A stack of this name already exists

[uelandbob]

I'm running Mac Yosemite and LC 7.0. I've created a stack and then deleted it. Then I tried to make a new stack with the same name, but LC says "A stack of this name already exists".

Is that a bug or am I doing something wrong?

[dunbarx]

Hi.

The stack is still in memory. This is often a good thing. You must set the destroyStack property to "true". Then it will be removed completely. Note that if there are other stacks in the stack file, these need to be cleaned out as well.

LC will complain if you only close a stack and then try to open (or create) another stack with the same name. Purge as you go...

Craig Newman

[uelandbob]

Thanks Craig for the swift reply

[jacque]

If you don't want to change the properties of the stack itself, you can choose "Close and remove from memory" from LiveCode's File menu. That's a one-time removal.