Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!apple!dan
From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Calling HyperCard recursively?
Message-ID: <16643@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Sep 88 23:51:39 GMT
References: <8730@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: dan@apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8730@cup.portal.com> michael_alan_hauser@cup.portal.com writes:
>I am working on a HyperCard application where I need to pass control
>to Hypercard from within a script and then have control passed back
>to the script at some point. In other words, I want to call the
>Hypercard main event loop or evaluator or shell or whatever you want
>to call it as a function from within a script.
>
>The goal is to create a hierarchical system of cards where a script in
>a card at one level can control the order of execution of its sub-cards.
>
>Is this currently possible or is it another one for the HyperCard wish
>list?

I am not completely sure what you are describing, but maybe using the
send command would allow you to direct messages to specific cards, thus
creating a hierarchical-like system.

Dan Allen
Apple Computer