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From: jkc@Apple.COM (John Kevin Calhoun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Opening file with Multifinder (was openField handlers)
Message-ID: <52283@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 1 May 91 23:38:22 GMT
References: <52245@apple.Apple.COM> <1991May1.181756.14689@midway.uchicago.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1991May1.181756.14689@midway.uchicago.edu> jcav@quads.uchicago.edu 
(john  cavallino) writes:

>Why didn't/doesn't HyperCard do it the old Multifinder way (actually, only
>System 6.0 or newer) which was the nasty kludge of faking a selection
>of the application's "Open..." command?   Stomach-turning or not, at least
>this method did the job.

In 6.x, only the Finder knows how to get MultiFinder to perform this fake-out.
There's no supported way for an application to do it.  So, if you're HyperCard
or the MPW Shell or some other application that wants to do this, either you
risk incompatibilities by horning in where you're not welcome or you resign
yourself to waiting for an approved solution to come along.  As far as I know,
just about everybody waited.

Kevin Calhoun
Apple Computer, Inc.