Unexpected file name conversion and stack damage

[Kay Tate]

I have been using a converted Hypercard stack with Revolution and now LiveCode for about four years. It is on a Mac. I update it daily with the date at the top of the end card of the stack -- it is my notebook. The first of the year (yesterday), the stack suddenly reverted to a December 18 version and the .rev at the end of it changed to .livecode suffix at the end of the file. The last days from 12/18 to 12/31 are missing. The file size if 8.6 MB. Is there some limit I have passed with this one that requires I delete cards or start it over?

[Klaus]

Hi Kay,

1. welcome to the forum!

2. how many cards does that stack have?
Unlike HyperCard, Livecode will load the complete stack into memory.


Best

Klaus

[Kay Tate]

More than a thousand, I'm sure., and maybe twice that many since I don't have entries every day, but some days I can have up to 8 of them for different meetings. It is my business notebook starting in 2009.

If this is the likely problem, I started fixing it last night. I fortunately had a backup from Dec 28, and I deleted the ones from 2009. The overall stack size went from 8.6MB to 7.4 MB, so it was a noticeable reduction. It does seem to be OK now with the reduced one.

Thanks for the pointer.
-Kay T.

[richmond62]

The .livecode suffix came in when what was called "Runtime Revolution" changed its name to "Livecode".

All this probably means is that you opened your stack in a post 4.5 version and did a "Save As".