Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!latcs1!wcc!tom From: tom@wcc.oz (Tom Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: Re: HC stack overflow Message-ID: <1179@wcc.oz> Date: 23 Nov 90 04:47:23 GMT References: <90Nov9.125535*Arne.Venstad@elab-runit.sintef.no> Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Organization: Webster Computer, Melbourne, Australia Lines: 23 In article , matti@niksula.hut.fi (Matti Saavalainen) writes: > > Talking about recursion, I would like to know how much recursion does > HC allow. Just for fun... > Is there a definitive limit for recursive calls? Just for fun: HyperCard X1-1.2.5 in a 1 Mb partition under MultiFinder (size of partition didn't make any difference) What Loops till "too much recursion" ------------------------------------------------------- Script calling itself as a function 17 Button sending "mouseup"s to itself 30 Script sending "on" messages to itself 53 Depends on what you're doing, but messages are slimmer than functions. ======================== Tom Evans tom@wcc.oz.au Webster Computer Corp P/L, 1270 Ferntree Gully Rd Scoresby, Melbourne 3179 Victoria, Australia 61-3-764-1100 FAX ...764-1179