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From: ric@netcom.COM (Richard Bretscheider)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Using two HyperCards
Keywords: hc1.2.5 hc2.0
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.235713.15604@netcom.COM>
Date: 27 Mar 91 23:57:13 GMT
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mmt@client2.DRETOR.UUCP (Martin Taylor) writes:


>I'm sure someone has had this problem, but I have never seen it mentioned,
>so...

 I did, but I surrendered to 2.0.  I'll give you some hints as to
what I did before giving up.

>I have a set of stacks that I would like to keep maintaining in HC1.2.5
>(because I want to distribute them to people who may not have 2.0), but

(Other valid and painful reasons for doing so deleted.)

>There has to be a way of linking a stack to the version of HC that
>created it, hasn't there?  I can't believe Apple would force people
>with HC2.0 to convert all their stacks into a form that people without
>2.0 cannot read.

Believe it.

Here's a trick that might help.  Keep you 1.2.5 version of HC in a
folder with its Home stack and all your 1.2.5 stacks.  
Now, when you want to launch a 1.2.5 stack directly with 1.2.5 HC,
either shift-Select the 1.2.5 HC application icon and the desired
stack, or drag over both icons.  Now they should both be selected.
Press Command-O or choose Open from the file menu.  Hypercard 1.2.5
should open and open the appropriate stack.  It's a pain, but it
should work.

Like I said.  I gave up.  
-- 

"If you're not going to kill me, I've got things to do."
Ric Bretschneider
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