I need to create a new stack in from a script. >>The problem is to create one with a name that I assign >>it from the script. In other words, I can not do it >>with 'DoMenu "New Stack..."' since this will bring up >>a dialog for the user. . > >Please post any enlightenment you might provide or receive >on this point. I too wish to generate a name for a new Stack >without the user having to hold a dialog with HC over it. > >Scott Bayes I just copied this from the developer's stack, v. 1.2r : The CopyFile XFCN was written by Brad J. Hicks to give HyperCard the ability to copy a file (such as a stack) with full script control (necessary for making backup copies of a stack automatically, for example). Use it freely, but I would appreciate a thank-you or acknowledgement somewhere in the stack. Brad J. Hicks FidoNet: 1:100/523 CompuServe: [76012,300] SUS Mail: 11215 Sugartrail St. Louis, MO 63136 Seems like one could use this xfnc to copy a template stack that was make ahead of time and rename it (there is also a rename xfnc) completely under script control. Ron Beloin, Ecosystems Research Center, Corson Hall, Cornell, Ithaca,NY 14853 >> opinions << BITNET:BELOIN@CRNLTHRY; INTERNET:beloin@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu >> are mine << UUCP:{cmcl2,shasta,uw-beaver,rochester}!cornell!tcgould!beloin
bayes@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) (07/21/88)
I've received one mail response to the "New Stack..." question, to which I could not reply (thank you for the mail, Mr. Langford), and have seen a response here that both suggest keeping a template stack, and duping that in one way or another. This I had hoped to avoid, as I would like to minimize the number of "control" stacks: I already need 1 "data" stack for each user (golfer). Having a template card in the 1 control stack and doing "new stack" with copy current background checked would fill the bill almost perfectly, if I could script the dialog response for the new stack... menu item. Each data stack needs only 1 background. If I can't find out how to do the above, I'll dup a template stack. Many Thanks Scott Bayes