Solved!How to save a new stack from another stack with custom name?

[Fasasoftware]

How to save a new stack from another stack with custom name?
thanks to everybody,

Lestroso

[richmond62]

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on mouseUp
   ask "What is the name of your new stack?"
   put it into IMENA
   create stack IMENA
   save stack IMENA
end mouseUp

[richmond62]

Improved code:

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on mouseUp
   ask "What is the name of your new stack?"
   put it into IMENA
   create stack IMENA
   save stack IMENA as (IMENA & ".livecode")
end mouseUp

Thanks, bogs

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[bogs]

Thank YOU Richmond, I knew I forgot something! (The parenthesis )

[Fasasoftware]

hi richmond62 and bogs,

your code for me works for a half....

it create the name and the stack itself...but your software don't save the new stack either in a directory where there's the first stack in this case stacker ....and no everywhere...

i need to save a new custom stack in a directory...not only in memory...but i think is Livecode fault.....

best regards...thank in any way..

Lestroso

[Fasasoftware]

Dear friends,

i have tryed also to compile the richmond62 file example in to an app...for mac os x... but nothing works...the new stack appears , but the new stack is not saved on the disk....

Do i have done something wrong??
is it a mac os x issue??Only??a bug?? i have used 8.1.9 and 9.00 livecode community! for mac os x

Thank a lot again...best regards,

Lestroso

[richmond62]

i have tryed also to compile the richmond62 file example in to an app

That may be because you are not permitted to make new, savable stacks in a standalone.

[SparkOut]

Is this in the IDE?
Probably you are trying to write the file in the default folder which is (relative to the LC engine) in a write-protected loxation.
Try setting the default folder to a writeable location before the save.

[Klaus]

Of course you need to supply a pathname/folder where you have write permissions to save the stack in!
You can only use this (NO pathname):

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save stack IMENA as (IMENA & ".livecode")
...

if you really KNOW what the current defaultfolder is and that you have write permission there!

In a standalone this will be probably the users "Applications" folder and we are NOT allowed to write there, unless the user is logged in as ADMIN!

And, as I mentioned in another thread, if something like this happens, check THE RESULT!

If in doubt, use -> specialfolderpath("documents")

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save stack IMENA as (specialfolderpath("documents") & "/" & IMENA & ".livecode")
...

[dunbarx]

Try this experiment. There are just a few missing pieces.

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on mouseUp
   ask "What is the name of your new stack?"
   put it into newStack
   create stack newStack
   
   answer folder "Select Folder" -- SELECT DESTINATION FOLDER  FOR TESTING
 
   save stack newStack as (it & "/" & newStack & ".livecode")
end mouseUp

Craig Newman

[Fasasoftware]

Dear Craig!!!! Thanks a lot MIllions!!!

THIS WORKS VERY FINE!!!!! either in Livecode IDE...either in a standalone app ...i tryed only for now in a mac os x platform!!! i hope will work also on windows10....i will change only the directory i think...

Thank a lot in every way to everybody for the support!!

Best regards,
Lestroso

[bogs]

it create the name and the stack itself...but your software don't save the new stack either in a directory where there's the first stack in this case stacker ....and no everywhere...

i need to save a new custom stack in a directory...

Heya Lestroso, I'm sorry, I didn't bother putting in that you needed to specify a path with that example, based on how many programs I'd seen that you've authored, I assumed (theres that word again ) that you understood the default folder, and how to specify paths and such.

Everyone above this post has laid it out for you, on a Mac, unlike windows or linux, you won't be able to write into an .app folder (I think I have that correctly). On all Os's, you have to have write permissions to save. For instance, I dev on Linux, the code I wrote uses the default (for the IDE) folder, which turns out to be the 'home' folder, on the other two Os's I believe it is equivalent to the 'Documents' folder.

You should be able to modify the path for saving the file using the specialFolderPath function. Alternately, you can build a path (relative, if your going to move this to different machines) to save the file anywhere you have write permissions.

I think in most cases, specialFolderPath("Documents" & "/whateverFolderYouMake") is the generic fall too.

[Klaus]

i have tryed also to compile the richmond62 file example in to an app

That may be because you are not permitted to make new, savable stacks in a standalone.

Come on, Richmond, you can't be serious!?

[Fasasoftware]

Hi, i have a little other problem.....
Can i clone a stack and rename it with a name i want with a modify of your script?

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on mouseUp
   ask "What is the name of your new stack?"
   put it into newStack
   clone this stack --newStack
  put newstack into  title of the stack
   
     answer folder "Select Folder" -- SELECT DESTINATION FOLDER  FOR TESTING
   
    save stack newStack as (it & "/" & newStack & ".livecode")
end mouseUp

but this last don't work...can you help me??
best regards,
Lestroso

[Klaus]

Why not take a look into the dictionary?

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ask "What is the name of your new stack?"
put it into newStack
clone this stack AS newStack
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