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stop using

stop using stack

The stop using command removes a stack from the message-passing order. Handlers in the stack script of the removed stack will no longer be available for use to the current stack.

Examples

stop using stack "My Favorite Scripts"

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stack

An expression that identifies a stack by its name, using one of the following forms:

this stack
stack text -- name or path name

For example:

stack "Home"
stack "Simonides:School:References"
this stack
stack "HD:Stacks:Addresses alias

When used inside a stack script: me

When a stack receives a message: [the] target

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