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From: bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Hypercard 2.0 Button LinkTo... system crash
Message-ID: <6361@idunno.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 18 Feb 91 06:17:54 GMT
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In article <3685@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU> davidd@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (David Duke) writes:
>Using Hypercrd 2.0 and system 6.05 I am getting a system crash
>id #2 on a Mac+ and id#10 on a MacSE when linking buttons to a
>stack card.
>
>Create a new button by selecting New Button. Then select Button Info... .
>Modify the button name. Click on LinkTo... . Open the target stack and
>go to the destination card. Click on the button This Card to make the link.
>Usually this works for the first button but for the next the system crashes.
>
>Is this a known bug? Is there a fix to the problem?

Yes, this is a known bug with HyperCard 2.0.  The fix is to upgrade to
HyperCard 2.0v2.

The topic of how to upgrade has been highly debated here; since I
don't know the easiest way to upgrade, I won't offer any ideas on
that.

     << Brian >>

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