Not getting it

[Don Toro]

Hi Rob,

These instruction are tested with Valentina 1 and Rev 2.6.1 but they should work with Valentina 2.

You need to set the set the external of the stack. To set the external go to Object->Stack Inspector. In the "Stack Property Inspector" drop down menu choose "External References". Then click on the button with folder icon to select the external. Save the stack.

You can also set the external of your stack by script.

set the externals of stack "ValentinaTest" to "V4REV_win.dll" & cr & "V4REV_Macho"
save stack "ValentinaTest"

You can specify a relative or absolute path. If you specify an relative path make sure to set the defaultFolder before you open the stack that sets the external otherwise the stack will not be able to find where the external is located.

I hope this helps.


Donard Toro
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Sneidar [mailto:bobs at twft.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:01 AM
To: valentina at lists.macserve.net
Subject: Not getting it


Hi all.

I know I must sound the newbie, but I read the following in the  
tutorial:

Start of work with Valentina
You have to set external references for the stack first.
It could be done using "Stack Property Inspector". Here you just need  
to define the path to
the V4REV_win.dll and(or) to the V4REV_Macho depends on OS target you  
wish to use.
In order to start you should initialize Valentina with the help of  
Valentina_Init() function. It
could be done in "on openCard" event, for example.
To do this you should make the following:
• Choose "Edit Card Script"  from the card popup menu.
• Write the following text:
on OpenCard

   get Valentina_Init( 10 * 1024 * 1024  )

end OpenCard

What specifically, do you MEAN by, "You have to set external  
references for the stack first"? What external reference, and why??

"It could be done using "Stack Property Inspector". Here you just  
need to define the path to
the V4REV_win.dll and(or) to the V4REV_Macho depends on OS target you  
wish to use.
In order to start you should initialize Valentina with the help of  
Valentina_Init() function."

Are you saying I have to create a custom property with the path to  
the valentina functions? What should I name the property?? Are you  
saying I have to insert the V4REV_Macho into the command hierarchy?  
What EXACTLY am I supposed to do?? I call Valentina_Init(10 * 1024 *  
1024) and I just get a script error! I, being a dolt, need a step by  
step list of things to do to get a blank Revolution stack prepped to  
work with databases.

I don't mean to be critical, but the manuals (I have tried very hard  
to read through them) were clearly written by someone not quite  
familiar with English grammar. I am sure he is a brilliant man, but  
someone else really needs to rewrite these manuals in a manner that  
is going to make sense to someone who does not already know almost  
everything already (that would be me) so someone starting from  
scratch can get up and running quickly.

I will dig around the sample stacks to try to make sense of it all.  
But I paid $300 for this so I could get databases going quickly. Now  
I am going to have to spend a LOT of time trying to learn everything  
by trial and error.

What would really be helpful is a template stack with all the  
functions someone needed to do to create, open, query, update and  
close databases. I will poke around and see it there is something  
like that.

Bob Sneidar
IT Manager
Logos Management
Calvary Chapel CM

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