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Why use a text file? Stacks are small!

Many Revolution developers use text files to store data for various small or large chores. If the data is only going to be used by your Revolution-built application, you might consider using a stack file instead of a text file. Here's why:

As you can see, the file size is 110 bytes. Not kilobytes, BYTES. Also, with a stack, you can use custom properties, UI elements, logic, reminders as to the purpose of the file, etc.

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Posted by Jerry Daniels 

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