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Re: Hypercard problem



>>>>> "Salty" == Salty Bean <bo_ltl@uxmail.ust.hk> writes:
In article <4grv2b$9f4@ustsu10.ust.hk> bo_ltl@uxmail.ust.hk (Salty Bean) writes:


    Salty> Hi there!  I am a "fresh" user of executor. My problem may
    Salty> be silly to some experienced

    Salty> executor users but that puzzled me for a long time. Here
    Salty> they are:

    Salty> 1. I can't run some *.hqx files after expanded them, the
    Salty> items are all

    Salty>    question mark icons that can't be executed.

I think someone else pointed out that it's not uncommon for there to
be multiple layers that have to be peeled off:


	application       \
	readme		   >-----> Compact Pro file >-----> HQX File
	auxilliary files  /

Compact Pro (or StuffIt) can take multiple programs and put them in
one BINARY archive.  Then the BINARY archive can be converted to an
ASCII archive and left in .hqx format.

The default preferences for Stuffit Expander is to automatically peel
back as many layers as possible, but if you've changed the preferences
it will just convert the HQX file to some intermediate form and leave
it there.  If you then run Stuffit Expander on the intermediate file
you'll get a step closer.

    Salty> 2. Some Hypercard-required programs(BTW, WHat's hypercard?)
    Salty> won't run on the system even I tried to download a
    Salty> programme called hypercard player2.3 from apple mirror
    Salty> site, unluckly, it itself hangs the system.

HyperCard is a programming language/environment that makes it very
easy to create hypertext documents, which are a series of pages
(called "cards") that are grouped in files (called "stacks").  The
contents of the pages can refer to other pages within the file or to
pages within other files.

I though HyperCard Player 2.3 works under Executor.  We have 2.1 and
2.2 locally but don't yet have a copy of 2.3.  I guess it's one more
thing for our "to do" pile.

    Salty>    I'm sure it is a mac version, not power mac.

    Salty> I would be appreciated if someone could kindly help me out
    Salty> the swamp.

HyperCard 2.3 has the ability to create self-running programs.  I know
that many of these self-running programs (i.e. you don't run them
under HyperCard, they're just applications) do run under Executor,
which is why I expected HyperCard 2.3 player to work.  If you can find
self-running versions of the stacks that you're interested in then you
may be able to get those running under Executor before we get a chance
to figure out what's up with HyperCard 2.3.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com



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